Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-03
ERIN'S WAR ON HIGH RENT
THE LEAGUE g ETTING THE BEST
OF TIE FIGHT.

Attorney General Holmes Decides thaA
Landlords Cannot Cause the Arrest ot
Persons Acting as Trustees--London'a
Times Critiolses the Government fos
Its Alleged Lack OF 80 dness.
LONDON, Dec. 2.-The Times comment.
ing on the rent war in Ireland says IL
wishes the government would show that
it is more conscious OF its own strength.
Whether by misfortune or fault, says tho
Times, the government falls to inspira
needful confidence in its resolution. TIC
struggle would soon end If the govern.
ment would prove strong enough to make
itself respected, aud lrlshmen would
quickly recognise their masters and ranga
themselves on the winning side.
BLIND MAN LED BY LIVELY DOC.
John Morley, in a speech al Edinburgh
tonight, llkoued The Conservative party
to blind man led by lively dog. Ha
advocated home rule for Scotland and Ire.
land.
A dispatch from Dublin gives an &C.
count OF an interview had there with III.
sexton. Upon being asked what, 10 hls
opinion, bad caused the present action OF
the government, Mr.. Sexton replied
that he had no doubt the success
Of the Nationalist campaign cop..
PEELED the Irish landlords to appeal
70 the government, which had yielded tn
their entreaties. When asked wheCber
he thought the league would be sup
pressed Mr.. Sexton answered: "No. II
tne government attempts TO suppress tha
league through the Viceroy il will find
itself in ruinously untenable position,
Nj MureoVerlf the league be suppressed and
its meetings proclaimed the government
VIII tlnd the situation more difficult than
ever. rs public Indignation will make thA
success OF the tenants all the moro
rapldn
Lord Clanricarde publishes in tho
standard tenants letter complaining oe
he terrorism exercised by the National
League. such complaint, says Lord C!an-
ricardo, shows that bOycotting and noe
the plan FOL the rent campaign Influences
the LrE ants.
In reply to Austria's overtures England
and Italy favOrs seJtling the ques ito Of
the union OF Bulgaria and Roumelia be-
fore electing Prince OF Bulgaria, whila
Russia. Turkey and France favor electlrg
a Prince first.
TRUSTEES SAFE FROM ARREST.
DUBLIN, Dec. 2.--UnIted Ireland pub.
fishes legal opinion given bv RI. Hon.
Hugh Holmes, Attorney General OF Ire
suppress the now movement OF the irish
National League, which aims to beat land
lords by having tenants deposit with q.
trusiee for the tender such sums below
the rents demanded as the tenants believe
lair and are able to pay. The line of &C.
ton which the landlords proposed to have
the government adopt to crush ont
this form OF resistance was to ar
rest every person who should
act as trustee. thus rendering the leagues
plan OF paying rent futile, landlords
agents being, OF course, debarred from
accepting tenders below the landlords
figures. Attorney General Holmes holds
tnat men have a legal right 10 act az
trustees for tenants as proposed by the
league, ard that the government has no
right to arrest tho~1 for so acting. At.
torDey General Hi les also adv ses land
lords TO seek some way OF getting their
rents frorn their tenants which will nos
involve government assistance.
To irustrate the landlords endeavors To
seize rents By means oe garnlshe4 orders
seryed on tenants' trustees, amended in.
etructons baNe been issued ON toe plan
nf the rent campaign. advising trustees
TO convey money 10 persons OF assured in
tegrlty, but possessed of no property,
wnom "A garnishee order will not affect.
This precaution has already been taken
With regard 10 twentY-seven prop critics.
$1,000 PAID TO TRUSTEES.
Two hundred and thirty tenants on
Lord de Flayne's sligo estate to-day paid
their rents, less 90 per cent, to Mr, Red
m0nd. Canon Douohue. and Fathers
Henry and Felan as trustees. the ageutof
the estate having refused TO grant a
reduction. The payments were mads
IN an orderly and buslness-like
manner, the total amount exceeding
E l,C00. Dir. Redmond ma speech said
Jhat.th moment Lord de trayne decided
10 accept tue money it would oe turned
over. II he tried eviction the tenants
would make it BOT for him, and tie rents
would be used for defend ug them. Mr.
Redmond and 0tbor Irish Commoners
will be occupied IN various places to-
morrow receiving routs as tenants
trustees. The movement Is extending
rapidly.
CROWDS ON PARADE.
CORK, Dec. 2.--CrOwds are patrollng
the streets this evening singing "God
Save ireland" 1t is feared tnat there
will be a collision with tue police. Com.
moner Tauner, who was injured in the
fight yesterday, has summoned Police In
spector Milling for assault.
BISMARCK'@ OILY TONGUE.