The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-09
ARRIVAL OF MICHAEL DAYlTT.
Object of the Visit of the Distinguished Irish
AgitatOr-What He Says.

NEW YORK, Aug S.-The Tribune tomorrow
will publish the following: Michael Davitt ar
rived yesterday by the Germanic. after a
voyage devoid of incident A reporter of the
Tribune met him on board the steamship down
the bay. The Irish agitator was accompanied
by James Rourke, one Of the owners of the
Dublin North City Milling Company, and a
business partner of Patrick Eagan, presi-
dent of the Irish National League of America.
Mr.. Rourke makes only brief stay in
this country, as his visit is purely
business. He is one of the most prominent
leaders of the Irish National movement in Dub
lin, and was himself imprisoned for brief time
in Mas Jail as Suspect" under the late Chief
Secretary Fosters coercion act
Mr. Davtt will remain several months, will
attend the Chicago convention, and afterward
deliver series of lectures throughout the
country, and devote some of the money thus re-
allied to increasing the balance of the Irish
World famine fund, which he has placed in the
National bank in Dublin for the purpose of buy
ing some boats and fishing tackle for the
destitute fishermen on the west coast of
Ireland He is not one of the official
parliamentary delegates to the Chicago conven-
tion, but comes on the invitation of Patrick Ford
and Patrick Egan, with the full sanction of Mr..
Parnell. Mr. Davitt found time to answer few
questions concerning the present situation in
Ireland and what prospect there is for an early
settlement of the home-yule question.
What, in your opinion will be the first move
of the Tory Ministry in relation to Ireland2"
"Well," Mr.. Davitt said, sfor the present, at
all events, We can scarcely expect
home-rule bill-that is a home-rule bill
on the lines of Gladstone's. Our hopes must be
rather of a negative than Of positive character,
and this makes our people anxious to find out
whether or not anything in the shape of a coer-
cion bill will be introduced don't say passed;
for with the present actual majority for the
Liberals on all questions outside of home rule,
it is hard to see how any bill doing away with
the application of the ordinary law could be got
through the House OF Commons. While, there
fore, the Conservative Ministry must be con-
servative in not going beyond the ordinary law
to carry on the government, such as 1t is, can
not how they can remain passive
in relation to the national demand.
They must and probably will offer
some kind Of a remedy for the country is at
present stirred from one end to the other as it
never was before. and the whole people, in
obedience to their leaders. not to speak of the
law abiding spirit which is born in them, when
of violence. Why, you must have read in the
dispatches from the other side that the criminal
calendars which came under the notice of the
judges of assiZes, who are circuit throughout
the country. present almost complet blank as
far any serious offenses-in fact, as far as any
offences at al-are concerned Az a conse-
quence the judges are compelled to compliment
the grand juries on the peaceful state OF the
country