Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-10
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS
True British Soldiers Protest Against
the Eviction Of InfIrm and Siarv.
Ing People.
The Trades Union Congress Refuses to
Favor any Emigration Scheme for
the Relief of the Poor.
TRULY BRAyE soLprERs.

DUBLIN, sept. 9.--The troops engaged
In the Woodford evictions on their return
10 the barracks at Bere protested against
the work Of forcibly putting helpless, in
firm and starving people out Of shelter in
TO the roadway and declared they would
In future refuse to perform such duty.
No effort on the part of their superior Of
ficers could quiet the determined indig-
nstion OF the soldiers, twenty OF whom
were placed under arrest on a charge Of
mutiny.
THE LAND QUESTION.
DUBLIN, Sept. 9.-The trades union
congress to-day adopted resolution de-
claring that reform Of the British land
laws must include compulsory
cultivation of watered lands,
committee was appointed to prepare
Dill Tor submission TO parliament embody-
ing the points embraced In the resolution,
The congress also declares itself unable
TO approve Of any scheme OF emigration
for the relief OF the poor and unemployed
until the land reforms with the same OBJ
iect In view had first been tested and
found ineffective.
ACTION OF THE IRISH BISHOPS.
DUBLIN, Sept. 9.--The conference of
the Catholic bishops at Weymouth adopted
resolutions to-day declaring that the Irish
people appreciated Mr. Gladstone's efforts
In behalf Of Ireland and still adhered TO
their demand for home rule, and indig-
nantly denying the Tory assertions, that
II the Irish people were allowed to gov
ern themselves In domestic affairs, the
Catholic majority would abuse the power
conferred on an Irish parliament to harass
the Professionals OF the country.
The resolutions further declare that the
trodble and disorder In both ireland and
Great Britain will not cease until Ire
lands right to administer her own laws
is recognized. Most Rev. VIM. J. Walsh,
archbishop of Cashel, Most Rev. John
Macevilley Tuam, and twenty-three
bishops were present at the conference
when the resolutions were adopted
CAN'T COLLECT TRIBUTE.
DUBLIN, Sept. 9.-United Ireland says
No power iD Great Britain an collect the
landlords tribute In Ireland in the face
Of all organized and level-headed people.
The Catholic bishops assembled at
Weymouth sent memorial to the English |
government urging the adoption Of
temporary measures to relieve the Irish |
tenantry and prevent outrages to which |
they may resort In simple desperation.
TO FIGHT ENGLISH INFLUENCE.
PARIS, Sept. 9,-Journal des Debats
says 1t has information that Count d'Au-
bigny has been appointed French minis
ter to Egypt to combat English influence
In the khedive's dominlons.
AMBASSADOR AT BERLIN.
PARIS, Sept. 9.--Jules Herbottey chief
under-secretary of the foreign office, has
been appointed French ambassador at
Berlin.
SWITZERLAND SIGNS.
BERNIE, Sept 9.-The Swiss govern
ment has signed the international, liter
airy and artistic convention.
THE CHoLERA RECORD.
ROME, Sept. 9-To-day's cholera re-
turns for Italy are: Terre del Annunziata.
100 new cases, 8 DEATHS Putignano, 10
cases, 10 deaths; Ravenna, 16 cases, 8
deaths; Forrara, IL cases, deaths; othef
districts, 20 cases. l6 deaths.
CHARGES AGAINST THE LEAGUE.
DUBLIN, Sept. 9.--Loudon, chairman OF
the Westport board of guardians, formerly
prominent member of the national
league, accuses the league of investing
American donations, instead OF using the
money to help evicted tenants. He says
that the league has shamefully rejected
appeals from Galway and Mayo tenants,
saying that they were only tit for emigra-
tion.