Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-11
ERIN'S RELIGIOUS WAR.
BELFASTS POLICE COMING IN
FOR THE BLAME.

BELFAST, Aug. 10.-Eive thousand
troops and $500 oonstables occupy the
disturbed districts. The presence OF the
police tends to increase, instead of sup
press, the disorders. The Protestants de-
clare that the Catholics were the ag-
gressors by wrecking Protestant houses,
while the Catholics are equally certain
that the Protestants were the aggressors.
OF one thing there Is no doubt--never did
two MODS OF different religions display
more bloodthirsty desire to kill or MAIN
each other. During the lighting on Sun
day and Monday whenever powder ran
short viragoes on both sides, with flat
irons and other implements, ground large
grains of blasting powder into size
suitable for small arms, while boys of
tender age melted lead into bullets and
slugs.
CEASELESS FUSILADE.
| While the rioters were firIng youths
and women stood behind them, busily
| loading the spare guns, in order to pre-
vent waste of time. The fusIlade lasted
until O'Clock yesterday morning, when
the ammunition gave out and tacit
| truce ensued, both sides removing the
! dead aud wounded to their homes. Both
sides are doing their utmost to hide their
! losses. On Monday the Protestants re-
ceived q welcome donation of twenty five
rifles and much ammunition from Bally-
| maccaret sympathizers, while the Bal
| lynshincn Nationalists sent the Catho-
| lies rifles of the type called "sweet-
hearts," Plentness OF weapons will con-
stitute the gravest danger In the future.
There is a general demand for a house.
| toulouse search for arms.
A VISITORS IMPRESSIONS.
A visitor who has been studying the
cause OF the riots writes: alt is useless
mincing matters. The police have fired
and slain the people from panic, if not
from vindictlveness. The people assert
that the latter was the cause. The people
regard the police as murderers, not pro-
| tectors. That issue must be faced
Hundreds of people have friends dead or
| dying. 1t is worse than useless to say
they want only to attack the police. The
| latter now represent the peoples deadly
| death-deallng enemies. The friends and
nelghbors of the killed and wounded all
regard the police as foes. Their bare
| presence Is terror to be repulsed and eX-
cludes the idea of wantOnness. THIS is
now the great supreme difficulty. l have
seen men in respectable houses throwing
stones at batch of 20 policemen escorted
by 100 horse soldiers"
Numerous complaints have been made
OF the behavior of the police. One citizen
saws that while going home through a
quiet street he was stopped by six con-
| stables, who rudely searched him, or
| dered him TO give an account OF himself
and then Imperativsly commanded him
to go home at once. Another writes that
three constables, who drifted into a re-
| spectacle tobacconist's shop, upon seeing
nah pod II oF
Cham mberlain, flung it down, curslng
Chamberlain for ''going against them"
One of them addressing the lady behind
the counter, said: you're afraid OF the
Tlpperary boys. / put six bullets into
| an Orangeman last night, and I'll give
them double tonight. If | had my own
way / would not leave one"
TWO MEN wANToNLY SHOT.
at about 8 O'Clock this afternoon two
men were shot by disOrderly persons in
different parts OF the city. One of the
men was shot while in a Catholic ceme-
sery attending the funeral of victim of
upon in Grosvenor road. Both OF the in
jured men will probably die Of their
wounds.
Special constables are being enrolled.
The military are taking the place OF the
police. A fund has been opened for the
| reliet OF the families OF the killed.
GROSS CARELEssNEss.
DUBLIN, Aug. 10.-The British ironclad
| shannon, during gunneTy practice to-day
off Donegal, accidentally fired one shot
| ashore, which smashed an outhouse at
tached to a dwelling. The inmates OF the
dwelling and their neighDors fled Inland
| panic stricken.
BOTH PROCLAIMED.
The Gazette announces that Belfast and
Londonderry have again been proclaimed.
! There had been no more riOting In Belfast
up to midnight tonight.
| Mr.. Biggar, in a speech before the
| Catholic committee this evening, said
| that the Justices and Protestant clergy Of
/ Belfast encouraged the rioters and acted
unjustly. The Mayor of Belfast. he said,
ought to be put in the dock as "a criminal.
SHOTS AT A FUNERAL.
! While the funeral of some of the VIC
| Tins OF the riot was being held to-day
several shots were fired from "A crowd OF
| onlookers. Constabes rushed into the
| crowd and arrested ten OF the supposed
culprits. Two other funerals which were
held were conducted in an orderly man
ner. Elaborate precautions enabled the
island men on leaving work to march
home in body quietly under military
protection. The inquest on the bodies OF
three victims Of tho rioters resulted in an
open verdict.
SEVERITY OF THE MAGISTRATES.
The magistrates dealt severely with the
rioters VINO were tried today. Through
olt the day and evening sulleu crowds
were gathered on the streets. A desire to
renew the rioting was evident, but fear
OF the troops prevented an outbreak. The
| Queens Island men rejected the magls-
| trates' appeal TO return 70 their homes In
/ small bodies instead Of In a compact
| crowd. They carried a good supply OF
| missiles for use in the event OF their
| being attacked. Bands Of youths
and girls continue to indulge in
rowdyism. Clergymen Of all cities are
visiting the districts in the city and are
! irving TO persuade the people TO preserve
the peace. Shops and other business
4 places In the city remain open as usualf'
4 Notice has been served on the Wholesale
spirit and beer dealers warning them that
\ a penalty Of fl0 will be inflicted for sell
! ing a drink for consumption In the vicinity
Of their premises.
Il5 THE LAW OF sELF-PREsERvATfoN.
LONDON, Aug. 10.--T. ID. Sullivan,
Parnellite member OF Parliament for Col
leke Green division OF Dublin, at the fort
nightly meeting Of the National League
here to-day, made speech in wnloh he
maintained that until tenants In Ireland
had sufficient food and clothing for them
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