Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-06
ERIN UNDER IRISH RULE.
LOYALISTS DECLARE THE MA,
TIONACIsTS IN POWER.

A Monster Meeting 20 be Held At Belfast
TO Protest Against Paritament Grant.
ing Home Ruie--Ex- Premier 9Iads
stones Home Rule scheme Receives
Further Indorsement.
DUBLIN. Jan. 5.-Arrangements ara
making for a monster meeting Of Loyak
lists in Belfast on Jan. Is, to protest
against any measure granting home rula
to Ireland.
The Daily Express, the organ OF the
Loyalists, says: "British rule has virtu-
ally ceased to exist in the southwestern
districts OF ireland. From West Cork
through the counties OF Kerry and Glare
the National League is the only governs
ment recognized by the people, and it ID
ruling them with a rod OF iron and in.
credible tyranny. A disclosure of the
victims names would jeopardize their
lives.u
AT a meeting OF the National League
held in this city to-day the terrible dis.
tress among the people on the west coast
OF Ireland was considered. Several mems
bers made addresses deplor'hg the con-
diton Of affairs and attribG ting it mainly
to eyictions.
GLADSToNF's SCHEME PRAISED
The Treasurer Of the National League
reported that within the past two weeks
t3,6O3 had Oeen received for the Parlia-
mentary fund and f233 for the league fund
Mr.. Harris, member OF Parliament. h0
| presifad, expressed the great pleasure
which had been afforded him by Mr..
| Gl8dstone's favorable references 10 the
| IRISH home rule scheme, as Mr.. Glad!
4 pone's words, he said, we're OF tar more
! consequence and were entitled to greater
! consideration thae those OF Mr.. Chamberl
| lain, Mr.. Bright, tr even Lord Randolph
/ Churchill. Irish industries, he said, had
sunk TO the lowest point, and IL would be
| hard task for Mr.. Parnell and his fOl-
| lowers TO revive those industries. Only
home rule would enable them to
bring about a revival. ireland would
! then resume her proper position among
the nations OF the earth. Unless home
/ rule were granted ths agitation Would be
| continued on the old lines, and the Irish
IN America would help their countrymens
CATHOLIC COLLEGES.
| LONDON, Jah. 6.-The Lord Chancellor
| OF Ireland wilIprepare a bill for increas.
! ing the endowment OF Catholic colleges in
| Ireland, aed' converting the Queens coll
/ leges OF Galway and Cork into Catholic
institutions. He will prepare another bill
! granting sect2rian regulation0f primary
schools. The government will also in.
/ troduce measure extending the powers
of the land purchase act.
Mr.. Gladstone has summoned the Lib.
eral members of Parliament 10 a meeting
on Jan. rs. He privately promises them
that be Will then make frank statement
OF the principles upon which ne proposes
TO settle the Irish question.
PLANS OF The NATToNALIsTs.
LONDON, Jan. 6, 3 A. M.-The Standard
says that If the Queens coming speech
| does not indicate that the ministers will
Introduce measure for stronger county
! government in Ireland Mr.. Parnell will
/ move an amendment 10 the address and
the home rule members Will open the dis.
cussiOn at the same time on the action oi
! the Irish executive in the Maamtrasna
| and BarbaYilla trials.
Earl Cowper, replying in the Times to
| Michael Davitt, says ne considers Par.
nelPs ascendency one Of the worst fea.
! lures OF the Irish difficulty.
| CONCESSION OPPOSED. !,
4 Earl Grey, writing 10 the Times, deprg-
| Gates the concession of local government
| 10 ireland, as he believes such a power
would be made the means Of depressing
/ all who dissent from the doctrines OF the
National League. Improvement OF the
condition oil the peeple Of Ireland, ha
| says, must emanate from themselves. 1t
must be brought about by proyideBt hab-
its and greater industry. II is the imper-
ative duty OF the government to suppress
outrages and violations Of law in Ire.
land. Until that is accomplished all
concessions to the Irish people will merely
serve, like sweets 10 children, to stop.
their crying.