The Portland daily press., 1886-02-12
FOREIGN.
o'Shea Elected to Parliament from
Galway.
ParneIl's Stirring Speech to His Con-
stituency.
The Entire Servian Army Put on a
War Footing.
Wednesdays Excitement in London
Due to the Police.
The Lord Mayor Receives Generous
Subscriptions for the Poor.


Subscriptions for the Poor.
LONDON, Feb. 11.-All day yesterday Lon
don was simply frightened out of its wits. A
dense fog gave some reason for the appre-
hension that there would be attempts at rob
berry. but the panic was almost idiotic. All
the shops were shut up, and many were bar
ricaded with planks. The police were going
about in fours, whole platoons Of them
marching and countermarching all day, and
the hussars were galloping between different
barracks where companies OF troops were
kept under arms. At Scotland Yard, the
headquarters of the metropolitan police, 1000
constables were in reserve with horse vans
ready to carry them to any point. All the
street lamps were lighted, and gangs OF
young ruffans were rushing about, shouting
and greatly enjoying the fun. This state OF
things was almost entirely due to the action
of the police. Public opinion denounced
them so strongly for their utter inaptitude on
Monday, that they were compelled to make a
show to save their credit, and they went
about everywhere at midday, asking shop
keepers to close instantly The alarm soon
spread and grew into panic. The follow
ing facts, show what basis there was for
excitement: In the middle of the afternoon
an alarming message reached newspaper
office that mob from Greenwich was march
ing on London. Instantly three reporters
were despatched to meet it. When they
reached Greenwich they found everybody in
terror, expecting an attack from London
mob On their way. back they found the po-
lice holding the bridges between the two
places. All talk of a socialist rising was
childish nonsense.
understand the authorities have been ad-
vised by the law officers of the crown that
Hyndman and others can be convicted on a
charge involving two years hard labor,
therefore warrants are expected to be issued.
Hyndman told me he should offer to surren-
der himself this afternoon.
AT a meeting last night of the Mansion
House committee for the relief of working
men out of employment, the lord mayor an
nounced that subscriptions had been reeeiv-
ed to the amount of e3500, including $1,000
each from Baron Rothschild and Mr.. Barring,
the banker, and e100 from Lord Salisbury.
No disturbances are reported in any part
of London tonight and public confidence is
restored. The government has caused cir
cular to be sent to officials throughout the
country inquiring into the extent of the dis
treSS existing among the working people out
of employment and inviting suggestions as
to the best measures for the relief OF the
sufferers.
A Scotchman who DIsIikes Clad
stones Policy.
The Earl of Fife, the President of the
Scotch Liberal Association, and hitherto
staunch friend and colleague of Gladstone
writes to the secretary of that association
that he cannot hand over his political con-
science to a cabinet whose policy, so far as
it is defnable at all, is only policy Of sur
render. He says he is. strongly opposed to
tampering with the union, and must resign
the Presidency of the Scotch Liberal Asso-
citation.
Matters of Interest to Ireland.
GALWAY, Feb. lin the Parliamentary
contest in this city to-day O'Shea was cleo
ed.
LONDON, Feb. II.
Mr.. Parnelrs triumph in Galway is COM
plete, but it is unlikely that he will ever ven
ture to put the loyalty of his party to such a
test again. The strain of this will last a
long time. The following concluding pas
sage of his speech yesterday may mean much
or little: During the eleven years since my
entering into public life, have never led
the Irish people estray, and have never led
them into any crooked path. When courage
was necessary for the interests of the Irish
nation / have shown it. When moderatio n
and temperate Judgment for the nation was
necessary have the courage to show it. l
shall never lead the party or nation estray
until we have gained for you the right to
lead and govern yourselves. | will only add
my conviction that the day is very near at
hand when we shall have gained for Ire
land the right to make her own laws on Irish
soil When that day comes | shall regard
my mission as fulfilled. | have not entered
on this great struggle with any motive of
personal ambition, but it is my duty to stand
by you till these measures are gained for
you"
in favor of Irish home rule was held in Lon
don last evening. Lord Ashburnham pre-
sided. Messrs. Joseph Cowen and Justin
Mccarthy, members of Parliament, made
addresses. The meeting adopted resolu-
tion to form an association for the purpose
of advocating the granting of parliament
to Ireland. Subscriptions to the assoc cia-
tion's fund were received to the amount Of
e4OO.
England and the Welsh Farmers.
LONDON, Feb 11.-Michael Davitt deliver
ed a speech in Flint, Wales, this evening.
He said Parnell was ready to help the Welsh
farmers against the landlords, and that un-
less the government granted home rule to
Ireland, Parnell would retaliate by present
ing in Parliament thirty bills dealing solely
with England, Wales and Ireland.
Harangued by Communist.
PARIS, Feb. lin the Chamber of Depu-
ties today NJ. Basly, the new deputy elected
by the workingmen'S vote, made q violent
soeialistic harangue, in which he defended
the murder of Manager Watrain by the strik
ing miners of the DeeaZeville Coal Company,
in the department of the Avygron
He drew a terrible picture of the sutferings
and hardships of the miners at Decazeville
and elsewhere under the tyranny of their
taskmasters and declared that the slaughter
of Watrain was an act of popular justice.
The president of the Chamber repeatedly
called NJ Basly to order, but he continued
his violent invectives in spite of the presi-
dents bell and of storm of indignant re-
monstrances from all parts of the Chamber.
Mt Doc1 c1xyt hon off a Of mt nf
confidence in the government, but it was re-
>jected 301 to 1888.
Preparing for War.
BELGRADE, Feb. liking Milan has
summoned the entire Servian army to enter
the field fully eanipped for war to undergo