The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-27
CONSERVATIVE COERCION.
Warrants Obtained for the Arrest o
Members of Parliament.

Members of Parliament.
LONDON, Jan. 26-It.is stated that war
rants have been secretly obtained in En-
gland for the arrest Of six Irish members Of
Parliament and magistrates, who are now
In hiding.
William Henry Smith, First Lord of the
Treasury, and government leader in the
House of Commons. in letter urges all the
Conservative members to he present in
Parliament Feb. 8, when questions of the
utmost Importance will be submitted.
The Marquis of Ripon, in his speech at
Ely last night, denied the report that he
had declined to attend a Nationalist ban
Quet to be held in Dublin because the usual
toast to the Queen was to be omitted. He
said he had never been invited to the ban
quet.
DR.. Tanner. Nationalist member of Par
lament, called at Scotland Yard to-day
and asked whether a warrant had been
issued for his arrest. The officials present
were unable to give the desired informa-
ton, but requested him to leave his address
and call again tomorrow. Dr. Tanner
gave his address and promised to call
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ders prosecuted under the crimes act, head
ing the list with n subscription of GlO0.
Mr., O'Brien went to Mallow to-day. He
is still pale from the effect Of his contlne-
ment, but in good spirits.
The tenants Of Donegal have resolved
to withhold payment of rents during the
time that Mr.. Blame and Father McFadden,
who were arrested at Armagh last Friday,
are kept in prison. Mr. Blame and Father
McFadden are now in Donegal jail. The
former is charged with making speeches
tending to iucite tenants to resist the author
tiles and Father McFadden is charged with
holding anti-police and anti-landlord meet
ings.
EDITOR o'BRIEN BANoUETED.
A banquet was given to William O'Brien
at Mallow this evening. Canon Wigmore
presided. The Archbishop of Cashel and
Messrs. Davitt, OConnor and others sent
letters regr tting their inability to be pres
ent. Mr. O'Brien was presented with a
gold-mounted medallion in the shape of a
heart composed of bullets extracted from the
bodies of the Mitchellstown martyrs. In a
speech Mr. OBJ len said that no man living
except Mr. Parnell could induce him 60
expose himself to the glare of publicity that
had resulted from his recent action
His brightest earthly reward was the affec-
tior and sympathy of his countrymen,
and the knowledge that they had under
gone ana were Wiling 10 unueTEO U1uCu
more than he for the sake of their country.
He paid a tribute 10 the heroism OF Messrs
Hooper and Lane. He, himself
had nothing but liberty to lose,
but they had been separated
from their homes and their children, and
have had to oencounter hundreds Of anxietes
and sacrifices that would have daunted
other men thousand times more than the
mere discomforts of the prison. He at.
tended the banquet against his doctors
orders, he said, and he must reserve himself
for the great battle in Parliament
REGULAR BASTILEs.
Wilfrid Blunt has been suffering from
rheumatism for the past three days, owing
to his cell being unheated. 1t is alleged
that the prison officials refused to permit
him to go to the intirmary.
Mr. Cox, Nationalist Member of Parlia-
ment, who was arrested in London, Is in "A
cell in Ennis jail The stone floor and walls
of the cell are reeking with moisture, and
the window frame has rOtted from the Of
fects Of the damp. Mr.. Cox was compelled
TO stuff muffier in hole in the frame to
exclude the bitter wind.
The Donegal peasants are arming and
threaten to destroy all the bridges In the
county.
Troops are marching TO Dunfaghy to pre-
serve the peace.
The trial of Father McFadden will begin
Saturday next.