The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-25
The Coercion Law Stretched in Most Out
rageous Manner, Which Is Certain to Bring
Mr.. Balfour Into Still Worse Repute.
Mr. OBrien Suffering Severely from the
Effects of His Late Imprisonment.
Pope leo Makes Further Complimentary Re-
marks Concerning the United States and
President Cleyeland-Cable Notes.


He Causes the Arrest of an Irish Member of
Parliament on English Soil.
special to the INDIANAPOLIS journal
LONDON, Jan. 24.-A good many Conserva-
tves condemn the action of the government in
stretching the jurisdiction of the Crimes act,
ary part thereof. to operate in England, and
denounce the arrest of Mr. Cox in London as an
outrage. Although these gentlemen believe in
the efficacy of coercion as a means of
bringing order out of chaos in Ireland,
they not disposed to lend themselves
to any hiGh-handed proceedings which
the law does not distincly sanction,
and it is more than likely that Mr.. Balfour will
be compelled to face censure at the hands of his
friends, well the denunciaton of the Par
nellites at the opening of Parliament. The Lib
erals too. of the opinion that Mr. Gladstone
will take the earliest opportunity to open the
Walls of his wrath upon the perpetrators of yes
terday's outrage, and all agree that Mr.. Balfour
could scarcely have rendered his enemies great
er assistance and furnished them with
and powerful. campaign am
muniton than he has done had he
carried out deliberate intention to play into
their hands There is not single clause, line
word in toe coer cion act that, by the broad
est interp rotation. could be construed giving
the executors of that law a spicIon of right to
arrest a man in London for its violation. and
Mr. Balfour's act can only be regarded the
venomous work of a narrow minded and cruelty
vindictive coward, who regards HIM
self safe from retaliaoory measures
behind the bulwork OF the government
No attempt has as yet been made
to arrest Mr.. Dillon, and possibly, in view of
the widespread indignation among Tories that
Mr. Coxs arrest has aroused, none will be made;
but Mr.. Balfour unq uestionably thoroughly
determined, not much to vindicate the law as
to punish those who have. in public speeches in
Ireland, expressed uncomplimentary opinions of
himself and it is hard to say where he will STOP
unless he should be sat upon by his colleagues,
who cannot fail to see that his blind vindlctive
ness is doing more harm to the government than
to its enemies
The council of the Liberal federation decided
to-day to contest the legality of tho govern
ment's arrest of Mr.. Cox.
John Dillon, in a speech at Cambridge to-day,
declared that notwithstanding the subserviency
Of the local magistracy to the tyranny of the
Castle authorities, the governments policy in
Ireland was an abject failure Wherever the
League has been proclaimed, said Mr.. Dillon. its
strength had trebled. Some of the Leagues
greatest ..pan of campaign" victories had been
gained in the past fortnight. Mr. Dillons only
fear was, not that the spirit of Irish nationality
would De ouenched by coercion. but that the
last chance of uniting the hearts of Engishmen
and Irishmen in bonds of love and sympathy
would pass unseized.
The civilians residing upon ths island
uponwhichis situated Fort Westmoreland. in
Queenstown harbor. having made bonfires of tar
barrels to celebrate the release of MIR. O'Bren
from Tullamore Jail, the government has de-
cided upon their eviction. and orders will be
issued for their ejectment forthwith.
Aft
way. to-day, between a crowd, which await
ing the arrival of Fathers Burke and Francis,
and the police. The latter charged the people,
using their batons freely, while the crowd
taliated by throwing stones and bottles. Sew
eral persons were injured among them a mem
Der of the municipal council, who received three
cuts the head from a policeman's baton.
Among the persons injured by the batons of po-
lice were women and boys. One boy is dying
from the effects of the clubbing he received.