The Portland daily press., 1888-05-28
lRISHMEN DENOUNCE THE BISHOPS.
Crowded Meetings Held to Express
DlsapprovaI of the RescrIpt.
Arch Bishop Walsh instructed to Set
Matters Right.
France and Germany Growing over
the AIsatian Frontier.

the Alsatian Frontier.
DUBLIN, May 27.-John Dillon, at Kildare,
to-day denounced the bishops who support
the Papal rescript, and said the Nationalist
party was not afraid of any bishops threats
nor any mandate from the Vatican. 1t was
not going to abandon the plan OF campaign
or boycotting, with which weapon it had
fought the battle until now.
Mr.. Healey, at Waterford, twitted the
Pope with working his own plan Of cam
paign when the Sardinias grabbed his terri
tory and with bOycOtting Victor Emmanuel.
William OBrien addressed large meeting
at Limerick. He uttered bitter invectlyes
against Bishop O'Dwyer, saying the threats
contained in the Bishops manifesto in re-
ference to the rescript were the rashest ana
most unjust ever made.
The Bishop left Limerick yesterday after
supplying copies Of his manifesto to every
Orange newspaper, but did not send copy
| to the mayor, to whom the manifesto was
nominally addressed and who discovered 1t
| in the journals. Mr. OBrien declared there
never was anything falser than Bishop
| O'Dwyer's assertion that the NatiOnalists
were agitating against the Pope. The au-
| dience was greatly excited and uttered
| groans for Bishop O'Dwyer. A dozen other
Parnellites spoke at various places.
Twenty thousand persons attended the
meeting in Limerick. The better class Of
citizens and most of the local elergymen
were absent.
Ireland's Task Masters.
LONDON, May 26-Whether OF not the
Government proposes adopting some new
plan regarding the management Of the Irish
affairs is not certain, but from the fact that
several secret inquiries and investigations
are now being conducted in Ireland this
would appear probable. The nature Of the
inquiries now being made is not yet known.
nor is it the intention Of the Government that
their declarations, or the results of them in
this direction, shall be made public. 1t Is
rumored that hereafter in order to avoid the
inevitable criticisms Of their acts, which are
always embarrassing to the Tories, the gov
ernment will adopt the star chamber plan
for the transaction Of business. This plan
will also be found most effective In carrying
out the decisions reached, and will serve as a
sort Of bulwark behind which they will
feel more secure from the stings OF the en-
emy.
The land sub-commission Of Ulster gave a
hearing at DOwnpatrick yesterday to NUM-
ber of tenants whose rent was considered ex-
cessive. The commissioners were evidently
impressed with the condition of affairs as
presented, as they reduced the rents In many
cases from 20 TO AZ per cent. Although this
was not all that was claimed by the tenants
1t is accepted as great RELIEF.
The QuarreIsome NeIghbors-
Henceforth, foreigners crossing the Franco
German frontier must carry passports vised
by the German ambassador. This, Of COURSE
will cause an immense amount of inconven-
| ience and annoyance as soon as 1t comes in
to force, and it will be miracle If 1t does
not give rise to incidents which may cause
trouble. Meanwhile, Paris newspapers are
striving desperately to be calm, but not with
any great measure of success. Some denounce
the passport regulation as an act OF direct
hostility, necessitating reprisals by France,
while others more sensiDly exh0rt the
government to endeavor to arrange com
promise.
General Boulanger continues to
boom and prosper, and all plots against him
seem to fall fiat Clemenceau and some
friends are organizing fight against him in
the shape of society which he terms that Of
the Rights of Mar" but 1t Is not considered
probable that this is destined to have any eff
feet. 1t is certain that the popularity OF the
man who has promised to whip Germany
keeps growing. and every movement OF his IS
followed with comic interest by friends
and foes. The most recent
achievement Of the latter has been to circu-
late tale showing how the brave general Is
really murderer's brother. An assassin
was sentenced to be beheaded two years ago
under the assumed name OF Campi. The
murderer absolutely refused TO give his real
name, saying that it would disgrace his
brother, who was brave and well-kn0wn
French general. That is enough to convince
Boulanger's enemies that the peoples hero
has murderous tendencies, but even II the
absurd story were true, it is difficult to see
how it could injure him, for his very reputa-
tiOn Is based upon his expressed desire to
slaughter many thousands Of mild Germans.
The Pope's RescrIpt.
ROME, May 27.-Archbishop Walsh has
been instructed to publish in the Dublin
Freeman a letter which will certify the err
roneous views that have found expression in
regard to the Papal rescript
A Protest from Four Thousand.
MARsEILLEs, May 2s.-Four thousand
Frenchmen and Italians met today and
adopted resolutions protesting against Italy's
foreign policy, particularly the alliance with
Germany.
Foreign Notes.
Emperor Frederick win leave Berli in for
Potsdam on Friday.
The copious rain fall in Southern Russia,
vest is insured.
The existing arrangement between Spain
and the United States has. been continued,
pending the preparation of new treaty:
Richard Frederick Fothaingham Campbell,
M. p, for the Ayr district in Scotland is
dead He was a liberalunionists.
William A. Rowe, the American bicyclist,
met serious accident in acontest at Jar
row Saturday. His collar bone was broken,
and he received internal injuries. Rowe
beat Wood, the North of England champion
by two feet.
The Emperor Of Brazil continues to i'm
prove and the danger Of a relapse Is now re-
garded as over. The doctors propose to re-
move him to Aix-les-Balns on THURSDAY
next.
A despatch from Berlin to the Central
News Association in London, says there Is
fresh Inflammation round the wound In the
EmperoI's throat. 1t is not known what
caused 1t.
A sculling race between George Bubear
and Charles Carr for $500 side took place
over the Tyne championship course on Sat
urday. Bubear won by two lengths.
Some surprise is manifested that Mr.. Mat
thew Arnold's estate. which he left to his
wife solely, was so small, being only