The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-23
O'BRIEN's TIE sTIAONY.
he Sticks TO ATS statements About
the League.

LONDON, May %, Villa O'Brien con.
commi sion to-day. He denied that he had
ever published in United Ireland articles
inciting to outrage. The league, he sail.
was fou lded cliefiy to opp lse secret land
lord 'mbi asions. Landlords had formed
com ina in, having q nominal capital
OF $500, 900 for the pu pose of carving
out q ,lcJloAs by Wholesale, aud replacing
evlctej eaants witt coloni II 70 ants
from other count les. He had uesa a mem
Der of the Committee OF tue leAyus Al 10 It's
ganixl ion. the wi ness lad ever he rd
suggestion to encourage outrage. Several
branches the leag le ma been suppressed
Ia conSeque ice OF strong lang Iags use at
the meel "a ana the excessive 6oycottink
to which they res " ed.
THE CONVENTION OF 1886.
The witne attended the convention IN
Americl IN 1856. He had no CD hectic
with dynaml. .ers wuils there The bulk Of
those who atte lded the convention were
mon q the higbas5 standi &. Fne witne,
saw Pat lex Ford at the convention He
appear TO bs sorry for the attitads ue had
previously takel. Tho cross exa ainati n
OF Mr. o. O'Br el vas conducted by Attorney
g neral Webster The wi ness said he
ud NOT produces any reco Of the leagus
suppses'ing branches or prote ting
against boycp ting. He did moi
II was simply % Irish for blackbailiuy.
ia Dire d inc ion bet veel crimaality
q lllegalty. The Irish, " he said, nave al
earnest, healthy rep tation for crlninnl Y.
As 20 ille[ [atiCy, m .ani X irrestrictiol from
ths iaw--as law. Iliegality is bred in U.s."
This remal caused lau ,hGer.
HARD TO SAY WHAT Is LEGAL.
In answer to fur her questions by the
att rley geaeral, M O'bricn said it was
impossible 20 say what is legal and mhat is
iilegai in Ireland. Anything that tw,
resident magistrates say is la hs league
Ger -ainly 10 del to lessen outragas, ut no
leng1e or human power could prevel
c inc in such crisl, as that
OF 1879 He had never advked the people
to ,slst the government in the de ectlon OF
crime, because that would be accepting a
responsibility that the leagu9 wholly rapu-
dated. The United Ireland had never
denounced secret soc .etIes. Fac league had
wsaned ineteen-twentie. hs OF tie people
III lrel and from such societies.
NJ. Parnen will visit Edinburgh o.
July |, wuen he will receive the freedom Of
the cry
MRS. GLADSTONE GIVEN BROOCH.
Mrs Glaist ne was to-iay pre- ented by
the WomRu'S Liberal Federation witn a
diamond bro )sh c)nCailing miniature Of
Ar. Gladstone c1p.ed from Mi lers portrait
Mr.. Parnell AMI a largs nu nber OF mem
berS OF tie House of Commons we're pres
ent. Mr.. Pa-ue lspoks of ths happy change
OF eilg between England d lrslald
I'd sad that the Irish party accsp ed Nj.
Gladstone'S plattOr a without ul srior OBJ
jets. The plaf rn, he sad, could ena le
snem tn bulid up Irsla d az nation with
out dagger to the em 1ire
THE LORD LrEUTENANCY.
LONDON, May %. A. M-rhs St1ninrd
SAWS that the Narq 10 OF Loldonderrt is 10
Ji,LO51d 10 continue in ais office q she
year as Lord Sec 'etary Of Irelan (, and taa
wi b3 plicel the cItnmis,iol o
Lords justices until ths l)cti bit nai pe.n
psss d l. is believe that the pos. OF Lord
Lisutent has been offered by ths Duke of
Westminster
The ries are arranging for a SO les Of
political speeches during the Whltsuntide
recs-s OF parliament The speakers will
follIw the route TO bs taken by Mr.. Glad.
stone.
Ev1CrGONs FOR LANsDowNE
DUBLIN, May 22.-The work OF evictinQ
tenants on ths Luggac lrran est ates 4 the
Marquis of Lansdowne will be begun Tues
day next