The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-11
TERRIFIC SNOW STORM
PREVAILING ~ AND ABOUT THE
CITY or LONDON.
THE STREETS BLOCKED Up AND
BUSINESS SUSPENDED.
IMMENSE BuT ORDERLY YEETISG IN
HYDE PARK.
Mr.. Ralfour on the Treatment Of Mr
O'Brien - irish Emigration TO
south America - Foreign
New. and flashes.

LoNpoN, February l0-In spite Of the
+ fact ihat tine heaviest snow storm that
F London has seen This winter prevailed
/ throughout thc afternoon. there was an
ca0rmous crowd ai the protest meeting
n Hyde Paik to-day The gathering
was entirely orderly, and cave the police,
who were expecting trouble. not the
/ slightest opportunity tO exercise their
authority beyond their attempts TO keep
| tAo crowd within bounds and the nig;l-
ways open 60 travel NOt a single arrest
is srepOrted.
Tie storm reached LONDON at O'Clock
and al this writing 90 +. w. shows mo-
sign of abatement The streets are
almost chOked with snow and travel IS
Well-nigh suspended.
TIE STORM STILL CONTINUING.
LoSDoy, February lO.-The violent
snow storm which has prevailed since
noon continues undated at midni h
lhe telegraph wires are prostrated in an
directions and several marine disasters
are reported.
2 STORM Is BREWING,
the fury of which they cannot well es-
cape. and the anxiety Of q majority Of
tae Cabinet 20 -hirk responsibility for
the governments policy. with regard to
political prisoners in Ireland, IS daily be-
coming more marked. During the month
of january, as shown by The official re-
ums. sigiy-cight steamers took 2j,-
000c migrants % Bueno5 Ayres
Most Of these were Irish,
but there was q fair representation Of
almost every other nationality A very
small proportion of thc total number
were skilled workmen. The Dublin
press. I'm commenting on this emigration
to South America, deplore the fact that
the greater part of the emigunis were
Irish. and warns the government that It's
policy toward Ireland ia rapidly depJpu-
.aiing thc country.
NAas-MEETrSC ~ 5 STOW STORM.
LoNpoN. February 1O.-Tne great
Liberal Radical meeting announced 10 De
hed in She Hyde Park tAis afternoon,
took place in thc midst Of terrific snow
storm Tie demonstration was one long
t1 be remembered The thousands Of
persons present consisted chiefly of
Norkin-meu, but there was large at
tendance of members of the various rad
ical uhs
From one of the stands which was
Dr0fuselv decorated with red streamer5.
waved banner hearing the legend Re
member Chicago.
Speeches were mace and resolutions
passed demanding tine release OF the
Irish patriots now incarceraied in Irish
hils. Speeches were made from twelve
platforms The speakers were mani-
nous in their dcnunciatiOns of the gov.
ernments irish policy and particularly
severe in their illusions 90 Nr. Bal.Our
TREATMENT OF MR. O'BRIEN.
Mr. Balfour mas written TO Mr. Armi-
taec. at Manchester, long letter explain
8i0ry of thc treatment OF Nr. OBricn
ly the authorities OF ClcDmel JAIL The
chief secretary characicrIes ail of the
statements representing Mr. o Bricns
treatment as brutal or even unncccs5a-
r.ly harsh. as downright lies.
The letter. though sAiliull and a very
elaborate defense OF fhe government is
manifcstly written under an absolute
m.sappreAensi0n OF the state Of public
feeling. ana IS certain to- raise criticism
similar Co that aroused by Nh. Baliours
Dublin speech II was undoubtedly
written with great reluctance and under
the pressure brought 20 bear upon the
writer by bis ministerial colleagues, who
arc becoming uneasy as they realize the
position i'm which the Irish Secretary
recent acts have placed them.
O'BRiEN's CONDITION VERY USFAyORA'
BILE.
LONDON, February lO.-The Daily
Nens has information that the condition
of VIM o Breu Is such as TO render his
recovery very improbable. The an
has filled HE friends with
anxiety, and increased the general in
dignaiion at his cruel treatment.
rNcoUN TER WITH a cOLORED BURGLAR
LONDON. February lO.-Lsst night Mr..
Kent. landlord OF the Gloucester Hotel
at swansea, closed his house az The usual
hour and be and his wife retired for the
nirht. locking all the doors, including
that of their bedroom. AT an early hour
this morning Mrs Kent aWOke and
heard a sound made by the striking OF a
match R0using herself she saw a negro
I'm the act OF lighting a candle
She awoke her husband, who sprang
from the he'd and grappled with The in-
truder Mrs Kent reached under the
pillow and grasped her husbands re-
volver. but the candle not having been
lighted 10 was too dark for her 10
shoot zoo the struggling pair with
ont endangering Mr kcnts
life. With rare GOODNESS the lady struck
70 match. lighted the candle and again
taking up the revolver fired striking the
negro In the thigh The latter fell and
crawled under the bed, bowling and
cursing Mrs. Kent then ran TO the
door and unlocked it. The negro seeing
her act came out from beneath the bed,
and selling a lOoking-glass, threw 10 al
She woman. Il missed her, but struck
the candle and eXtinguished 10. In the
darkness the negro escaped, and when
the candle was re-lighted Mrs. Kent
discovered that her husband had been
horribly slashed about the throat ana
stomach with razor An alarm
was raised, and with the assistance
of those who came in, Kent was put to
bed. lie was allie TO give description
of the murderer, but died soon after the
effort By this time the alarm in the
neirhborhO0d was general and tnou-
sands OF men set out IN pursuit
Of the murderer At noon a
colored seaman named Tom Allen was
discovered at the dry dock with several
wounds about his person and his clothes
covered with blood. lie was arrested
and confessed his crime. His motive, he
said was robbery. lie had concealed
himself I'm the bedroom before the house
was cloeed and bad inflicted The wounds
upon Kent only in order to make good
his escape.
ARREST OF FATHER MADDEN.
DUBLIN. February 1O-Father Nc
Fadden. of Gwcedore, has written de
tailed account of hi, arrest, on the Occa-
lion of which Police Inspector Martin
was killed. lie had, de declares, ex-
pressed his entire willingness TO 20 with
Martin when the latter produced bis war
rant. and moreover, did everything IN
his power TO persuade the people to dis
perse and permit The Inspector TO do hl.
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