The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-19
Arrest Of John Dillon and Will
lam O'Brien.
Great Surprise Manifested at The Action
Of The authorities.
Warrants Out for Other Irish LeaderS-Na-
tiOlaliStS Under Close Police SurVeil.
lanCe-What II Means.
Special Dispatches to THE MoRSINa CALL

DUBLIN, Sept. 1S-John Dillon was ar
rested this morning at his residence near
this city. and conveyed on special train to
Tipperary, accompanied by large military
escort.
William O'Brien was arrested at the hotel
at Glengariff and taken to Cork.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest
of Sheedy and Condor, members of the
Commons, and Patrick O'Brien aud Rev.
David Humphreys of Tipperary.
The charges on which Dillon was arrested
are conspiracy and melting the tenants on
Smith Barry's estate not to pay their rent.
The charges against O'Brien are similar to
those under which Dillon was arrested.
O'Brien was Immediately carried to Dublin.
In addition to those already mentioned, it
is ascertained that q warrant has been is
sued for man named Dalton, who has been
active in the work Of the Laad League.
Here in Dublin the police are keeping
strict watch on the headquarters of the
Land League. Dispatches from Tipperary
report that the organizers of the local
branch of the league there are under close
police surveillance. This leads to the belief
that the authorities are contemplating fur
ther arrests.
The Irish Nationalists had no suspicion
of the impending blow, and are at loss to
know what it pOrtends. Mingled surprise
and indignation are the predominant feel
jngs Dispatches from various parts of
Ireland Indicate that the NatiOnaliSts
everywhere are excited at the arrests.
O'Brien and wife arrived at Tipperary To-
night. They were enthusiastically cheered
during their passage through town. In court
the prosecutor asked that 0iBrien be re.
manded until Thursday in $1,000 bail. This
was done. The Police Inspector denisd on
examination that the mission to America
had anything to do with the arrests. Dillon
was also received by a large crowd, and after
giving bail addressed the people from the
steps Of his house, The warrant mentioned
The Ofenses as occurring between March and
September y ronstab e served warrant
on Sheehy, but did not arrest him.
LONDON, Sept. 1s.-The one topic in
London to-day is the news from ireland
The general feeling is that of profound
surprise that the Government has kept its
action las reached the public.
No explanation of the reasons for the
Governments course is vouchsafed. On all
sides doubts are freely expressed as to the
POLITICAL NlSuOU ulSpih1Su, Uul IL IS LOO
early to predict the effect on the public of
England.
The Parnellites, while greatly surprised,
are not cast down. Their theory of the ar
Its at thy 1uncture is that the Government
-, deciJ to. prevent the departure of
Dillon anlN r Zen to America because they
feared the eirIet of the spe. cheS of the Irish
orators in America would be to create fresh
outburst of American sympathy with Irish
home-rueIs which would be OF great moral
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Gladstone.
Up to this evening no definite information
has reached here of the specific utterances
of Dillon and O'Brien for which they were
arrested. 1t is supposed, however, the
ostensible grounds for O'Brien's arrest are
the speech he made last Sunday at Schulz.
Speaking Of the failure of the potato crop
and the gloomy outlook, he said the tenants
should meet and consult as to what proper
ton Of rent they could pay, and abide by the
deciS on. If the tenants would absolutely
refuse to pay penny of rent until every
family that titled The soil was placed beyond
the reach of starvation, then, II the Govern
ment evicted the starving people, 1t would
be swept out of existence by torrent of
English Indignation, and the whole civilized
world would send money and assistance.
Michael Davitt takes hopeful view OF
the situation and says the effect will he fay-
orable to the cause. "Balfour," he said,
'has never made greater mistake"
Referring TO the Irish arrests, the Times
says: The only surprise is the arrests have
SO long been delayed.
The Standard says the prosecution has
nothing 10 do with speeches delivered else
where than in TiDperary.
The Daily News says that Balfour has
committed an act OF stupendous folly, for
which it is difficult to assign the rational
.motiYe
The Chronicle says Balfour probably in
Tended to avert disorder in Ireland.
The Telegraph justifes the arrests on the
ground that the Parnellites are becoming
more daring in the face of the supposed
supineness of the Government.
NEW YORK, Sept 18.-1he arrest Of John
Dillon and William O'Brien Was the general
topic of conversation to-day among leading
Irsh-Americans in this city. Robert Nc
MILAN, who is Secretary Of the Irish Na-
tional League in Belfast, and who is at
present on a visit to this city, said that from
an Irish point of view the arrests would not
have any permanently Injurious effect upon
the national movement He says the Gov
ernment hopes to postpone the arrival in
this country of these two Irish members of
Parliament, who are personally more popu-
lar in this country, rs well as in Ireland,
than any other Irish leaders in the British
Government.
LINCOLN Nebr.), Sept. 18.-President
Fitzgerald of the Irish National League
received a telegram to-day from Timothy
Harrington, informing him of the arrest of
Dillon and 0'Brien. Harrington added that
it was evidently done TO prevent their visit
to America and exhaust our resources"