The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-29
BALF0UR'S TOUR In ERIN.
he IS GIVEN AN OVATION AT THE
ISLAND OF ACHILL.

Ee Expresses Sorrow for the Suf-
ferers and Promises to Do His Beet
for Them-A Priest Halls Him as the
Greatest Benefactor Ireland Rver
Had.
DUBLIN, Oct 2s.-Secretary Balfour,
who arrived at the Island of Archin yester-
day, passed the night at the residence of
the parish priest. To-day he will make a
tour of the island The Fresmdn's Journal
says: Secretary Balfour has been received
everywhere without demo stration, either
hostile OF friendly. He must not mistake
civility for servility, or. like his predeces-
sors. he will find that his hopes are built on
sand"
Secretary Balfour is in Westport to-
night. 1t is reported that ne was deeply
impressed with the scenes witnessed in
Achill and with the general wretchedness
OF the peasant, and the prospects OF q
famine.
=-Sscretary Balfour and John Morley have
been su ppnaed as witnesses at the trial of
Mr.. Harrison. NJ p, for the middle division
of Tipperary, and others on a charge OF
assaulting policemen at the opening of the
Tipperary conspiracy trial. IL is expected
that the trial will be held either at Mary
borough or Omagh.
GIVEN AN OVATION.
Secretary Balfour received an ovation on
landing in Achill. He said ne was glad to
meet the people, and expressed sorrow for
the failure OF their potatoes, which he knew
would cause them much suffering. lie was
glad he had been able to sanction the con-
struction of a railway within seven miles of
the island, which, he said, would give them
employment, and he hoped to be able to ex-
tend the line to the Island. A number Of
peasants escorted Secretary Balfour to the
var Gus fishing stations and after
dark escorted him over the mountains
The peasants cheered him and expressed
their gratitude for his promises to do all
he could TO benefit their present condition
One of the local priests at Newport said
Secretary Balfour was the greatest benefac-
tor Ireland had ever had, and they looked
to him TO bring peace and prosperity to the
country.
CONFERENCE AT wEsTPoRT
At Westport Secretary Balfour received
a deputation of citizens headed by priest,
who drew his attenti n to the coming period
of distress. Secretary Balfour conferred at
length wi h them as TO the best method OF
providing relief, which be admit ed would
be necessary. The priests said the system
affording relief adopted on former occasions
had demoralizng tendency, and suggested
that the people be employed in the construc-
ton of light railways and other works.
Secretary Balfour expressed concurrence in
this view. After ward Secretary Balfour
and his party drove to Kylemore, where he
passed the evening as the guest OF Mitchell
Henry.
GILLs MISSION.
NEW York, Oct 2S.-T. p. Gill, dele
gate of the Irish parliamentary party who
is al present in America speaking Of his
mission says: "Relief of the distress will
form a leading portion of our programme
the distress occasioned by the famine and
| distress amongst the evicted families W ho
| are always In proximate danger Of star-
vation, and who depend solely upon our
| aid for their support. But we also intend
| to appeal for means of advancing that
| policy which aims at ending forever this
| periodical recurrence OF famine. the policy,
| iu a word, of Mr.. Parnell and Mr.. Glad
| stone. We will show how near it is to the
! goal of final triumph. and we shall ask the
| American people to help us in the one thing
which we lack to enable US to reach that
goal"
THE o'BRIEE-DILL.oN MISSION.
LONDON, Oct. 90, 8 A. M-The
correspo dent of the Cologne Gazette had
an interview with T. p. O'Conner on mat
ters relating to Ireland. He said the
| OBrien-Dillon mission TO America had
nothing to do with the potato famine,
which was the business of the British gov
ernment. The mission counts upon getting
100000 He himself would probably go
TO Canada, Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien not
daring to risk arrest there.