The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-19
Balfour Smothering the Cry of
Starving Ireland.
DILLON AND o'BRlEN ARRESTED.
They We're About to Leave for
America to Raise Relief Funds.
The Blow Entirely Unexpected-Jt 10 q
Crime to Tell Peasants to withhold
Rent While Their FamiIies are Kun
gry-Michael Davitt's Opinion.

DUBLIN, Sept 1&-John Dillon was arrested
this morning at his reside- near this city, and
conveyed on . special train to Tippersry, &C
companied by large military escort. William
O'Brien was arrested at Giengarif and taken tc
Cork. Warrants have been issued for the ar.
rest of Sheedy and Condor, members OF the
commons, and Patrick O'Brien and Rev. David
Humphreys of Tipperary
The charges on which Dillon was arrested are
conspiracy and inciting tenants on the Smith.
Barris estate not to pay rent o Brien's arres,
was made at Glengariff hotel. The present
charges against O'Brien are similar to those on
which Dillon was arrested. In addition to those
already mentioned, it is ascertained that a war
rant has been issued for man named Dalton.
who has been active in the work of the Land
League.
Here in Dublin the p1lice are keeping stric,
watch at the headquarters of the Land League
Tor dispatches from Tippersry. II is reported
that the organizers of the local branch of the
league there are under close police surveil-
lance, and this leads to the belief that the au-
thorities are contemplating further arrests OF
Irish leaders The Nationalists had no suspi-
cion OF the impending blow, and are at q loss to
know what 1t portends Surprise and indigna-
ton predominate. Dispatches from various
parts of Ireland indicate that the Nationalists
are everywhere excited at the arrests.
OBrien and wife arrived at Tipperary tonight.
They were enthusiastically cheered during the
passage through town. In court the prosecr-
tion asked that o'Brisn be remanded till
Thursday in fl,000 bail. This was done.
the palace inspector denied on examin ation
that the mission to America had anything to do
with the arrest.
Dillon was also received by large crowd, and
after giving bail addressed the people from the
steps Of his house. The warrant mentioned Of
lenses occurring between March aud Septem.
A hto rovt Qhno o1r
but Gid not arrest HIM.
LONDON, Sept. lS-Up to this evening no
definite information had reached here of the
specific utterances of Dillon and O'Brien for
which they were arrested. II is supposed, how
ever, that the ostensible grounds OF O'Brien's
arrest are a speech he made last Sunday At
Schulz Speaking of the failure OF the potato
crop and the gloomy outlook. he said the ten
ants should meet and consult as to what proper
tion OF the rent they could pay, and abide by
the decision if the tenants would absolutely
refuse to pay penny of rent until every family
that titled the soil was placed beyoud starva-
ton. Then If the government evicted the starv-
ing people it would be swept out of existence by
a torrent of English indignation. and the VIII ole
civilized world would send money and assist
ance.
Michael Davitt takes hopeful view of the
situation, and says the effect will be favorable
TO the cause. Balfour, he said has never made
greater mistake
The one topic in London today is the news
from Ireland. There is 9 general feeling of
profound surprise that the government had kept
its secret so we'll On all sides doubts are freely
expressed as to the political wisdom displayed,
but it il too early to predict the effect on the
public of England. The Parnellites, while
greatly surprised, are not cast down. Their
theory of the arrests ct this juncture is
that the government decided on them
to prevent the departure of Dillon and
OBrien to America, because they feared that
the effect of the speeches of the Irish orators in
America would be to create fresh outbursts of
American sympathy with the Irish ,me rulers,
which would be of great moral help to the Lib
eral cause championed by Gladstone.
LONDON, Sept Is. Referring to the Irish ar
rests the Times says: The only cause for sur
prise is that the arrests have been SO long de-
lsyed
ing to do with the speeches delivered elsewhere
than in Tpperary.
The Daily Ne,es says: Balfour has committed
an act OF tremendous folly, for which it is diff.
cult to assign q rational motive.
The Chronicle SAYS: Balfour probably intended
to avert disorder in Ireland.
The Telegraph justifes the arrests on the
ground that the Parnellites are becoming more
daring, in the face OF supposed supineness on
the part of the government
LINCOLN, Neb Sept lS-President Fitzgerald
OF the Irish National League, has received a
cablegram from Timothy Harrington, inform
ing him of the arrest of Dillon and O'Brien
Harrington added that il was evidently to pre-
vert their visit to America and exhaust our re-
sources"