, 1890-09-19
LEAGUERS LOCKED UP.
John Dillon and VIM. 0'Brien
Under Arrest
For Advising Tenants Not to
Pay Their Rent.
Wild Animals Loose in a South
African Town.


DUBLIN, Sept. lS.-John Dillon was
arrested this morning az his residence
near this city and conveyed on a special
train to TIpperarY, accompanied by a
large military escort. William O'Brien
was arrested at Glengariff aud taken TO
Cork. Warrants have been issued for
the arrest of Sheedy and Condor. mem
bers OF the commons, aud Patrick
O'Brien and Rev. David Humphreys of
Tipperary. The charges on which Dill
lon was arrested are conspiracy and in
citing the tenants on Smith Barry 5 estate
not TO pay their rents. The arrest of
William O'Brien was made at the Glen
gariff hotel. The charges against O'Brien
arc similar to those on which Dillon was
arrested. O'Brien was Immediately car
RED to Dublin. IN addition to those
already mentioned it Is ascertalned that a
warrant has been issued for a man named
Dalton, who has been active in the work
of the Land League,
Here IN Dublin the police are keeping
a strict watch on the headquarters of the
Land League. Dispatches from Tppe
rary report that the organizers OF the local
branch of the league there are under close
surveillance. This leads to the belief that
the authorities are contemplating further
arrests. The Irish Nationalist had no
suspicion Of the impending blow and are
at a loss TO know what it portcnds.
Mingled surprise and Indignation are the
predominant feelings. Dispatches from
various parts of ireland indicate that the
Nationalist everywhere are greatly ex-
cited at the arrests.
LONDON, Sept. 1S.-The one topic in
London today is the news from Ireland.
The general feeling is profound surprise,
as the government had kept its secret so
well hat no hint of the intended action
had reached the public. No explanation
OF the reasons for the government course
is yet vouchsafed. On all sides doubts
wisdom displayed, but it is too early to
estimate the effect of the arrests on the
public opinion in England. The Parnell-
ties, while greatly surprised, are not cast
down. Their theory of the arrests is that
the government decided on them to pre-
vent the departure of Dillon and O'Brien
to America, because they feared the
speeches of the Irish orators IN America
would create a fresh outburst of American
sympathy with the Irish home rulers,
which would be of great moral help to the
Liberal cause championed by Gladstone.
Up to this evening no definite informa.
ton has reached here of the specific utter
ances of Dillon and O'Brien for which
they were arrested. 1t is supposed, how
ever, that the ostensible grounds of
O'Bren's arrest are the speech he made
last Sunday at Schault. Speaking OF the
failure of the potato crop and the gloomy
outlook, he said the tenants should meet
and consult as to what proportion of rent
they could pay and abide by the decision.
If the tenants would absolutely refuse to
pay a penny of rent until every family
that titled the soil was placed beyond the
reach of starvation, then if the govern
ment evicted starving people it would be
swept out of existence by a torrent of
English Indignation and the whole civil
lied world would send money and assist,
anco.