New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-05
ETICTIONS IN IRELAND.
N. DITLON'S PLEA FOR TENANTS REIN
STATEMENT
VA. SETTLEMENTS MADE UNDER THE PLAN OF
CAMPAlGN-PlIIADLE CONDITION OF
TIE ELECTFn FARMENS

Dul iin Jan. A.-Thc Evlctcd Tenants Commission
resumed its sessions today. sir James Mathew presd
ing. Mr.. Dillon made an earnest Plea in behalf Of
the reinstatement Of evictcd tenants. ard produced
statistics showing the number of good settlements
| made through the Plan o.! Campaign between land
lords and tenants. These settlements had Bcen
brought about by tho good sense and good feeling
OF the landlords and their tenants. Upon some Of
them the battle fought for n time with the stub
bcrnne and tcnacty which characterized the Irish
people. whether they landlords tenants or
their al les on either side Nevertheless honor
able peace has been secured. Even upon the O!phcrt
| estate mournful memories. settlements have been
| made. AM there a prospect that all the cvicted
tenants viii lc roinstatod. Nevertheless. Mr.. Dillon
! informed the commission. there thousands
Of cvctcd tenants whose condition was so pitiabe
and desperate tn 1t constituted n menace TO Tho
public peace. and 10 urgently advised that measures
be adopted for { 'r relief. both tho ground OF
| humanity and OF the public security. Mr.. Dillon
also spoke scvcre OF those landlords who wero APP
par"nty 81 eayor to cmlarrass the Government by
| merciless 'ictions 1T this severe season.
| James onnor. leading member OF the Irish
Evicted Te ln' Association IS reported saying
that they cll ot want to hamper Mr.. Gladstone or
Mr.. Morley 1y way. Int they were determined to
do all In thd )wer to get evicted tenants reinstated
| on their far Unless the landlords wanted 10 see
the aGaoi the last twelve years repeated. they
| would bring a ut a satisfactory settlement. The
country WIS - match. and there needed very
little to n1aI rs lTcat land war there was
before.
Mr.. Dillon st ed that the total amount received
from all 50 lrces for tho support Of oyiced tenants
under the an OF Campaign was E234,0Oo.
In recent IS Ie OF Tho Manchester Guardian
William O'Brcn I'VE the following list of ovictons
10y Tory land lorts within two three days:
County Mlyo--.;inc families evictcd from their
cabins In tho frighfllv conges;ed district OF Bohaun
landlords Nesrs. Mitchell. Of BraGford-a all for old
Public relief works had he started last
year to keep mo tenants cvicted from starving
the peoples crops II .n ground neither food nor
shelter available ;or the winter.
County Cork District Inspector LanGhorne and
thirty armed broke through the roof Of tho
lOuse Of n respectable tenant of x. II. Townshcnd.
j. T.. near skibbercen, and cvctcd tho family while
the father and mother were lying 81 and an insane
daughter roaming about tho place singing. Three
other tenants on tie same estate were elected
COUNTY Mona ghan-1Lc homestead az john Mckenna
on the Auk, t"ll Grove estate. WAS pulled down md
razod to tie eround. md tho furniture broken TO
pieces hy emergency men, Il neieLborine tenant
sentenced to seven days ia Jail FOR digging for
McKenra a meal U, potatoes lis own Land Tho
house % Mary McKcnla, another tenant VAS h-u
torn down.
County Carc-Cnpian Croker sub sheriff. with a
force Of bail rs ana Tiacmon. Las troH enSnh'd nl
the week I'm seizures for t'u iu various parts oi ~"
county. The .liliiis lei Ennis ~ midnight go f'he
the tenants, cattle on IL" I0dykc c-tn'" of colonel
O'Ca!Inshnn; angry crOa IS collected: giich COW,
were soiIcd six firms on tie estate are 70 BE- sold
ly shcrih's auction.