New-York tribune., 1901-12-19
WAR on IRISH LEAGUE.
roFRCIyE MEASURES AGAIN BROUGHT
FORWARD IN IRELAND.
THE STRUGGLES OF THE EARLY EIGHTIES
RENEwED-THE NEWS OF LONDON
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London, Dec. 19. 1 a m.-There is every in
dcation that the government is determined to
ccnduct a vigorous campaign against the United
irish League, and Mr.. Redmond's speech at Cork
&c taken to mean that the league is prepared
70 defend Itself The situation in Ireland at
oresent is very critical. and seemingly the
struggle between the law, representing the land
lord and the league. representing the tenant.
which rendered the early eighties historic is
about 70 be re-enacted. Large numbers of
mounted and unmounted police have been
drafted into Counties Clare, Mayo and Roscom-
mon. Out at Castelar,. County Mayo yester-
day. Conor OKelly. N. P. one Of the new
members of the Irish Parliamentary party. who
was convicted of intimidation and Illegal as
sembly and sentenced to two months imprson-
rnent. was conveyed TO jail by strong escort
Of constabulary amid intense excitement. other
tnpcrtant prosecutions are impending. There
has been no such quartering of police on the
nresent scale in West Ireland since the days Of
CAPTAIN Boycott.
Mr.. Lloyd-George. who is a leader Of the
welsh Radicals and one of the most able and
erterprsing OF the pro-Boers in Parliment, in
vsded Birmingham last night and met with a
very decided repulse in that stronghold of
Chamherlainism The scene that occurred was
almost unprecedented. Despite stringent pre-
cautions, a hostile element was present in the
Town Hall and when Mr.. Lloyd-George made
his appearance he was received with catcals
and the blowing of sirens and horns. stones
then began TO smash through the windows. ana
the meeting developed into perfect pande-
r1onfum About fifty thousand people had as
senbled outside. and they attempted to force
the windows and doors, which were barricaded.
r11sh was
form and only the great force of police present
prevented violence.
The latest news from Birmingham states that
Nr Lloyd-George, who had been taken into the
care OF the chief cons. bic and several of his
force, escaped from the hall in the disguise OF
a sergeant of police. This was about $50, and
when the news became known the crowds out
Size the Town Hall. who had by some means
obtained a scaffo1d pole, broke open one OF the
doors. Thereupon the police. Of whom about
four hundred five hundred were on the spot
drew their truncheons and charged the mob,
scattering them IN all directions. The scene
was one of wild confusion. People were knocked
down and trampled upon. and eight had TO be
taken TO a hospital with more OF less serious
injuries, while one man was believed to have
been killed.
At a meeting of the East Indian Railway
Company yesterday almost the tale
told as at the meeting Of the Burmah Railway
Company the previous day. General Sir r.
Strachey, who presided said the board conf
dently anticipated the shareholders approval Of
their action in resolving to order forty locemo-
tives from foreign firm, of whose ability to
undertake the work they had been assured by
consulting engineers in preference to English
manufacturers. in consideration Of saving in the
price 10000 and Of delivery in forty-six weeks
instead Of eighty-f1ve.
A telegram from ST. Petersburg states that,
according TO the news from vladivostok,
number Of American agricultural and CONNER
cial experts have arrived there. 1t is reported
that they represent large American concerns
which wish to exploit Siberia and work the
mines and concessions there, start factories and
develop the country generally.
The Vaudeville Theatre began its Christ
mas season yesterday with Blue Bell in Fairy
land" new children's play by Seymour Hicks
and Aubrey HopN ood. The entertainment is al
most good enough TO be classed with Alice in
Wonderland" Blue Bell, like Alice, wanders in
land of fancy She is a London flower girl
Transported in q dream from squalid slum life
10 realms Of light. beauty and happiness. Miss
EIlaline Terriss as the heroine gives perform
ance Of unaffected grace and tenderness. In
characters of this kind she has no equal on the
English stage
An enormous audience filed Albert Hall yes
terday afternoon when the famous concert
manager Arthur ChappeI. took his farewell.
Not many managers can look back on
series Of concerts which have gone on without
interruption since 1859 and reached the num-
Der Of 1882 A strong band of artists had COM
bined to pay last tribute to the manager with
whom they worked so long There were Nine
Alhani and Santiey, Miss Clara Butt and Ken
nerIy Runford. Miss Louise Dale and Joseph
o'Mara. and in addition to all these there was
Paderewskt. who had come to London specially
for the occasion.