Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-12-20
LOSE RIGHT To FISH
Irish Families Deprived Of Privilege
by Court Of Appeals.
KINGS FAvoRITE GATHERS IT IN
Lord Shaftesbury Asserts Claim from
Ancient Grant.
COURT SORRY, BUT DECIDES CASE
Lough Nesgh, Largest Inland Body Of
Water on Island.
CURT SORRY, BUT DECIDES CASE
HERRING FISHERIES RUINED
steam TravvIers working Near Irish
Coast Destroy spawn and Drive
Ffsh Away Peculiar
VIII Contest.

by the favor1tes OF EnBiish KINGS IL az
forded by the decision Of the Irish court
of appeals a few days ago In the great
Iough Neagh fisheries case. Bough Neagh
Is the largest sheet of inland water in the
three Kingdoms. It Is more than 15o square
miles in extent and 1t is better entitled to
the name OF an inland sea than Of a lake.
Thousands of families have made their
living for generations by fishing In the
lake and as long these fisheries did not
seem to be Of any great commercial value
no one interfered Recently, however
flourishing trade grew up with England In
Iough Neagh cells and other coarse fresh
water fish and the earl of Shaftesbury Inn
mediately discovered that the fisheries In
Lough Neagh belonging to him under a
grant to one of his ancestors by james 1
He began proceedings to restrain the ( sher-
men from plying their trade there and the
case has been fought through all the courts.
The court of appeal has now decided that
the fisheries belong to Lord Shaftcsbury
and that he has right TO forbid fishing
IN the Lough
The lord chief Justice expresses his regret
that he Is compelled 10 9ve this decision
and declares that he hopes that Lord
ehaftesbury will not interfere with the
old-fashioned methods of fishing for local
use which have prevailed for centuries
y.
phIlanthropist, but most OF his benefactions
are exercised in England.
Herring Industry Threatened.
Another fishing industry which is threat
ened by English greed is the sea fishing
industry off the coast of Donegal Thou
sands OF families, says a report Of the
Board OF Agriculture. are threatened with
starvation because of the failure Of the
herring fishing caused by the increase Of
steam trawling. The steam trawlers come
from Hull and Grirnsby and the fish which
they catch off the Irish coast are taken
back there for sale. so that Ireland does
not even get the benefit of handling them.
The trawlcrs disturb the herring before
they can get far enough insnors for the
Irish fishermen, and they destroy large
quantities OF spawn and immature fish,
thus threatening the total extinction of the
industry. II IL suggested by the Board
OF Agriculture that the trawlers should be
forbidden to come within three miles Of
the Irish coast as has already been done
in Scotland. The yearly value of the herr
ing landed In Donegal is often in excess
Of the total valuation of the parishes IL
which the fisheries are situated.
A remarkable scene occurred a few days
ago at Holycross, near Thurles. where
large body of police had been drafted int
the district on account of disputes betweer
the local landlord and his tenants Th'
police marched in body to the local Ro
man Catholic church on Sunday morning
and no sooner had they been seated thar
everyone else in the church rose and walke'
out. One woman met the police at TN
entrance and tried to prevent them enter
ing. but she was pushed aside. The peopl
held a meeting in the afternoon which wa
49, b,
stand by them In their struggle with tn
landlord.
Contest of Miser's VIII.
The relatives Of the late John Watson. al
eccentric miser of Portadown; are contest
Ing his will. Watson had fortune Of $50.
OoO and he left every penny Of It to tn
town, although he had a sister and mum
Der of nephews and nieces. He left $500 t
buy new instruments for the town band
and the rest OF his money was to be de
voted to the purchase OF public park an
various other public objects. The only cor
dition he made was that none OF II was
be used to encourage foot ball or rowing
HIS relatives are trying to prove that
was OF unsound mind.
Irish oak, il has been discovered. is tn
best In the world for the spokes OF artiller
wheels now so popular for motor cars an
the demand for 1t has become so gres
y. that Ireland is threatened with the loss c
few oak forests which stin remain. Thi
Is really q serious matter, for oak Is S
slow growing that It is hopeless to thin
OF replacing by replanting. the trees whie
are felIed. The demand for Irish oak
Illustrated by suit for damages by
Glasgow firm which contracted with Duh
IN timber merchant for 100000 GA
spokes. The Dublin man was unable
supply them all In the contract time an
the Glasgow people had TO substitute Ems
lsh oak which they declared was niue
inferior.
W0rIkhOuse for Tramps.
I'VE have the best workhouse In Irelan
for tramps." was the declaration made
the last meeting OF the Letterkenny, Count
Donegal. Board OF Guardians. and it wa
stated that nearly 400 tramps patrOnize
this famous house OF call every week Thel
was a long discussion on the best NEAR
OF soaring them away, which was conclude
when member pointed out that IL 1t wei
not for the tramps there would be no jol
for half the workhouse officials, and Il
local tradesmen would suffer severely I
the loss OF the workhouse contracts. III
guardians then decided that there was I
cloud without silver lining and drops
the discussion.
Some encouraging figures showing Il
growth OF Irish trade were given recent
in a lecture in Dublin by Mr.. A. Samuel
X. c. In 1894 the total exports from IrelaI
were estimated at about Sia.0oo0O0 and Il
imports at Si00.OO0.00O. In 1905 these fiKur
had grown 20 s2so.Ooo.oo0 for the expor
and about the same sum for the import
MIR. samuels pointed out too that the ira.
OF Ireland was not half developed. al
showed how the cooperative creamei
movement had saved the butter trade fro
utter extinction. The same methods,
declared. could be extended In the butt
trade and applied 10 the egg trade and
many branches Of agriculture