Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-03-22
irish EVADE LAW
Cattle Incident illustrates Impotence
Of Government Machinery.
LEAGUERs oUTwrT SHERIFF
Score Of Animals Seized to Satisfy
Execution Taken from Police.
cows BRING TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
Stock Recaptured and Only Bidders at
Auction Are Former Owners.
DOCTORS WIN THEIR STRIKE
Guardians Agree 20 Pay Higher
Salaries for Dispenssry and
Inarmary worIS--Rieht to
Fish for EsIs.
Score Of Animals Seized to Satisfy
Execution Taken from Police.
COWS BRINe TwENTY.FTvE CENTI
Stock Recaptured and Only Bidders at
Auction Are Former Owners.
DOCTORS WIN THEIR STRIKE

DUBLIN March H.-(Special 1.-THE Inn
ootence OF the present machinery for tho
government Of ireland has just been proven
by an extraordinary incident at Birr Some
time ago / told how the ormonde Hunt
had been broken up by the shnrone
branch OF the United Irish league because
II persisted IN retaining number OF motor
ious land grabbers as members. The mas
ter OF the Hunt brought suit in the
courts against several Of the leading
Ieaguers for damages. and received sub
stantiai verdicts The leaguers refused to
pay and 4 few days ago the sheriff seized
nineteen cattle and a horse to satisfy the
sudements and drove them into Birr where
they were placed in locked yard under
guard, TO await the day appointed for the
sale.
The dAy before the date set for the sale
q large crowd Of people rode into Birr from
the shinrone district to attend a mock
funeral Of the Ormonde Hunt. and the
police were busiy occupied all day driving
them from one part Of the town to an
other and trying TO stop the proposed
demonstration. Perhaps they were over
tired by their efforts and slept soundly.
but whatever the case may be, all the
seiSed cattle disappeared from the locked
police yard between and 8 a. m, and
through half dozen streets before the
open country was reached no one can be
found who knows anything OF how they
were taken away.
OF course. the sale did not come off as
advertised, but iateA that evening thirteen
Of the cattle were found resting quietly in
q bog three miles from Birr. A hundred
policemen were sent out to bring them in
and guard them all night, and the next
morning the authorities, fearful that they
might disappear again. put them up at
auction. The price OF cattle must have
fallen very low in the shinrone district,
for these thirteen beasts only fetched
Is cents each at auction. the only bidders
being the farmers from whom they were
seized
strike of the Doctors.
The strike OF the doctors IN Carrick-on-
SUR against the low salaries plaid for dis
pensery and inflrmary appointments by the
guardians, 20 which referred some months
ago has just been won by the doctors. II
win be remembered that the doctors boy
coted the public institutions and when the
guardians Imported young medical mer
from England TO take their places they re-
talisted by Increasing their fees all around
20 the public. The pressure thus brought
to bear has been effective and The guard
ians have just adopted new scale OF pay
for their medical officers. Under this
scale the remuneration win range from SO
year 20 about sl.30.
The Leinster branch OF the British Medi
cal association has Just started move
ment Cor the reform Of the whole system
or poor law medical relief IN Ireland and
Il IL likely that the Irish party win b,
asked 70 father bill on the subject at th'
brief Is to take the appointment Of poo
law medical officers out Of the hands o
the boards Of guardians and make It
branch Of the national civil service. Tn
minimum pay is placed at sl,0o0 with al
lowanees for rent and a horse, and re
tiring pensions at the age OF 60 are pro
vided for. At present It Is stated that tn
G, ersge pay OF the poor law doctors Il
Ireland ls 500 year and OF that the doc
tor usually has to spend about 500 70
the upkeep OF a horee. without which h
cannot do his work The opportunities 70
private practice In most districts are yer
small as the. resident gentry are fast dis
appearing from ireland. One doctor VIII
reported TO th6 association said that h
made 80 a year from his private practice
unless when he was lucky enough
have tourist break his leg in his dis
triet.H
Right 10 Fish for EeIs.
The great Lough Neagh eel case ha
bean decided by the courts ana the ds
cision is characteristically legal con
promise. The plaintiffs claimed the sol
right 20 fish for eels In Lough Neagi
which IL the largest body Of fresh waite
IN the United Kingdom. Their claim ws
based on lease for 5000 years founde
on grant by King James /. ana the d
fendants were TOO local fishermen, VIII
have about 500 persons dependent o
them. The judge decided that the plair
tiffs had the legal right 20 the exciusiy
control Of tie fishing in the lough. bl
IN view Of the fact that the fishing coul
not be injured except BY drag net opers
tions IN Toombe bay, where the loug
discharges into the Bann, he would onl
grant -n injunction against fishing 1
Toombe bay. The situation, therefore.
that although the fishermen have no Leg
I, right 10 fish anywhere IN the lough. the
! Ware permitted BY the court to fish ever
where IN It except in Toonlbe bay.
The sanitary condition Of Belfast Is col
tinuine 70 cause grave anxiety to Il
authorities The capital Of the north
Ireland has the highest death rate
Kingdom and there Il no Indication OF az
Improvement The average death rate
Belfast is thirty per loo, as oompar'
with eighteen IN London. Dublin is p
much better than Belfast ~ death -
being about twenty-five. Both these rat
Are much higher than those Of any I'm
llsh or Scottish town and the reason
not far to seek sanitary conditions a
tolerated In the siums Of both cities IN
would not b. allowed 10 last for IA
IN England or Scotland. and this Is n
something which can be blamed on q
English government The remedy Is
the hands OF the local authorities b
they seem 20 be slow 70 act In ans mann
which involves Interference with what a
known IS vested rights. even when tho
rlshts are vested IN insanitary stun pro
cry.
Il has bssn dssidsd that the fifth A