Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-17
DONEGAL TO BE SOLD
Whole Town to Be Disposed Of by
Earl Of Arran.
TENANTS WILL BE PURCHASERS
Irish Land Act is Applied to Town
Holdings.
SALE CAUSES GREAT INTEREST
Landlord Influenced by Threatened
Increase Of Land Tax.
DUBLIN HAS A CARRIE NATION
Barrister Named wallace Earns That
Title for His Eccentricities-
Increase of Insanity
I'm Ireland.
DUBLIN HAS A CARRIE NATION

DUBLIN, jan 16-(speciaL)-It is not
often that whole towns are sold outright
lock, stock and barrel" but Donegal, IN
ireland, is about to undergo that novel ex-
perience The old place is one OF the most
historic In the whole of Ireland. Irish
kings have hailed from It and It figures so
far back in history that you would need a
Lick telescope TO peer through the gloom.
But Donegal history and all, is to be sold.
and everyone in ireland is interested In the
event
Like a good many other towns IN the
British islands. this city is owned by one
man-the earl OF Arran. who ia also the
owner OF many other broad acres in the
county OF Ulster. Out and out Irishmen
will tell you that Ulster Is no part Of Ire
land whatever" as it was the section
fret "colonized" by the English. However,
geographical facts are somewhat difficult
20 get around even by good Irishmen and
Ulster is by others considered. an integral
part Of the "Ould Counthry"-and very
important one. at that.
Tenants Paid for Improvements.
II Ia only In Ulster in fact, that tenants
holding under various landlords have al
ways been allowed compensation Tor thel
improvements, which was certainly one OF
the best things even introduced into the
system of landholdiug. This Ulster ten
ants right was. however. so typioallV
British an institution that Irish Irshmen-
80 NAV use the term-always refused to
touch It with the proverbial ten-foot pole
no matter how good It might be.
But even in Ulster In late years there has
been much clashlngs between landlord ana
tenant. Lord Abrams agricultural hold
inss, under the land act OF 1903 were dis
posed of to various tenants at very salts
factory terms to both parties; and now the
town tenants wish to become owners OF
their own cottages in FEE simple" The
noble earl seems quite willing to part with
them and there Is only one little difficulty
which stands In the way-the actual cash
itself with which tenants will have to pay
for their holdings. To the Irish, however.
no difficulties appear when they have made
up their minds and. with the wonderful
system OF cooperative banks which has
recently sprung up, in Ireland, tenants are
able to obtain the purchase price at low
rates of interest. The earl has demanded
twenty-five years purchase, cash down
though should any OF the tenants be un-
willing TO pay all cash. they can let some
OF the debt remain on mortgage at ~ per
cent interest For instance. II cottage
with its little plot of ground brings, say,
paying In advance twenty-five years rent
or 1850. This is what is called 'capitaliE-
ing the value OF the land.
Liberal Budget Helps Sale.
After a lot of haggling the tenants have
finally agreed to buy the town OF Donegal
II the earl OF Arran will sell at twenty
wears purchase instead OF twenty-five, and,
Furthermore. they wish tho land transferred
TO them without legal costs, These very
reasonable dem ands his lordship is now con-
s'dering-not aitogether fsvorably to be
sure but the chances are that the bargain
will be struck before very long. and then
the tenants will all be satisfied-perhaps.
Much wonder has been expressed at the
somewhat harsh demands OF his lordship
IN asking for cash down Many landlords,
both in England and ireland. are anxious
TO sell owing to the fact that the next lib
eraI budget II is said will contain heavy
tex on land. and II this should prove to be
the case speculative values In land Will
drop Doubtless the duke of Norfolk Will
be gla6 under the circumstances. to sell
the town Of Sheffield which he owns; and
other members OF the peerage will be glad
to realize on their land holdings. In Ire
land, however. the sale OF a whole town,
such as Donegal. is attracting no end OF
attention. The earl will complete the deal
before the next budget Is issued, though
perhaps n the tenants would take the tip
they might wait and get their land at even
ten years purchase or less. However. Inn
pulsiveness IL the Characteristic OF the
irish, and Il would not be considered good
patriotism 10 refuse to buy a bit OF old
DoneEal II It came into the market.
irish Carrie Nation.
Much amusement has been caused re-
Gently in ireland over application be-
fore the court OF the chief baron at Dublin
Judge Andrews with reference to the steal
ing of the Dublin Jewels. Everybody
thought this case was dead as a door
nail, but a Dublin lawyer. named Wallace
is trying TO get Lord Aberdeen. lord leu
tenant OF ireland. and Augustin Birrell
chief secretary. indicted for felony" Wal
lace is a practicing barrister and knows a
lot about the technicaltties OF the law
Though he might be regarded as harm
less lunatic still no one has so far actually
questioned his sanity. He gets his plead
inen before most OF the courts and occupies
q lot OF time with hts terrible indictments
Not only has he incfiminated most OF the
members OF the cabinet over the loss Of th'
crown Jewels, but his latest attack is lev
elled ut the lord chief baroO, Judge An.
drews and Justice Goyd. whom he accuses
OF perjury for having sad certain infprInA
ton with references to the jewels removed
from the file OF the court. From strictly
legal and technical point OF view WallaeS
has a certain an,o1at OF law on his side
ana this IA what makes his various ap
uIloations. writs. sunimonses and subpoena
40 extremely annoying. The last justic'
before whom he came-Judge Swtft-has pu
a spoke In waIlace's wheel-or perhaps
.,whAeis"-by telling him that In order t'
indics his majesty's judges he win have t'
move for an address in the House Of Com
mons Irish members or Parliament arr
discussing wallaes's coming advent In Lon
Aon. where he Will doubtless besisse boti
houses OF Parliament with hosts OF PED
tions and the usual number OF wrtts, In
tunstiens ana mAnaAmnsss' He has oss'