Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-22
TROUBLE ON TAP IN CORK
Threats of Mob Violence Are Circu.
lating Throughout Country.
LIVELY TIMES ARE EXPECTED
Heavy Increase Is shown I'm
Irish Savings Bank De-
posits for the Year
Past.
BY THOMAS EMMETT.


DUBLIN, May 24-(Special Dispatch to
The Bee)-Trouble is feared in Cork to-
morrow when John Redmond with Messrs.
Devlln and Dillon, will invade William
O'Brien's stronghold, and endeaVor to show
that the O'Brienites in Parliament arc be-
traying the cause of home rule Threats
of mob violence against the nationalist
leaders have been freely made and there
Is every reason to fear that there will be
lively times. The authorities are quietly
taking precautions and are confident they
viii be able to handle the situation.
IL is the purpose of the Redmondites to
contest every seat now held by an O Brlcn-
lite ard great confidence is felt that several
Of tho recalcitrants will be left at home.
The nationalist war chest is rapidly fill
ing up and the Irish party is in better
shape for the next general election than
either of the other parties In fact, they
are prepared for the battle right now,
should 1t come.
King George IL Popular.
The reported action of King George in
insisting on the modification of the oath
by the elimination of the phrases offensive
to his Catholic subjects has created
distinctly good impression in Catholic Ire
land. 1t is regarded as portending good to
the cause OF home rule.
The half yearly respectfully December,
l9C9-just issued by the Department of Ag-
riculture and Technical Instruction for Ire
land, of Irish banking and railway sta
tistics, shows that in December, 1909, there
was an increase of deposits and cash bal
ances in the Irish JOINT stock banks. as
compared with the corresponding period in
1908, of e95S,OO while there was an increase
Of e1,149,OoO as compared with the June
half year of that year.
There was an increase of GS20O0O in the
deposits in savings banks in Ireland in
December. 1909, compared with the close
of the year 1905, there having been an in
crease of G5S2,O0 in the sum in the Post
office Savings bank, and an increase of
93S,0OO in the amount in the Trustees
bank, there being an increase Of e24l, 900
as compared with June of the same year
G23e,OO0 in the Postoffce Savings bank and
$4,000 in the Trustees, banks.
Increase is shown.
The amount In December last of govern
ment funds Indian stocks, guaranteed
land stock. guaranteed 2% per cent Stock
Qand purchase act, 1909, and war stock,
showed an increase of G3l2,OOO, as COM
pared with the amount at the close of the
pIeCeulilB year, out tnere was a decrease
of se1SOO0 in the amount OF the same stock
and funds as compared with the June re-
! port Of the same year. -
At the end of 1909, there was an increase
OF e21S,OOo in the average amount of bank
| note circulation, and an increase of e55, OOC
in the amount OF coin held, as compared
with the figures of the corresponding per-
iod of 1905. while there was an increase OF
GSO1,O0O In the bank note circulation and OF
e35S,O0O In the amount of coin compared
with June of the same year
The agricultural credit societies in Ire
land for 1908 numbered 26S, as compared
with 26l returned in 1907, while the mem
bership was II, 403. as compared with 1887
in December, 1907. The total loans granted
In 1905 amounted to e5S,l12 3s Sd in 1907, and
were e572 9s ord, leaving a reserve funt
amounting to e2,96o As Cd.
The return showed that the total receipt.
on the Irish railways for 1903 was ga, O13
an increase OF s7464. as compared witt
the figures for the previous year.