Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
.ORANGEMEN STILL RAMPANT
Nationalist Brutally Assaulted and
One is Killed.
VIEWS OF A PROTESTANT BISHOP
Rev. DR.. Elliott Asserts the Extreme
lists Opposing Home Rule Are
Putting Themselves In an
Absurd Position.
by THOMAS EMMETT.

DUBLIN, Jan. 2S-(Special to The Bee)-
The Orangemen and their tory allies are
as violent and rampant as ever. They
recently assassnated Thomas McClorey in
South Down McClorey and two fellow
nationalists were assaulted on the night
before election, on the road at Rathfailand.
He died from his injuries. The respectable
Protestants Of that section who are OPP
posed to violence have denounced the
crime. No arrests have been made. The
Right Rev. Dr. Elliott Episcopal bishop
of Hllmore who is a Tory and opposed
to home rule, has denounced the Orange
men and unionists who have been advising
a revolt I'm case England grants Ireland
the right to govern itself. In a public
letter he said:
1T seems to me as II we unionists are
cursed with an excess of sentiment and a
dearth Of common sense II home rule
comes, to talk Of resisting it by force Of
arms is not only wicked. but absurd and
II we are, by a sense Of Englands ingrati-
tude, to become assimllated to the ma
tionaists in disloyalty and hatred Of every
thing British, the prospect is most re-
pulsive."
OrnnEemen Drilling.
The Belfast Newsletter announces that
In view of home rule, drilling operations
are in full swing among Orangemer
throughout Ulster. Some $4,000 men have
expressed their willingness to take up arms
and arrangements are being made to raise
brlgades Of cavalry.
Mixed Marriages Cause strife.
over 6,OOO persons attended in Belfast 8
demonstration OF the various Protestant
denominations in Ulster TO protest against
the papal decree on mixed marriages Or
{ the motion OF the bishop OF Down, reso
luton was passed declaring that the ap
plication Of the decree in Ireland would in
crease the cleavage between Protestanti
and Catholics and engender sectarian hate
Orange ChapIaIn BecOmes Catholic.
/ Rev John Haughton Steele. minister o
the Episcopal church at Crom Cavan, TO
twenty-five years, chaplain to the earl o
Erne, grand master Of the orangemen, hai
been received into the Catholic church, anC
has gone to Rome to study for the priest
hood By his action he sacrifices I
stipend OF ESQ and a residence provide,
by the earl Of Erne.
Rats Plague wexford.
A visitation of rats In some districts II
South Wexford has caused a great dea
LOT damage to farmers. The vicious rodents
not content with visiting the homes. hav
astaken themselves 10 the gardeiin an
tilass lands, where they have. sniufe
Potatoes and grain 1t Is believed tina
lShlps playing between England and thi
i country have brought them here. Their
is rat plague in England.
Election Cost Nothing.
With the exception OF the returning OF
ficer's fee, j. MacVeagh's election as ma
tionalist M. p. for South Down cost hir
nothing. AT a meeting to celebrate hi
success he said he had won a victor
without expending copper on the pay
ment Of agents, literature postage. print
ing, or even on the issue Of polling cards
Severe seiamic shock.
A violent earthquake was recorded o
the seismograph apparatus OF Mungre
college, Limerick. So violent was It tina
all the instruments were dismOunted.