Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-02
Revolutionists in Country
Districts Follow Example
of Leaders.
MORE THAN 1000
MADE PRISONERS
James Connolly and j. II. Pearop.
wounded and PriSOnprS-TheO. Roll.
ly Also SurrenderS-Damage
in Dublin Great.

London, May ALL the rebels il
Dublin have surrendered and those, il
the country districts are doing like
wise, according to an official state
ment, issued this evening. The state
ment says that 1000 prisoners were
taken in Dublin yesterday.
1t was reported from Queenstown
that hopes were entertained that arms
would be handed in today in the city
OF Cork. The counties of Cork
Clare, Limerick and Kerry We're re-
ported generally quiet The whole OF
Ulster is quiet
About $50 of the rebels who had
fought since Monday in Dublin march
ed out from their strongholds under
the white flag and gave up. A few
irreconcilables continued sniping
from lairs difficult to locate, on roofs
Or among rafters of buildings nearby.
Soon afterward a rebel lieutenant,
wearing heather green uniform and
carrying white flag, came in with
guard Of ten men from adjoining
county of Meath to learn the truth
abont rumors Of a general surrender.
The party marched off to the castle
and learned from J. H. Pearce, who
was named provisional president of
the Irish republic, that the movement
had collapsed, and was advised to re-
sist no longer. The lieutenant and
his escort started out to parley with
the rebels in the country districts
in an effort to induce them to lay
down their arms.
Rabel Leader Prisoner.
James pConnelley, one of the lead
crs of the uprising, is said by govern
ment officials to be wounded and
prisoner in the castle.
This morning the streets were full
Of curious persons, who were glad to
be out after their long detention in
heir homes during which they were
deprived Of food until the authorities
made provision for them.
Down Cork Hill and King Edward
:treets strong guards of troops SIC
It'll in evidence, and every passerby
S challenged.
The city hall has been occupied for
everal days bv the rebels, and even |
It this time snipers in houses in the |
icinity were shooting at intervals.
Numbers of them were wounded and |
but most OF them held up
heir heads detiantly.
The soldiers escorting them were
nen who had fought through the up |
Using. and were even more bite
gainst their rebellious felIow-col,n.
rymen than the troops brought .sovar
rom England. This feeling Sc sams to
e shared by most OF the ~ vuat;a,
t Dublin. ,F'p"'"''o"
SnckviIle Buildings dyroctod
Great damage was "ccone in cacIv;,,o
treet and adjac' ynt Observation-Disclosures
my y, 80 V few sArders and window
~, 'o"' w. ~ soal;.e houses remain. Along
u: east sidtag of sackville street the
u ;.ion are battered beyond recog-
-, w. 81. 4lsThe postoffice is shoulder
- 'hhmework Bodies Of slain reb-
10 Pwcre being carried away in
groups by soldiers. Many of them
had been shot several times.
LoOting by the Poor.
When the authorities gave orders
that the people be allowed to enter
the streets TODAY some of the poor be-
gan looting. This was stopped at Q
when the troops cleared the
streets again and arrested every one
who did not move promptly.
General Maxwell. the British COM
announced that Theo. O'Reil-
ly was among the prisoners. He also
stated reports from the country dis
tricts stated that quiet was being re-
stored and that the rebels were COM
ing in by groups to surrender.
The fate of the prisoners is now in
the hands of the government, which
possesses very wide powers under
law. Shippers who remain re-
calcitrant in all robability will be
dealt with very severely.
The Irish commandant. J. H.
Pearce, who is now a prisoner, is a
He was wounded in
the leg. Pearce was looked to as the
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