The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04
IRISH REBELS SENT
TO JAIL IN ENGLAND
Last Stronghold of Sim Feiners
Raced.
1000 CAPTURED BY BRITISH
RevoIutionists in Dublin Quit as Re-
volt Fails-LIst Of Dead Put
at 2oo-$10.ooo, eco Prop
erty Loss.

London, May All the rebels in
| Dublin have surrendered and those III
the country districts are doing like
wise, according to all official statement
| issued here. The statement says:
"All the rebels in Dublin have sur
rendered, and the city is reported
quite safe. The rebels in the country
districts are surrendering to the mo-
bile columns.
There were 90 0prisoners in Dub
lin, of whom 4S9 were sent to Eng
land.
1T is reported from Queenstown
that hopes were entertained that
arms would be handed in during the
day in the city of Cork.
Give Up Internationally.
During the night of April 3O-May l
the rebels in Enniscorthy made an
offer to surrender their leaders and
their arms on condition that the rank
and file be allowed to return to their
homes. They were informed that the
only terms that could be entertained
were unconditional surrender,
These terms were accepted by
them at six o'clock in the morning. 1t
was reported that the rebels were sur
rendering on these terms.
"A column composed Of soldiers and
Royal Irish constabulary captured
seven prisoners in the neighborhood
OF Ferns, County Wexford.
Wicklow, Arklow, Dunlayin, Ba-
genalstown and New Ross and the
counties of Cork, Clare, Limerick and
| Kerry are generally quiet. The whole
of Ulster is quiet"
Connolly and Pearce Quit.
James Connolly. one of the leaders
of the Irish rebellion, is alive and sur
rendered with Peter Pearce, it was
definitely stated Various reports
have had Connolly dead and seriously
wounded.
Telegraphing from Dublin the CORE
spondent of the Evening News says:
The last rebel stronghold to be
taken was Jacobs factory, which was
surrounded at midday. Cut off from
the center of the city. the beleaguered
insurgents here had not heard of the
capitulation of their chiefs. They kept
up desultory fusillade from the roofs
and windows and finally had to be sub
dued by q battery OF artillery"
Dead Put at 200.
The latest estimates place the total
number of dead and wounded in the
seven days fighting at about 200 and
the property loss at more than sl0,-
600, 0G0.
Proclamatons were posted Though
out Dublin announcing that the rebel
leader, Pearce. had called upon all
his followers to surrender Sim Fem
snipers wounded several men past
ing up proclamations.
Within a few hours, however, small
groups OF rebels, cut off and surround
ed in the business section began sig
mailing for truce. After converse.
ton with a British Off GER a commit
tee OF Sim Feiners returned to their
barricades apparently convinced that
their leaders favored surrender and
presently several bands laid down
their arms.
Conditions Approach Normal.
Dublin May "A return to nor.
NAL conditions is being accomplished
gradually in Dublin
Confess Cause Is Lost.
Rebels of the rank and file followed
the example of their leaders and con-
fessed the cause Of the Irish republic
was lost by laying down their arms
at the foot If the Parnell monument
in Sackv.lle street and surrendering
to British troops
A correspondent visited the entire
area of the disturbance The desola-
ton and destruction showed how Sc
we're was the fighting while it lasted
Great damage was done in Sackville
street and adjacent thoroughfares.
Bodies of slain rebels were being
carried away in groups by soldiers
many of them having been shot sew
eral times.
General Maxwell, the British com.
mander. announced that The O'Reilly
was among the prisoners.
2 he Irish commandant. J. II. Pearce.
who is now prisoner, is a schoolmas
ter. He was wounded by shot in
the leg. Before being captured he
| took a most active part in the uprising
and was looked to as the head of the