Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-18
IRISH PARLIAMENT
CLOSED BY BRITISH
Papers Are Seized in Raids on
Sim FeinerS.
DETECTIVE KILLED IN DUBLIN
Bayonets Are Ready to Stamp Out
Any Observation-Disclosures Search
Made of Homes of Count
PIunkett and Michael Staines.

Dublin, Sept. 13.-The Sim Fem
parliament has been suppressed.
Detective Officer Hoey Of the polit-
zeal division Of police was shot dead
in the center Of the city.
The Irish parliament, or "Dail Fire
ann, rs it was known in Gaelic, was
formed IN Dublin ION January 81 by
Is members Of the Sim Fem party
who had been elected to the British
house Of commons and who, in accord
ance with a resolution adopted by the
society, refused to go to Westminster.
At the inaugural meeting the Dali
Elreann adopted a declaration OF in
dependence for Ireland and demanded
the evacuation of the island by the
British gurrisonS.
The British government at first de-
termined to adopt the policy Of ignor-
ing the parliament" and the action
taken in suppressing it is the first Of
fetal action taken in it's respect.
Search Sim Fein Headquarters.
A strong force of soldiers searched
the Sim Fein headquarters in this
city.
The search lasted two hours. It in
Guided even a personal search Of Wis
itors to the premises. The documents
seized related to the loan of the Irish
republic and to the correspondence
upon which the report Of the Ameri-
can delegates who visited Ireland was
based.
An exhaustive search also was made
of the private house Of Count Plunkett
and that of the Sim Fein member OF
parliament, Michael Staines.
This Is the twelfth raid that has
been made upon the Sim Fein head
quarters here and no prosecutions
have followed.
At Skibbereen, in the southwestern
part of County Cork, armed police
raided a newspaper office and also a
number of private residences.
Two Sim Fein members Of the
house of commons were detained In
Dublin after the search here, while
the houses of other Sim Fem mem
bers of the commons are under vista
ton.
Raid Catholic Club.
Limerick, Sept. 13.-The police raid
ed the Catholic Commercial club here.
The majority Of the members Of the
club are affiliated with the Sim Fein
organization. The authorities declined
to give out details as to the results OF
the raid.
Search Made In Cork.
Cork, Sept. 13.-Sinn Fem clubs in
this city were raided by armed po-
lice, who conducted searches while
soldiers stood on guard outside. The
unoccupied Sim Fem headquarters
also was broken into, but 1t is I'M
derstood that nothing Of Importance
was discovered there.
Find Supply of Explosives.
Belfast, Sept. 13.-Military and po-
lice activity was everywhere in evil
dence against the Sim Fein organiza-
tons. Raids were Carried out in Bel
fast, at Lisburne, Derry Dundalk,
Louth and Enniskillen.
A quantity Of the high explosive,
gelingnite, was seized at the Derry
Sim Fem headquarters.
In the same town the occupant Of a
house which was being searched con-
fronted the police with two revolvers,
but was overpowered.
Bayonets Disperse Crowds.
Londonderry, Sept. 13.-While the
police were Selling arms in house
in Rossville street here a stone was
thrown. The officer in command Or
dered the troops to fix bayonets. The
crowd thereupon dispersed.
Reports from various districts in
Donegal say that large parties OF
military are arriving. Detachments
also have reached Nenagh and Hal
linailoe. where rifles and shotguns
were captured.
While the troops were carrying to
the barracks arms which had been
seized in Londonderry, a crowd on the
streets threw stones at the soldiers,
upon which baton charge took
place. clearing the thoroughfare.
Slim Fein members of the house of
commons spoke to a crowd from a
motor lorry, opposite the barracks.
The notice broke up this gathering.