Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1887 — THE FOREIGN BUDGET. [ARTICLE]

THE FOREIGN BUDGET.

The trial of Mr. William O’Brien, under the crimes act, was concluded at Mitchellstown on Saturday, says a Dublin dispatch. The accused was found guilty and sentenced to three months’ imprisonment Notice of appeal from the judgment of the Court was given. Mr. O’Brien, addressing the Court in his defense, said tho crown was guilty of having suppressed evidence favorable to him. The crown had witheld, for instance, the notes made by the head Constable of the defendant’s speech. Ln these notes, he said, was recorded his statement that the Irish party would give the land bill fair play. Continuing, Mr. O’Brien justified hie defense of tho Kingstown tenants on the ground that the evictions against them were commenced just on the eve of the passage of the land bill, and thus an attempt was made to defraud tho poor, wretched tenants of the benefits of the measure. He admitted that he had advised the tenants not to give up without resistance, and that he had declared that, before God and man, they were justified in defending their homes. Immediately after sentence had been pronounced against Mr. O’Brien on the first charge he was placed on trial on the second charge. This was of the same nature as the other. Upon this he was also found guilty, and was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, the term to be concurrent with the other. Mr. O’Brien appealed from both judgments, and was liberated on bail. The sailing of tho English man-of-war Pylades for La Guayra to demand indemnity from the Venezuelan Government for the detention of tho schooners Josephine and Henrietta is interpreted in Rew York as an indication that Great Britain’s intentions toward tho South American republic are warlike. Tho Consul General of Venezuela at New York regards the situation as critical, and says his Government depends upon the United States to defend it against English encroachments. He explains that the schooners wore detained for non-compliance with the customs regulations, and claims that England’s real object is to gain control of the Orinoco river. Thirty-two railway projects have been started in Japan during the past six months.