Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1890 — Page 6

DWARFS IN THE SNOW.

DWELLERS AMONG GREENLAND’S ICY MOUNTAINS. An Almost Extinct Bae* of Esquimaux— Tbelr Hard Struggle for ExistenceStrange Social Customs Miss 010 l Krarer. a Representative of This Queer Little People, Now Visiting This Country.

height, weighs 140 pounds, and was born on the east coast of Greenland. She calls herself an Esquimaux, but she is very unlike the Esquimaux Indians on the west coast of the island, and belongs really to a separate race of people, which numbers about 500 souls, and is rapidly becoming extinct. The Danish historians say that this race is the descendant of a Danish colony founded at Angmagsalik, in 986, by Eric the Rod. Miss Krarer says that the traditions of her country make its people the descendants of the Scandinavian seamen who were wrecked on the coast from time to time, and were never able to escape. But however the colony may have been planted, the complexion and language of the people demonstrate their Caucasian origin. When the dirt is scraped off their faces they are as fair as any Dane. Several Scandinavian discoverers have visited them in the interests of history and ethnology. Graah's expedition was

made in 1829, Holm’s in 1883, and Nordenskiold's in 1888. Captain Holm has only recently returned to Denmark, and has made an elaborate and almost heartrending report concerning Miss Krarer’s countrymen. He lived among them two years, and took more than one census of them They then numbered 548, of whom 413 inhabited the fiords around Angmagsalik. They are much smaller than Europeans, but larger than other Esquimaux. One remarkable fact concerning their physique is noted by Captain Holm. Their arms are of ordinary length and very muscplar, while their legs are short, slender, and weak. The cause of this physical development is obvious. The men live by the harpoon. They spend their lives in diminutive boats, in which their legs are as motionless and constrained as the foot of a Chinese woman

MISS OLOF KRABBE.

Incased in an iron shoo, while their arms are in constant exercise in the throwing of the harpoon. During the winter these Esquimax live in long houses made of stone and turf. There is only one house in each settlement, and one house often contains as many as ten families. These ; houses are from twenty-four to fifty feet In length, according to the number of families to bo accommodated, and from twelve to sixteen feet in width. They are generally built on land sloping toward the sea, and the front, where the entrance opens for light are, generally faces the ocean. The oldest man in the house is regarded as the chief of the household, provided he has been a good hunter, or has a son who is skillful in the chase. They consider it their first duty to care for those who live in the same house with them, and especially their kindred. So long as they live together in the same house, each inmate has his proper share of the food and clothing, so that a sort of communism exists. This communism is of great benefit to them, as otherwise they would be without help in case of accidents while himting.-' These Esquimaux are subject to no determined law, but their social life is based upon rules to which they tacitly give a legal character, and the transgression of which at least exposes them to the reprobation of their comrades. In some respects their rules Impose upon them as great restraints as are imposed by the laws of civilized society. The average population of each house is thirty-two persons. The building is partly underground, and the Walls are very thick. The space within is divided into compartments, Something like the stalls In a stable, one family occupying each stall. In the spring time the Esquimaux Jcave. their turf and stone* huts and live in tents. The community is then broken up, and only near relatives live together. It some-

most intercstin g mite o f humanity that has visited this country in many years is Miss Olof Krarer, the Greenlander, who has been lecturing on her native country and its people. Miss Krarer, says the Chicago Herald, is thirtytwo years old, forty inches in

son to know this, as they stole from him not only bread, hardware and clothing, but also articles of which they did not make the slightest use, such as teaspoons and forks. Murders are quite frequent considering the small population. The only trial for such a crime is a public meeting, where the accuser and the accused tell their stories in a chant to an accompaniment from a drum. After the auditors have heard both sides they manifest their approval or disapproval and there the matter ends. Amid

ESQUIMAUX WOMEN AND CHILDIIEN.

these chants of accusation and denial the adversaries betray no hostile feefing, but frequently appear as if they did not have the slightest cause of difference. Family ties among the dwellers at Angmagsalik, or at least ties of blood, are regarded as imposing the obligation of mutual aid under all circumstances.

But, strange to say, marriage is not regarded as a family tie. The slightest tie of kindness is an enduring bond, but the wife is treated as a mistresss or servant, from whom the man may separate whenever he pleases. When the wife becomes a mother, .however, her position is more assured. The husband is always the head of the family, and after him come the sons, even if they are quite small, because they are regarded as the future of the family, who are to provide for their parents in old age. As long 41s the parents live, therefore, the sons dwell with them and contribute to their support. East Greenlanders often marry before they reach an adult age, if they are in condition to support a woman. No one is. permitted to marry any relation that is as near as a cousin. Skillful hunters frequently have two wives. This is not often against the wish of the first wife, who, in many cases, when she is unable to prepare all the skins her husband takes, demands that ho shall take another wife. Sometimes a man takes two wives in order that he may have two rowers to his boat. But Captain Holm saw no instance in which a man had more than two wives. The Esquimaux family lives entirely on meat, and they have no regular meals nor meal hours.

but every one eats when; he, is hungry. The inhabitants are by no means longWhen one of them dies his body is claii in his be St winter garments. The pelisse which he wore in his kajak is

times happens that the occupants of one hut are inimical to the occupants of another hut, but that does not prevent them from appearing to be upon the best terms when they happen to meet in one of the houses, as hospitality is with them a necessary duty. Thefts are not rare, according to Captain Holm, among the people of Angmagsalik, and they steal as often to gratify revengeful feelings as to satisfy their own wants. Captain Holm had rea-

A MARRIED COUPEE.

AN ESQUIMAUX SAW.

WHERE THEY LIVE.

Trapped around him. His head Is co?.ered with a cap and his legs are tired together with a fox skin. If one of his ancestors perished in his kajak, which is almost certain to have been the case, the body is thrown into the sea, or placed on the beach where the rising tide will carry it off. It is frequently the case that the body will be seen distinctly at the bottom of the sea, not far from the hut of the deceased person, a long time after his death. But the ancient way of disposing of the dead is to lay them on the ground and cover them with stones, and this is still done to a considerable extent. To economize stones, which are not very abundant, the body is doubled up so that a smaller number of them will cover it. Strange to say, it is a rule among people that the name of a dead person must never be pronounced. If a man happens to have the name of a dead man, he changes it at once, so that the dead man’s name may never be pronounced. Even if the dead man bore the name of an animal, as soon as he dies the name of the animal's species must be changed by the whole tribe. The consequence is that the language is in a constant state of change. The natives of Angmagsalik are great astronomers in their way. They have definitely determined, to their own entire satisfaction, that the stars are of the size of a fox-skin. They have wit enough to observe that the moon governs the tides, and the fact coines in for frequent mention in their legends. They know just where the sun is at any hour of the day and at any time of the year. They have great talent for geography and a remarkable memory for places. They can describe accurately places they havje not seen for twenty year's, and even draw a pretty good map of them. They can also tell exactly how long it takes to go from one place to another.

The legends of this strange people afford a singular confirmation of the Old Testament history. They teach that the world was at first without sea or mountains, and that the Great Spirit, not liking the men who then inhabited it, destroyed it. Ift: opened caves, into which men fell, and then water covered the face of the earth, filled the caves, and drowned them. When the earth appeared anew it was all covered with glaciers. These glaciers melted in large parts,. and there fell from heaven two beings who repeoplcd the earth. The people of Angmagsalik are sprightly and intelligent. They are persevering and intrepid hunters. They are polite, hospitable, and obliging one to another, and yet reserved, suspicious, and deceitful. Such sentiments as love, friendship, and devotion are rarely met among them.

Miss Krarer says that In her country the days and the nights are of the same length. For four long months the people sit in darkness, with only the light of the moon and stars. Then for two months there is a period, which is the pleasantest of the year. Then for six months the sun is seen above the horizon. Sunrise to the poor Esquimaux is a jubilee something like Christmas in other countries. It is the only thing that ho can measure time by. He takes no reckoning of any period shorter than a year. The east coast of Greenland, she Lays, is the coldest and most dismal spot in the Arctic regions. Her first recollections are of the snow-hut which was her home, and the bitter cold and frequent hunger from which she and every one about her suffered. Fuel, properly Speaking, there was none, as there was no vegetation, and what feeble fires her race could afford were fed with the flesh of reindeer, and the bones of fish and of the walrus. These fires were kindled by a Hint, but even flints were scarce An Esquimaux mother who tells her child that she will punish it always keeps her word, oven if she is not in a hurry about, it, and when she gets ready her penalty is a. 3 barbarous as it is unique! Her. threat is that she will burn her little daughter with a bone, and sura enough sho'talies,a ,grqnt,boap#tj|i heats it at the fire, tahd then presses it on some part of the little girl’s body until there is an excruciating burn. The sear is a long reminder to the little one of the danger of lilial disobedience, but the mother must draw the lino somewhere, so she never burns the child’s face. As may readily be judged from this fact,

ESQUIMAUX DOG SLED.

there is very little true affection among the Esquimaux, and even a mother's love is an uncertain quantity. She never fondles nor pets them, and when they are ailing she neglects them just as a brute does. As soon as they are able to sit alone they are put upon the fur-cov-ered floor to take care of themselves, and there they sit day after day, if the expression may be allowed concerning that latitude, mutlled in their little sealskin jackets, the fur side turned in, with their little arms hugging their bodies to keep warm. As they spend their lives in this constrained position their arms become bent and deformed. All the women have the aijln short and crippled, but the boys, wiio live more out of doors, escape the deformity. The Esquimaux women have a very indolent as well as a very chilly time of it. There is no sweeping, dusting, cooking or washing to do. The bill of fare consists entirely of whale blubber, bear meat and fish, and these articles are eaten raw and frozen. Thb'furniture of an Esquimau’s house IS, as might be expected, very simple. The walls, floor and seats of the*but are all of snow. There is a rug of furS on the floor, cushions of fur on the seats and hangings of Tur around the walls. The furs are sewed with fish bones for needles and reindeer sinews for thread. There are a few rude implements, all made of bone. All working tools and hunting implements are made of the same material. The flesh of the reindeer, which is the sole article of food in Lapland, cannot be eaten in Greenland on account of its coarseness. There is no. outdoor occupation for the women, except that once In a while a man will give his wife an airing, which she greatly needs, on his sled. The only bed in the house is a large bag made of fur into which the whole family creeps at bed-time arid slumber until they get tired. They go to bed when they are sleepy and eat when hungry. Experiments- by an Italian physician indicate that tuberculosis of fowls is i different from that of man, and is not transmitted to the latter.

OUR GROWTH SINCE 1880

! OFFICIAL CENSUS STATISTICS FOR WESTERN STATES. 2’opulntion ot All Cities in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, and lowa Having 5,000 or Moro People—Disputes May Mow Be Settled. [Washington special.] Town pride and town rivalries may now be set at rest. The Census Office Is nearly through with the official count of all towns having a population of 5,000 or more. Superintendent Porter has begun issuing bulletins of statistics of cities, giving the population in 1880 and 1890, and other interesting matter. The statistics for Illinois, Michigan, Indiaua. Wisconsin and lowa are given below. They are official and final, and may therefore be relied on in settling points of dispute: -.. . . ILLINOIS. Towns. 1880. 1990. Avrora 11,0 19 634 Bellevillelo,6B3 15,360 Bloomington 17,190 90.000 Cairo 0, 11 14,000 Canton 3,762 • a,589 Champaign 5,106 ' 5,827 Chicagoso:,lßs 1,099,133 Danville 7,733 11,523 Decatur 9,547 16,841 Dixon 3,658 5.149 East St. Louis. 9,185 . 15,156 Elgin 8,787 17,429 Freeport 8,616 11,000 Galena. 6,451 6,416 Galesburg 11,437 15,212 Jacksonville....lo,9/7 12,357 Joliet 11,657 27,407 Lincoln 5,639 6,125 Litchfield 4,326 5,1.8 Mattoon 5,737 6,829 Moline„ 7,801 11,995 Monmouth 5,000 5,837 Ottawa 7,834 11,500 Taris 4,378 5,049 Peoria 29,259 40,758 Quincy 27,2’58 31,478 Rockford 13,129 28,58) Rock Island 11,659 13,596 Springfield 19,743 24,852 Sterling 5, <B7 5,922 Streator 5,158 »6,120 INDIANA. Anderson 4,126 10,759 Brazil 3,441 5,902 Columbus 4,813 6,705 Crawfordville 5,251 6,086 Elkhart 6,953 11,000 Evansville 29,280 50,674 Ft. Wayne 26,830 85,349 Goshen 4,123 6,027 Huntington 3,863 7,300 Indianapolis 75,056 107,445 Jeffersonville 9,357 11,274 Kokomo 4,042 8,224 Lafayette’. 14,860 16,407 La Porte 6,195 7,122 Logansport 11,198 13,798 Madison 8,945 8,923 Marion 1,195 8,724 Michigan City 7,366 10,764 Muncie 5,219 11,339 New Albany 16,423 21,000 Peru 5,280 6,731 Princeton 2,566 6,494 Richmond 12,742 16,849 Seymour 4,250 5,337 Shelbyville 3,715 5,449 South Bend 13,280 21,786 Terre Haute26,ol2 30,287 Valparaiso 4,451 5,083 Vincennes 7,060 8,715 Wabash 3,800 5,196 Washington 4,223 6,052 lOWA. Boone 3,330 6,518 Burlington 19,450 22,528 Cedar Rapidsiu.lo4 17,997 Clinton 9,052 13,629 Council Bluffs 18,163 21,400 Creston 5,081 *9,120 Davenport 21,831 25,161 Des Moines 22,408 59,000 Dubuque... 22,254 30,147 Fori Madison 4,679 7,906 lowa City 7,123 5,628 Keokuk 12,117 14,075 Lyons 4,095 5,791 Marshalltown 6,210 9,368 Muscatine 8,295 11,432 Otkaloosa 4,598 7,300 Ottumwa 9,001 13,996 Sioux City 7,366 37,862 Waterloo 5,633 6,679 MICHIGAN. Adrian 7.849 9,239 Alpena 6,153 11,228 Ann Arbor 8,061 9,509 Battle Creek 7,063 13,090 Bay < ity £0,693 27,826 Big Bp.pids 3,552 5,255 Cheboygan 2,269 6,244 Cdldwater 4,681 5,462 Detroitll6,34o 205,669 Escanaba 3,026 *B,OOO Flint 8,409 9,845 Grand Hadids 32,016 64,147 Ishpeming 6,039 11,184 Jackson 16,105 20,779 Kalamazoo 11,937 17,857 Lansing 8,319 12,630 Ludington 4,190 7,499 Manistee 6,930 12,799 Marquette... 4,690 9,096 Mencininee 3,288 10,606 Monroe 4,930 5,246 Muskegon 11,262 22,688 Negaunee 3,931 6,061 Owosso 2,501 6,544 Pontiac 4,569 6,243 Port Huron 5,553 13,518 Saginaw 29,541 46,215 West Bay City 6,397 12,910 Ypsilanti 4,984 6,128 WISCONSIN, Appleton 8,005 11,825 Ashland 95 L *16,000 Beloit 4,790 6,276 Chippewa Falls 3,982 8,529 Eau Claire 10,119 17,437 Fond dn Lac13,(94 11,942 Green Bay 7,464 8,870 Janesville 9,018 10,631 Kenosha 5,036 6,529 La Crosse J4,5<05 25,053 Madison 10,324 13,392 Manitowoc 6,367 7,525 Marinette... 5,412 11,513 Menominee 4,177 5,465 Milwaukeells,sß7 204,150 Neenah 4,202 5,076 Oconto 4,171 5,221 Oshkosh 15,748 22,753 Portage; 4,346 5,130 Racine 15,031 21,022 Sheboygan 7,314 16,341 Stevens Point 4,419 7 BJB8 J 8 Watertown 7,833 B’B7o Waukesha 4,543 7 475 Wausau 4,277 9,251 Superior 13,000 ♦Estimated.

Small Bits of News.

The Hindoos consider flesh blood as defiling a man, a vegetarian diet being the first essential of their religious life. The knot, or nautical mile, is 6,086.7 feet, while the statute mile, which is employed in measuring distances on land, is 5,280 feet. Buffalo has a firm named Irish & English. What is equally curious, Mr. English is an Irishman and Mr. Irish is an Englishman. The highest price ever paid for a book, it is said, was £50,000. It was for a vellum missal which was presented to King Henry VII. by Pope Leo X. Three German steamers, costing in all about $125,000, are to be placed on the African lakes. Germany is determined to push her trade on the Dark Continent. The slave population of the country was 2,009,043 in 1830, 2,487,355 in 1840, 3,204,313 in 1850, and 3,953,760 in 1860. Missouri had 25,091 slaves in 1830, 58,240 in 1840, 87,422 in 1850, and 114,931 in 1860. An English tourist in this country created-surprise, as well as amusement, when he asked, upon paying his fare: “Are any refreshments included in these tickets?” Simplicity in living strengthens not only the body, giving it great muscular power and endurance, but purifies the mind, enabling vital forces to be accumulated. The. total length of the streets, avenues, boulevards, bridges, quays and thoroughfares of Paris is set down at 600 miles, of which nearly 300 are planted with trees.

WIT AND WISDOM.

Ease may be nothing but the guinea stamp, but “stamps” count for considerable nowadayn, Sunday School teacher Now, Johnny, tell me who was Adam’s wife? Scholar—Mrs. Adam, miss. “Commuter tells me he has named all his hens Macduff.” “How asinine! Cut why ?” “In hopes that they’ll ’lay “I wonder if George Washington liked to go fishing?” “Guess he never went?” “Why do you think so?” “He never told a lie, you know.” Contributor—l have an article here concerning the benefits of advertising, which I Editor (eagerly)—Yes, air, we’ll examine it with pleasure. Edith (twelve years old)-—Ne lie. dear, how can a girl find out a young man’s real worth? Nelly (engaged) Oh, at any commercial agency. Carrie—Do you believe it is more blessed to give than to receive? Harry (quickly kissing her)—l don’t know. I should like to try both before I make up my mind. Sweet girl—ls it’s just the same, Mr. Mashuer, you needn’t trouble yourself to call any more. Mashuer (earnestly ) —Oh, thanks; it’s no trouble at all—l like to call. Excited citizen—Officer! officer! A man has just jumped off of that pier. Policeman (who can’t swim)—Well, there ain’t no law agin bathin’ with clothes on, is there? Old Million—My dear Miss Youngthing, if you’d only marry me I could die happy. Miss Youngthiog—Why, Mr. Million, if you were dying I’d marry you in a minute. .Bloodgood—Well, how did your bet with Miss Southmayd come out ? Travis —lt resulted in a tie. Bloodgood— Why, how could that be ? A silk tie for me, don’tcher know. .Judge—And you say the prisoner came up and assaulted you with malice aforethought? Witness—No, sah; he didn’t use no sech implement as dat. He jes’ hit me wider club, sah. Lady (to tramp)—Poor man; I suppose that in your hard life you meet with a great many stumbling blocks? Tramp—Yes, madam, but the chopping blocks are what I most dread. At the seashore: Maddox Look here, Simeral, don’t you know it is dangerous to go into the water after a hearty meal ? Simeral—l’m not going in after a meal. It’s a bath I’m after. The difference between the “beehive” in the city and the beehive in the farmer’s back orchard is that in the former they sell almost everything, while in the latter they cell nothing but honey. Deacon Smith—l trust that you believe in eternity? Bass (who is having some repairs done at his house)—Oh, certainly! There must be, else how could that plumber ever get his work finished ?” Young man—Do you buy duplicate wedding presents? Dealer—Yes. sir, that’s my business. Young man—Well, I’ve got a couple of sixty-day notes made by my wife’s father that i’d like to dispose of. “Do you realize, young man,” said the parson to an unconverted sinner, “when you retire to rest at night that you may be called before dawn ?” “Why, of course I do,” responded the sinner. “I’m the father of a three-weeks-old baby.” Blinks (tit the ferry)—Hello, Jinks, where you been? Jinks—Been spending a couple of weeks in the country. Got board on a farm for eight dollars a week. Blinks—You don’t say so. How do you feel ? Jinks—Hungry as a bear. The little rascal got spanked for hanging his cap up on the floor. “There,” said the mother, “now do you know where to put your cap?” “I know where I wish I had put it,” answered the hopeful, as he rubbed himself. She—l could have married either Whipper or Snapper if I’d wanted to, and both of those men have since got rich, while you are still as poor as a church mouse. He—Of cour.-e. I’ve been supporting you all these years. They haven’t.

Visitor—Didn’t that motto read “Never Say Die’when you got it?” Mrs. Barowski—Yes, but when Ivanovitch joined the Anarchists he insisted upon my substituting the word “work” for 1 “die.” I never liked the word “die.” It has a horrid sound. “It’s pretty'damp for a person with the rheumatism to be prowling around. Uncle Josh.”, “Mebbe, boss, but it’s der doctor’s advice.” “Do you mean to tell me the doctor advised you to be out nights?” “Not ’xactly dat way—but he said I must have chicken bros.” Mrs. Newbripe—My husband and I are going for a cruise in the Kokoyles’ yacht. Mrs. Tangle—How nice! Mrs. Newbride Yes. Henry is very fond of yachting, and he is getting into training already. He told me last night that he had been splicing the main brace.

TO YOUNG WRITERS.

Mr. Luis Jackson, of the American Israelite, Chicago, a journalist of experience as well as ability, gives some excellent advice to young writers for the press. He says, among other things: Write for the press In a big, bold hand; remember that the compositor puts the copy at some distance from him. Do not try to write beautifully, but write plainly; a good, rounded lettei, with every letter distinct. Never crowd your paper with writing. Leave plenty of space between the lines so th»t the editor can make correctionsand alterations. Leave about three inches of space on lop of the first sheet for the headlines of the article and for the editor to write his instructions on to the printer in regard to the type and manner of setting. Write your own headline; if the editor does not like it he will change it. Leave only one Inchon top of all the other pages, and one inch at •the bottom. Number your pages consecutively. Put the number in the right hand corner, and not in the middle of the page. Never write on both sides of the paper if you do not wish your copy destroyed and yourself condemned as an ignoramus Into the bargain. The meanest cannibal—the man who .’ives on his friends.

O’BRIEN AND DILLON.

RECEPTION TO THE NATIONALISTS AT NEW YORK, Gov. Hill, of the Empire State, Presides Over a Great Meeting Which Is Addressed by the Distinguished Advocates of Home Rule for Ireland. [New York dispatch.] The Irish Parliamentary party arrived here this afternoon and were met at the Grand Central Depot by Mayor Grant, J. J. O Donohue, Eugene Kelly and others. They were then driven to the Hoffman House, where, after dinner was served, a reception was held, Governor Hill arriving from Albany in time to participate. When the party reached the Metropolitan Opera House at 8 o’clock, fully 5,000 people had congregated there. Governor Hill presided, and among the vice presidents were Grover Cleveland, Levi P. Morton, C. M. Depew. Mayor Grant, William M. Evarts, Charles A. Dana, General Sherman, William C. Whitney, Leon Abbett, William R. Grace, Warner Miller, Carl Schurz, Noah Davis, Whitelaw Reid, John A. Cockerill, George Jones, Oswald Ottendorfer, J. I. C. Clarke, Edward L. Godkin, Collector Erhardt, Postmaster Vancott, O. B. Potter, Hamilton Fish, Jr., J. J. Coogan, Colonel Cavanagh, Norvin Green, and Elbridge T. Gerry. Governor Hill, who was introduced as the American champion of home rule, was received with great applause. The Governor cordially welcomed the delegates to the city and State. John Dillon was then introduced amid an uproar of applause. He spoke in substance as follows: The cause for which I make this appeal to the public of America is one which must commend itself to every free citizen of America. It is the claim of the Irish people to make their own •laws.— a claim to liberty and common humanity. They claim those rights and privileges which have made this country what it is to-day. In»1885, when 103 Irish members were sent to Parliament, eighty-five of them were sent to support our cause, and now the English Government insists on governing our country in the face of the opposition of these eighty-five men. They will deny these rights for which your fathers fought. They would reduce the country to the condition of Russia and place her under the rule of landlords. [Hisses and howls.]

We ean say for the defense of our party that during the last ten years England has not been able to buy any one of our number. In 1880 we undertook to make an effort to free our people, and to-day we have placed in the handsof an unarmed people a mighty power. We have made them more than a match, for Balfour and his men. For ten years we have been struggling, and twenty-five of our men have been persecuted and imprisoned, but not one of them has committed an act for which he would be imprisoned in one of your States. We have been subjected to a police system the like of which is not found on this earth. Wo will soon have a policeman to every citizen. When lam home in Ireland I ain never without an escort, for my every step is watched. I, for my part, will never make an appeal for famine relief. Ido appeal that the people will stand by us in this struggle—a struggle to destroy the perennial source of famine, and set up in the Dublin Castle a government that will represent Ireland and a government that will chase from our shores that specter of famine and degradation. Mr. Dilion was greeted with prolonged cheers, ’and then Governor Hill introduced William O’Brien, who said: We Irishmen never forget that there has always been one great nation that has sympathy for us. In every struggle you have desired to assist us, and the instinct of humanity has caused you to extend your blessings to a country bound to you by so many ties. I have reason to know that every expression of American opinion exercises a growing influence over the opinion of the English people. Here you aie honored and respected’, but we come from a country where 5,000 prisoners have been treated like hogs. In a few months the vast masses will lie standing in the shadow of a famine at which Mr. Balfour has jeered. We come for a fighting fund. The landlords’ blight and the Dublin Castle blight are worse than any famine blight. The cld country of Ireland is crushed under wheels of oppression. We have said we would never beg again for a famine. We are fighting for our people, and it should be the pride of every Irishman to see that we are not defeated. We have challenged Mr. Balfour to name any instance in which he has been entirely successful against us, although he has persecuted us at every step,

A collection was then taken for the cause. It was announced that the receipts of the doors were §4;OCO. Subscriptions were called for and they swelled the total receipts of the evening to about §97,000. The following were some of the largest subscriptions: Eugene Kelly,. §1,000: Joseph O’Donohue, §1,000; Major John Byrnes, §1,000; William R. Grace, §1,000; Mayor Grant, §1,000; Henry McAleenan, §1,000; Henry D. Purfoy, §500; W. Bourke Cockran, §500; Governor Hill, §100; Colonel William Brown, §I,OOO. Thomas P. O'Connor was also received with great applause arid spoke briefly of the attempts of Balfour to suppress the Irish cause. The Americans were now striking the final blow. He predicted that the accounts of to-night’s meeting would be read all over England and Ireland to-morrow, with joy in the latter place, but with fear in England. The Irish, he said, '-ad built the fortifications of Irish liberty and the Americans were adding the pinnacle of success to their efforts at home. Resolutions Indorsing the cause of homo rule and denouncing the policy of the tory government toward Irejarid were adopted. They concluded as fellows: Hfaolvetl, That believing liome -rule—the granting ot local self-government—is the only guarantee of peace to England and , prosperity to Ireland, we bld godspeed to William E. Gladstone and Charles Stewart Parnell in their endeavors to settle on lines of equality and justice the problem that centuries of force have utterly, failed to solve; and we pledge them our active, earnest, unfaltering support until the struggle is over and the battle won. In conclusion T. D. Sullivan made a short speech, thanking the Irish-Ameri-cans for their generous offerings.

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