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Show the woes of poor Ireland. Slatltttca nt the 1'otato Crop Failure Antt-Farnell Flatlurm. Duhlis. March 10. The Irish local government board has issued a report on the failure of the potato crop and the condition of congested district. It states that the districts in which the disease appeared comprise about half of Ireland, The light dry soils crop in some places was excellent; in cold, wet land and in mountain districts the failure fail-ure was everywhere serious. Corn crops were mostly good and green crops were up to the full average. aver-age. Other resources of the farmors are About up to the average. Briefly the report goes to show that small farmers are in good circumstances but confronted with a scarcity of potatoes, unprecedented in thirty years, causing tho deepest distress in the congested districts. The distress is aggravated by the reluctance of local shopkeeper to grant credit. Some of tho board estimate the potato po-tato crop failure equivalent to the midday mid-day meal. The report gives details as to how the suffering poor should be relieved re-lieved and shows the distress yet on the increase. Relief applications are con-lined con-lined to the congested districts of the west and to the laboring and fishing classes of the south. It is expected the pressure will become more general between be-tween now and April. DRAFT OK A CONSTITUTION. Dt iii.i.v, March 10. The draft of a constitution was submitted today to a meeting of anti-l'arnollites in this city. It deliues the objects of the national federation as being home ruie, land law reform, improvement in the status of tho masses, assent to social and political rights of laborers and artisans, development de-velopment of Irish industries and resources, abolishment of tho grand jury system, establishment of an educational educa-tional system based on tho principle of equal dealing towards all section, electoral elec-toral registration, reform in regard to parliament and municipal governments anil other bodies, ami repeal of the coercion act. A pledge was also proposed binding all members of parliament who declare for national federation to vote with the party. |