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Show REBELS STILL CONTROL DUBLIN London, April 29, 10:17 a. m. "The thing that surprises me the most about the uprising In Dublin is tho supply of munitions In the hands of the rebels," said an arrival from Ireland Ire-land today. He spent ten hours in Dublin on Tuesday and, departing that evening, remained until last night in Kingstown. "There is little doubt 4n the popular popu-lar mind that Germans "have? been landing arms from submarines for months," he continued, "and it Is even said though I don't believe It that a few Germans also landed and organized. , Police Made Prisoners. "I learned that the rebels made prisoners of a -large number of-pollce--men and a few stray soldiers at the Royal Irish constabulary depot aud at Phoenix park. "My walk through the center of the cftsr Tuesday afternoon was very eventful and I was glad finally to reach Kingstown. I was challenged many times by both rebel and loyal sentries. The rebol sentries were ' threatening but allowed me to pass I after searching for arms." I Countess Shoots Guard. "I heard that the Countess Markie-vlcz, Markie-vlcz, the sister of an Irish baron, who was prominent in tho Larkln strike and a leading figure in the present movement, shot dead a guard In front of Dublin Castle in an effort to capture cap-ture the castle. This effort proved abortive." This Informant, who is an engineer of the war department, and a strong royalist, Bays a great majority of the people of Ireland are without sympathy sympa-thy for the rebels, whom they regard as a small and irresponsible minority. Royal Englneeo's Experience. Of this nxDeriences In the city the engineer said: "I reached a point opposite the Shelborne hotel shortly after 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Much firing between be-tween the rebels and the troops was in progress. It was said the troops were caught unprepared and suffered some casualties. The cavalry assisted assist-ed the infantry wholeheartedly. -"The largest drygoods store In the city had been taken by tho rebels The store was fired on by the regulars, regu-lars, who used artillery. The building build-ing was set on fire and destroyed, together with the Imperial hotel nearby. Alderman Is Killed. "I heard a report, which I could not verify, that Alderman Kelly, a large tobacco dealer and a member of the Sinn Fein, was killed when the rebels were driven from his place. A report also was current that James Connolly, a Sinn Fein leader, had been killed. "I beard from a man who was present pres-ent that the troops, on taking Liberty hall after Its destruction by shell fire, found a secret tunnel through which the rebels escaped, taking all but a few of the wounded to the Amiens street railway station. Flags of Republic. "In walking about St. Stephens and College Greens, I was surprised at the number of flags of the so-called IriBh republic. "Thero was some looting by the rabble following In the wako ot the rebels. Afterwards I saw ?5 shoes selling from carts in the streets for ten cents and upwards, while silk hats, blouseB and fine lingerie were equally cheap. There was no looting by tho rebels thomseives, further than the throwing out to poor women wom-en In the streets of sacks of flour and biscuits from a biscuit factory which they wero still holding when I left Dublin on Tuesday night. Bread Supply Runs Short. "Clergy of all denominations seemed seem-ed active In holplnjr tho wounded re-gardlosB re-gardlosB o fexposuro to danger. The bread supply already -was beginning to run short on Tuesday afternoon, owing probably to requisitions of the rebels and thQ troops. I understood a delegation-of Catholic priests had made arrangements with tho robols with a view to supplying the civil population." |