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Show SINN FE1NERS ARE DEFEATED Driven Out by Bombs From Stephen's Green, in Dublin. London, April 29. 4:36 a. m. The Dublin rebels have been driven out of their positions in St. Stephen's Green with bombs after sustaining heavy losses says the Daily News. London, April 29, 1:27 a. m "The military operations for the suppression suppres-sion of the rebellion In Dublin are proceeding satisfactorily," says a communication com-munication Issued by Field Marhsal French, commanding the home forces, late last night. "It may be described as the organized organ-ized forces of the rebels," the communication commu-nication adds, "and are confined to a few localities, the principal one being be-ing the Sackville street district, in which the rebel headquarters appear to be the general postoffice. "The cordon of troops around this district has been drawn closer and the rebels in this locality are now confined behind their line of barricades. barri-cades. "Sniping from houses in which small parties of the rebels have established es-tablished themselves in various parts of the city still continues. The district dis-trict where this Is most prevalent Is that northwest of the Four Courts, which is till in the possession of the rebels. The clearance of these snipers snip-ers is a matter of time. "Considerable damage was caused by fires on tho 27th and a largo fire is still burning in Sackville street. "In the other parts of Ireland tho principal centers of disturbances are in County Galway and in Enniscorthy. Disturbances also are reported at Klllarnc', Clonmel and Gorey. "The other parts of Ireland appear normal. "The general trend of the reports--received indicates that tho disturbances disturb-ances are local In character." Enniscorthy and Gorey are situated in the County Wexford. Killarney is in County Kerry, and Clonmel is in the County Tipperary. Kingston, Ireland, via London, April 29, 4 55 a. m. Four hundred Irish rebels were made prisoners when the troops captured St. Stephen's Green and drove them out with bombs. London, April 29, 3 55 a, m. A dispatch dis-patch to the Daily Mall from Dublin says that the rebel forces on Thursday Thurs-day numbered about 12,000, of which two thousand awere Larklnites and ten thousand were Sinn Felners. Thore were a large number of peaceful peace-ful citizens who were the victims of stray bullets in the heavy casualty list, the dispatch adds. |