The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-04-12
TROUBLES IN IRELAND.
Attempts to Revive National
League Meetings Lead to
Conflicts.
The Meetings Generally Suppressed
The Berkshire Regiment Charges
at kilrush.
Ten Persons Seriously Wounded-Many
Others Bruised and Beatsn-Police-
men Injured.


policemen who were trying to prevent the
erection of platform at Kilrush for the
meeting announced TO be held yesterday
were pelted with stones by a mob and were
compelled TO charge the crowd. Many
civilians were badly injured.
Mr.. Tanner, member of Parliament, held
meeting outside Macroon at five O'Clock
yesterday morning and burned a copy OF
the Government proclamation. At two p.
m, the advertised hour, he attempted to
hold another meeting, when the police re-
moved him from the ground. There was
only slight excitement.
About G, 600 persons belonging to the va
rious League branches OF Kilrush assem-
bled at 2:30 p. m. There was large con-
tingent on horseback. The police led by
Magistrates Welch and Irwin charged the
crowd, inluring many. A number OF tri-
unphal arches were torn down. Father
Glynn, of KilmhiIl, was attackedby two
policemen with rifles aud a farmer felled
one policeman to the ground with black
thorn stick.
A riot being imminent, the Berkshire regt
ment, with fixed bayonets, led by Captain
Lynch, charged the crowd and many persons
were badly wounded. Order was somewhat
restored on the crowd being appealed to by
priests and Messrs. Redmond and Crllly,
member Of Parliament. Mr.. Redmond
then attempted to organize the meeting
which had been heretofore announced, but
was prevented by Magistrate Irwin. He
protested that the Governments action in
proclaimlng the meeting was illegal, and
together with the priests advised the null
titude TO dispense Ten persons were Sc
riously wounded with batons and bayonets
taH mi raA
with stones.
At Loughrea Mr.. O'Brlen held his meet.
ing while the police were dispensing the
people and spoke for ten minutes. He
called the police towards for not arresting
him instead Of ill-treatiug the people. He
left the Bishops residence at two p. m,
followed by a crowd numbering 4 900 per-
sons, and took his way toward Il field out
side the town where a platform had been
erected. He was met by an imposing force
Of police and military, which barred the
way. Then he called to the people TO halt,
and addressed the magistrate TO the follow
ing effect: II wish to hold a meeting to tell
the people the truth about English rule in
Ireland, but no meeting will be held If it has
been resolved TO disperse the people forci-
bly," The magistrate replied that he could
not allow the meeting to be held. OBrieu
then insisted upon his right to hold the
meeting, saying that he took all response
bility upon himself, and asked the magis-
trate If force should be used, TO use it upon
him, not upon the people A long colloquy
between the two then ensued, OBrlen in.
sisting that his arrest would end the meet
ing, and that if any other action was taken
the responsibility would rest on the police.
The crowd then advanced toward the plat
form and the police Immediately attacked
them, knocking down those who resisted.
Only O'Buen aud two c.ergymen were
left.
On the reporters stand stones now
began 10 fly, and the police brought their
batons into rcQuisition. At this critical
moment Father Meagher in a few well
chosen words begged the crowd to desist
from violence, but his efforts were only
partially successful. The police then
pressed upon the people and cleared the
field, several civilians receiving scalr
wounds in the operations.
At 80 o'clock Mr. O'Bricn addressed
meeting at Temperance Hall, few clergy
men and about twenty of the leading
Nationalists being present. Police arrived
on the ground after the meeting had closed.
Messrs. Dsvitt. O'Connor, Rev Mr. Cory
Hotel in Ennis at two O'Clock in the after
noon and drove ten miles into the country,
followed by eighty hussars under Colonel
Turner By a preconccrted arrangement
Mr.. Condor, NJ. p, remained IN town to
hold the proposed meeting in an unoccu-
pied store. This programme leaked
out and Gordon of soldiers
was placed around the building.
The doors had been bsrricaded but
soon gave way to sledge hammers in the
hands of the police. This aroused despe-
rate resistance on the part of the people
present and many were injured, including
a reporter of the Irish Times. Fifty per-
sons were arrested, among them Mr..
Dnnleavy, editor of the Clare Independent
Mr.. Halpfn, a poor law guardian, was also
there. Rain was falling in torrents, but
cavalry and infantry patrolled the town.
Several hundred men, with National
League cards displayed on their caps,
paraded at Kantuck yesterday. In accord
ance with the announcement of League
meeting Messrs. Healy and Flynn, after
considerable trouble In evading the police,
attempted to address a crowd of people
who had assembled in the town, but failed,
as the crowd was Immediately dispersed
by the police. In the meantime, however,
a successful meeting had been held two
miles outside the town.
The proposed League meeting at Rams
Grange wss postponed for a week on &C
count of the presence Of u formidable po-
lice force.
Three thousand people assembled at Mil
own Malbay, but dispersed quietly, on the
advice of their leaders, when the police
threatened to charge. Messrs. Tanner and
O'Shea addressed meet .ngs at Macroom
later in the day, evading the police.