St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-09
Numerous Serious Collisions
Between NatiOnaliStS and
the Irish Police.
Kilrush Rioters Charged by
the Berkshire Regiment
With Fixed Bayonets.
Police Use Their Batons at
Experimentation O'Brien
Speaks.
The German Cpisis--Nineteen
Persons Killed in an
India Cyclone.

KTLRUsH, April Son Saturday night
some policemen who were trying to
prevent the erection of platform for
the meeting announced to be held to-
day, were pelted with stones by the
mob and were compelled to charge the
crowd. Many civilians were badly in
jured. Mr.. Tanner, member of parlia
ment, held meeting outside Macroom
at o'clock this morning. He there
burned copy of the government proc
lamation. AT 2 p. M, the advertised
hour, he attempted to hold another
meeting, when the police removed him
from the ground. There was
only slight excitement. About
5000 persons belonging to the
various league branches of Kilrush, as
sembled at 2:30 p. m. There was
large contingent on horseback. The
police, led by Magistrates Welsh and
Irwin, charged the crowd, injuring
many. A number of triumphal arches
were torn down. Father Glynn. of
Kitmihill, was attacked by two police
men, with rifles. A farmer felled one
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thorn stick. A riot being imminent, the
nets, led by Capt. Lynch, charged
were badly wounded. Order was
somewhat restored On the crowd
being appealed to by priests and Messrs.
Redmond and Crilly, members of parlia-
ment. Mr.. Redmond then attempted to
organized the meeting, which had been
heretofore announced, but was pre-
vented by Magistrate Irwin. Mr.. Red
mOnd protested that the governments
action in proclaiming the meeting was
illegal, and, together with the priests,
advised the multitude to disperse. Ten
persons were severely wounded with
sabers and bayonets, and two mounted
policemen were injured with stones.
O'BRIEN INSISTED.
LoUGHREA, April S.-Mr. O'Brien
held his meeting and while the police
were dispensing the people Mr.. O'Brien
spoke ten minutes. He called the po-
lice towards for not arresting him in
stead of i'll treating the people. Mr..
O'Brien left the bishops residence at 2
p. m, followed by crowd numbering
1000 persons and took his way toward a
field outside town, where a platform
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imposing force of police and military,
which barred the way. Mr.. O'Brien
then called to the people to halt, and ad-
dressed the magistrate to the following
effect: II wish to hold ameeting to tell
the people the truth about English rule
in Ireland, but no meeting will be held
if it has been resolved to disperse peo-
pie forcibly." The magistrate replied
that he could not allow meeting to be
held. Mr.. O'Brien then insisted upon
his right to hold meeting, saying he
took all the responsibility upon himself,
and asked the magistrate that, if force
be used, to use it upon him, not upon
the people. A long collOquy between
the two then ensued, Mr.. O'Brien in
sisting that his arrest would end the
meeting, and that if any other action
was taken the responsibility would rest
on him. The crowd then advanced toward
the place, and the police Immediately
attacked them, knocking down those
who resisted. Only Mr.. O'Brien and
two clergymen were left. Stones now
began to fly and the police brought
their batonS into reQuisitiOn. At this
critical moment Father Meagher, in
few well-chosen words, begged the
crowd to deSist from violence, but his
efforts were only partially successful.
The police then pressed on the people
receiving scalp wounds in the operation.
At 80 o'clock Mr.. O'Brien addressed a
meeting at Temperance hall. A few
clergymen and about twenty of the
leading Nationalists were present. The
police arrived on the ground after the
meeting had closed.
AT KANTURK.
KANTURK, April s. Several hun
dred men with National league cards
displayed on their caps paraded here
to-day. In accordance with the an
nouncement of a league meeting,
Messrs. Healy and Flynn, after consid-
cradle trouble in evading the police,
attempted to address crowd of people
that had assembled in the city. They
failed, as the crowd was Immediately
dispersed by the police. In the mean
time, however, successful meeting
had been held two miles outside the town
The proposed league meeting at Rams
grange was postponed for week on
account of the presence of formidable
force. Three thousand persons assem-
bled at Milt0wn Malbay, but dispersed
quickly ON the advice of their leaders
when the police threatened to charge.
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meetings at Macroom later in the day,
evading the police. There are three
serious cases in the hospital at Kilrush.
The town was quiet throughout the
evening".
IT LEAKED OUT.
ENNIS, April S.-MesSrS. Davitt.
O'Connor, Rev. Mr.. Cory and other
league leaders left Carmody's hotel in
Ennis at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and
drove ten miles to the country, followed
by eighty hussars under Col. Turner.
By preconcerted arrangement Mr..
Condor, M. P, remained in town to
hold the proposed meeting in an unoc-
cupied store. This programme leaked
out, and Gordon of soldiers was placed
around the building. The doors of
the building had been barricaded,
but soon gave way to sledgehammers in
the hands of the police. This aroused
desperate resistance on the part of the
people present, and many were injured,
including reporter of the Irish Times.
and fifty persons were arrested, among
them Mr.. Dunleavy. editor of the Clare
Independent. Mr. Halpin, poor law
guardian, was also there. Rain is fall
ing in torrents. Calvary and infantry
are patrolling the town. The men az
rested were afterward released.
Nineteen Persons Killed.