Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-17
BLASTED HIS EYES.
Disgraceful Doings in the
Emerald Isle.
Political Factions Engage in
Physical Strife.
BludgeOns, Stones and Other Weap-
Ons PrOmiscuOusly Used.
Parnell Temporarily Blinded by Lime
Thrown in His Eyes-He Suffers
Excruciating Pain.
Associated Press Dispatches.

DUBLIN, Dec. 16.--At Ballinakilla, to
day, while meetings Of the two factions
were being held near together, the Par
nellites attacked the opposition. Tht
McCarthyites repelled them after {
spirited defence, led by Davitt, DR.. Tan
ner and number of priests. Many
persons on both sides were injured
Parnell presided over the meeting of his
supporters.
Davitt, accompanied by Father O'Tal
leran. was the first OF the prominent
speakers that arrived at the meeting ir
Ballinakilla, and he took stand in the
higher part of the square, near the
church. Cheers and counter-cheers
were vociferously indulged in by the
assembled factions. As Davitt began
his speech .wagonette, in which were
William Redmond, M. P, Father Ryan
and other Parnellites, was driven
through the lower part of the square
followed by cheering crowd. Red
mond began speaking simultaneously
with Davitt. The advent of another
party, headed by several priests, driving
briskly through the crowd, put tempo
rary stop to the speeches at both meet
ings. The newcomers ranged themselves
along side OF the car occupied by Davitt,
amid chorus of mingled cheers and
execrations.
THE ARRIVAL OF PARMELL.
Scully took up the speaking and was
expressing his views, when great shout
ing announced the arrival of Parnell and
Harrison and a number of supporters,
on horseback, and in cars. Parnell's
appearance. beside Redmond, was the
signal for cheers and yells of "Tally, no !
the fox" and "Kitty's petticoats. !"
Amid the din Parnell scored Hennessy,
the anti-candidate, as man who went
to parliament in 1851 as Tory supporter
OF Disraeli, and who now wants to 90 as
a, Liberal supporter OF Gladstone. y,
Several men made strong effort to
drag the wagonette into the midst of
the anti-Parnell gathering, but were
dissuaded. :.
Parnell, resuming, maintained that
the consistency of his public life had
been preserved amid his unceasing ef-
forts to create and preserve an indie
pendent Irish party.
THE CONFLICT BEGINS. 40
Harrison was about to follow Parnell,
and Tanner was speaking, when a sud-
den conflict arose on the verge of the
crowd. A rush was made toward
Davltts car, and general melee en-
sued. A forest OF ash-plant sticks and
blackthorns arose and descended in the
air where the dividing lines OF the oppos-
ing factions met. Davitt leaped from his
car, welding thick hazel stick, and
fought his way, foot by foot, straight to-
wards Parnell's wagon, receiving and
giving numerous blows. He finally
reached the wagon, hatless and with his
face badly marked and with few of his
men with him. who also bore traces of
the severe usage they had received in
their desperate passage between the We
hicles.
Standing on the steps of Parnell's
wagon, Davitt uttered breathless and
indistinct defiance, then turned and
pushed back to his own car, surrounded
by his faithful supporters, and amid the
continuous yells and execrations of the
two wildly excited factions, and with an
exchange of shower of blows.
DAvIrT STRUCK BY IRIsHMEN.
Davitt then remounted his car and
shouted: "Men of Kilkenny, came
here in defense OF the right of public
meeting and liberty OF speech. Our op-
ponents sent their blackguards to inter-
rnpt the procer dings, but we have beaten
them back. was never struck by an
Englishman, but today I was many
times struck by my own countrymen ~
These remarks were greeted with tu-
multuous cheers, after which the crowd
began to disperse, and the square re-
sumed its normal aspect.
Parnell and his friends drove to Castle
Corner. Davitt and Tanner followed in
their wake. At Castle Corner, Davitt
and Tanner addressed an open air assem-
blage, dilating upon the affair at Ballin-
akllla, and asserting that .Parnell
brought hired mob there to attack
them.
ANOTHER FIGHT REGINs.
Just then the carriages containing the
Parnellites passed the crowd, which
hooted and pelted them with mud and
stones.
William Redmond, appearing on the
edge OF the crowd, Davitt sent him
message, saying Ii Parnell would agree
to stand beside him and deliver
speech, Davitt would reply to it, and
would guarantee Parnell Quiet hear
ing. Redmond bore the message to
Parnell, who instantly replied: II am
not in position to treat; l am only in
a position to fight"
Afterward, while the Parnellites were
addressing a crowd, number of Davitt's
followers got together and began hoot-
ing. The Parnellites closed around the
vehicle from which their orators were
addressing the people, and the police
appeared and tried to divide the fac
tions.
The meeting ended in scene of wild
confusion, and Parnell and friends drove
off amid showers of stones and mud.
LIME THROWN IN PARNELL's EYES.
Frequent attempts to assault the mem
bers OF the party were made, and several
bags filled with lime We're thrown at
them. Harrington's shoulders were
covered with lime, and mass OF lime
struck Parnell full in the face, COM
pletely binding him. This insult in
f,1 1riofo1 DO rpall,, frso,,l.