Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-11

United Ireland, has got in trouble
through Its persistent advocacy Of the
retirement Of Mr.. Parnell. Mr.. Parnell
is one of the directors of the comp ny
owning the paper, and acting in thnt ca
pacity he to-day seized the plant of the
paper, stopped the issue of the current
edition and elected the acting editor,
Mr. Bodkin. Mr.. Pernsli's agent has
taken possession OF the offices of the
paper.
.,,.ssz IT'S POLICY CHANGED.
~ DFDoN, Dee. l0.-Timothy Healy
was at the Office of the Ma
tlonal League on Sackville street
when the paper was seized. The United
Ireland will appear Tomorrow, but its
policy will be changed and henceforth it
will be issued "a Il Parnellite organ.
HE OWNS 478 OF THE 500 SHARES.
1t is stated this afternoon that Parnell
owns 47S of the 500 shares into which the
capital stock of the United Ireland COM
punv is divided, aud that DR.. Joseph z.
Kinney and Justin Mccarthy own the re-
mainder.
The editors who were elected from the
office will cue Parnell for assault.
Bodkin. acting editor OF the paper,
who was to-day deposed by Parnell, in
an interview subsequent to his removal {,
said that the edition Of the paper which
Paruell ordered destroyed contained
many resolutions that had been adopted
by provincial branches of the National
league, opposing Parnell. It contained
also cable dispatch from Mr.. o 'Brien (,
saving: "Abide by my Instructions; in
sist moderately, but firmly. upon Pa
nell retirement as sine aui non."
While OH the street one time to-day a
hostile crowd threatened Heaiy, who was
compelled to seek protection from the
police.
FREE-FOR-ALL FIGHT.
When Mr.. Bodkiu entered the Office
to-day he found Parnell IN possession.
Parnell, In the presence of other direc-
| tors, read the articles of association I'M
der which the company was organized i,
and then ordered the sheriff to eject Mr. {.
Bodkin. The latter made Intellectual
resistance. q desperate row occurred in
| the downstairs office between sheriffs
officers and sub-editors. Sticks and
stools we're used rs weapons, and the air
WIS filled with flying missiles. Finally ,
after u fierce struggle, the sub-editors
| were put out IF the building.
The news of the seizure created great
excitement III Dublin, ana MOP sur
| rounded the Office. Parnell later adj
dressed the staff the menu ers Of which
promised to serve him during the re-
mainder Of the crisis.
Purnell placed Mr.. Leamy in charge
of the paper.
1t has been ascertained one Of the
editors got hint Of Parnell's intention
to se.ze the paper and ma ie arrange
ments TO have to-day's edition printed
at an earlier hour than usual. The
tsedi,or was on the point OF issuing the
paper when Parnell appeared. He
ordered the entire edition, which CON-
tanned bitter attacks upon himself to be
destroyed. In the struggle that took
place one OF MIR. Bodkin's supporters
was hit on the head with stool. receiv-
ing scalp wound. Three of the sher-
itf q men received slight commissions.
PAKNELL 8 SUPPORTERS.
Parnell devoted several hours to-day
TO effectiug a reorganization of the Ma
tional league. Several Occupations
waited upon him during the day, aud ex-
.Reres.d their determination to remain
E&[eH in his support