Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18
IN A DARKENED ROOM
Parnell's Eyes Unable to
Bear the Light.
His Injured Optics Are Badly
Infiamed.
Friends and Foes Deplore the Assault
Made Upon Him.
The McCarthyites Hold an Enthusiast
Convention at Cork-Notes on
the Situation.
Associated Press Dispatches.

fered intense pain from the effects of the
lime thrown in his eyes yesterday, he
was able at midnight to address from a
window OF the Victoria hotel, at Kilken-
ny, a large crowd. During the address
his face was covered with bandages. He
detailed the events Of the day, and the
crowd became exasperated at the man
ner in which he had been treated.
Many threats OF vengeance were made.
This morning ParnelPs breakfast was
served to him in bed. A close exaniina-
ton of his eyes revealed the fact that
his sight was not injured. The surgeon
declared, however that Inflammation may
set in. He ordered Parnell to keep his
eyes closed, that hot water foments
might be constantly applied.
1t was announced this afternoon that
the surgeon attending Parnell feared
that the injuries to his eyes might re-
suit in serious consequences. He gave
orders, therefore. that for the present
his patient should remain indoors.
Tonight it is announced that Parnells
eyes have become inflamed and he is
confined in darkened room.
AN APPEAL TO THE HILLsDALE MEN.
Parnell has issued strong appeal to
the Hillsdale men, calling on them not
to submit to English dictation. He says
in part: "Will you give up your chief
to the Saxon wolves? or will you rally
around him as your fathers did around
the men of '98, and shout, No surren-
der Hurrah for Parnell, the leader OF
the independent Irish partyp Gather,
men of Hillsdale, at St. Johns we'll, on
Sunday, around your chief and hurl
defiance at his enemies and the enemies
OF your race"
Parnell was interviewed today with
regard to the charge that the fund of
$40 900 was raised several years ago for
his benefit. He said he spent it among
the workmen of Wicklow, giving 200
men employment in the mines and
quarries, which is likely to prove per.
manent, as he has heard that the search
for lode of magnetic iron has proved
successful; and in the development of
coal and iron fields in other districts.
which would give Ireland a great indus
trial future.
ARBITRATION IMPOSSIBLE.
In published interview, Maurice
Healy is represented as saying assurance
can be given the public that no settle
ment of the political crisis is possible by
arbitration. The contest, he said, will
be fought to the bitter end.
notwithstanding the injunction issued
against Suppressed United Ireland, the
paper again appeared. Hereafter the
paper will be entitled: "The Insuppres-
sible United Ireland"
Hennessy has expressed to the COM
mittee having the campaign of his op-
ponent, Vincent Scully, in charge, his
regret for the attack made upon Parnell
yesterday.
A CONVENTION AT CORK.
Cork, Dec. ia city and county
convention assembled here today. The
hall in which the convention was held,
was crowded with delegates and specta-
tors. The name of Parnell was greeted
with cheers by the delegates, but the
crowd groaned it.
The chairman read telegram from
Patrick Egan, giving instructions for the
transfer of his shares in United Ireland
stock, to Mccarthy.
Mccarthy in all address declared that
if the Irish party wanted authority or
sanction for what they had done, the
magnificent gathering there assembled
gave it to them. After such a meeting
they would be entitled to speak in the
name OF the Irish people, and they
would have a still better right so to
speak after the election in Kilkenny.
Resolutions were passed expressing
approval of McCarthy's course.
THE RUIN OF IRELAND's CAUSE.
New YORK, Dec. 17.-Dillon and
O'Connor sent cablegram to Mccarthy
to-day. expressing the deepest regret at
the injury to Parnell, and stating the
language and acts of violence of both
sides will ruin the Irish cause in the
eyes of Americans, and fill the Irish
people here with despair. O'Connor, in
an interview, said if Parnell kept on his
present stand, even if the election was
lost in Kilkenny, the cause would be
irretrieveaby ruined
Il. M. Sullivan, one of the Irish en-
voys, and Mrs. Sullivan, were passengers
on the White Star steamer Britannia,
which sailed for Liverpool today.
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN SPEAKS.
LONDON, Dec. l7.--Joseph Chamber
lain made a remarkable speech at pri-
vate Unionist caucus at Birmingham to-
night. Among other things, he said
that within week certain former friends
in the Gladstonian party had opened
negotiations with him for reunion, on
the basis that Parnell having rendered
home rule impossible, they saw no rea-
son why Liberal reunion should
not be formed. He had replied that
such course was impossible, because
Gladstone declined to take home rule
from his programme. However, recent
events had opened the eyes of the Glad
stonian moderates, who might cooperate
with the Unionists and Tories in the
formation of truly national party, de-
voted to progress in the truest sense.
Labouchere, in speech today, declared
that London Tories paid parnell's cleo
ton expenses in 1880.
Church and Painting Bufned.