Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-23
KILKENNY'S VERDICT
The Decision is Against
Parnell.
John Pope Hennessy Elected
to Parliament.
His Majority Estimatedat FyOm 500
to 1000.
Priests Were Prominent at the Polls In
fuencing Voters-SeveraI Minor
Disturbances.
Associated Press Dispatches.


KILKENNY, Dec. 22.-The polling
opened briskly this morning. The
presence of a force of police and military
scattered throughout North Kilkenny
seemed to be guarantee against any
serious breach of the peace.
Contingents of the supporters of both
candidates arrived early at Castle
Conner, which point was apparently re-
garded as the key to the situation. The
feeling OF the majority OF the voters, so
far as could be judged, seemed to be
anti-Parnell.
PRIESTS INFLUENCING VOTERS.
An alteration took place between
Harrington and a number OF priests.
This was occasioned by what Harring-
ton termed the priests interference with
voters. Hot words were exchanged, and
in spite of Harrington's protests the
priests continued their work OF infuenc-
ing voters thought to be leaning toward
Parnell.
Parnell returned from a visit to the
voters of Gowran in the highest spirits,
and announced that Gowran would poll
almost solid vote for Scully.
Information is received from Castle
Conner that Parnell met with a hostile
reception there. 1t is also stated that
the miners voted sohdly for Hennessy.
TROUBLE AT JoHNsTowN.
Reports from Johnstown state that it
was with great difficulty the police there
prevented serious collision between the
excited rival factions. The Parnellites
claim majority at the Johnstown
election. The excitement there in
creased when it became known
that Scully, the Parnellite candi-
date, had entered formal
protest against the laxlty of the regula-
tions in regard to the admittance of
strangers to the polling stations. He
and his friends asserted that the pres
ence was apparent in the polling places
of many priests known to be the sup
porters of Eennessy.
In Kilkenny the polling passed off
quietly. Timothy Harrington says
priestly coercion was exercised in North
Kilkenny. and that the Parnellites have
good grounds to contest the validity of
Hennessy's election, should he be re-
turned.
HENNESSY UNDOUBTEDLY ELECTED.
In an interview this evening, Parnell
said he expected the majority to be
small whichever party won. He hoped
the bitterness of the language that
marked the contest, would be forgotten.
His eyes are much better.
Davitt this evening said he was conf
dent that Hennessy's majority would
be 1000.
LONDON, Dec. PA dispatch from
Kilkenny to the Caily News, says there
is not the slightest doubt that Hennessy
is elected by at least 500 majority.
ANTI-PARNELLITE PAPERS DESTROYED.
DUBLIN, Dec. 22.-Two carriers en-
ployed by the Insuppressible newspa-
per, while driving through the streets
with a load OF papers, were compelled
by masked men to drive to Phoenix
park, where the papers were torn to
pieces and scattered in all directions.
At Carrick- -on-Sair, Tipperary, to-
night, crowd of Parnellites who at
tempted to make bonfire of a pile of
copies of Davitt's newspaper were
attacked and routed by Davitt's svmpa-
thizers, several being wounded.
RELIEF FOR IRISH PEASANTS.
LONDON, Dec. 22.-H. M. s. Magnet
left Portsmouth today for Galway loaded
with meal and potatoes and stores of all
descriptions. 1t is one of a series of
cargoes sent by the government to re-
lieve the starving inhabitants of certain
sections of Ireland. Three other gun
boats, the Sea Horse, Britomarte and
Grapply, which have been engaged in
similar work for some time, have been
ordered to continue on duty three
months longer.
SERVICES NO LONGER NEEDED.
A circular just issued informs the
British branches of the National league
that the services of most of the officials
connected with such branches will not
be needed in the future, owing to the
present financial position of the league.
PARNELL UPHELD IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Dec. %. "A rousing big
meeting of Irish Americans, held in Bat
terry d armory tonight, adopted, amid
enthusiastic cheers, resolutions uphold
ing Parnell and his recent pronounce
ments against English dictation in Irish
affairs, under any circumstances.