St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-17
Oratopy and Blood Flow
Freely Wherever Parnell
Wanders-
Free Fight Results From
Meetings Held at Ballyna
Hill.
Michael Davitt Arms Himself
With a Heavy Hazel
Club.
Parnell Blinded by a Large
Mass Of Lime Thrown in
His Face.

DUBL IN, Dec. 16.-The troubles be
tween the Parnellites and the McCar-
thyites resulted in free fight at Bal
linakhill to-day. A meeting was held
there in the interests of Mr.. Scully, the
Parnellite candidate. Mr.. Parnell was
one of the speakers, and when he made
his appearance he was cheered by his
supporters. While this meeting was be-
ing held, another one in the interest of
Sir John Pope HennesSy, the McCar-
thyites' nominee, was taking place a
short distance away, at which ad-
dresses were being made by Mr.. Davitt
and DR.. Tanner. Mr.. Davitt, accom-
panied by Father O'Halloran, was the
first of the prominent speakers that ar
rived at the meeting in Ballinakill, and
he took his stand in the higher part of
the square, near the church. Cheers
and cOunter-cheers and partisan shout S
were vociferously indulged in by the
assembled members of
The Two Factions.
AS Mr.. Davitt began his speech, a
wagonette, in which were Mr.. Red
mOnd, NJ. P, Father Ryan and other
Parnellites, was driven through the
lower part of the square, followed by a
cheering crowd. Mr.. Redmond began
speaking simultaneously with Mr..
Davitt. The advent of another party,
headed by several priests, driving
briskly through the crowd. put tenn
porary stop to the speeches at both
meetings. The new comers arranged
themselves alongside of the car occu-
pied by the speakers amid chorus of
mingled cheers and execration. Mr..
Scully took UP the speaking and was
expressing his views when great shout
ing announced the arrival of Parnell
and Harrison and number of sup
porters OH horseback and in cars. Par
sHell'S appearance beside Redmond was
the signal for cheers and yells of
''Taily-ho, the fox" and "kitty's petit
coat" Amid the din Mr.. Parnell spoke
to the group around him as follows:
ParneIl's Invective.
81 come among you to insult no man.
/ come to speak of the great national
crisis. i will not enter into a personal
COlllCoJ Will dily Iildii. IcS IoG GlldG MI.
DavItt is not at my side (crieS of down
with him) to fight for Ireland with me
as strongly as heretofore. / will speak
only about Hennessy, the man who
went to parliament in 1861 as Tory
supporter of Disraeli, and who now
wants to 60 as a Liberal supporter of
Gladstone. In 1861 Hennessy defended
in the house of commons the evIctiOnS
proceeding throughout Kings county.
(Yells of ito hell with him.") Will Kill
kenny take man who defended the eX-
termination of those people? Disraeli
gave him place and pension"
Several men now made strong effort
to drag the wagOnette into the midst of
the anti-Parnell gathering, but were
/ disSuaded from their purpose and
stopped. MIR. Dayltt, who was speak
ing, and Dr.. Tanner also appealing to
those who rallied to their flag.
MIR. Parneli, resuming. maintained
that the consistency of his public life
had been preserved amid his unceasing
| efforts to create and preserve an inde-
| pendent Irish party. Men like Hen
messy were not attempting to destroy
their enemies. They had been unable
to cope with them in the open field
They were unable to meet them with
physical force. so they sent this rat,
Hennessy, to try to do by corruption
what they had failed to do by every
other method. The internal dissensions
which were destroying the party were
unavailing fight at Westminster for in
dependence lie had been forced to APP
peal to the people. The people were
slack and cowardly if they failed to
come to a just, true and patriotic de-
clSlOn and lreland'S cause was lost for a
lifetime.
The RuctiOn.
Mr.. Harrison was about to follow Mr..
Parnell, and Mr.. Tanner was speaking,
when a sudden conflict arose ON the
verge of the crowd. A rush was made
towards Davitt's car, and a general
melee ensued. A forest OF ash plant
sticks and blackthorns arose and de-
scended in the air where the dividing
lines of the opposing factions met. Mr..
Davitt leaped from his car, WELDING a
thick hazel stick, and fought his way,
foot by foot, straight toward Mr.. Par
nelPs wagon, receiving and giving nu-
merous 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
two vehicles. Standing OH the steps
of Mr.. Parnell'S wagon, Mr.. Davitt
uttered breathless and indistinct def
ance, then turned and pushed his way
back to his own car, surrounded by his
| faithful supporters and amid the con-
tinuous yellS and eXecrations of the two
contendlng and wildly excited factions,
and with an exchange of q shower of
| blows, Mr.. Davitt then remOunted his
car and shouted:
''Men of Kilkenny: l came here in
defense of the right of public meeting
and liberty of speech. Our opponents
sent their blackguardS to interrupt the
proceedings, but we have beaten them
back. was never struck by an English
| man, but to-day l was many times
struck by my own countrymen."
On to Castle Corner.
These remarks were greeted with tu-
multuous cheers, after which the crowd
! began to disperSe, and the square re-
+ sumed its normal aspect. Mr.. Parnell
| and his friends drove to Castle Conner.
| Mr.. Davitt and DR.. Tanner following in
| their wake. At Castle Conner Messrs.
| Davitt and Tanner addressed an open
+ aSsemblage, dilating upon the details at
| Ballinakill, and asserting that Parnell
brought a hired mob there to attack
them. just then the carriages contain
ing the Parneilites passed the crowd.
which hOoted and pelted them With mud
/ and stones. William Redmond appear
ing on the edge of the crowd, Mr.. Davitt
| sent him message, saying that if Par
nell would agree to stand beside him
and deliver a speech, Mr.. Dayitt would