Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-20
MORE FIGHTING IN Kilkenny.
Parneu Attends . Meeting as Johnseown-
Effect Of the Aseault.

fArneu Aseends . Nesting at JohnseoWn-
Effect Of the As~ault.
Mr.. Parnell and his colleagues drove TO Johns-
town yesterday, where they held q meeting.
During the meeting fight between the oppos-
ing forces was at one time imminent, but the
police interviewed and kept the two sections
apart while tbs speeches were being delivered.
Mr.. Parneli in thanking his supporters for the
enthusiastic reception they had given him
pointed, in self vindication, to the action Of
Canon Lee Of Bray, who said Mr.. Parnen, at
the meeting of the chapter Of the Catholic
diocese Of Dublin, testified that he believed
him to be an honorable man. Mr.. Parnelfs
speech was much longer than the one he de-
livered yesterday. During his remarks he re-
ferred to Sir John Pope Hennessy a. q mongrel
uPstart Messrs. Skinner, Scully and others
also made speeches. Mr. Parnell still wears
bandages over his eyes. The attack on him at
Castle Conner has had the effect Of drawing
many votes to him in Kilkenny.
Mr.. PANELS INJURIES.
Michael Dayitt states that the injuries sns-
tanned by Mr.. Parnell at Castle Conner were in
nicted by women and girls, who pelted him
with -four and mud. The story that lime was
thrown in his face and eyes, Davitt says. is
ParnelIs latest disgusting dodge to evoke
sympathy and divert the peoples mind from
denlals that lime was thrown into Mr.. Parnelrs
eyes, declared that two doctors staked their
reputation on the fact that it was lime they
found in his eyes.
MCCARTHY MEN AT KILKENNY.
Mr.. Mccarthy addressed a meeting in Kill
kenny yesterday. He declared that Sir John
rope Hennessy would certainly be elected and
that the only question was as to the extent of
ms majority Mr.: Sexton also made an address
ne SAID he deeply regretted the violence done
to Mr.. Parnell and that whatever his present
feelings toward Mr.. ParnelI might be his graft
tude for his past services to Ireland was IN
changeable.
Messrs. Condor, Glynn, Arthur O'Connor
and Maurice Healy have arrived at Kilkenny
10 reinforce the band of McCarthyite
speakers The priests who were removed
from North Kilkenny have been brought back
10 assist In the canvass for Sir John Pope
Hennessy.
ARCHBISHOP WALSH EXPLAINS.
Archbishop Walsh of Dublin has telegraphed
to the London papers that the account Of the
meeting Of the Chapter Of Dublin, published
by United Ireland, is a shameful fabrication.
The dean of the chapter has also written a let
ter cOntradicting the statement made in the
publication regarding the action of the chapter.
The article which drew forth these denials
declared that the chapter has adopted a reso-
luton urging the ecclesiastical authorities to
abstain from taking any action ON the Parnell
matter, as there was wide divergence Of
opinion among the Catholic laity in regard to
the question.
The Granard board Of guardians has adopted
resolutions advising Mr.. Parnen to retire tenn
porarily.
The Athlone commission has voted against
Parnell.
The branch of the National League on the
island of Jersey has adopted q resolution
against Mr.. Parnell.
NEW YORK 1NDoRsEs PARNELL.
Two thousand Irish-Americans attended the
meeting in New York in Cooper Union last
night, called by the Municipal Council of the
Irish National League to indorse ParnelI as the
leader Of the Irish party. These resolutions
were unanimously adopted and ordered to be
cabied to Parnell:
Resolved, That we are unaware of any cause
for want Of confidence in Mr. Parneli which
did not exist and was not known to the national
meeting in Leinster Hall, Dublin at which
resolutions of confidence in him were unani-
mously adopted, Or at the meeting Of the par
hamentary party in London. at which he was
unanimously reelected.
Resolved, That in our opinion an independ-
ent parliamentary party as conceived, created
ana led by Charles Stewart Parnell is the only
constitutional means by which home rule can
be obtained, and
Resolved, That, having implicit confidence
In the ability, craftsmanship and devotion Of
Charles Stewart Parnell, we pledge TO him our
support to the end''