Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-25
on ERIN'S SOIL.
The PaneH and MCCARTHY Factions
Travelling Through Ireland.
The Bitterness between the Two Parties
Grows Greater Zach Hour-Isofh Claim
That Their Leaders Are Martyr
Lively scenes.
TnE IRISH CAMPAIGN.

DUBLrS. Dec. l9.-The bitterness be-
tween the rival factions Is growing
greater hour BY hour The followers
Of Mr.. Parncll hold that he Is a mar
tyr, while the supporters Of Mr.. Davitt
make the same clais1 for their leader.
/ Mr. Parnell left Kilkenny 10 attend
meetings at GoresbTidge and Gogyran
He left the hotel in a closed
carriage. His right eye was
covered with bandages. When
they entered Goresbridge, Mr.. Parnen
and his colleagues descended from the
carriage. The other members o. the
party guided the steps Of Mr. ParneIl
I his action had a dramatic effect on the
on-loolSers.
After a speech by Mr.. Redmond Mr.
Parnell was assisted to the front OF his
wagonette and addressed the people
lie referred TO the split in the Irish
party as due to English dictatiou
Throughout the address. however
he generally expressed himself in terms
he had used in previous speeches. At
the conclusion Of the meeting in Cores
bridge Mr.. Parnell and his party pro-
ceeded TO the town Of Gowran. They
were well received at this place and
Mr.. Parnell spoke briefly TO large
crowd
Hope Is entertained that on the arriv-
al of William O'Brien negotiations may
begin for settlement of the fractional
war which is disgracing ireland and in
juring the home rule cause 1t is
rumored that Parnell win send Red
mond 10 Paris TO meet O'Brien and try
to explain the situation to him from the
parncllite standpoint Maurice Healy,
however, is represented as saying that
no settlement Of the political crisis is
possible and that the contest will be
fought to the bitter end.
DUBLIN, Dec. 20 During the meet
ing in Johnstown yesterday a fight be-
tween the opposing forces was at one
time imminent, but the police inter
vened and kept the two factions apart
while the speeches were being deliy-
cred.
LONDON Dec. 2o.--A dispatch re-
ceived IN this city from Mr.. Michael
Davitt states that the injuries sustained
by Mr. Parnell at Castle Conner were in
flicted by women and girls, who pelted
him with -four and mud The story
that lime was thrown in his face and
eyes, the dispatch says is Parnell's
latest disgusting dodge to evoke sym
pathy and divert the peoples mind from
the real Issue.
KILKENNY, Dec. 22.-The Catholic
churches all over North Kilkenny were
literally raided Sunday by rival poll
ticians, who captured the congrega-
tions en- masse as the people left their
pews and harangued them on to-days
elections. Davitt and six other Irish
members went into Parnelfs stronghold
and held sixteen churchstep meet
ings. After early morning mass twenty
meetings were held and more after the
last morning mass. During the after
noon they canvassed from house to
house among the people whom Parnell
has considered surely on his side.
Parnell personally only made two
speeches, but his aids scattered through
the country in time for early mass and
kept the church campaign going mer-
rily throughout the day.
Mr.. Parnell returned TO Kilkenny in
the evening and addressed a large
gathering outside his hotel at a. IN.
Mr.. Parnell goes to Avondale after the
election in Kilkenny and will proceed
thence to Paris to confer with William
O'Brien