The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-17
Thousands of Irishmen Are
Nursing Bruised Heads.
PARNELL's EYE FULL OF LIME,
He Suffers Terrible Pain, but Will
Soon Recover His Sight.
one-Armed Michael Davitt Clubs His
Way Through Hostile Mob--Priests
Beaten by Parnellites-Crowd Taunts
Parnen About "Kftty's Petticoat."


near together. the Parnellites attacked the oppo-
sition. The McCarthyites repelled them after
spirited defense, led by Davitt, DR.. Tanner and
a number of priests. Many persons on both
sides were injured. Parneil presided over the
meeting of his supporters.
Davitt, accompanied by Father 0'Halloran,
was the first prominent speaker that arrived at
the meeting at Ballinakill, and he took his stand
in the higher part Of the square near the church.
Cheers and counter cheers were vociferously in
duiged in by the assembled factions. As Davitt
began his speech a wagonnette, In which were
William Redmond, NJ. p, Father Ryan and
other Parnellites, was driven through the lower
part of the square. followed by cheering
crowd. Redmond began speaking simultan-
eously with Dayitt. The advent of another
party, headed by several priests, driving briskly
through the street, put temporary stop to the
speeches at both meetings. The newcomers ar
ranged themselves alongside OF the car occupied
by Davitt, amid chorus OF mingled cheers and
execrations.
scully took up the speaking, and was express
sing his views when great shouting announced
the arrival of Parnell aud Harrison and num-
Der of supporters on horseback and in cars.
Parnel's appearance beside Redmond was the
signal for cheers and yeis of "tally ho the foxl"
aud "Kitty's petticoat." amid the din Parnell
spoke to the crowd around him. He sharply
scored Hcnnessy, the anti-Parneu candidate, as
a man who went to parliament in 1861 as Tory
supporter of Disraeli and who now wants to- go
as Liberal supporter OF Gladstone.
Several men made strong effort to dray the
wagonette into the midst OF the anti-Parrellite
gathering. but were dissuaded. Parneli, resun-
ing, maintained that the consistency OF his pub
lie life had been preserved and that he had by
unceasing efforts created and preserved an inde-
pendent Irish Party
Harrison was about to follow Parnell, and
Turner was speaking when sudden conflict
arose on the edge OF the crowd. rush was
made toward Davitt's car, and general melee
ensucd A forest of ash plant sticks and black
thorns arose and descended in the air where the
dividing lines of the opposing factions met.
Davitt leaped from his car welding thick
hazel stick, and fought his way foot by foot
straight towards ParnelIs wagon, receiving and
giving numerous blows. He finally reached the
wagon, hatless and with his face badly marked.
His men with him also bore traces of the severe
usage they had received In their desperate pas
sage between the two vehicles.
Standing on the steps OF Parnell's wagon
Davitt uttered breathless and indistinct de-
fiance, then turned and pushed back to his own
car, surrounded by his supporters, amid the con-
tinuous yells and excrations of the two wildly
excited factions and with the exchange of a
shower of blows.
Davitt then remounted his car and shouted:
"Men of Kilkenny 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 today was many times struck by my
own countrymen." These remarks were greeted
with tumuituous cheers, after which the crowd
began to disperse and the square resumed its
normal aspect.
Parnell and his friends drove to Castle Corner,
Davitt and Tanner following in their wake. At
Castle Corner Davitt and Tanner addressed an
open assemblage, dilating on the affairs at
Bollinakill, and asserting that Parnell brought
a hired mob there to attack them. Just then
the carriages containing the Parnellites passed
the crowd, which hooted and pelted them with
mud and stones.
William Redmond appearing on the edge OF the
crowd, Davitt sent him a message saying that If
Parnell would agree to stand beside him and
deliver speech Davitt would reply to it and
would guarantee Parnell quiet hearing. Red
mond bore the message to Parnell, who instantly
replied: II am not in position to tieat. / am
only in position to fight"
Afterward, while the Parnellites were address
ing crowd, number of Davitts followers got
together and began hooting. The Parnellites
closed around the vehicle from which their
orators were addressing the people, and the
police appeared and tried TO divide the factions.
The meeting ended in a scene of wild confusion,
and Parnell and his friends drove off amid
showers OF stones and mud. There were fire.
quent attempts to assail members of the party
and several bags filed with lime were thrown at
them. Harringtons shoulders were covered
with lime, and mass of lime struck Parnell
full in the face, completely binding him. This
insult infuriated Parnell's friends. Harrington
turned and advancing toward Father Downey
who was at the head of Psrnells opponents
Il arlf NA,,
your church"
The police again interfered and Parnells party
finally got away onto the road. Parnelrs eyes
panied so that he was soon obliged to stop the
carriage and enter laborer's cabin in fainting
condition. A local doctor attended him. The
lime becoming caked beneath his eycIids. the
doctor was only able to remove some of 1t by
using silk handkerchief and some hair oil he
found in the cabin. The physician finally ad-
vised Parnell 10 drive Immediately TO Kilkenny,
so he re-entered the carriage and proceeded
on his journey, but again the pain became SO in
tense that a second halt was made, this time at
wayside public house, where the doctor made
further efforts to relieve the terrible pain which
Parnell was suffering. The doctor was able at
this place to procure a quantity of castor oil,
which lie poured freely into Parnells eyes.
lie then tried TO scrape off more OF the lime,
using for this purpose the point of an ordinary
lead pencil. The lime, however. had become
crusted inside the eyelds, and the doctor, with
the crude implement at hand was only able to
remove the torturing substance slowly and with
much difficulty. The doctor apologized to Par
nell, but said il was unavoidable Parnell re-
piled: 'Never mind the pain. Do your best
don't let me lose my sight"
Finding he was unable 10 remove sll the lime.
the doctor urged Parnell to drive with ell speed
70 town, and this was done. Arriving ar the
Victoria hotel, Parneu had 10 be led from the
w8gonet:e 20 his room. BE reclined in an arm
chair. apparently sightless and suffering the
most intense agony. He still remained in the
hands of his doctor. Surgeon Haekett. who at
tended PsTuelI along the road, stated tonight,
that all the lime had been removed. but the pa-
tent was still suffering intensely. He said he
did not anticipate, from the present appearance,
permanent injury 10 Parnells sight.
At late hour tonight physician said Parpeil
was better, and would be able to be out to-
morrow.
The Irish Tiaiss says: The pope is considering
an appeal sent to him by the Catholics OF Lon
don praying his holiness TO pronounce against
the Catholics supporting Parnell because OF the
lat,ers wickedness.
Upon application of counsel in behalf of Psr-
nell the court today granted an injunction re-
straining the publication of the suppressed
United IreaRd.
~ Neenagh, County Tipperary, to-day, the
caseof Patrick j. o Brien, member OF Parliament,
and Michael o'Brien. charged with assauIting
The police az the time of the conspiracy trials at
Tippersry. was called. One of the solicitors for
pouenent The accused were co-deiendants
with William Brien. John Dillon and others in
the Tipperary conspiracy case.
LONDON p,T 1s--feHTytaiu o shea writes ,r the