The Forrest City times., 1890-12-13
Alt IRELAND ARLAzE.
Desa 6stratious Id Fator of Parneli-The Hlehops' Letter Read,


 DUBLIN, December s-irciand is ab'sse
 with excitement, many public meetings
 being held, and the split in the party being
 the universal topic of conversation and dis
 cussion everywhere. The assmeetirg in
 PhGnix Park, Dublin, was not go large as
 had been anticipated-in fact was not a
 formidable gathering in point Of sixc,
 though 1t was quite turbulent It was dis
 tinctly Parnell meeting and Healy and
 other opponents of that leader were burned
 in efigy. Judging from the bitterness of
 the denunciations against them, they would
 have been burned in person had they been
 present. So far as returns have been re
 ceivcd tonight most of tLc impromptu
 meetings hastily conveued today were in
 Parnelrs favor aud in more places than Dublin the chief enemies of Parnell were hguratively destroyed by fire
 The Bishops manifesto conforming Par.
 neil was read in all the churches at mass,
 and the priests added celebrations to the
 people to obey the spirit of the document
 in their political action. The people did not seem to take kindly to this clerical interference in some cases, and at Mitchels-
 town and Kilkenny the Nationalists met hltcT SSTNiCc anu duppttu thututlpus sup porting Parnell. In Armagh the priests propose to stump the country against Par
 nell. It is believed, however, that on the ! whole tho church will contine itself to
 moral suasion.
 | At St. Coleman's Cathedral, Queenstown,
 after the Bishops letter had been read,
 the Rev. Father Fisk addressed the con gregation. He declared that it was no longer possible for psrucl to remain at
 the head of the Irish people. In refusing | to recognize the authority of the bishops Parnell was doing incalculable mischief to
 tho Irish cause; was performing the worS of the enemy, and was rendering tho peo
 pie disunited and distracted
 The Mayor Of Cork, after hearing of tho
 secession of the Mccarthy party last even
 ing, sent tho following dispatch to John OConnor; "Ireland won't allow England
 to select her leader. This right belongs to l Ireland The Irish won't stand Glnds toue's | dictation.n
 | At the Catholic Church in Mitchells,own
 the officiating priest, after reading the dec.
 larations of the hierarchy, warned the sup
 portcrs of Parnell throughout his district
 not to defy their spiritual supariors. | No references were made to Mir. Parnell in any of the churches in Dublin yeste rday The bitterly cold weather prevented q large attendance at the Phoenix Park
 meeting The Lord Mayor, who presided. | moved e resolution that Mir. Parns,l alone was fitted to lead tho nation. He con demned the Healyite whose independence
 and integrity, he said, had been sapped by l English wire -pullers. He called on Mir | Parncll under no circumstances to abandon | his position. Mir Gladstone, kc said. was l still humbugging Ireland, While Healy, | Dillon and O'Brion (groansl were dining
 with Gladstone they were perhaps selling | the Irish cause. The swectbrcads and
 nice dishes had overcome them. He chal- | lenged Mir. parnelrs opponents, whom he | characterized as political lcpers, to come | to Ireland and sec how they would be TO, ccved The resolution was carried unani-
 mously; also a vote of thanks to those who | supported Mir Parnell. The crowd burned | an efiigy of Healy and kicked the remains about tho park amid shouts of derision Otherw ise the meeting was orderly. At l<ongford there was stormy meet | ing of tho local branch of tho National
 League An attempt was made to rcscind
 tac vote of confidence in Parnell which had
 previously been adopted. but this was de feated by vote of a to al.
 In Cork City Mir. Parnells electoral, the National Lcaguers unanimously condemn
 ed Parncll and approved the action of Mir. Hesly, who also represents the City of Cork in Parliament
 In Maryborough the priests seocded from th h, f hs>.sx Nf tho a1ntat inn Hf
 vote of niidcnce in Parnell. The vote | was passed by majority of one At other meetings sn Mary borough the mani festo of ho Irish hierarchy was read by
 priests, but notwithstanding this rrsolu
 tons expressing coafidcncs iu Parnell were in every instan co carried.
 In Limerick the feeling in favor of Par nell was also intense.