The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-30
FACTIONS FIGHTING.
Trouble Between the McCar-
thyiteS and ParnelliteS.
Several Desperate Encounters at a Po-
litiGal Meeting in Cork.
John Dillon Injured by BLOW With a
SliCk-EleCtiOn Of Mccarthy
lite In Dublin.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

CORK, Oct. 29.-The fighting which took
place between the McCarthyites and Par
nellites stnght in the streets of the city
was more serious than at first appeared.
There were series of scrimmages between
the coutending parties, the most severe be-
ing the one in which Dillon was disabled.
Crowds of McCarthytes were upon that
occasion accompanying Dillon and O'Brien.
who were on their way to attend the
McCarthyite meeting. The McCarthyites
came into collision with a procession Of
Parnellites. Neither crowd would give way
to the other, and so a general melee fol-
lowed, several thousand Of the cOmbatants
taking part. Blackthorns. bricks and
stones We're used by both parties. Finally
the McCarthyites succeeded in wrenching
the torches from the hands of the Parnell-
ties. The victorious McCarthyites then
continued their march,
Upon arriving at the market-place where
the meeting was held OBrien addressed
about 5000 McCarthyites. Meanwhile, the
routed Parnelites, with re-enforcements,
made another onslaught upon the Mccarthy
ties. They charged into the square, slash
ing right and left with their blackthOrn5
and splitting many heads. The Mccarthy
ties. though they fought desperately, we're
slowly driven back and then for time the
Parnelltes held the market-place.
The McCarthyites soon found strong re-
enforce ment, and thus strengthened they
again mustered in a compact body and made
a dash at the Parnellite forces, and after
most desperate battle the Parnellite forces
! were routed. Many on both sides were in-
jured, in addition to those already reported
as having been taken to the hospital to have
their wounds attended.
John Dillon was pelted with stones while
passing through the streets, and one man
struck him a heavy blow on the leg with
stick. The injury is not of a serious ma
ture, but on account of the swelling Dillon
will be compelled to keep quiet COnse-
quenty the injured Parliamentarian has
ceased his work of canvassing in behalf of
the nominee of the McCarthyite party.
Similar scenes, though on somewhat
more modest scale, occurred at Bandon,
twenty miles from here. During the fight
number Of contestants on both sides were
severely cut and bruised.
DUBLIN, Oct. 29.-Patrick McDeTmott,
the Mccarthy candidate, was elected with
out opposition 10 the seat in the Commons
left vacant by the death Of John Pope Hen
nessey.
EFFORTS To PRESERVE ORDER.
| Late this afternoon it seemed that a col
| Iision between the persons present at the
| two opposing meetings was imminent. The
threatened melee was averted, however, by
| the action of the herculran John O'Connor,
who forced his way through the dense and
excited crowd toward the spot where the
carriage containing O'Brien was standing.
On arriving the carriage (G(nDnOr held q
hurried and whispered conversation with
UBrien, and finally the TWO men linked
arms and passed through the crowd. This
had good effect, for seeing the opposed
members so friendly with each other the
partisans allowed their ardOr to cool, and
| order was soon restored.
In spite of the doctors orders Dillon drove
out this afternoon and addressed several
meetings. He declared this evening that
! his opponents had placed party of roughs
behind wall, and instructed them 10 at
tack him yesterday.
AN ATTACK ON o'CoNNoR.
At a Parnellte meeting tonight OCon-
nor produced a weapon which he said was
an assegai, or spear used by the Z"lus of
from the hands of McCarthyite. He in
dignantly declared that he would never
speak tD OBrien again, because when he
interfered to preserve peace in the after
noon, O'Brien had the nudacity to say,
"Come with me, John, and l will protect
you"
Late tonight a force of Parnelites
marched out and made an attack on a anti
Parnelite meeting, a free fight ensuing.
O'COnnor received serious wound behind
the ear from a police baton, he says. Show
ers of stones were thrown and many per-
sons injured, including William Redmond.
At a late hour the streets were filed with
an excited crowd.