The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
RI0TING IN IRELAND.
a NUMBER OF SKULLS CRACKED AT
WATERFORD.
Timothy Healey and Dillon Address Meet
ign in the City Hall Amid Great Ex-
element Under the Protection
Of the Police.

DUBLIN, Nov. 4.-DlspatcheS from
Waterford, where the convention Of
gational federation is being held, say
grea5 excitement prevails there.
The streets are crowded
with uproarious mobs, people
ready for any kind of disturbance.
The police in their effort to control
the mob have been making free use Of
their batons with the result that sew
eral civilians have been injured. Tim
othy HeaIy, who was horsewhipped
yesterday by McDermott, nephew
of the late Chas. Stewart Parnell and
solicitor for the parnell family, was
one ofthe speakers. He said, among
other things, that he would not be de-
tered by violence from pursuing the
course he had mapped out for himself
and repeated the language in refer
ence to the widow Of the Irish leader
which he used at Longford on Sunday
last and which led to the chastisement
he received at the hand Of McDer-
mott.
Dillon, on arriving at Waterford,
was received with mingled cheers
and Kisses. Thirteen hundred police
guarded the federation of delegates on
their way to the convention, which
was held in city hall. The police re-
PEELED repeated charges made by the
mob. The Parnellite sympathizers
tried to rush through the entrance of
the city hall, but were beaten back.
Mr.. Dillon confirmed Mr.. O'Brien's
BolOugne revelations, and added that
the men now calling him traitor had
telegraphed to him in New York,
offering him the leadership in
succession to Parnell. CONTINUE
ing, Dillon said that in view of
the continuous calumnies heaped upon
him he had never before revealed
these facts. Messrs. Harrington and
Redmond and other prominent Par
nellites had joined in the request
which was made after he had declared
against the leadership of Parnell. He
refused the leadership because it was
painful and difficult position, q
position which he had never sought
or wished, and one which he would
be slow to accept. After arriving
at Boulogne he told them that
he would not accept the position
unless all cOncurred in promising
loyal support. Those men all prom
Used that if he (Dillon) took the chair
manship they would be his loyal fol-
lowers. He had done nothing since
that time to alter his position a hairs
breadth. For weeks at Boulogne
they were as anxious to get Parnell
out Of the leadership as the majority
were. If they had steadily adhered
to that policy they would have saved
Parnell from an impossible position.
If any one in he world was respon-
sible for Parnell's fate, after Parnell
himself, it was the men who, when
the supreme hour came, had not suf-
ficient courage, manliness or honor
able friendship to take firm stand
and impress their Judgment on him.
(Cheers.)
Dillon left the convention hall on his
way to the railway station guarded
by the police and 100 priests. The
mob followed and kept up contin-
uous attack until Dillon obtained shell
ter in the station. \ number of skulls
were cracked. Forty delegates, while
crossing toll bridge, were thrown to
the ground and trampled upon, many
being badly hurt and bleeding pro-
fusely when rescued by the police.
Several thousand Parnellites held the
approaches to the convention hall, and
everywhere struck down their OppO-
nents. The whole quay, a mile in
length, was a scene of savage fighting.
Many persons were taken to the hos
pital.