The record-union., 1891-10-30
Desperate Battles Between Nc
Carthyites and Parnellites.
DILLON INJURED BY THE OPPOSING
FACTION.
John o'Connor Saves o'Brion From a
Howling Moh-The Vatican May
Remain at Rome After All, as Con-
cilfatory Letters Have Been Writ
ten-Amorican Pork in France.
Special to the REcoRn-uxrox.

opeclal 10 the RECoRD-UNIoN.
CORK, Oct, 29.-The fighting which took
place between the McCarthvites and Par
nellites last night in the streets of this
city was more serious than at first APP
peared.
There were q series of scrimmages be-
tween the contending parties the most
severe being the one in which Dillon was
disabled.
Crowds of McCarthyites were upon that
occasion accompanying Dillon and
o'Brien, who were on their way to attend
the McCarthyite meeting. The NicCarthy-
ties came into collision with a procession
Of Parnellites.
Neither party would give way to the
other, and so general melee followed,
several thousand ofthe combatants taking
part Blacllthorns, bricks and stones
We're used by both parties. Finally the
McCarthyites succeeded in wrenching the
torches from the hands of the Parnellites.
Tho victorious McCarthyites then contin-
ued their march.
Upon arriving at the market place,
where the meeting was held, O'Brien adj
dressed about 5000 McCarthyites.
Meanwhile the routed Parnollites, with
on the McCarthyites. They charged into
the square, slashing right and left with
their blackthorns and splitting many
heads. The McCarthyites, though they
fought desperately. were slowly driven
back, and then for time the Parnellites
held the market place.
The McCarthyites soon found strong
relnforcements, and thus strengthened
they again mustered III compact body
and made dash at the Pa1nellites, and
after most desperate battle the Par
nelIlte forces were routed. Many on both
sides were injured, in addition to those
already reported as having been taken to
the hospital to have their wounds at
tended.
Similar scenes, though on a somewhat
more modest scale, occurred at Bandon,
twenty miles from here. During the
hight number of contestants on both
sides were severely cut and bruised.
Late this afternoon it seemed that
another collision between the persons
present at the opposing meetings was
eminent,
The threatened melee was averted,
however, by the action of herculean
John O'Connor, who forced his way
through the dense and excited crowd
toward the spot where the car containing
OBren was standing. Arriving at the
car, O'Connor held hurried and
whispered conversation with O'Brien.
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 placed party
OF rOughs behind wall, and instructed
them 10 attack him yesterday.
MORE FIGHTING.
At Parnellite meeting tonight O'Con-
nor produced q weapon which he said
was an assegai, and which he had wrested
from the hands of a McCarthyite. He in
dignantly declared that he would never
speak to O'Brien again, because when he
intertered to preserve the peace in the
afternoon O'Brien had the audacity to
say: Come with me, John, and | will
protect you"
Late tonight force of Parnellites
marched out and made an attack on an
anti-Parnellite meeting, and free fight
ensued. O'Connor received serious
wound behind the ear from police ba-
ton.
Showers of stones were thrown, and
many persons were injured, including
VIM. Redmond.
AT late hour the streets were still
filled with an excited crowd.