Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-07

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Sarsfield (unionisD:. ,l6l
At the last election for Cork city Mr.. Parnell
was elected with Mr.. Maurice Healy, who also
represents Cork city. without opposition.
An enormous crowd OF excited people sur
rounded the hall whie the votes were being
counted and large squads sf police had all they
could do to keep order.
The police Of ireland, England and Scotland
have received Information to a probable in
fux into Great Britain Of members of the Irish
PARTY Of action in america 1t is said that
AHericar. detectvtEip the employ Of British
paeje sesfADrtties. s<e stationed at Queenstown
watch every incoming Atlantic steamship from
American ports, In addition the police force
has been inoT ease II every port in Ireland ard
the prominent psrnellites are being steadily
Swallowed In q word, reviTsl Of fenian OPP
orations Is suspected
Messrs. Mccarthy and Sexton have issued q
statement TO the effect that the assurances put
in writing In Janusry by liberal leaders con-
corning the cent? ol Of the polics in Ireland and
the land question were communicated at q
meeting Of the Irish parliament party few
days later al the public declarations Of the
liberal policy. these appeared in the news
papers and nothing has since been added to
them. The assertion that secrecy was observed
in the matter il entirely unfounded.
M'cARrHYIrEs REJOICING.
The McCarthyites are rejoicing over the re-
suit of the election and the ParnelLtes are
sullen. but apparently not respondent. APP
pearances indicate that the defeated faction
Intends to make Cork lively tonight if there
are any bands or boiifres. The Pnrnellites de-
clare that they will not give up the hight, but
will continue to contest the constituencies in
which they have any reasonable number Of
supporters. II is said that Redmond may
oppose the seating of Flavin, on the ground Of
undue clerical interference. Tho Parnellites
threatened to take this ground after both the
Kilkenny and Sligo elections, but Parnell him
self concluded against the proposal, q he
wished to avoid, he said, bringing the religious
issue into parliament. Redmond, however,
has no such scruple, and, an he 10 made des-
perate by defeat, there is little doubt that he
will take the step Indicated This would be
highly pleasing to the tories, by enabling them
to publish broadcast the testimony of clerical
influence and intimidation. There is also little
doubt that FlaYin would be unseated and the
spectacle Of the Cork contest again presented
for the edifcation of Great Britain.
THE BoULoeSE CONFERENCE.
LONDON, Nov. Mr.. Gladstone has written
a letter for publication in reference to the
statement of the chancellor: of the exchequer,
the Rt Hon. George Goschen, in which the
latter is credited with saying tina, Mt Gladstone
negotiated with both Of the rival Irish parties
ct Boulogne. In this letter Mr.. Gladstone says:
"What Mr.. Gosehen says he understands he
misunderstandA / had no more to do
with the proceedings at Boulogne than
he had. When Mr.. Parnell ceased
to be leader 1 informed Mr..
Mccarthy Of my desire to hold free COM
munications with him. The communications
were made for publicity and not for secrecy:
ION the police question said what Mr.. Nor
ley said. that regard the care Of the police as
the proper business of the local government in
Ireland London and everywhere else.
son the land question am not aware that
anything was named which was withheld in
1856"