The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-05
MORE IRISH RIOTING.
Great Excitement ut Waterrord-Mnn,
Cracked Skulls.

Great Excitement ut watcrrord-1Iuny
Cracked Skulls.
DUBLIN, Nov. 4.-Dispatches from
Waterford, where the convention OF the
National Federation is being held, say
that great excitement prevails there.
The streets are crowded with uproarious
mobs OF people ready for any kind OF a
disturbance. The police in their efforts
TO control the mob have been making a
free use OF their batons with the result
that several civilians have been injured.
Mr.. Timothy Healy, who was horse
whipped yesterday by Mr.. McDermott,
nephew OF the late Charles Stewart Par
nell and solicitor Tor the Parnell family,
was one OF the speakers. He said,
among other things. that he would not
be deferred by violence from pursuing
the course he had mapped out for him
self, and repeated the language in ref
crence 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 hands oil Mr.. McDer-
mott.
Mr.. Dillon, on arriving at Waterford,
was received with mingled cheers and
Kisses. Three hundred police guarded
the federation delegates on their way to
the convention, which was held in the
city hall. The police repealed repeated
charges made by the mob. The Par
nellite sympathizers tried to rush
through the entrance Of the city hall,
but were beaten back.
The convention proceeding. Mr.. Dill
lon confirmed Mr.. O'Brien's Boloucnc
revelations and added that the men
now calling him a traitor had tele-
graphed TO him while he was in New
York Offering him the leadership in
succession to Mr.. Parncll. Continuing,
Mr.. Dillon said that in spite OF the con-
tinuons calumnies .heapcd upon him,
he had never before revealed this fact.
Messrs. harrington and Redmond and
other prominen. Parnellites had joined
in the request, which was made after he
had declared against the leader
slip OF Mr.. Parncll. He re-
fused tho leadership because
it was o painful and difficult
POSITIONS position which he had never
sought or wished, and one which he
would be slow 10 accept. After arriv-
ing at Boulognc he told them THAT he
could rot acccp: the position unless all
concu.rcd in promising loyal support.
Those men. n aud al, promised that
il he lU:,lon) took the cha:rma.ship
they would be his loyal followers. He
had done nothing since that altered his
position in = hairs breadth. For weeks
III Boulognc they were rs anxious to
get MIR. Parnell out OF the leadership as
the majority were. Ii they had steadi.
ly adhered to that policy they might
have saved Mr.. PaSneli from mn impos.
siblc position. Ii any one in the world
was responsible Tor MIR. parnell's fate
after Mr.. Parrcll himself it was the
men who, when the supreme hour
came, had not sufficient courage, man.
illness Q. honorable friendship to take 4
firm stand and impose their judgment
on him. [Chcers.
Mr.. Dillon Lett the convention hall on
his way to the railway station guarded
by police and one hundred priests. \
mob followed and kept up 4 continuous
attack until Mr.. Dillon obtained shelter
in the station. A humble. OF skulls
were cracked.
Thirty delegates, while crossing q
toll bridge, were thrown to the ground
and trampled upon, many being hurt
and bleeding profusely when rescued
by the police. Several thousand Par.
n~cllitcs held the approaches to the con,
vention hall and everywhere struck
down opponents. Tho whole quay, Z
mile in length, was the scene OF savage
fighting. Many persons were taken tc
the hospital.