The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-13
The pARNEII Eight.

! BoULoGNE-sUR MER, Feb. 12.-Mr. Will
lam O'Brien and Mrs. O'Brien, accompan-
| led by Mr.. Dillon and Mr.. Thomas Gill
left this morning for Folkestone, Eng II
| is expected that Messrs. OBrlen and Dill
| Ion will be arrested as soon as they land III
| England.
FoLKEsToNE. Eug., Feb. 12.-Messrs.
| Dillon and O'Brien upon their arrival al
| this place voluntarily surrendered them
selves TO the authorities here.
Previous to. the arrival of the Boulogne
boat, a crowd of people, attracted by the
| news that Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien were
on board gathered about the pier and
landing place. The police, who had been
| apprised of the coming OF the fug1tlves,
were also on the lookout for the channel
steamer.
Immediately upon landing, Messrs. Dill
lon and O'Brien, accompanied by Mrs.
O'Brien and her mother, Nine. Raftel-
veitch, stepped into the baggage room and
quietly surrendered themselves into the
custody of the police There was no
demonstration of any description made by
the crowd of people who had assembled TO
witness the arrest of the Irish members OF
parliament. All present were silent and
orderly.
LONDON, Feb I2-At $50 p. m, the
Foikeston train by which Messrs. Dillon
and O'Brlen were travelling in charge of
an escort of police, arrived at Charln1
Cross railway station. John P. Nolan, Nj:
p; John O'Connor, NJ. p. and a crowd OF
friends, who had been notified of the
arrest, were waiting ut the station, and as
the train came to a standstill at the cross
ing they besieged the carriage which con-
tanned the two members OF parliament
who were in custoday. The most cordI Il
greetings were exchanged between the
prisoners and their friends, all parties be-
ing courteously treated by the pollce
Inspector Littiechild, of Scotland 7rd,
who was in charge of the police aud
escort, after a pause sufficient TO allow
Messrs Dillon and O'Brien TO receive the
greetings of their friends, corted hls
prisoners TO a carriage which was waiting
near the pl tform, and they were driven
to Scotland Yard The prisoners will be
held in custody at Scotland Yard until
placed on board the morning mail train
bound for Holyhead and Dublin. During
the time MesSrs Dillon and O'Brien were
held in custody at Scotland Yard, Mr..
Parnell Mr. Thomas Sexton, Sir Thomas
Esmonde and Sir Henry Roscoe called
there to see the two prisoners.
THE MCCARTHY WING.
LONDON, Feb. l2-The anti-Parnell fac
tion of the Irish party met today. JUSTIN
Mccarthy presided When he took the
chair he was greeted with cheers. The
meeting passed resolutions of regret at the
failure of the negotiations and then ad-
journed until O'Clock this evening.
During his address in the evening Mr..
Mccarthy read paper detailing the
progress of the negotiations between the
Parnellites and anti-Parneilites, and the
Liberals. The report will not be pub
lished unless the action OF the Parnellites
makes publication necessary. The meet
ing ended at midnight.
Messrs. Mccarthy and Sexton have IS
sued brief official statement declaring
that the BOlogne negotiations were con
ducted upon their sole responsibility, un-
influenced by any other members of the
section and specifically upon the basis that
Mr.. ParnelPs leadership was impossible.
Mr.. Sexton adds: Mr. Mccarthy and
myself had interviews this evening with
Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien. who declared
that in their judgment, we have done ali
that men could do to arrive at a friendly
issue"
To the foregoing Mr.. Condor adds the
following: "I also had an interview this
evening with Messrs. Dillon and O'BrieD.
Mr.. O'Brien repeated what he had said to
Messrs. Mccarthy and Sexton. Mr.. Dill
Ion expressed himself as strongly against
Parnell's leadership, as every member of
the Mccarthy section says that under no
possible circumstances would be ever
again serve under Parnell and that rather
than do SO he would quit politics alto
tethern
If fails money refunded; Preston's
'Hed-A ke"