The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-06-14
Parnellites and Their Opponents Get
Into Big Fracas at
Limerick.
Police Who Interfere Attacked by
Both Factions and Given q
Hard Fight.
Besides Innumerable Broken Heads,
Two are Fatally IRjured-Police
.u Finally Victorious.

DUBLIN, June 14.-In addition to the
encounter at Tralee, the rival factions of
the Irish nationalists had severe con-
flict at Limerick, Sunday. The battle
began in an attempt by anti Parnellites
to break up Parnellite meeting. The
latter had heard rumors of the intended
attack and were fully prepared with shil-
lalahs and other weapons for their an
tagonists.
The Parnellites had band which oc-
casionally played various patriotic airs,
interspersed with howls of derision and
defiance from the enemies of Mr.. Par
nell. One enthusiastic Parnellite
shouted that he wanted Haley" to
come on so that he could settle accounts
with him. The i-Parnellites howled
back defiance at their opponents and
one individual, wearing long-tailed
coat, deliberately stepped up in front Of
the Parnellite crowd and swung the tail
in their faces. crying out that there was
not Parnellite in the lot who would
dare to tread ON it. The coat tail was
seized by dozen hands and wrenched
away from the owner and the excited
Psrnellites proceeded to execute war
dance on the garment, the
band at the same time setting
up q triumphant flourish.
This was the signal for battle. The
anti Parnellites rushed forward to rescue
the coat tail. Others dashedat the band,
while the main body, with shillalahs
fiourishing and howls of rage, interming-
ling with cries of pain, were soon mixed
up in confused mass of struggling,
painting, bruised and bruising humanity.
The whack of the shillalahs led many
above the din Of the crowd to be heard,
causing ugly injuries, although stone
throwing was rather risky, owing TO
friend and foe being so mixed MP to-
gether. There was not much left of the
band. What remained of the instru-
ments was used as weapons with which
to belabor all who came in their way.
As the fight grew furious the police
assembled in force and charged the mob
with drawn batons. At first neither
side paid any attention to the police, but
kept up their fighting, and the struggle
was at such close quarters that the police
could hardly make any impression Sud
denly voice was heard in the crowd:
Here's Balfour's bull dogs, boys; let's
give it to them"
Turned On the Police
Then was witnessed a singular scene.
The two factions, but moment before
engaged in furious strife, suddenly
stopped fighting each other and turned
with equal fury against the police.
Stones We're thrown in volleys at the
constables, and rush was made at them
with shillalahs. The police, however,
We're firm. They piled their
batons without mercy and soon
maintained a regular front at the
mob. Every now and then one of the
foremost of the mob was seized and
quickly passed to the rear and hand
cuffed. The firmness and discipline OF
the police soon told in the struggle, and
the mob, wearied of punishment, at
length broke and scattered in all direc-
tions.
Two Fatally Injured.
On taking account of the injured it
was found that two men had been fatally
injured in tie fracas, but whether by
the police or the mobsdoes not appear.
This is the third fight of the campaign
preparatory for the general elections, the
first or opening fight having occurred at
Navan, in the County of Meath, few
days ago, when the i-Parnellites held
a convention to select candidates to op-
pose Messrs. Mahony and Shiel.
The convention was attended by a
large number who are conspicuous on
the anti Parnellite side. In that fight.
as already cabled, Mr.. Davitt was in
jured, a number of clergy and others
also coming in for rough usage. All in
dications point to a lively struggle be-
tween the two factions during the
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