The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-27
WARNING IRISH FACTIONS
Bloody Encounters Between P~arnellites
and Anti-Parnellites Yesterday.
Speakers Stoned and Houses F0rcibly Entered
-Fif,een of the Combatant, Taken
to Hospitals for Treatment
WAR IN

Parnellites and Anti-Parneilites Crack Each
Others Heads and Break I'm Houses.
DUBLIN, June 26-Mr. Jordan, Nj. p,
was attacked by q crowd of Parnellites to-
day on arriving at Limerick 20 address an
anti-Parnellite meeting. Mr.. Jordan was
struck on the head, his hat being smashed
in and he was compelled to take refuge in
the railway station. a strong detachment
or police after wards escorted him to his
hotel. On the way the Parnellites booted
and stoned the police. who finally used
their swords to disperse tho crowd. Sow
eral arrests were q
While O'Brlen WAS attending macs at
Cork this morning a crowd of Parnellites
surrounded the church and continuously
jeered and hooted. When Mr.. OBrien
surrounded by q crowd of anti-ParnelIites.
aud having boarded a car. was escorted to
his hotel. Several fights occurred on the
way, sticks being freely used. Outside the
hotel a serious conflict arose. in which sew
eral persons were injured. The crowd was
finally dispersed by the police. An anti
Parnellite meeting held this afternoon.
addressed by William O'Brien, was at
tackled by Parnellites. whO used sticks and
stones freely. The anti-Psrnellites fed.
William Redmond and the Lord Mayor
of Dublin made an attempt this morning to
canvass blarncy street, an anti Parnellite
stronghold. They were continuously pelted
with stones, and were compelled TO flee.
Afterward Mr.. Redmond and the Lord
Mayor of Dublin. supported by 5000 Par
nellites, marched through Blarney
street. The Parnellites broke the
windows of many houses as they
went along, and the residents took
shelter in the houses, from the windows of
which they pelted the crowd In the streets.
In return the Parnellltes forced the doors
of several houses and beat the occupants.
The Parnellites then held q meeting
In the street, addresses being made by Mr..
Redmond and the Lord Mayor of Dublin.
After the meeting the Parnellites wrecked
the rooms of the Blackpool Bank, and
smashed In the windows. The antl-Par-
nellites. heing in a minority, were unable
TO cope with the Parnellites. but pelted
them from behind houses. The police were
too few In lumber to stop tho disorder.
Fifteen injured cOmbatnnts were taken to
tho hospital for treatment. Many other
persons were slightly injured.
Mr.. O'Brien addressed an nti-Parnellite
meeting this evening. He began by de-
clarin g that if they were attacked they. tho
anti-Parnellites, would defend themselves.
The issue at stake. he said, was whethe r
they should abandon Gladstone and all the
chances of home rule by electing fac
tionists, or whether they should send o
united party to Parliament.
John Redmond addressed Q meeting In
Cork on Saturday niGh.. He said that the
Parnellite proposals were approved by an
overwhelming majority of the Irish in
America, and that the -Parneliites in
America were army officers and no men.
The Parnellites, he said, were determined
not to be driven from public life.