Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-13
IRISH FACTIONS FIGHTING.
After Breaking One Another's Heads They
Combined and Resisted the Police.

After Breaking One Another's Heads They
Combined and Resisted the Police.
DUBLIN, June 13.-Ip addition TO the en-
counter at Tralee the rival factions of the Irish
nationalists had a severe conflict at Limerick
yesterday. The battle began in an attempt by
anti-Parnellites to break ups Parnellre meet
ing. The latter had heard rumors Of the in
tended attack and were fully prepared with
shillelahs and other weapons for their an
tagonists. The Parnellites had band. which
occasionally PLAYED various patriotic airs, in
terspersed with bowls OF derision and defiance
from the enemies Of Mr.. Parnell. One enthu-
nastic Parnellite shouted that he wanted a
"Haley" to come on. SO that he could
settle accounts with him then and there.
The anti-Parnelhtes howled back defiance
at their opponents and one individual wearing q
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 Par
nellite in the lot who would dare tread on It.
The cost tail was seized by dozen hands and
wrenched away from the owner, and the excited
Parnellites proceeded to execute a war dance on
the garment, the band ut the same time setting
up q triumphant flourish.
This was the signal for battle. The anti Par
nellites rushed forward TO rescue the coat tail
Others dashed at the band, while the main
body, with shillelahs fourishing and bowls of
rage, intermingling with cries Of pain were
soon mixed up in q confused mass, struggling
painting, bruised and bruising humanity The
whsck Of the shilelahs could now and then be
heard above the din OF the combat and &C.
casionally stones were thrown, causing ugly
injuries, although stone throwing was rather
risky, owing to friend and foe being so mixed
up together. There was not much left of the
band. What remained Of the instruments were
seized for weapons and the combatants could
be seen belaboring each other with trumpets
and drum sticks.
As the fight grew furious the police assembled
in force and charged the mob with drawn
batons. At first neither side paid any nt;eIi-
ton to the police, but kept up their fighting
and the struggle was at such close quarters that
the police could hardly make anY impression
Suddenly voice was heard in the crowd:
Here's Balfour's bulldogs, boys; let us give it
to them"
Then was witnessed a singular scene The
two factions, but a moment before engaged in
furious strife, suddenly stopped fighting each
other and turned with equal fury against the
police. Stones were thrown in volley at the
constables and rush Was made at them with
shillelahs. The police, however. were firm.
They piled their batons without mercy and at
the same time maintained 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 handcuffed. The firmness and discip-
line of the police soon told in the struggle, and
the mob. wearied of punishment, at length
broke and scattered in all directions.
On taking account Of the injured II was
found that two men had their skulls
fractured In the fray, but whether by the
police or the mob does not appear.
This is the third fight Of the campaign, pre-
parstory for the general election; the first or
opening fight having occurred at Navan. in the
county Of Meath, few days ago, when the anti
Parnellites held o convention to select candi-
dates TO oppose Messrs. Mahony and Shiel.