Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-09
POLITICS HOLDS
IRISH INTEREST
Leaders Prepare to Appeal to
America for Funds for
Campaign
SEVERAL INJURED IN FIGHTS
Shots Fired in Streets of Cork
After a Large Political
Meeting

DUBLIN, Oct. S.-The Irish men,
bers of parliament having returned
| to their homes, greater zest is being
| thrown into home politics. All other
questions retire behind the interesting
conflict between the United Irish
league and the All-for-Ireland move
ment, which William O'Brien declares
to be 1.-The only living thing in Irish
politics" 1t certainly does seem to
enjoy some health, for II all accounts
are to be relied on there is branch
in every town and hamlet of Cork and
| others have sprung up in different
parts of Limerick Kerry, Waterford
and even Mayo. In the days of the
land league, Effin in Limerick was ia
nous for its record breaking contri-
buttons to the funds. Now 1t has
Joined the opposition. More significant
still, the Ballylanders' branch of the
United Irish league has converted it,
self into a branch of the All-for-Ire-
| land league and others are said to be
meditating doing likewise.
On the other hand, the leaguers, for
from admitting any waning of vitality,
pronounce themselves heartier than
ever. They profess a belief that this
years subscription will be a record and
| are basing bright hopes on the pilgrim
age of Mr.. Redmond and his COL
leagues to America, where, according
to DR.. Timmins of Boston, who has
arrived in ireland with the Right Rev.
Monsignor OCallaghan, another prom
inent member of the league in America,
matters over the water are looking
bright. The same gentleman brings
the comforting assurance to his friends
that the recent turn of affairs in Cork
has not had the slightest effect of
depressing kind upon the United
Irish league in America.
DISTURBANCES AMONG FACTIONS
| Meantime, faction fights are occa-
sionally varying the course of events
in ireland, several persons, 1t is stat
| ed, having emerged from one conflict
injured more or less about the face
and head"
A shooting outrage has been reported
to the constabulary. at Athenry. A
herd named John Crehan was fired
upon and wounded when within two
miles of the town of Athenry. 1t ap-
pears that Crehan attended mass at
Esker monastery, mile from his
home. When returning with other
members of the congregation he was
| fired upon from a small sandhill near
the road. Several shots were dis
charged and Crehan was struck with
one in the back. A woman who lived
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rage saw Crehan's assailants run
away. She was so excited on hearing
the shots at that early hour that she
was unable to identify any of the men,
Within half a mile of where the
shooting took place three policemen
were protecting Crehan's cattle and a
newly established police station, in
which there are nine constables, is a
| little farther away. Policemen on bi-
cycles heard, it is said,. the firing, as
did those on duty at Crehans house.
Crehan was conveyed to his house,
where he was attended by doctor.
| It is said the cause of the outrage
| is that Crehan has recently taken a
grazing farm which 1t was believed
would have been divided among the
adjoining tenants.
FARM PROPERTY INJURED
A series of outrages took place last
Wednesday night in the Corrick-on-
Shannon district. A valuable brood
mare, the property of Peter Gray of
Lismoyle, three miles. from Carrick-
on-Shannon, was found in the pas
ture with several gashes. Near a viii
lage known as jamestown, Drumsa,
seventeen cocks of hay, the property
of farmer named Pat McGovern, were
torn down and tossed over the fields.
Gray hols a. farm which was boycotted
years ago. Gray McGoVern, II is al
legged, obliged a neighbor who took
some Objectionable meadow recently,
by bringing his milk to the creamery.
At the Cork police office this week
Jack Sheehan, a blacksmith, was
charged by the excise officers with
having carried revolver without the
necessary license. The defendant Is
the brother of Mr.. Sheehan, NJ p. The
offense was committed in Cork, when
John Redmond and William O'Brien
held rival gatherings in the city and
there was a great concourse of peo-
PIE representing both factions. A con-
tingent from North Cork came pro-
vided with revolvers and during the
afternoon shots were fired in the street,
The defendant was arrested for firing
revolver in the public street, and
was dealt with on the following day
for that offense. For carrying re-
volver without license he was fined
$50. The magistrates have power to
reduce the penalty, but in the cir
cumstances they refused to make any
reduction, the president magistrate re-
marking that he did not see why a
man should bring a revolver into a
peaceful city like Cork.
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