The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-26
Sim FEIN REDS
WOULD AvENCE
STARVED MAYOR
British Intercept Avengers En-
Route to England.
Riots Reported in Belfast by
Embittered UniOnists.
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL HONbRs
Ne Sim Fein Firing Squad Only
British Restriction.
Another Cork Famine Striker
Dies Soon After Mayor.
Ne Sim Fein Firing Squad Only
British Restriction.
Another Cork Famine Striker
Dies Soon After Mayor.

Athens, Oct. 26.-The election of
Admiral Condouriotis as regent of
Greece was considered certain today.
The chamber of deputies will select a
regent to rule the country until Prince
Paul or another ruler is selected.
The funeral of the late king will
take place Friday afternoon. The
chamber of deputies will be convened
Thursday.
London, Oct. ga vengeance ex-
pedition" of eight Sim Feiners en-
route to England to attempt reprisals
for the death of Lord Mayor Mac
Sw.ney was apprehended today at
Kingstown, ireland. the Irish office
announced.
During MacSwiney's hunger strike
it was reported Premier Lloyd George
would be marked for assassination if
the lord mayor died. The eight men,
described as desperate characters" I"
were seized by soldiers as they were
about to board boat for England.
Wore Sim Fcin Uniforms.
The men were said to have worn
Sim Fein uniforms under their outer
garments. The party was bent on
criminal enterprises in reprisal for
Macswiney's death. the Irish office
declared.
The eight men were believed to be
from Cork, and not connected with
MacSwineys Sim Feirt funeral body
guard. They refused to give their
names.
All ports were under close watch
with instructions to soldiers on duty to
see that no other vengeance party"
boarded the ships.
Pian for Funeral.
Impressive funeral honors will be
accorded Terence MacSwiney. who be-
gan life as clerk, and died in d spec
taeular manner for ireland.
The home office promised today
there will be no interference with
plans of Irish leaders who announced
MacSwiney's body will lie in state in
ST. Georges cathedral, to be carried
later in solemn procession to entrain
for the journey to an Irish grave.
No S.nn Fein Firing Squad.
Officials said the only restriction on
the funeral services will be that no
Sinn Fein firing squad will be permit
ted to officiate at the grave. One of
MacSwiney's last requests Gas that the
funeral orations be pronounced in
Gaelic. There was no official .opposi-
ton to that.
The deputy lord mayor of Cork ar
rived here today with a body guard
of fifty Sim Feiners and representa-
tives of many Irish societies. 1t was
reported that Dahl Eireann, the Irish
parliament, may attend the funeral in
a body
After the inquest, expected to con-
cluded Wednesday morning, Mac
Swineys body will be taken to st.
Georges cathedral 1t will lie in
until II a. m. Thursday. At that hour
solemn high mass will be celebrated
by Bishop Mannix and Bishop Cotter
of Portsmouth.
Late in the afternoon a funeral pro-
cession will be formed to pass thru
many of the principal streets en- route
to a railway station.
Police Will Cooperate.
Police promised every assistance and
asked cooperation by the Sim Fein
to prevent any demonstration. They
urged that the marchers refrain from
carrying flags or banners or conVers-
ing with spectators.
with three of Ireland's hunger
strikers now dead. it was reported
three more in the Cork Jail were near
collapse. Joseph Murphy. the third
20 die. passed away on his seventy
sixth day of fasting.
Another Striker Dies.
The news of MacSwiney's death was
followed quickly by that of Joseph
Murphy. one of the original eleven
hunger strikers imprisoned in Cork
jail. who died at S;45 last night 1t
was his seventy-s!xth day of fasting.
Murphy was said to have claimed
American citizenship. HIS father,
however. Said altho the boy was BON
at Lynn. Mass, he was not a citizen.
The father never had completed nat
uralization.
Sim Fein leaders in Ireland Joined
in requesting that no disorder be per-
mitted. in this they were supported
by Father Dom nick, MacSwiney's
chaplain. He is sad the Irish people
should adopt the same dignified at
titude" tina: prevailed at the time of
the death of Mayor Thomas Mac
Curtain.
Unionists Are Bitter.
Belfast, Oct. 26.-Further rioting
occurred in this city last night. Large
crowds burned effigies of Terence
MacSwiney, the late lord mayor of
Cork, in a street in the Stanhone sec
ton Of the city and a nearby party,
mistaking the effigies for those of Pre-
mier Lloyd George started exchanges
with men burning the figures
A fight was soon going on and the
ponce being powerless to quell the dis
order, troops were summoned. Sew
eral shots were fired by the soldiers
and order was soon restored.
John Mcleod was shot and killed
Yesterday during fight caused by the
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