Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1890 — Page 3

TO WORK FOR REFORM.

THE REFORM CLUB OF NEW AND ITS GREAT FIGHT. I A Great Power In the Recent ElectionHow the Tariff Fight Wag Carried On— Victories Gained on the Stump and Through the Press—Already Opening the Great Battle of ’92. One of the most important agencies >Jn securing the great tariff reform victory of November 4 was the Reform Club of New York City. This club was •organized in January, 1888, for the purpose of furthering several important reforms, such as the Australian ballot Jaw and the reduction or abolition of tariff taxation, especially the latter. It at once attracted to itself a strong membership of enthusiastic men in business >or professional life, who were earnestly impressed with the idea that our present •protective system is a gross injustice, and that all patriotic citizens ought to •onlist themselves in the war against it, and continue that war till just relations are established between producer and -consumer. In the Presidential election two years ago, the club took an active part in the fight for tariff reform. Undaunted by the defeat of that year, the club determined to begin at once the fight for the •Congressional elections of 1890. The rpublication of tariff-reform literature went on without interrupt'on, and already in the fall of 1889 the club was maturing its plans for work during the winter and spring of this year. A meeting of the club has recently ;been held, at which reports of its work were read. Some of the points in these .are of interest to the friends of tariff reform everywhere, as showing the vigor .and effectiveness with which the fight was carried on. At the meeting referred to, Hon... John IDe Witt Warner, Congressman-elect from the Eleventh New York District, read the ireport from the General Committee on ‘Tariff Reform, of which he is Chairman., From this report, which includes reports -of the various subordinates, a most interesting view of the scope and thor--oughness of the club’s work is obtained. One of the most important pieces of work done by the club was a complete poll canvass of the voters of New York State outside the larger cities. In this way the names and addresses of •659,100 voters were obtained. The lists •conveyed also some general information .about each voter, such as his politics, his'tariff views, his occupation, whether Grand Army man, etc. This last was •used with excellent effect in distributing the tariff reform documents which the -club publishes and circulates. Tariff matter was sent to each man which would be best suited to his case. When, for example, it was desired to inform the farmer of the State of the humbug nature of the McKinley tax on barloy, the mailing clerks of the club had but to "turn to the poll-lists and select the farm--ers in the barley-growing counties of the State. But this subcommittee, of which Mr. Jason Hinman is chairman, did not content itself with the mere distribution of documents. It organized speaking tonrs in many of the counties and sent out speakers in this way to talk tariff to the farmers and people of the smaller country villages. An extensive series of such .•meetings was held in the winter and spring, and these tours were resumed in the fall. More important still were the joint tariff discussions at county fairs in .August and September. On July 22 Mr. Hinman challenged the American Protective League to debate with Reform Club speakers the tariff question before ■ithe farmers at sixteen annual fairs. A month passed without an answer; then, in the middle of August, the Protective League replied that they had the matter •under consideration. Two county fair meeting? had been addressed by tariff reform speakers before the protectionists -awakened to the real situation. On Aug. 29 they sent in a notice of acceptance of Mr. Hinman's challenge. In accordance with this plan debates were arranged at forty-one fairs. The Reform Club was in these debates by tariff reformers of national reputation, like Hon. Wm. M. Springer of Illinois, Hon. W. D. Bynum of Indiana, Hon. Wm. L. Wilson of West Virginia, and lion. John E. Russell of Massacusetts. , The effects of this work were seen. at the election on Nov. 4. In the twenty '‘Congressional districts north of New York City, in which this work was done, the Democrats made a gain of seven •Congressmen. Simultaneously with this activity in New York tho committee was carrying •on operations in every other State in tho Union, but, of course, giving its attention chiefly to those States which most needed evangelistic assistance. Literature was sent into those States, agents •of the committee were dispatched to some of them to aid local reformers in -organizing tariff reform movements upon the lines adopted by the commit-, tee, and during the campaign speakers were sent to points where help was most meeded in the fight for Congressmen. Under the auspices of the club poll -canvasses were made in the whole of lowa and Connecticut, and in parts of Washington, Maryland, South Dakota, Michigan and Wisconsin, while in a number of other States one or more Congressional districts were canvassed, rin the same way. The lists thus col-' lected were used by the club in the distribution of literature. Many of tho club’s documents were also supplied to . the campaign committees of the various States, tho State Central Committee • -of Wisconsin alone circulating 250,000/ -of them. One district in the West was selected; in which to make special efforts. This was the district in Illinois now represented by Mr. Powell. Here a special’ -canvass was made at the expense of the Reform Club. The district was sup-i posed to be hopelessly against tariff, reform. It was covered, however,) -and a few weeks before the elec-: tion a complete canvass was handed to Mr. Scott, the tariff reform candidate, with data showing him that ho would be: elected —as he was by a good majority—though neither he nor his opponent •could believe it until some days after the -election Tho good results of the club’s work in the West may be seen from the following extracts from letters: ■Wesloy W. Hyde; Grand Rapids, Mich.: I cannot refrain from writing you In relation to your Influence and effectiveness in the campaign In Michigan and the West. I believe that to your literature, more than -any other one tiling, the Democrats owo their victory. Nothing could bo more admirable and timely than the literature oh tariff questions. It formed the text 1 -book of speakers and writers alike, and enabled ■us to present our side of the question Intelligently, exhaustively and forcibly. I

want to thank yon in the name of all tariff reformers here for your good work. Hon. Neal Brown, Warsaw, Wls.: Tan have helped us very greatly in Wisconsin during the present campaign, and person-, ally I owe a great deal to the Information' obtained from your briefs on the tariff question. I hope that you will not cease your work, but that you will at once commence the campaign of 1892. In Wisconsin we shall do our utmost to hold the electoral vote for President, and from present Indications we shall succeed. From what I know of your work in other States I have no doubt but what you have made tens of thousands of votes for tariff reform. The greatest good you have done has been In educating our own leaders upon the tariff question. ’ A most Important part of the club’s

The Farmer—They thought I wasn’t loaded before, but if they come monkeying around again I’ll let ’em have the other barrel. —Chicago Herald.

work during the campaign was the furnishing of tariff-reform matter through newspaper syndicates and press associations to more than 1,000 country papers, having, as is estimated, a reading circulation of at least 2,000,000 readers. This work was begun a year ago and has grown up gradually to its present proportions. It goes on since the election just as during tho campaign, and there is scarcely any less demand for the matter than during tho campaign. This part of tho work will be carried right on through the great tariff reform battle of 1892. The Reform Club has recently moved into its now house on Fifth avenue, in New York, bought and fitted up at an expense of about 8325,000. Its membership, both local and non-resident, is growing rapidly, and the club is fast becoming recognized as the leading organized force in this country at work against tho iniquitous high tariff. It work will go forward with energy and courage until justice is done in tho matter of taxation.

IMPORTED INDUSTRIES.

A GREAT LOCK-OUT IN THE SPOOL THREAD MILLS. Tho Clark Spool Thread Company Locks Tip Its Mills and Throws 3,000 Operatives I Out or Employment-A Case of Protection for Labor. t Our high tariff apostles always greet with joy those European industries which are compelled by reason of the high tariff to remove their mills to this country. When McKinley was defending his high Chinese wall in Congress last May he said: “Let them bring their factories yight over here. Bring 825,000,000 over here and sit down among us our labor and consume the products of our farmers.” McKinley’s Republican cohorts applauded the sentiment. Since the passage of the McKinley law there has been a great deal of talk about European manufacturers who are reported to be on tho point of setting .up mills on this side of the .ocean. Tho Republican papers priut jsuch news as this and comment on

Which way? —Chicago Time s.

it as vindicating the wisdom of recent tariff legislation Since the election, however, there has been a noticeable falling off of rumors of this kind, and when the London Economist pointod out that European manufacturers, who had contemplcted establishing mills here, would now perhaps be deterred from that step by reason of the Democratic victories, our protectionist journals copied these expressions w r ith great satisfaction. These journals do not seem to see that news of tips kind makes out a strong case against McKinleyism. Tariff reformers have never wearied of reiterating that, our high tariff secures undue profits to the manufacturers, and that the McKinley law must increase these profits to a greater extent than ever. When a European rnanu-

lie turer decides to go to the greet expense of moving a mil! to America, paying high duties on his machinery. it is the most convincing proof possible of the assertion that manufacturing is in many lines assured of undut profits. When, therefore, these mani> facturers are frightened out of movinj their machinery over here by a Democratic victory, they simply recognize th« fact that the Democrats are not going to allow undue tariff spoils to be collected from the people by the protected interests. But McKinley did not originate the notion of transferring industries to America; the old tariff had al-

ready forced some manufacturers t* establish themselves In this country to avoid higher duties, and reap their portion of protection’s spoils. A company of this kind is the Clark Thread Company, of Newark and Kearney, N. J. The old duty of 40 per cent, ad valorem on linen thread and a duty on cotton spool thread equal tc over 50 per cent, caused this company to set up mills here some years ago as branches of their great establishment in Scotland. McKinley raisod the duty on linen thread to 45 per cent, ad valorem In the better grades and higher still on the cheaper ones. This was done notwithstanding the fact that a prominent Massachusetts firm engaged in the manufacture of linen thread said to McKinley through their authorized agents that they did not need any higher protection, and that if tho duty on dressed flax were removed altogether they would be willing to have tho duty on thread reduced to 25 per cent. But, alas, there were other people who wanted a still highei duty on dressed flax. Tho old duty was S4O per ton; they wanted this doubled. McKinley raised it to 860 per ton; and then, to compensate tho thread men, he raised the duty on their product as above shown. The high duty on cotten thread and the increased duty on linen thread oughl to make the manufacturers able to keep their labor happy and contented; since it is always in behalf of labor that protection is pretended to bo given. Bui these same imported Clark establishments at Newark and Kearney, N. J., havo no! succeeded in making their labor happy and contented. A difficulty has receptly arisen between tho superintendent and tho operatives, resulting in a strike of the spinners and the lock-out of all the other employes. The total number thus out of employment is 3,000. Nearly hall of these are girls, and some of them showed their disappointment in theli tears. It Is true that the lock-out did not havo its cause in a dispute about wages. But the McKinley scheme of compelling foreigners to “sit down among us and employ our labor” ought to guarantee employment to that labor. Is the coun-

try to bo forced to pay higher prices foi thread to enrich these foreigners and to get our labor employed, and Is the labor then to go unemployed, while the protected foreigners jingle their guineas in their pockets? Does it not seem that the Republican scheme for protecting labor by enriching the employer is a scheme with an enormous hole 1n It? Where is thoguarantee that the laborer will get steady employ* ment, and If he does, that he will get any higher wages? The moon shines down for two short weeks. And then a rest awhile it seeks ; While on the clouds the fairies sit And try to shine it up a bit. Man is sometimes self-made, while woman is often tailor-made.

THE STATE OF INDIANA.

WHAT IS GOING ON WITHIN ITS BORDERS. Rewards of Genius—More Light for Thorntown—Big .Pickings for the Lawyers—Arrests Accidents Diphtheria Suicides—Fires—Deaths, Etc. •a Crop import W. A. Peelc, State Statistician, has compiled the tables relating to farm products for the past year and those figures will bo embodied in tho forthcoming report of the bureau?

There has been a decided falling off iu the number of bushels of grain, as compared to the crop of 1889. The wheat crop for 1890 lacks 13,000,000 bushels of reaching the amount of 18S9. Corn lacks fully 19,000,000 bushels, oats 13,000,000, whilo the potato crop is short 5,000,000 bushels from the yield of the previous year. On the other hand, the crops of timothy and clover are regarded as tho bestovor raised in the State. Although tho principal cereals havo fallen off so largely in tho yield, the money loss to the farming Interest has been comparatively small, bceauso bad crops, as a rule produce good prices, and market, prices show a decided advance over other years. r Aie reports takes up tho principal crops, showing acreage, number of bushels and estimated values, as follows: Wheat—Number of acres sown, 2,831,133; product iu bushels, 28,352,340; value of crop, $23,-08-1,158. Corn—Number of acres, 3,410 433; product In bushels, 87,092,513 ; value of crop, 813,546,200. Oats— Number of acres, 1,019,338; product In bushels, 15.553,207 ; value of crop, 87,310,117. Barley—Number of acres sown, 22,745 ; product in bushels, 287,835; total value of crop, $232,081. Rye—Acrongo, 58,783 ; product iu bushols, 781,191; value of crop, $170,515. Clover Hay—Acreage, ' 1,198.040; product In tons, 2,057,182; total valuo of crop, $10,457,504. Timothy Hay—Acreage, 1,242,027; product In tong, 2,112,457 ; total valuo, $23,237,027. Irish Potatoes—Acreage, 80,747 ; product in bushels, 2,083,875; value of crop, 82,285,544. Sweet Potatoes—Acreago, 2,045; product In bushels, 158,700; value of crop, $193,440. Cloverseed—Product in bushels, 2(55,923 value of crop. $397,215. Timothy Seed—Product in bußhels, 39,081; value of crop, $48,851. Total value of all the crops estimated at $121,020,411,

A Narrow Escape. A family of five, consisting of Mrs. Sarah Worstell, a daughter and three sons, came near meeting death at Logansport, from tho effects of escaping natural gas. A leak in the pipes filled tho house with gas after the family had retired, and about midnight one of the boys awoke, and by crawling and rolling over the floor reached a window and called for help. Tho other members of the household wero carried to a neighbor’s house and physicians summoned. The oldest son, Renjamin, was found to be in a critical condition, having become completely blind and his hearing gone. The various feelings experienced by the members of the family woro and they describe their agony as exei'ticiating for hours while they* wero in their beds conscious, but In a helpless condition. It Is thought tho whole family Will recover. Howards of Genius. The following patents to Indianlans have been issued: Jasper L. Ackerman, Lowell, clamp; Thomas M. Bales, Dublin, alarm bell; Charles G. Conn and W. F. Seidel, Elkhart, cornet; Benjamin F. Haugh, Indianapolis, and P. F. Leach, Chicago, 111., assignors to Cushion Carwheel Company, Indianapolis, cushioned car-wheel; Harrison I*. Hood and F. A. Jacob, assignors to E. J. Robison, B. Carr and H. M. Lafollette, Indianapolis, iwire stretcher; William I. Hunt, South Bend, wagon seat, wagon scat support; Bavid Mack, buggy top lowery; Lemuel F. Norton, assignor of one-half to W. K. Fraley, Lebanon, fence post; Robert E. Poindexter, Indianapolis, saw-jointer; John L. Wagner and J. Seath, Terre Haute, said Seath assignor to C. L. Lewis, Indianapolis, car door.

Minor State Iti-mn. —Montgomery county has 107 teachers. 4|&4tf heria 3 very niali g liailt type is prWalflVg at Rockville. —J. li. Brush succeeds G. W. James as postmaster at Lapland. —-MjyW’m. T. Abbott, of Fort Wayne, dieef suddenly of heart disease. —A stock company is being formed to manufacture stoves at Lebanon. —Shelbyvillc boasts that with cheap gas it can double its population. —An electric light company has been formed at New Albany, with SIOO,OOO capital. —A military company has boon organized at Bluiltou, with W. L. Kiger as captain. —William May, aged 84, died at Knightsville. He fought in the Black Hawk war. —Charles Downs was rescued from drowning by his courageous mother at Logansport. —Frank Borger had his hand crushed off in a box-press at the Elkhart paper box factory. —John Trasper, of Greenwood, was killed by the accidental discharge of his gun while hunting. —Joseph Sullivan, one of the leading farmers £nd pioneers of Miami County, died, aged 8(5 years. —The farmers of Monroe Township, Putnam County, have recently suffered the loss of sheep, pigs, and calves from the depredations of a big gray wolf, at large in the neighborhood. —While driving an entry late Saturday afternoon in Watson's shaft, two miles south of Brazil. Peter Massraan was caught by a heavy fall of slate, which left only his feet visible. His body was crushed into a shapeless mass. The deceased was forty-four yean oldt and left a wife and children.

. —Frame, Signs & Co.'s ffore&t North Manchester, was robbed of 81,000 worth of silks. —Thomas H. May, of Cannelton, lias been appointed a cadet of the West Point military academy. —Judge R. W. Mcßride has been appointed to tho vacancy on the bench of the Supreme Court. —John Grienlieh was instantly killed by a falling elevator at the Studebaker wagon works, Sooth Bend. —Tho Western Indiana Poultry Association will hold its annual poultry show in Lebanon, January 5 to l(k —There were oleven cases of typhoid feVer in tho family of Stephen Frazee, near Bowling Green, and all recovered. —Prominent citizens of Laporte County are demanding a new Court House, to cost not less than 865,000 or inoro than 8100.000.

—William K&nfmann, jr., a lumberman near Vera Cruz, was fatally burned. Ills clothing caught from tho camp-fire whilo he was asleep. —Among the enterprises that arc developing in St. Joseph County, and which bids fair to grow to larger proportions, Is tho culture of peppermint. —A movement has been started and 835,000 of tho necessary 860,000 has beou raised to pipe natural gas from Sheridan through Big Springs to Zionsville, —Mrs. R. H. Smith, of Kokomo, comes into a fortuuoof 8100,000 by tho death of her father, Capt. C. P. Freeman, of Baxter, Ark. She is the solo survivor of tho family. —Robert Groves, sitting in Lewis’ hardware store at Plainfield, reading tho morning paper, suddenly throw up his hands, gasping for breath and foil back in tho chair dead. —lt lias boon discovered that a No. 1 glass rock is to be found near Abvdol, in Grange County, on tho Monon Railroad, and a crusher is to be put in. It la tho Intention to ship 100 car-loads to glass establishments per week. —Samuel Brown and John Beard, young men who persisted in refusing to support those depending upon thorn, were taken from a saloon at midnight at Now Albany and torribly flogged by White Caps. They promised to reform.

—Tho Methodists of Kokomo, havo just completed a now church edifico, to be known as tho Markland Avenue M. p. Church. It Is a handsome structure, costing about 85,000. Tho rapid growth of tho city necessitated this additional ])laco of worship. —Tho other night as Miss Molllo McCalif, of Crawfordsville, was returning homo a large negro struck her and made an attempt to get her pocket-book, which she was carrying In her hand. She did not run or drop hor pocket-book, but put tho negro to flight. —A fishing club has been organized at South Bond, known as the “Dead Game Dinglors,” Their sport will bo confined to Cynthlana Lake, in Elkhart County, and tho South Bend Times vouches for tho membership, that In tolling fish stories tho club can out-lie any crowd of its slzo on earth.

—A. R. Jackson, of Churubusco, who shot and crippled ex-convict Mease at the time tho Fort Wayne officers wero struggling with Morvlu Kuhns, is daily In receipt of threatening letters, and his life is endangered. However, ho Is on the alert to avoid attack, and is armed for tho emergency. —Julia Nett, an elderly married woman, and Francis Bolska, her sister, wero arrested at Evansville for shoplifting. They havo boon stealing for months, and their 111-gotten gains amount to hundreds of dollars. Four members of the family, throe women and one man, are now serving penitentiary sentences for shoplifting. —Robert Robertson, of Morrison, a widower, aged about 70 years, who has been paying attention to Mary Wall for the past two years, visited her recently, and It Is supposed, proposed that she marry him, and being rejected, drew a revolver and shot her through the left temple. Ho then turned tho weapon on himself and sent a bullet through his brain.

—As the north-bound passenger train on the Fort Wayne, Cincinnati and Louisville road pulled Into Connersvillc, It was seen that the engineer, whoso name is not known, was very drunk. Another engineer was sent for, but No. 1 refused to vacate his cab. After great delay a party of railroad men and indignant passengers took possession of the cab, and after a bloody light the drunken engineer was ejected. —Francis Campbell, a farmer who lives about five and one-half miles south of Fortville, made an attempt on the life of his wife and his uncle, John Campbell, who is very old. He shot his uncle three times breaking his right arm. Campbell, after leavlug Fortville rode over the neighborhood hunting for a revolver witli which to do his dirty work. Failing in this he went home and with an ax made his wife get his revolver. He then forced her to disrobe, which she did, and then in his drunken frenzy ho began shooting at her. She finally made her escape as nude as the day she was born, walking four miles in the cold and over the frozen ground, until her feet were so swdllen that she fell fainting. Her life is despaired of. There lk strong talk of lynching Campbell —The extensive vinegar factory of Holly Austin, about thi*eo hiiies from Madison, burned. There was no insurance and the loss will be very heavy. —Thomas Uttloy, tho Herculean negro in jail at Marion for the allcgod murder of Col. Paul during a riot at Fairmount, attempted suicide with morphine and with difficulty his life was saved. Uttley claims to have been simply a spectator of that fight, and ho was despondent because his trial had been postponed by the Drosccution.

LIME IN PARNELL’S EYES

IT IS PUT THERE IN THE COURSE OF A ROW. Tl>* *x-Lea«ler of the Irish Nat oimii.ts Hon*lily Handled at a Meeting In Kilkenny—Rival Factions Hold Meetings tat the Same Town and a Fight Follows. [Dublin (Ireland) dispatch.] The troubles between the Purnellltes and the McCarthyite! resulted in a free fight at BalllnaklU. A meeting was held there in the Interests of Mr. Scully, the Parnollite candidate. Mr. l’arnell was one of the speakeis, and when he made his appearance he was cheered by his supporters. While this meeting was being held another one In the Interest of Sir John' Pope Hennessy, the McCarthyite nominee, was taking place a short distance away, ut which addresses were made by Mr. Davltt aDtl Dr. Tanner. Mr. Davltt, accompanied by Father O'Halloruu, was the first of the prominent speakers that arrlvod, and he took his stand In tho higher part of the square near the church. Cheers and counter-cheers and partisan shouts woro vociferously htda-ged in by the assembled members of the two factions. Mr. Redmond began speaking simultaneously with Mr. Davltt. The advent of aw other party, headed by several priests, driving briskly through the crowd, pwt a temporary stop to the speeches at both meetings. The newcomers ranged themselves alongside of the car occupied by Mr. Davltt nmid a chorus of mingled cheers and execrations. Mr. Scully took up the speaking and- wasexpressing his views when great shouting announced the arrlvul of Parnell and Harrison and a number of supporters on horseback and in cars, Parnoll’s appearance beside Redmond was tho signal for cheers and yells of “Tally-ho, tho fox," and “Kitty's petticoat.” Amid the diu Mr. Parnellspoke to the group nrouud him as follows: “I come among you to insult no man. [Edward Harrington—No, and we will protect, ourselves.] I come to speak of the great national .crisis. I will not enter into a personal contest with any man. I regret that Mr. Davltt Is not ut my side [cries of •Down with him'] to fight for Ireland with, mo as strongly as heretofore. I will spoalt only about Ilennessy, the man who went to Parliament in 1861 ns a Tory supporter of Disraeli, and who now wants to go us uLiberal supporter of Gladstones In 1861 Honnessy defended In the House of Commonsthe evictions proceeding throughout King’s county. [Yells of ’To h with him.’] Will Kllkenney take a man who defended the extermination of these people? [Cries of •Never.’] Disraeli gave him a place and pension.”

Several men now made a strong effort to drag the wagonette into the midst of the anti-Parnell gathering, but were dissuaded and stopped. Mr. Parnell, resuming, maintained that the consistency of hi* public life had boen preserved amid Ms unceasing efforts to create and preservo an Independent Irish party. The enemy had boen unable to cope with them In the open Held. They were unable to’meet them with physical forco, so they sent this rat, Hennossy, to try to do by corruption what they liad failed to do by every other rnotbod. The infernal dissensions which wero destroying the party were not of his creating. Having made an unavailing fight at Westminster for independence, ho had boen forced to appoal to the people. [Mr. Hodmond—“We vtfll fight for you till death."] The pooplo were slack and cowardly. If they failed to come to a Just, true and patriotic decision Ireland's Cause was lost for all time. Mr. Harrison was about to follow Mr. Parnell, and Mr. Tunner was spoaklng, When a sudden conflict arose on the verge of.the crowds. A rush was made toward' Davitt’s car, and a general melee ensued. A forest of ashplant sticks and blackthorns arose and descended in the air wkero the dividing lines of the opposing factions met. Mr. Davitt leaped from bis car, wielding a thick hazel stick, and fought his way foot by foot straight towurd Mr/Varndll’s wagon, rocelving and giving numerous blows. He Anally reached the wagon hatless and with his faco badly marked ahd with a few of his men with him, who also boro traces of the severe usage they had recelvod In their desperate passage between tho two vehicles. Standing on the steps of Mr. Parnell’s wagon Mr. Davitt uttered a breathless and indistinct defiance, then turuod and pushed his way back to Ills own car, surrounded by his faithful supporters, amid the continuous yells and execrations of the two contending and wild y exciting factions, and with an exchange of a shower of blows. Mr. Davitt thou remounted his oar and shouted: "Men of Kilkenny: I come here In defense of the rights of public meeting and liberty of speech. Our opponents sent their blackguards to Interrupt the proceedings, but wo have beaten them back. I was never struck by an Englishman, but to-day I was many times struck by my own countrymen.” Those roinarks wore greeted with tumultuous cheers, after which the crowd began to disperse and tbd square resumed its normal aspect. Mr. Parnell and his friends drove to Castlecomer, Mr. Davitt and Mr. Tanner following in their wake. Mr. Parnell afterward spoke to a. small meeting. While other Parnellltes were addressing the crowd a number of Davltt’s followers, got together and began hooting at> the speakers. The Parnellltes closed around the vehicle from which their orators were addressing the peoplo, and the police appeared and tried to divide tho factions. The meeting ended In a scene of wild confusion. and Parnell and his friends, drove off amid a shower of stoues ujid mad. Frequent attempts to assail ibe members-of the party were made, and several bag* filled with lime were thrown at them. Mr. Harrington’s shoulders wero covered with lime, and a mass of dime struck Mr. Parnell full In the face, completely blinding him. This insult Infuriated Mr. Parnell’s, friends. Mr. Harrington turned, and advanced toward Father Downey, who, was- at the bead of Mr. Parnell's opponents, and shouted: “Coward, you are a disgrace toyour church!” The police here again interfered, and Mr. Parnell’s party,, who had left their cars, again took their seats and' finally got away. Mr. Parnell’s eyes, which* were quite closed, were intensely painful. He was soon obliged to stop Ms- carriage,, which he left and entered a laborer’s cabin In a fainting condition. A local doctor attended him. The limo had become caked beneath his eyelids, and the doctor w.aa only able to remove some of It by using a silk handkerchief and some half-oil he found in the cabin. The physician finally advised Mr. Parnell to drive Immediatelyto Kilkenny. 8o the latter re-entered his carriage and proceeded on his Journey. But the pain again became so Intense that, a second halt was made, this time at a roadside public-house, where the doctor made further efforts to relieve the terrible pain which Mr. Parnell was suffering. During his speech at liallinaklU Parnell' swung his cap and shouted, “Down with Hong Kong and English dictation! To b—L with Hong KonH” This extraordinary expression drew all eyes to him and caused many persons to wonder if be had not been drinking. He looked wild enough to Justify this. Mb. Pabnkli* who now calls Mr. Gladstone a “garrulous old gontloman,* pronounced him four years ago an “Illustrious Englishman who towers head and shoulders above all living meu, {or whose equal as a statesman and a philanthropist we have to search the pagos of history in vain.* Gkjj. Ciiablbs F. Thompson, at one , time a Major under “Old Rosy,” and subsequently made Brevet Brigadier General for gallant conduct on tho lield, has become insane In California through dU«R nation and liuancial embarrassment t