Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1892 — IRISH ARGUMENT [ARTICLE]

IRISH ARGUMENT

Sunday Witnessed Several Riot 3 and Much Bloodshed^ Speakers Stoned and Hoii*«s Forcibly Entered—The Hospital* 'Lncalre The Vtettma Mr. Jordan, M. P„ was attacked by a crowd of Parnellitcs Sunday aa arriving at Limerick to address an anti-Par n ellite meeting. Mr. Jordan wat struck on the head, his hat being smashed iu, aud he was compelled to take refuge in the railway station. A strong detaek:nen J of po lice afterward escorted him to hiadiqjtel. On the way the Parueliites hooted aui stoned the police, who finally used thei. swords to disperse tho crowds. Several arrests were made. i While O’Brien was attending mass „* ! Cdrk Sunday morning a crowd of Parnell lies surrounded the church and jeered and hooted, When Mr O’Brien emerged from the church he was at once surrounded by a crowd of anti-parnellitcs, and having boarded a car was escorted to his hotel. Several fights occurred en the way, sticks being freely used. Outsjde the hotel a serious conflict arose, in which several per sons were injured, The crowd was finally dispersed by the police. An anti-Parnelliie meeting held. Sunday afternoon, addressed, by William O’Brien, wa3 attacked by Par nellites, who used sticks and stones freely, The anti-Parnellltes fled. WilUam Redmond and the Lord Mayor of Dublin made an attempt Sunday to canvass Blarney street, un autl-Parnoll-ite stronghold. They wero continuously pelted with stones, and were compelled to flee. Afterward Mr. Redmond ami the Lord Mayor of Dublin, supported by 3,(KXh Parnellitcs, marched through Blarney street. The tParnellites broke the windows of many houses as they went along, and the residents took shelter -in thw houses, from the windows of which they pelted the crowd iu the streets. In return the PurnelliteS forced the dooft of several houses and beat the occupants. The Parnellilca then held a meeting in the street addresses being made by Mr. Redmond and the Lord Mayor of Dub.iu. After the meeting the Parnellitcs wrecked the rooms -~ of the Blackpool Bank, and smashed in tho windows. The anti-P&fnellites,' being in a minority, were unable to Cope with the Parnellitcs, but polled them from behind houses. The police ware too lbw Iu number to stop the disorder. Fifteen injured combatants ware taken to the hospital for treatment, Many other per-