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FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE TWENTY-FIKST YE Alt. OArA.PFA , THUHBDAY MOJINIXG , OCTOBER 8 , 1891. NUMBER 112. PARNELL IS DEAD , Gulden Termination of the Oareer of tbo Great Irish Loader , NEWS STARTLED GREAT BRITAIN , Irhhmen' All 'Over the World in Mourning for tha Dead Obioftain , HIS ILLNESS OF FOUR DAYS' DURATION , Eo Expires in His Wife's Arms at Their Wnlaingham Home. THERE WAS A RUMOR OF SUICIDE. Dut 1 hat Was Qnlukly ninpclled Sir John Poiio IfcitncHicy , the First MuCartyito Victor Also Itrcathcs Ulw Last. LO.NDOK , Oct. 7. Charles Stewart Parncll , having reached tbo ago of15 years , Is dead. Ills remains IIo In bis homo at Walslngham Terrace , Brighton , where only the doctors and his wife are said to have witnessed the demise. The tlmo of Mr. Parnoll's ' taKlng off Is fixed between the hours of 11 o'clock and midnight last nitrht , though no tidings of , the tacts came up to London for tlm public until this morning. To say that the metropolis was shocked with surprise would not convoy even a mild Impression of the feeling which the news that Parncll had died aroused. How did ho dio1 Tno public questioned , but long without satisfaction. , , Tbo forenoon were on and absence of definite Information as to the cause of Mr. Parncll's ' death caused the breeding of rumors , and ( peculation , News Oettlnjj Out. During the morning Captain O'Shca , Mrs. Parnoll's divorced husband , who also lives at Brighton , came up to the city , as Is his dally habit. Upon arriving In London Captain U'Slioa called upon his solicitors. At their olllco ho was shown n telegram that had been sent by Mrs. Parnoll , in which she requested that a clerk of the law firm bo dispatched at once to her homo at Brlgh'ton. . \Vlnlo preparations for compliance with Mrs. Parnoll's ' message were being made , and soon after Its receipt , another dispatch this ono without signature was received by the law firm stating that Mr. Parncll hud committed suicide. By lllllo this crept forth upon the streets and among men , and people who heard would ejaculate , "What , another ! " "What , nn- othorl" Additional Interest was lout to the oresvraiveu un Ho SufTurcd Greatly. At 1 o'clock this iiftoruoon , thirteen hours nfter the event of Parnell's death only llfty- two miles dct'illcd London away , news came to don , And thus , In brief , the story ran : The ex-loader's system had become cn- fooblod by anxiety , Irregularity and exposure during some weeks past. To the en- fcobled system a cold attached Itself on Thursday last during Mr. Parnoll's return from Ireland. IIo took to his bco and there remained , The symptoms grow alarming Friday and Saturday. Sunday his diniculty was designated as acute rheuma tism and the patient crow moro 111 , suffering much , It Is said , until exhausted and uncon scious , ho Is said to have expired at 11:30 : o'clock last night ut his Brighton homo. The ct.rly day report that Mr. Parnoll had died by his own hand spread far , and among the poraous whom It reached was Mrs. I'imioll. Tonight she requests Unit an omphatlo denial bo given to rumors that her husband had committed sulcido. Shu states that ho had long sintered from rheumatism , which developed Into the fever that killed him. Died In Ills \Vlfo'H Arms. Death Is said to have been indirectly duo to n cold which ho caught last week and whlcn at llrst was not regarded ns serious. Parnoll , however , grew Worse and n physician was called in with the result that the patient was ordered to take to his bed. This was Friday , and from that time Parnoll lost strength , and du ally succumbed. From the day ho took to his bed , however , the state of ParnoU's health had boon such as to necessitate tbo constant attendance of two physicians , but in Bpltuot tholr Incessant efforts to prolong or ave his life , Parncll gradually sunk lower and lower until ho expired in the arms of Mrs. Parnell , who Is utterly prostrated by -i - the shock. Owing to the suddenness of the Irish leader's Illness and the belief of his wife nnd physicians that ho would recover , no friends or relatives were present when ho died , only Mrs , Parnoll and the physlslnns. London Taken Uy SurprNo. In this oity particularly Parnoll's doa'.h came Hue a thunderbolt upon the clubs nnd political circles. Nobody was oven aware that ho was Indisposed , and consequently vfhon U became known that thu Irish loader was dead the llrst idea formed was that ho had committed suicide. As the day were on , however , It leaked out from the statements of Intlnmto friends that Parncll complained to them re cently of not feeling ns well us usual , but It wits not thought by anybody that there was anything serious in the symptoms , though he was thinner than last year , The last , tlmo Parnoll appeared In public wasatt'reogs , Ireland , Septembers ? , when lie dclfvere.1 n long speech upon tha attitude and alleged Inconsistencies of Dillon and upon that occasion Parncll stated that ho was speaking lu dellanco of the orders of the doctors who were attending him ami who had ordered him to Keep hU room. While t'aruoll was spoaklng at Crecgs , It was noticed that ho was very pulo ami in other NMpoets not the man ho hud been lu the Vast , In addition ho carried hU lull arm In n sling as ho was suffering from vhouma- tlMll. Pope IlonncHsy Dead Too. Coupled with the announcement that Par- nell dlud last night , was thu news that Sir John Pope Hcunossy , member for North Kllltcuny , was ulio dead. Hennossy , U will bo roinomberod , Immediately after the ex posure In the O'Sbea dlvorco case In Decem ber UW , contested ino North Kilkenny electron , backed hy Parncll's ' opponent * , and 1 lofoatod the ParnPlllto candidate , Vincent Scully , by 1,117 votes. This was n great , wsslbly the greatest , test ot the strength between the Parnollltcs and McCnrthyltes , and the defeat of Scully no doubtcountcd for a great deal In the future scries of disasters which befell the Irish loader. Sketuh of Ills Career. Charles Stewart Pnrncll was born In Avon * dale , County Wlculow , Ireland , In 1810. Ills parentage was a mingling of Irish , English- cm ! American s tuck , and both sides rnprc scntcd n line of patriotic defenders of liberty. On his father's eldo the Pnrnells stood sldo by aide with thu Illustrious Ur.ttton In the last stru10 ( ucnlnst the act of Union. Ills mother , who survives him. Is the daughter of Admiral Stewart of the American navy. From txith father and mother ho in herited that consistent and persistent oppo sition to nllcn government which in liftocn years brought him Into world-wide promi nence. Mr. Parnell was educated entirely In England. He studied In Cambridge , nnd after leaving the university traveled much In the United Status. In 1S71 ho settled down on his estate at Avondale , within whoso boundaries U to bo found Mooro's "Vnlo of Avoca , " , But ho was not long permitted to enjoy tuq ens-oof a country gentleman , nor was such life In accord with his tastes. At the general election In 1371 a vacancy occurred in the Dublin county division. When Parncll stood for this Heat , ho was comparatively unknown , and although un successful , his energy lu conducting Ills campaign , anil his enthusiasm for homo rule attracted attention to "the Protestant land lord of Avondalo. " Getting In the Harncos. It Is curious to have to record that when Mr. Parnoll addressed his first meeting In Dublin rotunda ho was exceedingly nervous and practically broke down , so that , wo nro told , the pewons who were present on the occasion prophesied of him that if ho over got Into parliament ho would only play the part of a Bllent mombor. In 187fi Mr. Par- ucll stood again , on the ( loath ot John Mar tin , as candidate for Mcath , and was suc cessfully returned after u stiff contest. That Mcath election marks the date of a now and Important epoch In the histories of Ireland and England. At llrst Mr. Parnell attracted absolutely no notlco lu the house of commons ; one member of the numbers who were simply regarded us the rank and tile , nnd whoso position in the representative assembly was of little im portance to themselves nnd of no Importance to any ono else. Presently , however , Mr. Parnell began to force himself a little upon public attention. IIo began to ask questions , to make speeches , to show ho had a very keen and ready appreciation of the duties o'f par liamentary life , and a very remarkable power of assimilating and interpreting the rules of the house Itself. His name began to bo talked about. English momocr.s talkodvwlth some curiosity of the pale , slight young man who sat for an Irisn constituency , and who was buglm.lng to cause some ferment among the Irish representatives In the house of com mons. The calm and methodical leadership of the Irish forces by Isaac Butt was seriously dis turbed by Parnell's ' Indifference to set rules. The party received a now existence , and soon developed unexpected activity. While Butt remained a nominal leader , Parnoll was thu actual. His methods were of the kind to command the admiration and support of u minority. Conflict. In 1S77 the house fliMt came definitely Into conflict with the new factor in Irish politics ; when the homo rule members made a deter mined stand against the principle of bringing on Important business late at night , or rather early in the morning1. On this point they fought vigorously , employing all of the rules of the house that assisted them : moving tbo adjournment of tha debate and the adjourn- mcnt.oUbo.hgiino altornntnlv , , and vorysprl Iouslyhntorforinifwlth."th'0 old'"mi5lstoflal privilege of rushing work unnoticed through the house of commons at an unseemly hour in tno morning. The house of commons , as n body , bitterly resented the action of Mr. Parnell and these who acted with him , nnd sought to express Its resentment In Us time honored , old fashioned way , and the time honored , old fashioned way failed utterly , as such ways will sotnotlnns when applied unwisely - wisely to new conditions which nro too strong tor them. In old days a member of the house wno pursued any line of policy unpopular to the majority was lapldly howled and shouted Into silence. The miijoiity , to do It Justice , did Its very best to howl and shout Mr , Par- ueli down , but fulled hopelessly. It had howled nnd Mioutnd down Sir Charles Dllltc and Mr. Auboron Herbert a few year * before when these two members proclaimed them selves republicans to an astonished and In sulted semite ; but Mr. Parnoll and his half- do on colleagues were not to bo bowled or shouted down If the house shouted nnd howled while they wcro talking , so much the worse for tbo house , and so much the greater waste of llmo , They wont on talkIng - Ing till the bouso was tired or they qulnty or composedly moved motions of adjournment , which had to bo tested by n process ot long divisions , and which could not be howled or shouted out of existence. The success ot obstruction tactics In the session of July 1SS7 not only dumbfounded the ministry , butltoponed a now Held of nar- llainoatar.v action and demonstrated Par- noil's strength as u parliamentarian. Events rapidly forced him to the front. Death ended the leadership of Butt. His successor , Mr , Shaw bad n brief career. The Irish Na tional Laud league was organized in 187'J. The loaders were prosecuted and Imprisoned for making speeches. Distress prevailed in the country , which accelerated agitation nnd orgauuatlon. Premier Bcaconstluld roall/cd that tory asceudaiusy was imperilled , and In ISbO ho appealed to the country. The re sult of tno election greatly Increased the homo rule forces and dourly proved that Ire land's heart was with Parnoll , I'arnell's LleutenantN. Tlio moil who rallied around the standard of P.irnoll during the thrilling political contests - tests which followed In and out of parlia ment comprised the brain and sinew pf Ire land. A largo proportion of them wcro Journalists , and owing to their scant for tunes were dubbed "tho. ragged regiment. " Never was a leader moro devoutly followed or more zealously served. Among them wcro T. P. O'Connor , now editor of the London Star ; Thomas Sexton , the Socrates of the party ; the Irrepressible Timothy Healy , James O'Kelly , formerly with the Now Vork Hurald ; E. Divyor ( Jray , of the Dublin Freeman's Journal ; William O'Brien , one of tbo most trenchant writers and founder of L'ultcd Ireland ; tlio two Mc Carthys , father and son ; the famous O'Gor- man Mnhon ; the iiugnaolous John Blggar : John Pillion , tlio Uedmonds , and a score of others , who followed wherever Parnell led. The homo guard was organUod and rendered well nigh Invincible by Micnacl Davltt. Such was thu condition of the Irish forces at tlm opening of parliament In IbSl , The land ICURUO had reached enormous strength , Failure to convict the loaders In Dublin the previous fall angered the ministry and as soon as parliament assembled a coercion bill was Introduced. Then bognn a llerco and oh- btinatu resistance , led by Parnell , which lasted seven weeks. I'lio lind act having been passed into law , Mr. Parnell presided at u Laud loaguocouvuntlon at which it was tosolvcd that the "act should bo tested" by moans of certain selected cases ; lie was present afterwards at several largo land league demonstrations , and on October Hi ho was arrested und conveyed to Klluuiln- hai'i Jail , The covornmcnt Immediately af terward proclaimed tbo laud league an Illegal association , und Mr. Parnell nnd his col leagues issued the "no rent" manifesto , llclmixcd from Prison. Mr Parnoll remained In Kllmulnham till April 10 , Isv..wtien ho was released on parole to attend thu funeral of a relative. On May ! i following ho was formally released , at well us his colleagues , Mr. John Dillon , M. P. , and Mr. O'Kelly , M. P. Thou followed the resignations of Mr. I'orHer nnd Lord Cowpcr , the murders In Phcvnlx Park und the stormy debate on the crluiM bill. The freedom of tha city hud been voted to Mr. Pa mull during his impris onment at Dublin and other places , and on January it , lv. , bo und Mr , Dillon attended lu the city hall , Dublin , to receive the honor. In the session of ivvj ho toou an active part iu sccurlut ; tuo pa-satjo of the "arrears act , " and ot the tramways and laborers' acts In thasoKsion ot 1W. A national subscription to Mr. Part.cll was started In the spring of 18 $ ) , nnd n sum Of $ ! 7u,0 < H ) is nald to have been presented to him. The Lund league was revived under the name or the National league , and Mr. Par nell lock his place nt Its head , Ho Inspired all the policy of the Irish parliamentary party during the years 1884atid ; on the dissolution , wheiif'Uifj Irish _ < j > eoplo llrst voted on n fcii < 5rnl houscholdtshlTraro he nominated ovorvhutlonullst candidate , and wont oack to Westminster wUb'elghty-llvo followers. It was to meet. ihH new situation that Mr. Gladstone proposed homo rule. In whicli. of course , ho was supported by Mr. Parnell and the whole strength of hU party. 1'iKOtt'n Forgery. On April 18 , 1SSO , the London Times pub lished what purported to oo a fao simile of a letter written by Pnrnoll , practically impli cating him ns an accessory in the Pmunlx paik murders.Tho letter was as follows : "Mny 15 , 18 * > --loar ) Sir : I inn not mir- prlM'd at your fr end's atucr , but ho anil you should know that to denounce the nuinlur was thu only course open to us. To do so promptly was plainly our host , policy , but you uuii lull him and all others coiicornuil that thoiiKb I rcisrot the accldont ot f.ard 1' . Uuv- oiidlsh'i death I cannot refuse to udnilt that llurkn KOI no moro than Ills dcsurts. Von nro ut liberty to slum him this and others whom yon can trust also , lint lot not my address Bo Known. Ho ran wrlto to the house of com mons. Yours very truly , 'uiiAm.Hs . ! L AHNnt.r * The Times had for some tlmo back boon publishing a series ot articles entitled "Par- ncllism nnd Crime , " with the object of black ening the characters of the Irish parliamen tary party. Tno urxtorlal was furnished by Dr. Patton of the Dublin Express and the writing by Dr. E. D. Wilson. Both gentle men nro Irishmen with a most bigoted bias against everything national. When the Irish loader rose In the house of commons for the purpose of denying the authenticity of the precious oplstlo every eye was fixed on him. In the mostramurkublo manner bo nailed the lie , nt the snmo time pointing out that anyone ono acquainted with his signature could not fall to observe that the fau-slmllo in the Times was but a clumsy forgery. "Tho whole character of the handwriting Is , " said Mr. Parnoll , "entirely different. I unfor tunately wrlto a very cramped hand. My letters run into oncti other and 1 write with very great difficulty and slowness. It Is per fectly u labor nnd a"toll to mo to wrlto any thing at all. The signature lu question Is written by n ready penman , who has evi dently covered ns many leagues of letter paper In his llfo as I have yards.1' Parnell'M Vindication. The publication was mndo on the very day that a vote was to bo taken on the coercion bill , and created an intense excitement. Tbo matter at once became a political issue , nnd after various delays Mr. Parnell's demand for an investigation was mot by the appoint ment of the celebrated "Parnoll commission1 whlcn sat for 1U9 days , and llnally , In Febru ary , IS'JO , awarded Mr. Paruell u verdict of acquittal. Mr. Parnell continued as the loader of the Irish party. Various efforts were made to re establish the union between the liberals and the Irish homo rulers. In Novemoor , 1SS9 , Mr. Gladstone advanced certain proposals end some months Inter Mr. Parnoll , In a ban quet speech , referring to these proposals , said : "Tho tlmo has como whonnn English party a great English party under the dis tinguished leadership of Mr. Gladstone , has conceded to Ireland these rights and bns enabled us to outer Into nu honorable alliance honorable and hopeful for our country an nllianco which I venture to be- llevo will last and will yield permanent fruit and result In a knitting together of Great Britain and Ireland in a true and real union. * yy-Q nro happy and Ireland is happy that the time has come when wo can shako hands with Englishmen with the conscious ness that in doing so wo sacrifice no principle jnr " hopnfpctho ' future of o'jiccountry.'i , , * , Tlfo prosp'ect'of n rearand happy union of tbo' liberals and the Irish party was well advanced when the O'Shca dlvorco case was pressed to trial. The result of the trial , the repudiation of Parnell by Gladstone , and the rupture in the homo rule forces , are matters of recent history , familiar to all readers. Animosity Sunk in Sorrow. LONDONOct. . 7. Mrs. Parnoll , Mr. Pnr- nell's stop-daughter , nnd the servants , ac cording to the latest accounts of tuo death of Mr. Parnell , were the only occupants of the house on WalsiuRham terrace when the Irish loader expired. The end , these latter reports state , was one of Intense acony for the sick man until the moment when no became un conscious , nnd eventually died without pain. The Ut. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain , when Interviewed regarding Mr. Parnoll's death , said that it might Inlluonco the government to go to the country In the present legisla tion , but , ho added , It was moro likely that the government would endeavor to pass tto Irish government bill with a fair prospect that it could bo done if the opposition would adopt the same attitude toward this bill as they had done towards the English local election measure , but It would bo , bethought , late In IS'JO before the measure could become a law. In an interview today Mr. Justin Mc Carthy , member of parliament for London derry and leader of the anti-Parnoli faction of the Irish parliamentary party , discussing the political effect of Mr. Parnoll's death , said that it was impossible to forecast the political effect of the death of Mr. Parncll. Mr. McCarthy added , however , that ho hoped It would load to a complete reunion of all shades of opinion among Irishmen , in the Irish parliamentary narty in particular. "Certainly , " he said , "It will not hinder the progress of the autonomy , or In other words the self-povornment of Ireland. " Continu ing , Mr. McCarthy said that ho believed that all fooling of hostility toward Mr. Parnoll or of hostility between Individual members of the Irish parliamentary party would bo swallowed up and completely dis appear In the feeling of genuine and universal regret which was experienced among Irishmen at the death of Mr. Parnoll. Three weeks ago , Mr. McCarthy said , wo ( Parnoll and myself ) , had a lone ; mid friendly conference. This conference took place at my house at Chelsea and wo mutually agreed to draw pert of the Paris fund from the bankers In the French capital In order to Oo- fray the expenses of roglstorine , which were Incurred before the split In the party. "Be fore the divorce proceedings , " said Mr. Mc Carthy , In conclusion , " 1 was a close friend of Mr. Parnoll whom I admired intensely , Mr. Parncll consulted mo in regard to the la mentable manifesto and I used all efforts in ondcavorincr to prevent him from issuing it to the public. My Idea In trying to prevent him from so dplng was that the Issuance of the manifesto would nuiko his further leader ship of tno Irish party nn utter Iwpojslbil- Contlnulng , Mr. McCarthy said that these who followed Mr. Parnell's leadership until the lust moment had done so purely out of u spirit of personal devotion to the Irish leader , adding : "With the removal of his person ality our separation as n party ceases. Homo rule does not depend any longer on any ono man. Mr , Parnell himself carried It to that point. Ills work , so far as It depended on himself alone , was done , The case stands now beyond the roach ot danger of any kind. " The above is about tbo substance ot what McCarthy said , but It was evident that ho nnd the members of his party wcro evidently nffcctod at Mr. Parncll's death and that ail feelings ofnulmosltv to the great Irish loader hud sunk beneath the Hood of sorrow caused by his sudden and untimely death. No KlVovt too fire it for Parncll. An Interview Is published with a gentleman - man who accompanied Mr. Pnrnoll to Kil kenny at the time of that memorable political contest , when his candidate , Mr. Vincent Scully , was so badly defeated by the late Sir John Pope Hcnncssy , the unU-Parncllito candidate. The Intervlow furnishes some In teresting romlnUconccs of the dead leader of Ireland. The person interviewed says that ho has seen Parnell sitting with folded arms , cold , calm and Inscrutable during the alt- tings of the commission at Kilkenny. JN'CCOS- t > ltv alone , ho nays , compelled Mr , Parnoll to doff his habit of sphynx-llko silence and made him disclose all his strength. His bear- Ink- upon that occasion surprised even his most intimate friends. To outsider * , having tha unpopular negative conception of mm , this strong , llerco man , with an Imperious will , was u revelation. "Ho put las full force into every word bo uttered nnd Into every blow ho strtlcK , No effort was too great it o'nly something , how ever small , resulted from It. Ono very fatiguing day when ho ( Air. Parncll ) had been spcnltlng in u roortto part of the con * stitncncy of north Kilkenny , In tho'ovcntng after dinner ho unexpectedly resolved to start out asntn with tbo object of addressing n meeting which was to bo hold In a remote village. It was n bitterly cold night and a biting wind was blowing. Fastening n bandage over the oyu which had bcon In jured by having llmo thrown In It by ono of the Kilkenny mUl-Purncllltcs , Mr. Parnell , In splto of the weather , drove ten miles In n Jaunting car to the lltlto hamlet where the political meeting was to bo hnld. So bitterly cold was the wind and so slurp the frost that tuo reporters In attendance on Parnoll wore ut terly unable to hold their pencils. But the cold did not seem to worry the Irish leader. As ha stood up In the Jaunting cart to address - Mr. I'aniell's beard dross the electors was white and sparkling with hoar frost and Ice. In splto of his courage ho found that the cold had hurt his voice , so bo said hoarsely , "Glvo mo a cigarette. " After Hunting the clgarotto handed to him ho spoke for fully half nn hour to nn nudl- ei.co of perhaps ten people present outside of his Immediate entourage , nnd out of ttieso ton people present possibly three of thorn were voters. But Air. Parncll thought that these row voters were iVorthy of nil effort. "To any other man ft would have seemed ridiculous to bo perched on a Jaunting car , In the wilds of Kllknnnvat night in bitterly cold weather , sbrloUlnc to an audlcnco com- posad of n few men and children , but his de termination was not to .bo nut down by Eng lish dictation. But the llery onoigy of Mr. Parnoll made this seem natural enough. "Ho must have Known from the llrst that ho would fall In his ottorts to elect his candi date , yet ho fought on 'with desperate , fierceness - ness throughout the campaign. Ills en croaching personality dwarfed his strongest followers into nothingness. "A man Joining the jParnolltto party be came aclpncr , Mr. Parnoll's followers only dared to speak to him with [ lowered breath. His authority over thorn was as complete as that of a head master oVeranumborof boys. " The son of Dr. William Powers , U. K. S. , the author of many important medical works on diseases of tha brain and of the spinal cord , Including his "Manual ot Diseases ot the Nervous System-Who hud been attend ing Mr. Parnoll , was the physician who watched the closing hours of his llfo. The great leader's condition was so bad through out Tuesday that Dr. Povrors was unnblo to leave his bodslilo from early that morning until Mr. Pnrnoll breathed his last. Sirs. I'arncll Prostrated. This evening Mrs. IJarnoll Is receiving a largo number of telegrams from apparently all parts of tbo world , "all of which contains words of condolence with her in her bereavement. , 1 A dispatch sent front Brighton at 5:30 : p. m. today says that Mrs. Parnoll continues in a condition too prostrated to bo able to see any ouo. Her oldest daughter Is with her. The death of Mr. Parnoll has not been rog- Istorpd. Nona ot tho. local authorities of Brighton have bcon communicated with by the attending physician. Both the celebrated Dr , Powers and nis son , refuse to make any statement us to the cause of his death or as to tha progress of his sickness. The phv- slclaus refuse to mnico a statement on these subjects on the ground that no member of the Pnrnoll family has'as yet accorded them permission to say anything on the subject , and that until they receive such permission the physicians will , under no circumstances , say anything In reforonro to Mr. Parnoll's death. A news agency states that among his com plicated private affairsMr. * Parnell left un settled tno quo3tioivof the custody of his wife's younger children. "It is no secret , " says the same autho'rlti , "that Mr. Purnoll claimed to bo the fathciflf the two youngest children of Mrs. O'Shea. " It appears that Mr. at < l Mrs. Parnell fully intcndou having a'-'relfglous ' marrlago ceremony mony performed , but the vicar of Stolnylng refused to offlcmto on the ground that Mrs. Pnrnell was a divorced woman. The vicar , however , offered to lend the use of his church for the ceremony if Parnoll found a clergyman to officiate. The bishop of the diocese then forbade the ceromonv , aa the parties were already civilly married. Finally , through Mr. Parnell's perseverance , It was arranged that Hov. Mr. Ponnllold of St. James , Maryloborno , should oftlctato , and Mr. Par nell intended to seek a license when the bishop of Cblchestor , who was on the conti nent , returned. It was requested that the marriage should taku place at 8 n. m. , and should not bo divulged/until afterward. Sorroxv and SaUncsfl in Dublin. Diiu.ix , Oct. 7. Nov.'lthatMr. Parnoll Is dead , it Is said that it'was ' a matter of note rloty among hU iutiirate friends that his health has boon rapidly declining for months back.Ills friends and doctors , they say , urged nlm In vain to bo more careful , but all these remonstrances were unavail ing. Mr. Parnell continued to work nt the highest pressure and underwent constant privations and fatiguing Journeys , which would have ruined the health of the strongest man. After the Sllgo election , when Mr. Bernard t'olloy tuo antl-Parnoll candidate defeated Mr. Parnoll's candidate , Mr. Valentino B. Dillon , it was privately ad mitted that Mr. Parnoll was grnatlv de pressed and that ho felt himself obliged to resort to still greater efforts to sustain his nerves. At Crcegs , on September t7 ! last , Mr. Par nell complained of suffering from a peculiar pain In thu region of his heart , which ho said had never troubled him before. This was In addition to the rbo'jmattsm in tbo arms , which has already bo < in referred to. The members of the National league now In this city are inaKlng arrangements necessary to attend the funeral of Mr. Parncll. The members of parliament and others who re mained followers of Parnoll , in spite of everything , at a meeting hold today appointed Messrs. Pierce , Mahohey and John Hodmoiid n committee to proceed to Brighton tonight in order to bo of nil the assistance possible In maidng the arrangements necessary for the funeral of Mr , Parnell.- The corporation of Dublin has boon sum moned to a meeting for tomorrow , at whlcn sympathy with MM. Parnoll will bo ex pressed , and when a call will bo Issued for u public funeral. There was tremendous excitement In this city when the rojwrt of Mr. Parnell's death spread among the matsfcs. One of the results was n great rush for-tbo various nowsnapor offices In an endeavor to got a confirmation of the startllnir information. Tuo olllccs of the National leugfta were fairly besieged with an oxclted coneoursn of warm-hearted Irishmen , who hud forgotten nil about the dlvorco troubles of Mr , . Purnoll In their de sire to express sympathy with the great loader of the Irish pdopla who had fought so many battles for tbnm In behalf of homo rulo. Many a tear-stained face was seen among the crowds as < the good qualities of tha dead man were inferred to , and when his olYorts In the cause of Irish independence were mentioned , > Prominent Purnotlltes have been inter viewed on thu subject of Mr. Parnell's de mise say It will not effect their position and that they Intend to continue in Independent opposition to the party which has fought against their loader. . I The llrst news ot the death ot the Irish parliamentary champion which was received In this city was , received by IJarnell's brother-in-law , Mr. McDermott , m whom Mrs. Parnell telegraphed the sad news. As boon as the information raachcd the National club the ullnds nsjwojl as the windows of that Institution were immediately drawn down and will so remain until after tbo In- torrincnt of the remains of tbo dead chief , in addition the Hag on ton of the building was placed at half mast , nnd on all sides on the streets wcro heard expressions of prior at tha death of the dUtlngnUhnd parliamen tarian. HI * Motlirr'H Grlnf. BoitiiF.STowN , N. J. , Oct. 7 , The now * of her son's death was first made known to Mrs , Parnell by a' reporter this morning. When the reporter was announced Mrs , Purnoll evidently divined that he had scmo Information relating to Mr. Parnoll , for she exclaimed , "What has befallen my son I" Soulnir that the reporter hesitated , she continued , "Is he III or worse : has ho bueu shot or did he shoot HmsclH" The reporter broke the uoxvs to her as [ CO.M1.NLKU ON CU.NI > 1'AOf.J ENTERTAINED THE 'VETERANS MoOook's ' Soldier and Pallor Quests OuUn Porco. COMMANDER TEETER "AT THE HELM. Fair Weather Knvors the OucnHlon CH 01'the School Children n Feature of Yesterday's Programme. McCootr , Nob. , Oct. 7. ISpodal Telegram to Tim HER. I The second day of the soldiers and sailors reunion opened bright and clear , with n warm wind blowing from the south. Acting Governor Thomas Majors arrived on the morning llyor and was received with the governor's salute of seventeen puns by Captain Murdock's battery. The school children , under the direction of Prof. Valentino tine , received tbo governor at the camp entrance and they , with Captain Mill-dock's battery , escorted the governor , Attorney General Hastings , Department Commander Teeter , General McBrldo , ana other dis tinguished personages to the speakers stand. The exorcises by tbo children of the Mc- Cook schools took up the greater portion of the morning and were very appropriate for the occasion. Attorney General Hastings addressed the audlonco and was followed by Hon. Thomas Majors. This concluded the addresses for the morning and the camp was formally turned over by the commander In charge to Commander Too tor. Every ono by this time scorned moro In cllnod torustlo for hard tack or go on n for aging expedition and the tlmo for dinner was declared. At 2 o'clock Paul Vandorvoort ad dressed the encampment. Ho was followed by Hon. M. C. Quinn of Peoria , III. , who complimented the people of southwestern Nebraska on their Immense crops and tholr enterprise and forethought In entertaining the old heroes who fought In 1801 , on such a beautiful reunion ground. . At 5 p. m. the veterans assembled on dross pa rade. Tonight the cainpiiro is burning brightly. Tomorrow Is civic society day and some of the best orators willarilvo on tonight's train. In the afternoon Prof. Lane will make an as cension and paraohuto Jump. livery tram adds to the number of veter ans on the ground. Today's attendance Is es timated at 10,000. Too Many Commissioners. BUUWKM , , Nob. , Oct. 7. ( Special to Tins Bun. ] In July last the republican member of the board of county commissioners , A. Mitchell , went to Idaho on a prospecting trip , Intending to remain some two or three weeks. A few days after his departure the board mot , and the remaining members , both alliance men , declared Mitchell's ' seat vacant , and caused to bo appointed D. McKcllar to fill the vacancy. Mr. Mitchell returned homo two or three weeks ago , and today the rirst nicotine of the board occurred since the change was made. Mitchell Is on hand , like wise MeKollar , and things are In something of a muddlo. Mr. Mitchell soys ho was away only temporarily , and the alliance folks say that McKcllar was duly appointed , and must servo. Four commissioners , Instead of three , now occupy the coveted places , and os a con sequence out little business of Importance to tbo county at largo Is being dono. Kept. Away by Haiti. _ , IUwN03. ] eb. , Oot.J.j-rSpeolal Tele gram to THE BEE.I On account' ' oTHvot" weather the Adams county fair did not open under as auspicious circumstances as was ex pected. In order to accommodate those liv ing In the country the management decided to keep the ontrles open a day longer. Today Secretary Brown and llvo clerks were kept busy recording entries. The agricultural de partment is not up to Its usual average , but a very good display of live stock is on the grounds. The horses entered for the races are collectively the lincst string over seen In Nebraska. Many noted horsonion are pres ent. The races oegin tomorrow and continue on Friday and Saturday. Tomorrow a stake nice , foals of I SIX ) , aU'J5 : trotting race and a throo-quartor milo run and repeat are the attractions. _ > * HofiiKod to Open the Safe. BniTiticB , Nob. , Oct. 7. I Special Telegram to Tun BRB. I Charles B. Carpenter , a young man who recently engaged In the Jewelry business here , was nrrostod last evening at the Instance ofV. . G. Strong on the toehnl- car charge of embezzlement. Strong Is n former resident of Lake City , la. , and fur- nlshod the moans for young Carpenter to go Into business. Ho has rccentlj become dlssatlsllcd with Carpenter's management and yesterday undertook to soil the business. A greater part at the valuable stock Is Icckod up in the establishment's safe and Carpenter rofusQd to glvo the combination , on the ground that ho wants some show for vindica tion. Carpenter readily gave ball for his appearance In the county court tomorrow. Nctminka City's Divorce Court. Nuimtbic * . CITV , Nob. , Oct. 7. [ Special Telocram to Tun BiiK.J The extra session of the district court closed tonight. Lou Plerco , the colored man who was arrested on the charge of committing n criminal assault on Miss Trymblo , was discharged on the recommendation of the girl's father and by consent of the county attorney. Mrs. D. A. Sargent , wife of a well known cltl/on , was granted a dlvorco and restored to her maiden name on account of cruelty. Six dlvor.es were granted to women durftig thu two days' session. O\VCN the Hunk Nothing. ASIHAND , Nob. , Oct. 7. To the Editor of TIIBBKK : Since that part ot yesterday's report - port of tno Hutchlnson trial relating to the National bank of Ashland Is gross ! v mislead ing , kindly miilto this correction. Mr. K. W. Hutchlnson does not owe. this hank anything and It can have no possible IntoroU In the outcome of his trial. IIo always f urn Is tied ulnplo personal security for his loans and his obligations have been paid In full by his en dorse. D. U. Cooi.in , Cashier. Bloiiv City Fraluht Wracked. COI.U.MIIUS , Nob. , Oct. 7. ( "Special to Tin : HUB. ] Tno Sioux City freight duo here at 11 o'clock last night was wrecked at Turnov , a station about iiftuon miles north of this city. Several cars were badly smashed up but no ono Injured. J , N. Lawrence , on route from Wavna to Hustings with t\vo fast horses to attend the races , had a fi-ycar-old trotter bruised up some and badly cut In the head. Osoooln Litigation. OSCEOI , * , Nob. , Oct. 7. ( Special to Tin : BHE. ] Court has bcon In session here for the past three days , with Judge Matt Miller pro- siding. In the case of John T. AdKlns , charged with selling liquor at Stromsburg without n license , a demurrer was Illcd by the defendant excepting to the Jurisdiction of the court. The demurrer was sustained , Could ' Nniuumu Cur , Nob. , Oct. 7. [ Special Telegram toTiiK DnK.I James O'Donnoll of Omaha was here today looking for John Cur- din , better known as "Sporty , " who is wanted lu Omaha to answer to thu charge of prize lighting. Ho was not found. Ed Hoth- ory and James O'Douncll are Cardlu's bonds men. _ _ Kitzxcralil Uliahln to Talk. LINCOLN , Nob. , Oct. 7. ( Special Tnlegram to TIIK HIM : . ) A reporter c.illod at the resi lience of Hon. John Pitigcrald this morning , but the gentleman's mental condition Is such that ho cannot yet sco visitors. Uixlilylli-ulVcy. NEUIUSKA 1'rrir , Neb. , Oct. 7 - .Special Telegram to TUB BKE.J Thomas llcaffoy of Omaha and Miss Anna Hoddy , daughter of ono ot the wealthiest farmers in Otno county , were united In marriage In St. Mary's Catholic church today. Totlny. Wit.soxvii.t.K , Nob. , Oct 7. ( Specia\ \ gram to Tin : Ben. | The second day Beaver Valley Homo association fcst\ \ . was a successful ono In every way. Ti tciidanco was 1,000 or moro. Numeroul dltional exhibits of farm products and u worlc were added to the display. Chan Howe ot Lincoln addressed the people tol. touching llfo In the penitentiary. Ho \ followed by Hon. II.V. . MoFaddon of l\ \ brook. Tomorrow wilt bo the last day of fair. < \ ICIopciM At rcHliiI \ Pr.xnr.ii , Nob. , Oct. 7 [ Special Telegram" " to Tin : llii.j : : , Iucl Connors and Mrs. L. J. Tadlock wcro arrested here this evening for carrying away trunks containing valuables and other property belonging to L. J. Tad- lock. The pci-sons arrived this evening , They nro from near Sioux City. Mrs. 'Pad lock had eloped with Connors and tier hus band gnttlug on the track , overtook thorn hero. The case will bo aired tomorrow. Knt I rely Too KntluiKlaNtlc. NOIITII BINI : > , Nob. , Oct. 7. [ Special Telo- prnm to Tin : Iii--Onn ! : : ] of ttio largest and most persistent chnruvans known in the history of the stnto occurred here tonight , the occasion being the wedding of Hov. C. C. Wilson. It commenced at 7:30 : p. m. and lasted till midnight. Much property was de stroyed. lea nt Jmilata. JUSIITA , Nob. , Oct. 7. [ Special to Tin : Bcc. | Monday night Ice was formed one- quarter of an inch In thickness , and the ground was frozen qilltohard in this vicinity. The corn crop Is well out of the reach of frost except a very few which was planted very lain. Hells' Show In Trouble. BKATHICI : , Nob. , Oct. 7. [ Special ' .Tele gram to Tun BKE.J William Soils' show , which gave a performance hero today , Is In big trouble over attachments being levied against some of the concern's horses to moot upald bills. OKG.ixir.ifiiJ j'o.sr cunts , Many Prominent Democrats In the Movement at ColunibiiM. COI.UMIIUS , Nob. , Oct.7. | Special Telegram to THE BIE. : ] Post clubs were organl/.od In each of the wards of the city today. They are strictly non-partisan but favor the elec tion of Judge Post. There were over two hundred signers and many prominent demo crats were on the list. The central Judicial committee mot lu this city today but did nothing. An Important Lc al Question. CiiAimox , Neb. , Oct. 7. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bci.JJudge A. W. Critoi has lllod a petition with the county clerk of Dawos county to have his name placed on tuooflleml ballots as an Independent and non-partisan candidate for district JUdgo. Mr. Harbaugb , who received the nomination at the Judicial convention at Valentino , llled a protest , alleg ing tnat the word independent attached to Judge Crltes name was misleading totho voters and ho was not entitled to the use tnoreof. County Clin'k Matter. , decided In favor of Mr. llarbaugb. . Judge C rites will appeal the matter to the supreme court. This will bo a question of Importance to a host of candidates throughout the state , and it Is un derstood that a decision will bo given not not later than Saturday , October 10. AVII1 Not Go on Itecord.- . . Br.n. ] At the Indepondent'county convent tlon held here recently A. Phillips ot Erlna was nominated for county superintendent. When the republicans held"tholr convention Air. Phillips' nomination was endorsed. But Just at that tlmo the county alliance passed a resolution condemning any candi date who should accept an endorsement from cither of the old parties. Accordingly Mr. Phillips very indlpiinntly declined the republican - lican endorsement. On Saturday last Air. Phillips was requested by the leading repub licans of tbo county to place on Illo in the county clerk's ofllco , as is required by tbo now law , his declination of tha nomination , as tendered him by the republicans. 'IhU Phillips refused to do. HufTalo Couiitv'N KntcrpriKC. ICnuixEV , . Nob. , Oct. 7. [ Special Tele gram to TiiiiBEC , ] The county supervisors passed upon a proposition today allowing $500 of the county funds to bo used in de fraying part of the Buffalo county's ' expen ses in the Nobrastca advertising train. Tha vote stood 'M to 7 in favor of the proposition. A line collection Is already In the hands of the proper person. This Insures forty-two coun ties which will no represented In the adver tising train. The progressive formers here are taking part In the collection of products. Ilopiihlican Itnlly. COI.UMIIOT , Nob. , Oct. 7. [ Special to Tun BIJE.J The republicans will have a grand rally here Saturdav , October 10. Among the prominent speakers who will address the people are Hon. Edward Uosowator of Tin : BII : : , Hon. Charles F. Muudorson and others. Arrangements hava boon made to use the opera house for the occasion and n rousing time is expected. Norrln Nominated. Pr.Mnnn , Nob. , Oct. 7. [ Special Telegram to Tim UisB. | At the republican Judicial con vention of the Klghth district , held here to day , Judge W. P. Norrls was declared the nomlneo lor Judge. Two coulllcting dolcga- gutlous from Dakota county uppoarod but were neither given n seat in the convention. .iM.vr / ; / : i\nitin. KansnH Clly'H Carnival Marred hy a Sad Accident , ICvvsAs CITV , Mo. , Oct. 7. The carnival of the Priests ot Pallas , which began tonight with n procession of illuminated lloats , was mnrrod by a sad accident at the corner of Tenth and Main streets , where thousands of people were gathered to witness the par.ido. A Tenth street cable car became unmanage able nt that point and crushed through the crowd , Si'.immxT GKoitni : BruM.i.i. , U'oop I , First cavalry , from Fort Loavonworth , had his loft Hide crushed and U In u dangerous condition. J\MIS : MAHSIIAI.I , , a notrro , sustained n fracture of the skull and is fatally Injured , Kicinmi Wooi.r.x , ordnance sergeant , troop I , First cavalry , Fort Loavonworlb , had his loft leg broken , PUIVATI : A. K. LKWIS of the same troop sustained a fr.ictnro of tnu left shoulder. Courouki , Kit NOIIIAN , same troopreceived serious Internal Injuries. MIIK. PIIICI : of it05 Kiist Klevoeth street had her right arm broken. Twenty others were loss seriously Injured. J/IT itn.trH o. > .i.v Ki.nr.i-ion. Hov , .Mr. licncdlct of C'lncliiiiittt Killed In n liorrlhloManner. ; CINCINNATI , O. , Oct , 7. At II o'clock last ovuuing Hoy. Samuel Honodict , for many years rector of St. Paul's Protostnnt Kplsco- pal church ot this city , lost his llfu In a la mentable elevator accident. Ho was vlsltlnc a parishioner In the San Uafacl Hats on West Foutth street. Ho hud descended In the ele vator to the ground lloor end was stopping out whim bv an unaccountable freak the elevator - vator snot upwards. Tlio elevator caught his right leg near the hip between tbo car and thu oaken girder of ttio next lloor. After much trouble ho was extricated , having been Buspcudod next the culllni ; in terrible acony for sovcral minutes , Death soon relieved him. The whole parish U In mournlnc o\cr the sad ovcul and the griuf of the family U uncousolaOU. WILL MEET NEXT MONTI/ / , Oall for Convocation of the * National Rspujj * Hcan Oouiinittco About to bo Issued ! MAY NEXT THE CONVENTION WILL MEET , Omalm'M Chunoo n r Securing tlio Hour Blon Very Itrlttht at Present Chloaj-o HIT Only Coin pet l tor for the Honor. o.v , U. O. . Oct.Special [ Tol.j- grumtoTinBir..J-Aetlug : : Chairman J. S Clnrkson of the oxocutlvn committee of tlio vopubllcun nntloiml cuiinnlttco today \vroto out a o-ill for n mooting of the nnttounl com * Jiilttco In this city on Monday , November Sd. Just ns ho was nbout to glvo it to tlio press ho ronioniborcd that Thanksgiving diiy would' be three days Inter , nml ho toro up the call and concluded \\ouldadvlso with otlior members of the executive commlttoo by tele graph and issue the c.ill tomorrow. Ho sniil to THE 11 KB correspondent tonight tunt ho would call the committee for a mooting , cither Thursday , November ID , or on tbo feN lowing Saturday. This early mooting of the commlttoo , which will llx the tlnio and place for holding the nominating convention next year , is taken as positive ovldonco that n strong effort Is to bo made to have the convention held nt a imiok earlier ( lute than usual. Air. Clnrkson said tonight that the conven tion vtoulct likely bo hold in May , and that the suggestion for that month had met with general favor. There is little discussion so far as to the place at which the convention hall bo hold , although Chicago , Omaha , Minneapolis , Cincinnati and Philadelphia nave given notlco that they will contest for It. Mr. Clarltson is the only member of tha national committee now In this city. Jl.lllO.'t A IHSlHi\XliJUIl > . IIln Case Dismissed Ho Was Not Guilty of Vandalism. DUH\NOO , Colo.Oct. 7. The casoof Daron Nordonskjold , the Swedish nobleman and scientist , son of Daron Nordomkjold , the great explorer , has boon dismissed. To n , correspondent the United States prosecuting attorney said the trouble eiiuo originally from the Ute Indians , who complained to Agent Bartholomew that the graves of thrli' dead worn robbed on Mesa Vordo. It was claimed that the baron violated- the United States statute prohibiting the setting of foot , by any foreigner , upon any Indian reserva tion without permission from the proper au thorities. Dr. Fleming stains that the Utcn are now satlstied that the craves of their people were not desecrated , and It further appears that the relies obtained by Nordonshjold wcro ob tained from a side canyon about four ratios from the reservation , and as no statute cov- cm such cases nothing can bq done. While the party in order to excavate where they did must have crossed the reservation , passing down to the south of the side canyon , and " then came untojlui ruins , which * ' "l' ' wilful violation of the spirit , though there was of the strict letter of the law. The baron desiring the rollcs morolv for scientific re searches , being tno llrst scientist of note ' -/ho has come to study the rums , it was thought not well to interfere. Holies were secured , from hero and are In New Yon : , where the government can secure them if desired , but It Is thought now they will not bo held , but may go through Stockholm undisturbed. NTH tttdi : c ISK. Konianuo from the Life of n Dead IMalno Man. AUOUHTA , Mo. , Oct. 7. A btrango woman has appeared in Augusta , claiming to bo the widow of Millionaire E. O. Allen. She sayi' she was married to him In Paris several years ago. Allen was burled In Augusta on Sunday , August 0 , and two watchers who were stationed at his grave that night wore/ / startled about midnight by the appearance of a woman , who knelt at the gr.ivo and scorned , to bo in great sorrow. Tlic watchers did neb disturb her , and after about half an hour aha wont away. The next nlphf , about the same hour , sbo again appeared , kneeling and weeping as be fore. She was allowed tornmnln undisturbed until she was about to rise , \\lion she was ac costcd. She stinted to run , but her foot became - came entangled In the evergreen and she fell to the ground. The men assisted her to her foot , and then lor the llrst time , she spoke hi L'Yonch , demanding to know why she was so rudely treated. She said she was a rulatlvo and was permitted to depart. She was n , beautiful woman of oudont rollnnmont. Ono of Mr. Allen's kliiHwurncn , to whom the circumstance was reported , said she wa > an Impostor. An hour or HO later , It Is said , Miss Allen resolved a visit from the stronger , and n long Interview look placo. The rein * twos will inalto no statement in regard to the * case ut present. Itl'CK II.IN .HI.II.Mt'f JlfM. Kulcldo of a Frenchman \ \ ho l.odt lllH Knrliini ! in thd I'.cttln II n > j. NE\V YOIIK , Oct. 7.- Henry .1 , Pronk started In this country under fuvoriblo cir- . cumstaiiros , Horn In Paris , of wealthy par * ents , he received an excellent education and served with distinction through the Fruuco-t Prussian war. ThroiiKh the Inllnciico ot his father , ho became emi of the dircc * tors la the llhlno Art association of Cologne. Pronk was energetic and busl noss-liko , and through Judicious invest- incut , managed to acquire $ ir , ( KX ) . Twd years ago the company snnt him toAmotlca to CHtabllsh a branch. Ho soon became a frequenter ot the tracks about tlo city. Luck always wont against him , and he lost stead- ' lly. IIo gave up his business and for tha past year has done nothing but play the races. Last April ho lust 7,000 In ono day. His lust piuiiRK was made about September t , Uy pawning and throwlnir ho scraped to-t gothcT ( ) and lost every cent of It , PronK threatened several times to take his llfo. Ills wfo ! yesterday morning found him Ing In thu cloict , dead. or TIII : r/s.v. % I : . O1 < 1 Voloraiu fttoet at Chicago A Monument tofiomtrnl Sherman. Cincuio , 111. , Oct , 7-Tho Society of th Army of the Tennessee , of which the Into W. T. Sherman was BO long president , moji hero todaj. On calling the meotlng to order Colonel Juntos A Sexton , vice president of the society , referred fcoMnirly to the death of the old horo. Subsequently , on motion of General Grunvllla M , Djdca of Now York , who Is generally spoken of in General Short iimn'b successor , a committee was appointed , to solicit subscriptions for a monument to the memory of their latu distinguished com * rido. The place ut which the inonumont I * to bo erected Is left open. Ttio society an n body subscribed 1590 towardi tha moinorlnl , hicamor Arrival * . At London Qncon Moir ftom IJaltlmoro ; ilithtod , Hrlttanlc , Wyoming , Dubblodoin , Woikundam , Pennsylvania and Canada , from Now York. At New York City of Paris from Liver * pool.