Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-04-09
OVER The WATER.
A RED LETTER DAY FOR HOME
RULE IN IRELAND.

Gladstone OR wish Maddening
Cheers from Immense Crowds
Such a Scene Was Never Before
Witnessed Ia h House OF Com
mOns-Gladst0ne Commences HIS
Great Speech I'm Favor Of Home
Rule for Ireland.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
LONDON, April 8.-Gladstone slept well
last night. He rose early in excellent
health and fine spirits. His voice was
fresh, strong and evidently enduring. I'm
mediately after his breakfast Gladstone re-
paired to his official room. There he
found prepared for his perusal the morn
ing papers and scores Of kilograms bearing
on the task OF the day. and more than one
letter from close personal friends, and ad.
vices bringing words of cheer and congrat-
~uiation. Before night the watchmen ID
the House were relieved, or the lights were
extinguished. A number OF members OF
Parliament, gentlemen possessed OF as
sured sdmittance, began to arrive to make
themselves doubly certain Of their privi-
leges by getting to their seats IL hours be-
| fore Gladstone would reach the House, and
retaining them during the long intervals.
Mcdonnell Sullivan. a Nationalist member
of Southwest Meath, was the first man given
| entrance to the House. He got in as
| early a. $50 o'clock in the morning, and
at once proceeded TO make sure OF his
| place, He was almost Immediately fol-
lowed by o score OF Parnellite colleagues.
Gladstone, during his speech, in the rush
| of British members, followed close upon
| the advant of the Parnelliies. II was yet
early In the morning, when all the seats on
the ioor were taken. A seat chosen, in
order to be retained, must be ticketed
| with the hat Of the member who means to
occupy il, and the hat must be the hat he
is wearing that day. and no substitution 10
permitted. This rule retains the members
| within the limit agreesbly to traverse with
bare heads. The present generation never
| witnessed such q hating" scene as co.
| Cured in the House OF Commons this
morning. Long before London was awake
a number Of members were afraid to trust
to the honor of their colleagues or the
maintenance of the rules on the occasion.
3P. M.-The crowd outside of the Pal
ace gates 10 ENORMOUS. II contained ell
the space down to Westminster bridge, and
extended pretty we'll up to Parliament
| street toward Whitehall. At this hour q
perfect jam Of people filled Downing street,
where Gladstone's official residence is stu
ated. The crowd is patiently awaiting for
the Premier to make his appearance on
| his departure for the Commons. Gladstone
finished reading his papers and telegraphic
correspondence at an early hour. He
spent the remainder of the morning and
part Of the afternoon in contemplation.
He refused to permit himself to be dis.
turbed by calls from q large number OF
persons, who attempted TO see him. He
made but one exception-that in favor OF
| John Merely. Chief Secretary for Ireland.
whom be sent for and conferred with for a
shc.: time. The enormous clock. to
which "Big Ben" highlands giant bell,
rings the time in the Victoria Tower on
the southwest corner Of the Parliament
buildings, stopped this afternoon. It's
| stoppage was noticed by the crowds in the
streets, who depended on its tones for
knowing the time Of day, and was regard
ed by thousands as an occurrence OF ILL
omen. Soon after 8 o'clock all the thor
oughfares about St. Stephens were so
crowded with people that all attempts to
carry on traffic ia the neighborhood had
10 be suspended. Mounted police were
| placed on duty patrolling. because it was
impossible for the officers on foot to get
about.
Peel, the Speaker of the House, took the
| chair promptly at 4 o'clock. The chamber
at the time was packed to the very extreme
limit Of its capacity, and every door
showed the Railways crammed with people.
The weather at this time suddenly
changed. Clouds lowered, and thunder
was heard. Nevertheless, the mass of
people outside increased and became
deuser. Catholic priests were conspicu'
- A. n.@uuIa ooA no laaa
than 35 branches Of London organizations
OF the Irish National League were repre-
scented by full populations. Their identity
was easily established, even at q distance,
by their green r~egalias. Political clubs
beyond numbering were also present to
take part in the popular demonstration.
At 4 O'Clock Populations from 80 liberal
clubs alone had been counted in the
throng before going to the Commons.
Gladstone took q drive through st. James
Park, going away from the crowd by the
west end OF Downing street. He desired
to be q while in the fresh air before going
to Parliament. He returned TO his resi-
depce, and in Q few moments emerged on
bis way to the Commons. The police had
opened a way for him TO the Parliament
across Bridge street TO the House. They
had 10 work hard to make this passage.
] and harder yet to keep it open. Gladstone
went in an open carriage. and his
appearance was greeted With deafening
cheers of enthusiasm by the people
all the way from the door OF
his residence to tho Commons entrance.
II was spontaneous and thrilling. 1t
vented itself at the beginning Of the jour
ney in q roar great enough to MAKE most
statesmen dizzy, and when the whole i'm
mense multitude caught the signal a tre-
mendously long-sustained cheer was sent
up, the like OF which WAS never before
heard in London. and which was plainly
audible in the House. The cheering con-
tinued until long after Gladstone bad en-
tered the Parliament building. Within
the building the Prime Minister'S recep.
ton, though less demonstrative, was
equally enthusiastic with that he had just
had without. He was apparently in the
best OF spirits, and bowed to the right and
left to his acquaintance. At 4:SO o'clock
Gladstone entered the House. His en-.
trance was followed by loud and prolonged
cheers, which were continued for several