The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-09-07
PARLIAMENT ADJOURNED.
Parnell is Not Well Pleased Because
Some of the Nationalists Would
Rather Hunt Than Debate.
A SMART POLICE REPORTER

A SMART POLICE REPORTER.
He Tries to Report Speech in
Shorthand and Omits 66 Out
of l27 Words
Parliament still dlags it's slow length
along, but everything has been arranged
for adjournment next Friday. Parnell
is still very angry with that half Of his
party that, as was related last week,
went grouse shooting on the day the
season opened, and lost an opportunity
to defeat the government measures. 1t
is now said, and generally believed,
that about forty Of the present Parnell-
ite members will not be seen in the
House of Commons after the present
session. These are the members who
lack esprit de corps and have even re
fused to obey their chieftain's whips,
as on the occasion that has brought
about their fall. The Irish newspapers
haye denounced the laggards in the
most furious terms, and there is little
doubt that nearly half of the irish party
will quietly be asked to resign their
seats in view of the general election.
The outrages Of English mlsrulo IN Ire
land still continue. O'Brien and Gil
L hooley were convicted this week at
Clonakilty, being prosecuted upon evi
dence furnished by policemen who pre-
tend to take down lncendiary speeches
in shorthand. Harrington, the M. 2.
who came near thrashing Balfour a
fortnight ago, attended the trial Friday
to cross-examine one of these police re-
porters. Harrington gave the police
man test and found he was unable to
follow the slowest possible speech.
O'Brien. as most Americans know, is
very rapid speaker, and vet the witness
swore he had taken down O'Brien's
speech in the open air, without a table
or any rest for his note book, verbatim.
In the presence of the court Harrington
then read passage containing127 words
In 20 seconds, the policeman taking it
down in shorthand. Twelve minutes
were then given him to transcrlbe
his notes, and it was found that
he had omitted 66 out Of l27 words.
And yet it is, upon testimony such as
this that Irish patriots are convicted. as
O'Brien and Gilhooley were sure to be.
An effort was made in Parliament last
week to secure the transfer of Cony-
beare from Londonderry Jail to better
quarters. Conybeare, who represents
the division of Cornwall in Parliament,
is undergoing sentence of six months
in the Londonderry Jail for participant
ing in the plan of campaign, of which
he has served two months already. He
has been affected with l0aths0me dis
ease, which he contracted in his cell, and
he is covered with vermin Still he will
make no appeal for relief, and his col
leagues IN Parliament are obliged TO
interfere on his behalf against his will.
In the debate upon Conybeare's re-
moval, Balfour said, in response to
questions from the Irish members, that
he had no idea how Conybeare became
covered with vermin, but supposed that
the last occupant of the cell must have
left them there. When Balfour was
asked who the last occupant of the cell
was, he RESPONDED: Father McFad-
Gen''-a piece of gratuitous blackguard-
ism. since the Jail has been crowded all
summer, and the martyr priest, who is
a gentleman of high culture and breed
ing, was released in May. Balfour has
promised, however, to have the Jail in
spected by competent sanitary engi
neer.
IRISH JAILs.
In the House of Commons Friday
evening, in the debate on the prisons
vote, attack was made upon the treat
mont of Irish political prisoners. The
case of Mr.. Conybeare having been re-
ferred to, Mr.. Balfour announced that
Mr.. Conybeare was now cured, and the
only question remaining was as to the
origin of his disease. Father McF Fadden.
he said, was the previous occupant Of
the cell. A thorough examination re-
I vealed no trace Of disease IN the prison
or among the prisoners. Atthe conclu
i sion OF the examination be consented
I to the transfer Of Mr.. Conybeare to-
4 another Jail. Mr.. Blaine followed with
an account Of his experience in a Lon
donderry jail. He declared that sick
prisoners we're never sent to the hospi-
I tai until they were nearly dying. He
had seen prisoners arrive suffering from
lice. The closets weresin a filthy condis
tion. He and other prisoners had been.
! fexhibite from the balcony to lady
frisndsl the officials. He had never
sc,,o,tnplained of his treatment because he
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