The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-24
PARNELL AGAIN a WITNESS.
he Refuses to Give any Information
About the Trust Fund.

LONDON, July 23.-Mr. Parnell to-day
again appeared before the special commits
sion appointed to examine into the Times
charges against theParnellite members of the
House of Commons He denied that any
letters that passed between himself and Mr..
Harris had been withheld from the court.
The letters had all been sent to the solicitor
for the Times.
Attorney General Webster iutimated that
1t was his intention TO call every witness
necessary to trace the missing books of the
land league.
Continuing his testimony Mr.. Parnell'sa said
he bad instructed Mr. Lewis of the counsel for
the PArnellites to subpoena Mrs Maloney,
treasurer of the ladies' league, to produce
the books of the land league in her posses
sion.
NOT UP ON THE FIGURES.
He could not say what amount Of league
money Mr.. Eagan and othe. trustees had in
vested in his name in France 1t might
have been 100000, 100000 or el5,00o.
Atty Gen. WeDster-Buu you, man of
business. surely know.
MFR. Parnell-I am not a man of business,
never was. In October, 1889, Mr.. Egan
sent me the accounts of the relief fund,
showing expenses of $4,000 and balance
of e3l 900.
Mr.. Parnell also stated that no had not
taken any step to recover the documents
relating to the Ladies' Land League, nor
would he. Mr.. Egan sent from America
through Mr.. Labourche, valuable clews in
connection with the Pigott forgsrles.
Presiding Justice Hannen then asked the
witness: "Would you instruct Monroe &
| Co, tho Paris ba ikers, to produce the ac-
| count of the trust fundp
| Mr. Parneli responded: 81 decline to give
any information concerning the fund, to
friend or foe"
GRATITUDE TO GLADSTONE.
Mr.. Parnell in an interview to-day said
that he and Mr.. Sexton were mainly infiu-
| encad in the matter of the royal grants by
| their respect for Mr.. Gladstone, whom they
were anxious to support. Mr.. Parnell said
that he did not feel strongly in the matter,
but his action at all events would be
consistent. He did not believe
that if the Irish members voted
in favor of the grants it would
have any effect in any direction He GER
talnly was acting without the least regard
to the main object of his life. He was
happy to cooperate with Mr.. Gladstone,
| toward whom the hearts of tho Irish people
were filled with gratitude. Mr.. Gladstone
would mover have occasion to repent the
sacrifices he had made for the sake Of Ire
| land.
THE NEW LEAGUE APPROVED.
LONDON, July "a, 2 A. M.-The Daily
Telegraph commends the tenants defense
league. 1t says that the tenants have a
perfect right to combine, and that every
honest man ought to wish success to the
| movement.
The Morning Post conservative also ap-
| proves the new league.
The House of Commons tonight, by q
vote of 230 to 76, agreed to grant a lump
sum of e600,000, or, as an alternative,
"a
land.
IRISH NATIONALIsTS DISSATISFIED.
NEW YORK, July 23.-The Irish nation
alists of New York have become greatly
dissatisfied with the pOstponement of the
annual convention, and at a meeting of the
municipal council of the Irish National
League tonight, the following resolution
was passed: "WhIle thoroughly dissatisfied
with the methods employed at
the Chicago convention of 1886,
as described by the infamous
LeCaron, our Now York branches at once
fell into line and have ever siuce loyalty
supported the officers then elected looking to
a national convention for change of man
agement, Under one pretext or another,
instead of convention having been held
every year since, there has been no con-
vention held. Early this year Mr.. Fitz-
gerald and the national council
appointed July and 10 as the time and
Philadelphia as the place for the conve1-
| tlon, but again postponement comes and no
definite date has as yet been fixed. Our
couucil, under these circumstances, felt
dissatisfied and regard the unwilligness of
the executive to give al accounting
as justifyiug our branches, if continued,
in dealing directly with Mr.. Parnell Our
wish, however, is that the league should
meet in conven tion, and elect officers that
will command the respect and confidence
of all interested in the struggle for home
rule
WANT A VISIT FROM THE QUEEN.
DUBLIN, July 23.-The trustees of the
National Library Of Ireland and the board
of visitors Of the Dublin Museum of Science
have ad pied resolutions urging the queen
to visit Ireland next spring. A copy of the
resolutions has been forwarded to the
English government.