Evening journal., 1890-12-04
THEIR TOUR OVER.
The Irish Enjoys Mission Said
to Have Ended.
SEVERAL TO SAIL SATURDAY
Billion and O'Brien VIII Probably Go
to Paris

RAAANA AhN " 80 ANh " 80 n ANbAAAl Nv
to Paris
And Not Surrender Themselves to the En-.
gtish Cover nment at Prosent--It Is Said
That They Are Greatly Dlsheartened at
the Strength Mr.. Parnell Is Showing In
His Fight for the Leadership Of the Irish
Parliamentary Party-He stil Succeeds
In His Policy OF Delaying Decision.
The Clancy Compromise Scheme Said 60
Have Been Planned in the Interest Of
the Irish Statesman.
CHICAGO, Dec 4. = The United Press
states that the American tour OF the Irish
parliamentary delegation has been ahan-
doned. Dispatches were sent out last night
cancelling their engagements at Indianap-
oils, ST. Louis, Kansas City and other
points where meetings had been arranged
Dillon, O'Brien, Harrington and O'Con
nor will leave today for New York, and
according TO the present programme the
two former will sail on Saturday for Paris,
and Harrington and O'Connor, together
with Gill and Sullivan, should the latter
reach New York in time, for Liverpool
The day was fruitful OF surprises to
O'Brien, and for once the dash and brill
fancy Of the bold, intrepid warrior in the
cause Of his country seemed TO have desert.
ed him The first blow came in the cable
dispatch of The United Press, which stated
that the city council OF Dublin had in.
dorsed Parnell and his course by an over
whelming majority. Before the envoys
had time to realize the full import of this
decision another message was brought in
A veritable BombshelI.
This was to the effect that the central
council of the National league in Ireland
had unanimously decided to stand by the
leader and to repudiate the Chicago mani
festo. This was veritable bomhshell In
the camp, and it only needed another bal
from as well directed piece of artillery tt
produce panic. IL was not long in com
ing, While the three men were still de
batting the effect upon their mission of this
news from Dublin another cable was hand
ed to O'Brien. He tore open the envelopt
with nervous haste, glanced at the con
tents, threw the message upon the tabl,
and with the remark, II have no duub
now as to how Ireland feels buried hi.
face in his hands This is what b he ha,
read: Cork Young Ireland society to
man stands by Parnell to the DEATH Corl
stands by him; Ireland, by whom he stooC
when her friends were few, stands by hin
when his comrades leave him.
The Opposition's Alleged Death KneII.
What was the significance OF this com
municationS Simply that it came from
the very organization of which William
O'Brien himself is president, an organiza
tion composed of 500 of the brightest and
most patriotic men in Parnell's oonstit
uency. 1t was the death knell Of the Par
nell opposition, and in less time than il
took afterward to tell the story, they de
eided to abandon the American tour
The ENJOYS would now give the best years
of their lives to be able to recall theil
manifesto OF Sunday night. They are M
longer in the fight. AS Dillon said las
evening the Irish people having declared
that Parnell shall remain their chief
must not be interfered with by any one
Future of O'Brien and Dillon.
'In short time my movements will b,
altogether guided by gentleman names
Andrews" remarked William O'Brien
Andrews is the governor of Clonmel Jail
Dillon smiled grimly, but said nothing
O'Brien, however, is likely to be guided b,
the wishes OF his wife, and 1t Is said tha
this lady is strenuously opposed to his re
turning and surrendering himself to sery,
the sentence recently imposed upon hin
with Dillon. The probabilities are that fo
a while, at least, the two parliamentarian
will locate In Paris, where they can b,
easily reached and conferred with by thei
| colleagues.
John Devoy's Reply.
In response TO the dispatch received Tues
day by John Dewey from Sheriff Clancy. o
Dublin, the man who helped Dillon an,
O'Brien to escape from the English authori
ties, the following message was cabled:
earnestly hope for an honorable oompromis
retaining Parnell and his principal opponents
/ Irish Americans are strongly with ParnelL Tn
publication OF Gladstone's letter left them n,
choice. Submission to English dictation won,
/ wreck the National movement. While recogniz
/ ing the envoys' honorable motives, derAore thei
/ manifesto and consider It ends their mission
The reasons given by them for Parnells retire
| ment mean the surrender OF the very principl
/ Of home rule. 1t would make a ruinous ORE
cedent Parnell sustained BY Ireland, prevent
the smash Of the American movement, averts th
ruin Of the evicted tenants and OF Tipperary an,
the stoppage of Irish American subscriptions
The unity Of the race under its chosen leade
| tFanscends the Liberal alliance. That unity /
| now possible only under Parnen. JOHN DEvoY.
| The Ranort nfaeraFftad