Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-14
IS PARNELLS MIND FAILING?
Circumstances Which Seem to Echo the
Question of LabOuchere'
HE LAUGHED AN UNPLEASANT LAUGH.
A Savage Attack on Sir John Pope
Hennessey-The Meeting Consid-
cred n Distinct Failure
Scully's Advice.
rcop,,,on, 1890 bu lanes Gordon Bennett, ,

mental powers failing' A couple Of weeks
ago Labouchere said he always thought
Parnell a man who might go mad, and re-
cent events had made him conclude that the
evil day had come. Not q few who heard
him today believe that his mind Is unsettled
1t was in the postoffice after O'Clock this
morning when he rushed in wrote tele-
gram, rushed out again, with eyes fixed
features set, and seemed to see no one,
though there were number in the room
whom he knew.
He laughed today not pleasant laugh,
and staggered those who heard it. 1t came
out tlat during his speech to the crowd in
front of the Victoria hotel word had been
sent out for gathering of the Parnell clans
on market day at Kilkenney by the hotel
on parade where the market was
held. Several hundred people were
present. The speakers were William
Redmond Fihgeral, Harrison, O'kelly,
Scully and Parnell. The people acted curl
ously; were anxious to see and hear Parnell,
but having done so manifested no satisfac-
tion, except the minority of shouterS in front,
but the main body af the people were silent
Cheers came only from the toughest element
and boys 1t was quite common to hear men
and women ask, which is Parnells He does
not seem to be known except by name His
voice was very husky and he stopped in the
middle of his short speech to break and swal-
low a raw egg.
He devoted himself to an attack on Sir
John Pope Hennessey This seemed Illogical,
considering that Sir John was ParnelPs can
didate. He said Hennessey was tuft- hunt
ing place hunter, but did not show how this
reputation belonged to him more now than
two months ago. The speech was a distinct
failure. The same may be said Of the meet
ing, for no enthusiasm was shown.
Scully looks not unlike Parnell. He
said it was poor business to swap horse
in the middle Of the stream, especially when
you hadn't another horse.
The meeting dispersed quietly. 1t was
supposed that Parnell was going to Water
ford in the afternoon and thence to Limerick.
He changed his mind and would not go. He
changed his mind again to stay at Kilkenny
till the election The various mental changes
keep the corresp ondents jumping.
Meanwhile in the evening quietly at a
work meeting the priests met at Ballyragget
in North Kilkenny, where the election is to
be held, and it should be remembered that
the town of Kilkenny, to which Parnell has
been devoting himself Is not in 1t. Fully
eaikty -nNo PliCoto WOAC piSoVuV uS PiiusbS
declared their firm resolution aud solemn
conviction that Parnell had rendered himself
totally unfit on moral and political grounds to
lead in the future Irish people.
They condemned the Freemans Jour-
nal and the seizure by Parnell
of Omitted Irelandn and adopted the candi-
dature of Sir John Pope Hennessey.
On top of this meeting comes the address
nj the RiShop of OScpry who lives in XII
kenny, addressed to the priests people He
casts his lot with Dill on, O'Bren and other
seced ers and and ask ks the electors of North
Kilkenny to do likewise. Like every OBJ
server, the bishop is aware that the conserv-
atlves are hurrahing for Parnell and will
vote for him. So far Parnell has been firing
blank cartridges. There are no electors in
Kilkenny, so Heay and Davtt, DR.. Tanner,
DR.. Esmond and the priests voted today
against the meeting here. They want no
Donnybrook fair business.
Davitt returned tonight from visit to
Castle Corner and the coal mines on the edge
of Queens county. The reception was
enthusiastic Between these two points
there are / 400 electors. "Parnel" he said
to me, will not get more than twenty votes
outside Of the conservatives, and they are al
for him. There are about four thousand
votes in North Kilkenney and as sure as
live he will have at least q majority Of
thousand. Parnell is undoing the work of
years in melting racial hatred after years
spent by all Of us IN uprooting it, for he and
the rest of us know that home rule can't
come to Ireland through the English people
whom he is now trying to excite against us.
But we will win. He may have the rough,
unthinking element with him; may have
mobs to hoot but the people who have given
| the country hearts are with us.''
Sunday Is to be busy day. All the priests
Of the various districts have something to
| say about the coming contest and there will
be meetings, generally anti-Parnell, in all
| directions. l spent an hour this evening in
the patriot committee room. Six priests
| we're there going to work In a systematic
| wav, giving advice, talking to national men,
| Ders Of parliament. | alluded 10 Parnelps
| bare mention to 'another side to the story
| EYES," he replied, I'VE all know another
| side to the story and to US one day he said he
| would lift the corner of the veil. ~ have
been assured, he said, OF destroying happy
home. Whose happy home have destroyed! (!
| Let me tell you that in a married life Of
| twenty three years Captain O'Shea did not
| spend three hundred nights at home. / have
| never nrank a glass Of wine with him nor has
he ever paid farthing for anything have
| ever eaten or drunk That is the corner Of
the veil he lifted, Parnell accuses Gladstone
of not giving straight answer. Does he
not only equivocatel He lies. We did not
force him out. We begged him to reure for
| a short time. He refused and forced us to
depose him. He Is now working hand in
glove with the enemies of Ireland The
tories are on his side and will work and vote
for him. 1t is certainly the fact that the
tories are working for Parnell but are likely
to do him little good They are dangerous
allies of Ireland.
Here again Parnelrs agent assured me to-
night he was certain of Parnellt success
"Wait and see" he said 'it will astonish
YOU"
He is mistaken in one sense. Nothing can
astonish man in Irish politics.
Coming Parneil Meeting in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Dec l3. Arrangements were
completed tonight at meeting of local lead
ers for a great mass meeting at Battery d