Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-25
Mr.. Parnell Will Continue to Direct
the Irish Party.
PARLIAMENT OPENED BY THE QUEEN
Slight Fluctuations in Stocks in
Wall Street.
TROOPS WAITING FOR ORDERS
PARNELL DOES NOT RETIRE.
He Win Still Remain at the Head OF Irish
AHairp.


Affairs.
LONDON, Nov. 25.-The meeting Of the Par.
nellite members Of the house Of commons prior
to the reassembiing of parliament was held to-
day. There was an almost complete attend
ance Of the members on this side Of the Allan
tic. Mr.. Parnell, as he entered, was received
with repeated cheers and many of the mem
bers darted forward to grasp his hand He
looked calm and self possessed and called the
meeting to order in his usual tone. He was
unanimously reelected chairman. and speeches
were made by Mr.. Sexton and others express
ing the complete confidence Of the Irish party
III their leader and urging him to retain his
place at the head of the party in the house OF
commons. Mr.. Parnen rerhed briefly,
without any direct allusion to the attacks upon
him. He thanked the members for their
continued confidence, and said that. in obedi-
ence to their will and that of the Irish people
he would remain at their head and labor TO the
best of his ability for the cause of home rule
In Ireland. The announcement was received
with repeated cheers. The Irish members will
deeply resent any assault upon Mr.. Parnell in
the house and answer it by alusions to the ille-
gitimate children Of the late King William Nv
and other noted instances of English depravity
In high places. The speaker, it is understood
Will take stringent measures to prevent alln-
sions of personal character.
MIR. Parnell, after having been closeted with
Mr. Justin Mccarthy in an ante-room of the
house of commons this morning concluded
the interview by handing to that gentleman a
bundle OF documents for his guidance as ses-
slonal chairman OF the nationalist party.
STARVATION IN IRELAND.
The news that fund is being raised for the
famine districts of Ireland by the Catholic
clergy Of America has aroused much interes,
hore in political circles. and is regarded as
direct rebuke to the Irish National League and
its program in America. Archbishop Corrignr
OF New York is known to be deeply loyal to the
Vatican, which recently vindicated his action
In the case Of the priest McGlynn. and il is
believed that if he is not acting under orders
from Rome he is certainly aware that his course
Will be approved there. A story Of acute desti.
tuition has been received from the island OF
Achill in the west Of Ireland. where the potato
crop, is utterly exhausted: and the stormy
weather prevents the people from fishing. Re.
lief has been sent to Achill from the adjoining
mainland, but there is still great need of as.
sistance. In one OF the cabins on the island o
newborn baby perished through the mother
being unable to give it nourishment. owing II
her own starving condition. The situation a,
Falcarah, where the recent evictions took place
is also very bad, the provision made by tho
league being quite insufficient. because of the
inclemency of the weather. At Schulz. in the
southwest of Ireland, the people are absolutely
starving and the work house il unable to accom-
modate the applicants for relief.
TRACKING sRLIvEnsKoFF's MURDERER
The police Of Vienna have sent to the Parisiar
police photograph of Podelewski. the Russian
Pole suspected Of having murdered Gen
Seliverskof, the Russian police agent in this
city. Podelewski appears to have been unde.
the surveillance of the Vienna authorities for
several years, they having suspected him OF
being interested in the nihilist propaganda
The French authorities are convinced tha,
Podelewski, the supposed assassin of Gen.
Seliyerskof, is hiding among the Polish colony
of London. The steamers for America are
watched. it being thought that he may take his
departure for this country