St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-08
IN HIS OWN LAND.
Ireland Is InexpressibIy Affected
by Her Loss.

DUBLIN, Oct. no event of the last
half-century has so startled the people
OF this city as did the death of MIR. Par
nell at Brighton last night. The bulle-
tin boards this morning conveyed the
unexpected tidings in letters foot long
to the workmen hurrying to their vari-
Gus occupations, and created tremen-
douS excitement. At the railway sta
tons, in front of the postotfice and
score of prominent places along the
great thoroughfares announcements
of the death of the Irish leader
confronted the profoundly affected
crowds who gazed upon them.
seemed to be stunned by the words
which stared them in the face. 1t was
noticeable that no expression of politi-
cal feeling was heard among the groups
winch everywhere gathered 10 discuss
the death of the Irish chieftain The
members of the National league now in
this city are making arrangements
necessary to attend the funeral of Mr..
Parnell. The members of parliament
and others who remained followers of
Parnell in spite Of everything, at a
meeting held to-day, appointed Pierce
Mahony and John Redmond a commit
tee to proceed to Brighton tonight in
or der 10 be of all the assistance possible
IN making the arrangements necessary
for the funeral of Mr. Parnell. The
corporation of Dublin has been sum-
moned to meeting for tomorrow, at
which sympathy for Mrs. Parnell will
be expressed, and where a call will be
Issued for public funeral.
The offices of the National League
were fairly beSeiged with an excited
concourse of warm-hearted Irishmen
who had forgotten all about the divorce
troubles of Mr.. Parnell in their desire
to express sympathy with the great
leader of the irish people who had
fought so bravely for them in behalf OF
home rule.
The first news of the death of the
Irish parliamentary champion which
was received in this city was through
Mr.. Parnell's brother-in-law, Mr.. Nc
Dermott, to whom Mrs. Parnell tele-
graphed the sad news. So soon as the
information reached the national club,
the blinds as we'll as the windows of that
Institution were Immediately drawn
down and will so remain until after the
lnterment of the remains OF the dead
chief. In addition, the flag on top of
the club was placed at half-mast, and on
all sides in the club were heard eX-
pressions of grief at the death of the
distinguished parllamentarian.
A gentleman who accompanied Mr..
Parnell to Kilkenny at the time of that
memorable political contest when his
candidate, Vincent Scully, was so badly
defeated by the late Sir John Pope Hen
messy, furnishes some interesting remin-
lscences of the dead leader of Ireland.
lie says that he has seen Mr.. Parnell
sitting with folded arms, cold, calm and
lnscrutable, during the sittings of the
commission at Kilkenny. Necessity
alone, he says, compelled Mr.. Parnell to
dotf his habit of sphinX-like silence, and
made him disclose all his strength. His
bearing upon that occasion surprised
even his most intimate friends.
ITO outsiders having the unpopular
negative conception of him, this strong,
fierce man with an imperious will was a
revelation. He put his full force into
every word he uttered and into every
blow he struck. No effort was too great
II only something, however small, re-
suited from it."
CORK, Oct. THE announcement
of the death of Mr.. Parnell pro-
duced here feeling of stupe-
faction. 1t was at first received
with redulity-indeed, his numerous
personal adherentS refused to believe
that he had even been i'll. When later
ana confirmatory dispatches were re-
ceived. which left no doubt of the truth
OF the story, groups of people gathered
in the streets and discussed the sad
event, many showing poignant grief.
The feeling was shared by the political
opponents of Mr.. Parnell. Mr.. Parnell's
parliamentary connection with Cork
during the greater part OF his career
was so entirely in harmony with the
people that even those who were latterly
bitterly opposed to him express great
regret at the sudden and tragic close of
his brilliant career. Current opinion
among the McCarthyites agrees that
his death ends all sectional feud among
Irishmen, and the consensus of opinion
is that it will Increase the weight of the
Irish vote.
Prominentm members of the Nationalist
party at Liverpool, upon being inter
viewed to-day, declared that nothing
can now sever the party at the next
general election, and that they will
make clean sweep of all the Irish
districts.