Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-08

arrived at his home at Brighton from
ireland on Thursday and complained of
suffering from chill. On the Friday
following he was unable to leave his bed
and his regular physician was SUM
mioned. He seems to have considered Mr..
iarhelrs illness to have been of serious
nature, for he soon sent for another ply
sician, with whom he held long consul
uAtlon over the sickness of the Irish leader.
This consultation of physicians was re-
sumed on Sunday, when Mr.. Parnell was
round TO be in great pain and apparently
growing weaker every hour.
ACUTE RHEUMATISM THE CAUSE.
His sickness was pronounced to be an
attack OF acute rheumatism, and every at
tention was paid to the sufferer. He was
carefully and untiringly nursed by his
wife who hardly left his bedside from the
time he took to his bed.
UNCONSCIOUS WHEN THE END CAME.
Mr.. Parnell, in spite of the care and at
tention which he received, did not seem TO
raHy from the rheumatic attack and grew
weaker and weaker. Several hours before
his death Mr.. Parnell became unconscious
and so remained until death ensued. 70
the suddcnness of tho Irish leaders illness
ana to the belief Of his wife and the at
tending physician that he would recover,
no friends or relatives of his family or of
that of Mrs. Parnell were present at Mr..
Parnelrs bedside when he died. Mrs.
Parnell and the physician were alone in
attendance upon him when he died.
HIS GREAT WORK WILL LIVE ON.
BALTIMORE, Oct. Z. - The men who
formulated what was known os the Balti-
more policy, when. the rupture with
Parnell took place in Ireland, a policy
which was generally adopted in this cour-
try huye only words Of sorrow for Parnell
now that he is. dead. Patrick Martin,
q merchant of this city, and first
yice-president of the National League
during the domination of Parnell,
says that his efforts in behalf of Ireland
cannot be forgotten. Whatever may be
the differences existing regarding his later
acts, to Parnell belongs the honor of
caXs of Ireland, and to Parnell might
fairly be awarded also credit of
winning to the side of Ireland
the giant intellect and persistent advocacy
of Gladstone. Parnell experienced of late
enough of the quality of human pity. 1t
is the earnest hope, Mr. Martin says, of
an who may. converse upon the death of
Parnell that he may experience to the full
the quality of divine mercy.
SKETCH OF THE DEAD LEADERS CAREER.
Charles Stewart Parnell was born in
1876, at Ayondale, in the county of Wick
low, Ireland. His father was at one time
high sheriff for the county of Meath; his
mother. who survives him, is the daughter
OF Commodore Stewart who commanded
the United States frigate Constitution in
the war of 1872. His paternal grandfather
was the last chancellor OF the excheuuer of
the Irish parliament and bitterly opposed
the abrogaton of that body Charles
Stewart Parnell was educated at Magda-
n l.rs.l
he was elected member of parliament for
Meath and became almost at once promi-
nent IN the. public eye. Justin Mccarthy
introduces him as already figuring, in
1873, conspicuously in the events that
were bringing about the downfall
of the Beaconsfeld administration. "rhe
government" says Mr.. Mccarthy in his
History of Our Own Times had got
into trouble with the Home Rule party.
Mr. Parnell, young man but lately come
into parliament, soon proved himself the
most remarkable politician who had arisen
Oh the field OF Irish politics since the day
when John Mitchell was conveyed away
from Dublin to Bermuda" In October,
1873, Parnell founded and was made presi-
dent of the Irish National Land League.
The harvests of 1877 and 1878 had been
very poor and that of 1879 proved almost q
total failure. This added to the Irish dis
content and forwarded the Land Leaguers'
agitation, whose objects were briefly:
First, u reduction of rents and re-
fusal to pay if such reduction were
refused; secondly, final and entire
change in the land laws; peasant pro-
prietorship TO be substituted for that of
landlords, simultaneously with this agi-
tation which in 1880 made Mr. Parnell the
foremost man in Irish politics, extra
ordinary means were adopted for the relief
Of Irish distress, to which citizens of the
United States contributed literally. In
January, 1850, Mr.. Parnell visited the
United States and created feeling which
crystallized in the formation in this coun-
try Of Land League associations which
proved the main financial support of the
home organization. Soon after Mr.. Parnell
was chosen president of the Home Rule
party. Towards the close Of $50 Mr..