The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-10-09
Parnell's Disease Said to Have Been
Rheumatic Feyer--A Post M0rtem
to Be Held.
Last Political Utterance Of the Great
Leader-Much Disappointed at
Gladstone's Speech.
Comments OF Representative Ameri.
can and Irish Papers ON His
Death.

AONDON, OCts IA mSpdtCu from
Brighton is to the effect that the physi-
clans certificate, which has just been
filed, states that the death of Mr.. Par
nell was cuused by rheumatic fever,
resulting in excessive temperature and
consequent failure of the heart A post
mortem examination will be held with
the view of definitely settling the cause
Of death.
At family counsel held at Walsing-
ham Terrace the necessary arrangements
for the funeral were made. A consulta-
tion had been had with the committee
of Irish members of parliament who
have been deputed to participate in the
preparations for the ceremony. The
consultation resulted in decision in
favor of public funeral, and the body
will be buried at Avondale, County
Wicklow, Ireland, the birthplace of Mr..
Parnell.
PARNELL'S LAST POLITICAL WORDS.
He Was Much Disappointed with MT.
GIadstone's Speech.
LONDON, Oct. "a dispatch from
Brighton says: On Saturday morning
Mr.. Parnell was unable to rise, but Mrs.
Parnell read Gladstone's great speech to
him in bed He dictated q statement
for United Ireland, the only Irish paper
which has stood by him personally since
The Freeman's Journal changed colors.
Though United Ireland had gone to
press the day before, 1t published spe-
cial on Saturday evening with Mr.. Par
nell's message in. This was Parnell's
last political utterance. 1t is of peculiar
interest. In it he expressed himself as
much disappointed with Gladstone's
promises for home rule. II was sand
wiched In between less important Brit
ish measures to delude the laborers
with
ss sft IA said P,arnell, .swban we turn
TO his treatment of Ireland, that we are
most disappointed. For some time past
the seceders have been whispering of the
great declaration they expected from
Gladstone as to the character of his
home rule bill--declarations which were
TO overwhelm all Parnellites with confu-
sion-but on turning to this portion of
his speech we find little or nothing about
home rule, and even that characterized
by greater vagaries than ever.
He tells MS indeed, that Irish
county councils ought to have
the control of the police force,
but you must note that he does not OF
course mean the constabulary, since he
has always resolutely declined to give
the control of this force to the Irish
party, the utmost that could be secured
from him at Boulogne being that the
constabulary might be gradually dis
banded and that then the Irish parlia-
ment might have police force Of It's
own. The real meaning of his words
simply comes to this: He would permit
the Irish county councils to raise po-
lice force of their own which would
exist side by side with the constabulary.
The latter being still under imperial
control. This was practically the pro-
posaI in the bill of 1886, was regarded
then as an altogether insufficient and
unsatisfactory and on level with the
further progress made at Boulogne."
Mr.. Parnel concluded by saying he
thought that Gladstone's speech would
be great disappointment to the seced-
ers. These are Parnell's last words
about the great cause for which he has
fought and in which he lost his life.