Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-19
MRS. PARNELL'S PLAN.
She Intends to Write a Book Vindi-
eating Her Husbands Actions.
PROOF HE WAS TOO PROUD TO USE
As He Thought the Irish Should Believe In
Him without Question.
THE FACTIONS MORE ANGRY THAN EVER

LONDON, Oct. 1S-The Herald corre-
spondent, over the signature of "a Men,
Der of Parliament" cables his paper as fol-
lows:
Mrs Parnell remains in precarious con-
dition, though during the last two days she
has slightly rallied. 1t has been with the
greatest difficulty that the doctors and her
friends have prevailed upon her to take
any food. Neither she nor Mr.. Parnell an
ticipated any danger till toward the last
moment. Mr.. Parnell had been almost as
i'll before and always rallied, but this time
| the tall tower was undermined, and it fell
with crash. The immense gap occasioned
by its disappearance is only just beginning
to be realized. The truth is the entire
Irish party is more hopelessly adrift than
ever.
The Parnellites are loud in their cries for
revenge, and there has been a wonderful
rally to them of the masses in ireland, who
beg in to take up the cry that Parnell was
first sacrificed for the English party and
then worried into the grave. He is the
John Brown of Irish politics. His name
exercises magic influence over the Irish
people. The secessionists cannot but see
that the crisis is becoming very serious.
They hoped for reconciliation all around,
but their overtures have been flung back in
their faces. The Harringtons and the Red
monds are on the warpath demanding the
rebels scalps. The priests seem to be
frightened at the storm. John Dillon has
deemed it prudent to keep out o: sight,
leaving William O'Brien to endeavor to
justify his action. Mccarthy and O'Con-
nor are presenting their side of the case
with great industry, the Parnellites are en-
oeavoring to secure organs in the press and
the whole field resounds with the clash of
arms.
MONEY AND LEADER WANTED.
There is some hope that Michael Davitt
will be able to act as peacemaker, but the
true Parnellites don't want peace and will
not have it on any terms at present Pres
emily they will look around for two things
money and a leader. No one can see
where they are to come from. For leader
they speak of Pierce Mahony, who is al
most unknown in the House of Commons.
He could not arouse any enthusiasm. If he
is to be Parnell's successor the party will
soon die out and fusion will become in
evitable.
hear that Mrs. Parnell intends, if she
RECEIVERS her health, to write memoir of
the great leader, and to relieve him from
much of the blame cast upon him on her ac-
count. There are, am assured, two sides
to the O'Shea divorce. of which the public
has heard only one. Parnell would never
condescend to defend himself, especially
after he was assailed by Mr.. Gladstone. He
held that the Irish people ought to have
seen that dead set was made at him because
he was England's most formidable antagon-
ist, but Mrs. Parnell is determined that the
whole truth shall come out. 1t will then be
seen, as am informed, that though Parnell
was not free from guilt, he was nothing like
so guilty as the world has been led to be-
Heve.
Rumors of this kind were afoat before the
trial, and I believe some of Parnells friends,
who sfterward deserted him, put implicit
faith in them.
MRS. PARNELL's STRONG PERSONALITY.
Mrs. Parnen will never play into the
hands of her husbands s enemies. She is
woman of great ability and determination.
She is not handsome, but she is very win
ming in appearance and manner and passion
ately devoted to her late husband. She did
her utmost to provide him with happy
home during the last few harassed months
of his life. He fed to it as a refuge from
the storm, but nothing could restrain his
eagerness to set himself right with the Irish
people.
His wife's name was never mentioned,
but his thoughts were never long away from
her. His only defense of his conduct was
that he had not acted treacherously or
broken up home. If Mrs. Parnen carries
out her present purpose this position will
which do not admit of challenge or disproof