The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-10-10


attack of acute rheumatism and every |
care and attention were paid to the
sufferer He was carefully and I'M
tiringly nursed by his wife, who hardly
left his bedside.
Mr.. Parnell did not rally from the
rheumatic attack and grew weaker and
weaker. Several hours before his
death he became unconscious and so
remained until he died, in intense
agony.
BIOGRAPHICAL
Charles Stewart Parnell was born at AVON
dale in the county Wicklow, Ireland, In le47.
His father was the son of gentleman VINO
was at one time high sheriff for the county
Meath and his mother the daughter or ADM
Stewart, who commanded the United states
frlgate Constitution during the war OF ISL
He inherited the estate on which he was
horn and was educated at Harrow
school, England, and Magdalen col
lege of the university of Cambridge
In 1915 he elected MEMBER OF
parliament for Meath and represented that
constituency until the general election OF
1890, when he was returned for three constlt-
uencies including the one he had represent
| ed so long He preferred to sit for the city
| of Cork At the beginning OF MS parma
mentary career he was member OF the
home rule party, in which he soon rose 10
| eminence although Protestant and person
! aIlv not popular with the leading members.
| In October of the same year he founded ana
was made president of the National Irish
/ Land league.
simultaneously with an agitation which in
| 1899 made Mr.. Parnell the supreme lrishman
| ana the virtual ruler of his country, extra
ordinary means of relief were adopted ior
the relief of Irish distress, in which both
4IaT ~pit tod nfal a -
| snicuous part In January, $50. Mr.. Par
| nell visited the United states and created
| feeling that cr1stalzed itself i'm the forma-
| ton of land league associations. wnlch
| proved the main financial support OF me
| home organization. He was subsequently
| chosen president of the home rule party in
| place of Mr.. Shaw. Towards the close OF
1ss Information of seditious conspiracy was
| applied for by the crown against Mr.. far'
neil and certain of his associates, which re-
suited in trial brought TO an ndetermi'
nate issue, but their vir ual acquttal by the
non. agreement of h jury. When he took
his seat for Cork, the young statesman was
made leader of the Irish party in the house
of commons HIS tactics OF obstruction
produced a strong feeling against him IN
England, and under the coercion act, which
was thought necessary by Mr. CLAD
stones government for the restoration
Of the power of the crown in Ire
| land ne was. in October. ISL arrested as
".nsnect" and imprisoned in kilmainhan
AN. He was released, il was alleged, as tn
J result of a letter to the prime minister II
J which he Is understood to have offered M
, co.operation with the regular authorities II
the restoration of order and the dcvising o
measures intended to obvate the causes Q
] nolfttcal trouble in his native land Ante
, bfa return to the house Of commons, n
: showed remarkable ability a a leader an
w.s for wears the head and front OF ioca
; agitation i'm Ireland. When the land leagu
D couansed as the result of the repressive leg
r islation adopted by pariiament.h ne organ e
h +he Irfsn National league. when was Tar gtl
! ! comnosed of the same membership. II
: onrratjons. however. were more or less e
= strained by law until about the time OF IN
: change of the ministry, when Ireland aga
came under the administration OF justice.
, Gradually as the years Of connict succeed
ed each other. brighter and brighter becam
the nrospects OF ultimate success, nearer an
J. nearer to the goal to be gained we're the az
$ tage points seized and held
/ The publication in the London Times %
series OF sensational articles. which led 70
+ libel suit, the suicide of Pigott, VINO u
). forged the letters. the retraction OF -
Times, and finally Parnelrs infatuation i
o Mrs. O'Shea and the division In the ITS
q marty are matters 90 late occurrence WI
which the public Is familiar.