Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-09
Three Great Events Discussed
in All Lights.
PARNELL'S DEATH THE CHIEF.
Mrs. ParnelI Refuses to Eat or Partake Of Any
Refreshment Whatever.
Family Council is Held and it is De-
cided to Have Public Funeral
The Lord Mayor of Dub
lin VIII Attend.
Three Great Events,

LONDON. Oct. S.-tivery person in Eng
land, Scotland Ireland and Wales to-day,
who has any connection with or interest
in political events is discussing the three
great political events of the day. They are
the death of Charles Stewart Parneu. the
demise of the Conservative leader in the
house of commons, Right Hon. William
Henry Smith, and the great test of strength
now fairly commenced at Manchester be-
tween the Liberal and Conservative parties
in the election of member of parliament
for Northeast Manchester, q vacancy hay
ing been made by the appointment of the
present member, Right Hon. Sir James
Ferguson, as postmaster-general. In this
battle, which should be decided tomorrow
or next day, Sir James Ferguson, Conserva-
tive, contests for reelection against Mr.. &.
p. Scot, editor of the Manchester Guardian,
an extremely powerful candidate.
The most important. however, of these
three all-absorbing political questions is
the sudden death at Walsingham Terrace,
Brighton. on Tuesday night of the great
Irish leader Charles S. Parnell. The news
papers of the British isles are full of the
story of his death and of personal remlnls-
cences of the Irish Rienzi,' as the Dublin
Mail terms him, and contain many inter-
views as to the future possibilities or the
Irish party. Even Continental newspapers,
slow to understand or take hold of any sub
iect of a peculiarly domestic interest in
Great Britain, pay considerable attention
to the death of the Irish leader.
DR.. Joseph F.. Kenny, member Of parlia-
ment for South Cork, and treasurer OF the
National league, in an interview puoushed
TODAY, says that month ago he was sud
denly summoned to attend Parnell, who APP
peared 10 be suffering from debility. DIR.
Kenny upon that occasion advised Parrell
to place some conStraint upon MS appearance
in public, particularly when such appear
ance necessitated taking part IN political
debate or making campaign speeches. Par
nell however did not take kenny's advice,
but continued TO push the fight with all
possible vigor and untiring earnestness.
Mrs Parnell is still Frustrated with
grief, and though weak and exhausted from
long watching and the terrible shock ex-
perienced, she positively refuses to partake
of any food or refreshment, and Will only
see her daughter. The alterations being
made to Quarry house at Bletchlng Surrey,
where MIR. and Mrs. Parnell intended to
take up their residence about the end of the
present month, have been stopped. A
family council will be held to-day at Wal
sineham terrace, and the necessary ar
engagements for the funeral will be made
after consultation with the committee of
Irish members of parliament who have been
deputed to take part in such preparations.
II has been decided to hold post norton
examination of the body of MIR. Parnel with
a view of settling the cause of his death.
Mr. J. Dillon, Nj. p for East Mayo, and
Mr.. William Z. O'Brien, NJ. p. for East
Cork, who are both in Ireland, were seen
Yesterday and asked Tor an expression of
their views for publication in regard 10 the
death of Mr.. Parnell.
Both gentlemen referred to distinctly re-
fused to say anything upon the subject.
4 dispatch from Brighton, sent at 3 pm,
saws the doctors certificate which has Just
been filed states that Parnells death was
caused by rheumatic fever, resulting in ex-
cessive temperature and failure of the
heart.
1t was eventually decided at the family
council held tonight that Parnell's remains
shall be accorded public funeral. and that
the body shall be buried at Avondale,
County Wicklow, where the dead leader
was born.
DR.. Covers, Jr, son of the famous specialist
of nervous diseases, DR.. William Richard
Covers, F. r. s.. both of Avon, who were
in attendance upon Mr.. Parnell during his
last sickness. in an interview to-day said
that the death of Mr.. Parnell was due TO
acute rheumatism and to congestion of the
lungs The elder Covers signed the certiti-
cate of death to-day, but he would not say
ANYTHING for publication in regard to the
last moments of his distinguished patient,
giving as his reason for reticence that he
does not wish to disturb the GRIEF OF the
sorrowing relatives by newspaper reports.
Delegates from the members OF parlla-
ment who followed the lead af Parneu to
the last arrived at Brighton this afternoon.
After receiving the doctors certificate Civ
ing a definite reply IN regard to Parnell's
death. they adopted resolution expressing
the deepest sorrow at the sudden and IN
expected death of their chief, and heartfelt
sympathy with Mrs. Parneu.
II, lar1 .<Nf rvs rr1ln &c
present at the meeting of Parnellite dele
gates. and conveyed the messages between
the delegation and her mother.
At meeting to-day of the corporation OF
the city of Dublin resolutions of regret
were passed at the death of Parnell and the
lord mayor and members Of the corporation
were empowered to attend the funeral in
their robes of state.
At meeting of members OF the Par
nellite party of West Clare, the resolution
calling for John Redmond. member of par
lament for North Wexford, to assume the
leadership of the party, was passed. Reso-
lutious of deep regret at the death OF Par
nell were also unanimously adopted.
Most of the stores throughout the leading
towns of Ireland are closed to-day out Of
respect for the memory of the dead leader.
Timothy Harrington, member OF parlia-
ment for Dublin, Hardo and other promi-
nent membe of the Parnellite party, in
reply TO numerous calls for interviews upon
Parnell's death, refuse to discuss its pollt-
ical feature at present, claiming that they
do not consider it proper or respectful 10
the memory of their dead chief 10 talk
about the political situation until ~ least
after his funeral.