Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-08
PARNBLL DEAD.
The Great Irish Lsader Dies
Suddenly at Ills Home.
Acute Rhtum ,tism Aided b. a SsYola
Chill was tho Cause.
Great Sorrow Throughout the Length
and Breadth of ireland.

LONDON. Oct 7.-Great Britain AMI lie'
land we're startled this morning by the Ut
terly upl,oked for announcement thai
Charles Stewart Psrnell, the noted Iri,h
leader, died suddenly yesterday evening A'
his home in Brighton.
/. has been well known that Mr.. Parneii
has not epjsye the best OF health for years
past. but nobody expected to hear OF his
death, and no inkling As TO his illness had
rssched the newspapers.
Mr.. Pxrneli died At bis home, Wslsiug-
ham Terrace, Brishiop, at IL 50 yesterday
evening. His death is said to have been
indirectly due TO a chill which he caught
gardsd as being Of q serious nature.
Mr.. Parneil, however, grew worse ard
phy sicisrs were ca led in. with the result
that the patient WAS ordered to take to his
bed This WAS On FIJI lay last and from
that time be lost ard gradually sank. He
expired iu the arms Of Mrs Parnell, who
is utterly pros.rsted by the shock expert
enced through her husbands death. The
exact nature Of the disease that caused
Mr.. Psrnelfs death hss not been made
known ssyet.
Ia this city particularly the news of Mr..
ParGel.s death came down like a thunder
bolt upon the clubs and in Political cirles.
The last time Mr.. Psrnell appeared in
public wss at Creggs in Ireland on Sept
p h, when he delivered long speech upon
the attitude aud alleged Inconsistencies OF
Messrs Dillan aud O'Brien.
Upon that occasion Mr. Parnell stated
that he WAS speaking 10 defiance OF the
orders Of the doctors who were attending
him and who had expressly ordered him 10
keep to his room
The son Of Dr. William Richard Somers,
F X. s su,h9r If many important medi
cal works on diseases Of the brain and
spinal cord, who has been attending MIR
Parnell, wss the physician who watched
the closing hours of his life. The great
leaders condition was so bad throughout
leave the bedside from early that mornng (
until Mr.. Parnsll bresshed his last.
This evening Mrs. Psrnell is receiving \
large number of telegrsphic messages FRI m
apparently all parts Of the world, all con
tanning words Of coincidence. The d. aIh
of Mr. parnell is not yet registered. Both
the Cele brated DR.. SOmers sud son refuse
to make any statement as TO the Cause OF
Mr.. Psrneli's death, or progress Of his SICK
ne IS, rs no mtm mbt Of the Psrneil family
has Yet accorded them permission to say
anything on the fuhieCt In an interview
this evening, James O'keiIy, number Of
Parliament for North Rcsc lmmon, ssii lie
call, npon Mrs PsInell tonight, and 'he
permitted him to see the body OF Mr.. Far
nell. The aspect Of the cofpse suggested
that death resulted from natural causes,
and had come vi hout ANY violent pain.
Captain OShes 10 also lIvir z At Brighton
coming to Lrr d,n daily. When he arrived
today, lie called at the office Of his solicitor
whtrs he WAS shown the telegram from mr'.
Parnell, requesiiog his clerk to be sent n
once to Brighton. Soon afterward another
te egram-ibis one igned-arrived, say
irg that Mr. PARCEL bad committed suicide,
Prominent members Of the Nationalist party
at Liverpool declared that nothing can now
election they will make clean swei p Of all
the Irish Districts.
The .ecretary OF the Newcastle branch
of the PsInellite League. says that John
Redmond will succeed to the Leadership OF
the Parnellites and maintain the struggle.
lie said he saw Mr.. parneil ,b ut ,hree
weeks ago when he (Parneli) remarked that
he had hard fight before him, but felt
sure Of ultimately Vipning
His Wonderful Career.
Mr. Parnell, slthough his lie was fun OF
events, died compars'iv.ly young. He was
born III the vpsr l8i9, at Avondsic, in the
County of Wicklow, Ireland. the son of a
gentienisn who was at one time high Sh n #
a. Al. - lie thur -
the daughter of an admiral in the United
States navy, and this connection alwsy s
gave additional interest to Americans in
the story of his varied career. In 1875
he was elected member Of Parlis-
ment for Meath and represented thai
constituency until the general election
of 1880. when he vas returned for
three constituencies IHcludnR The one he
had represented 40 long. In Dct0ber OF the
same year he founded ard VAS made frss
pfe.i1ent Of the National lush Land League,
rh. hsrv.sts OF 1877 and 1873 were very
b ,d and that of 1879 = total failure. Irish
discomfort rose accordingly, and Mr..
Parnell and his fellow Land Lssguers' OPP
portuuity of successful agitation. Their
objects were brief |. A reduction Of
rents and refusal to pay il such reduction
we're refused. Q. A final and entire
change 10 ihe land laws, peasant prOpri-
etorsbip to be substituted for that Of land
lords. Simultsne ously with an sgitatiOn
which in 1880 made Mr.. Psrnell the supreme
Irishman and the virtual ruler of his c0un-
try, extraordinary means were adopted for
the relief Of Irish distress, in which both
Eoglsnd and the United : .stes took a con
spicuous part, Ia January, 1880, Mr.. Par
mel. VISITED the Un ed States and created a
feeling which cry .t.lizsd itself in the for
matioI OF Lsnd League associations that
have proved the main financial support OF
The h, m5 orgaUizstion. He was chosen
presiden, Of the Home Rute party in place
Of MIR. ShsE.
Towards the clos, of 1880 information OF
sediti1us conspiracy was applied for by the
crown agAirsJ Mr. PArneil and certain OF
his association, which resulted in a trial
brought to an VI Il Terminate issue, but then
virtual acquittsl by the n1D-sgree ement o.
she iry Whsn be took his seat for Cork
the y0urg statesman wss made leader Of the
Irish party IL the House of Commons Hi,
tactics of obstruction produced 3 strong
feeling against him 10 + gland. and under
the Coercian Act which ~Es Il o ight neces
sAry by Mr. Gl4dston,'a 4 government in
order 10 ihs restoration Of the power Of the
crown 10 lrelsni he was in October, 1881. ar
rested as 'suspecl", and Imprisoned in XII,
malnh, m jail. lie was released a. 4 result
Of letter to the prime minister IN which
he is understood 10 have n red his cooper
alton with ,hs regular authorities in the res
toration Of order and the de yise If measure,
,gta Il m .,kr izta 10 ~ r,oIirtc %
trouble in his native land He had scarcely
resumed his seat in the Commons when ibs
murder Of Lord Frederick CaTendish, the
chief secretary, who had succeeded Mr.
Foster ard was the minister Of concihatior
and Of nder Secretary Burke, created 4
degree Of constsrnstioH vb:eh temporarily
chs lxsd concerted action By The Britist
government and the Irish party.
Mr.. Psrnsil shortly after this proposet
that he resign lis seat in the Comm ons sn(
at the same time the leadership Of the Iri.t
party. Mr.. Gladstone, however, vino va,
then premier, prevailed upon him to re
main, and the difficulties vhIt h beset this
Irish party a. the ou'c0me Of the RI p ii,
park affair. for the tms bling, blew over
But they were not TO be completely los
sight Of, for several years after the Londor
Times sought TO connect Psrnsll with III
asssssinstion o. what was sDppjssd tD b
documentary evidence. This evidence. i
will easily be remembered, was proved t.
have been forged. The fraud Of The fsmou
Pigot letters was s0on published to th'
pofld aad P.rneli WAS cleared.
He came cut Of this flair st:onger TIA
ever and Continued the admitted .sader o
the Irish party until he ,. ssd himsel
/ il to the O'ahs4 SCANDAL. the circumstsn
ses Of b ch are receIt history and We
known the void over. As the quito me o
this he vas dspossd as the leader Of tn
i IIi.hmen IN the Commons AID the faht Q
the fac ions, which 10 still on, Was begun.
! Mrs. Psrneti Denies Rumsrs Of Suieids