The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-01
SENSATION PROMISED.
1ynan's forthcoming Book on Irish
Revolutionary Movement
Expected to Prove Bombsheil-What
the President of the Irish National
Federation Says.


NEW YoRK. June el.-For months rumors
have been current In England and Amer
lea that the Conservative party in Eng
land had obtained evidence which would
prove veritable bonn bshell In the ranks
OF the Irish constitutional party, and
would result in the defeat OF the Liberals
and the return to power OF the Conserva-
tives.
The evidence, IL was said. would prove
without a shadow of doubt, that all the
charges OF the London Times made in its
famous "Parnellism" and Crime" articles
were true, and that the Irish constitu-
tional party had connived at the long
series of outrages perpetrated by the
"Physical Force" party in Ireland, of
which the murders in Phenix park on
May g. 1882, of Lord Frederick Cavendish
and Thomas Henry Burke was the cui-
mination. These rumors took form and
shape week ago last Friday, when The
ST. James Gazette announced the near
publication of a book written by p. j.
lyman, the famous No. OF the Irwin
cibles.
The book would, The Gazette stated.
give full history OF the Phoenix park
murders and OF the whole revolu tionary
movement in Ireland for the past 80 years.
The book was offered in turn to most of
the largest English publishing houses.
All OF them declined to handle it. Finally
the manuscript was brought back to
New York, where it had been written
and where voluminous extracts from it
will be published on Sunday next.
Many months ago the leaders Of the
Irish National Federation of America
learned of the forthcoming book, and
ever since. have been quietly accumu-
lating evidence to be used in rebuttal OF
its statements.
President Emmett's Statements.
Dr. Thomas Adds Emmett, president
of the federation, determined to make
public the genesis of the book. with the
intention OF nullifying its effect. He
makes the following statement;
six months ago secret information
was conveyed TO us by man who stands
high ia the councils OF the party, to the
effect that lyman had been induced by an
emissary OF the Tories and the London
Times TO write a book, which should sup
port the allegations made by The Times
before the Parnell commission In 1883
1T will be remembered that The Times
published a series of articles charging
Parnell with completely in the Phoenix
park murders. AS time went on, these
allegations were accepted as true, and
Parnell and his followers were taunted
with them ia the house of commons. At
last q special commission, headed by
Lord Justice Hanpen, was appointed to
try the charges. The Conservatives, who
were then In power. promised The Times
that II ito charges could be proven, all ex.
penses incurred would be borne by the
Tory party
Everyone knows the ending of the
case. Richard Pigott, The Times chief
witness, broke down under cross-exam-
ination and ded to Spain, where he COM
mitted suicide. The case went to pieces,
and The Times was mulcted in heavy ex-
penses- Altogether the trial cost the
paper 216.0 pounds. or over 81, 900. 900.
I'm spite of this reverse, The Times has
always contended that its charges were
true, that only the proof was lacking.
Even at this late day, IL it could prove
the charges, it might collect from the
Conservatives the money il lost. Here
was reason enough for The Times to
strive to have Tynan's story told.
"Tynan himself Is the exponent of the
physical force party. He and his friends
uabc tuc SouStituioudi party DltbtTiy.
As long as it lives and grows the dreams
of those who wish for an indspende mt
Ireland will never be realized. Strike
down home rule and the physical force
party will become strong again. lyman
was quite willing to join with The Times
and the Tories to crush home rule. Ne
gotiations with publishers were opened
year ago, and about six months after
wards the writing of the book was COM
pleted."