Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
TIM HEALY'S VICTORY.
The Rise of the Irishman a Feature
of This Years Par
lament.

Copyright, 1896 by the Associated Press
London, Aug. 15.-Parliament closes
today in a more lively and spirited man
ner than has been the case with any
session for many years. In the whole
of Parliament the man who has most
bettered himself is Tim" Healy. He
began the session as one of John Dill
Ions seEenty-one followers and he ends
it as the leader of his own party and
with about twenty-five followers.
1t is said that the Irish convention
which meets in Dublin on September
is destined to be a fzzle. Neither the
Parnellites nor the Healyites will at
tend So the whole object of the conven-
ton is thwarted and Mr.. Dillon expects
If the Parnellites and other factions dc
not attend that the latter will be put II,
an awkward moral position on the
ground that when a reunion of the diff
ferent sections of the Irish party was
attempted they stood out
In the meantime Ireland is perfectly
tranquil and continues steadily improv-
IN. For several years there have been
good harvests in Ireland and the peas
antry are generally satisfied The
release of the Irish political prisoners,
head. has. it is said. been another dis
quleting feature to the agitators.
The Marquis of Salisbury was today
formally installed at Dover as lord
warden of the cinque ports in succession
to long line of distinguished men.
The Theosophists' Crusade.
The little band of American crusaders
for theosOphy is receiving considera bic
attention in the columns of the English
newspapers and has given the Irish press
an entirely new theme for discussion.
Shortly after landing the Americans
uttered prophecy that Ireland was soon
to become the ruler of Europe and that
the ancient glories of that mystic island
would be restored. Also that theoso-
phists proposed TO establish a branch of
the proposed American college Of &C.
cultism there. The Irish press is evil
IDENTIFY pleased with the idea and some
of the principal papers of Dublin and
elsewhere have thrown open their col
umns for its discussion.
The crusaders have certainly proven a
surprise. When it was at first announced
that eight Americans were going to in
stitute a crusade which would not stop
until the globe had been circIed it was
not received seriously. But what the
party lacks in numbers it makes up in
theosophical strength.
Arrived at London the little party en-
gagged the Queens hall and held a meet
ing. The women sat on the stage in
flowing white robes and the men in even
ing dress. This was Followed by an
invention called q brotherhood supper
held in the stun Socialists, Anarchists,
dock labOrers, Outcasts and the poor gen
orally were served with a hearty meal
the first many OF them had partaken of
in months-and then were afterwards
given a talk on "brotherhood'' The same
thing was done in the slums of Liver
pool. Rev. W. W. Williams, q chaplain
in the British army, joined the ''cru-
sade"
In Dublin a convention OF the whole
theosophical society in Europe was
called. The society in Europe, it ap-
pears, boasts of some distinguished ad-
herents, among them being Prof
Crooke, the English chemist, who in
vented the Crooke * ray tube; Camille
Flammarion, the French astronomer,
and, it is said, Mrs. Benson, wife Of the
archbishop of Canterbury, who, with
her two sons, it is stated, joined the
theosophistS recently. In few days
The party will leave Ireland for Amster-
Gam, Berlin and Paris. The inten-
'ti6n is to visit every European capitol
and Rome itself is to be ''stormed''
Leaving Europe, the crusaders will go
to Malta and Egypt. Then will follow
Austral:A. New Zealand and Asia. The
return is to be by way Of San Francisco
in about March.
The annual summer quiet has fallen
upon London theaters, but five of the
leading places of amusement are now
open and the leading actors are scat
tered far ana wide upon their summer