The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20
DUBLIN'S MAYORS MISSION.
BE COMES WITH REDMOND IN BE-
HALF OF PIRNELL MEMORIAL.

| They Were Met Down the Bay by n DeleGa-
| tion of Irish-Anericnns - Tour of the
| Country to Raise Funds for n Parnell
Monument and to Buy the PnrnelI Estate.
The Lord Mayor OF Dublin. Daniel Talon
| and John Z. Redmond NJ. F.. were warmly re-
| ceved by Irish sympathlzers on their arrival
| In town yesterday. On Wednesday night the
| White Star liner Majestic. aboard which the
| visitors were passengers. arrived at Quaran-
tine and anchored. Yesterday her passenge
were landed. Tho plans OF the committee con :
| temrlated reception on Wednesday night,
but the steamships belated arrival prevented
this. Yesterday morning the Reception Com
mittsc, consisting OF Col. ID. &. Mccarthy Ed
ward O'Flaherty. d, J. Naughton. Stephen Me-
Partand. William Temple Emmett. William H.
Walker. II. a. Damon, Michael Kennedy and
John OCallahan OF Boston, went down to
board the Majestic on the revenue cutter
Calumet, the Secretary OF the Treasury having
instructed tho local Customs officials to accord
tho visitors every courtesy
The Lord Mayor and Mr. Redmond are visit
ing America in aid Of u project to raise funds
for the proposed monument to Parnel the
cornerstone OF which was laid In Dublin Oct 8,
and to purchase Parnell's home in Avondale.
wicklow. Ireland. This was Pa-nell's mothers
home during her married lie. She was a
daughter OF Commodore Stewart. u. s. n. In
furtherance OF the fund idea the visitors will
speak in various American cities. There will
be a meeting in the Academy OF Music here on
Sunday evening. at which Mayor Talon Mr..
Redmond. Justice Morgan j. O'Brien and
other prominent men will speak. Gov Roose-
volt has invited the visitors to dine with him In
Albany.
The Lord Mayor and Mr.. Redmond anxiously
inquired as to tho South African hostllites and
the sult n tho vaoht raoaa THAR ., ~
is with the Beers. As to the races. the Lord
and humor. remarked: well. ii the Shamrock
don't win, it's because there's a leak in her ma
The visitors are stopping at tho Hoffman
House; where an Informal reception was hold
We are here to make an appeal to the Irish
FOR funds to erect a monument in the streets
q Dublin to nerpetuate the fame OF Charles
snsTf od bom and to And
the fund, to purchase the house and grounds
the estate have determined to purchase the
rost Of the estate under tho provisions of the
This law provides for land court to determine
the value Of hoIdingsand allows OF the tenants
whic n to purchase his home an d farm. repay.
Ing IN stated mum Der OF years This law is
former tenants. Ireland 10 at present peace
ful-too peaceful. because it is only when Ire
land is in turmoil and a menace to England
that England gives her any reforms"
This is Mayor Talon's FIRST visit to America:
last one in 1898. The Irish law prohibits the
Lord Mayor remaining away from Dublin
longer than two months. otherwise the office
becomes vacant and Mayor Talon will not stay
In America longer than six weeks.
The Lord Mayor in the even ing held n recep-
ton in the parlor OF the Hoffman House. VII
liam Temple Emmett read an address OF
welcome and the Mayor made a brief raply
Mr. Emmett said he wanted everybody to un-
derstand that the Parnell monument fund
was strictly non partisan undertaking.
Later in the evening two companies Of the
Irish Volunteers accompanied by band
marched through Twenty fifth street. and
were reviewed by tho Mayor and Mr.. Redmond
from the balcony OF tho hotel.