The age-herald., 1901-02-23
Dr. Tanner, M. p.

"The cabled report of the desperate Ill., ness of pr. Tanner, the Irish member or Parliament, Is sadly suggestive of bril- liant intellect and noble opportunities wasted. and through the windings Of life that might have been beautiful IS seen the trail of the serpent Of strong drink" said a man who has long person. ally known Dr. Tanner, and amongst whose best friends are Dr. Tanners close relatives.
 "Dr Tanner was born an aristocrat, but like many other men of the Irish aris- tocracy he was comparatively poor, hav- ing a fixed income of only some $7oOo' which ought to have been enough for bachelor without home establishment, in A land where the cost of living is not half as great as 1t Is in America. pr. Tanners income of $750O in Cork and Lon- don was equal to $1S,000 in Birmingham and Washington.
 "Dr. Tanner turned Home Ruler, as every Catholic and every American would do, and being an aristocrat, exceedingly brilliant, gifted speaker, and strikingly handsome, he became at once the idol of the longsuffering populace of Cork and the district His head was turned per- haps; maybe he became bitter because every one of his own class cut him and refused to speak to him; at any rate this young god of young Ireland took to drink.
 Not long after he joined the Home Rule party he was elected to Parliament, and whilst still very young, the Prince and Princess of Wales paid their only visit to Cork, though the prince was there with his mother the great Queen, in 1s49, when he was but seven years old, on which occasion the Queen changed the ancient name of Cove to Queenstown, as we know it to this day. On the day of the Prince and Princess of Wales ar rival at Cork, Dr. Tanner evidently tanked up with liquor, stinging perhaps from the contempt shown him by his own class in which he was born. The devil put it in his mind to organize company Of ragamuffins and bad characters, mostly boys. of Cork. to insult the prince and princess. Reading his band in person he followed the royal procession, and simply heaped insults upon the prince and prin- cess. It is declared that he himself threw an onion which struck the Princess of Wales
 "Ckivalrous Irishnen, the Home Rulers of Cork were outraged at this insult to a woman, and they denounced Dr. Tanner in unmeasured terms. declaring that Irishmen could never have any fight to make against helpless woman who was in way their guest and who could never hold the power of a sovereign. Dr. Tan her was finally removed from the streets in state of intoxication. That after noon the committee of the County Club, oldest and most exclusive of all the clubs but one met and decreed Dr. Tan- ner's expulsion from membership for conduct unbecoming gentleman When the news reached Queenstown there was q hurried meeting of the committee of the Royal Cork Yacht Club. the oldest and most exclusive club in the world, and Dr. Tanner was expelled from membership there. The leaders of the Irish Party held a meeting and publicly censured their erring member. and that seemed to bring him to his senses for a time
 ''The last time I saw Dr. Tanner he was ii the ancient Market Lane inn, in Market Lane, Cork, believed to be the oldest house of refreshment in Ireland, and famous the world around for It's mutton chops It was on Sunday after noon, and had been on a drive with a visiting American friend to Blarney Cas- tie, six miles distant. We hurried into the inn.cold and hungry, and rushing to the bar without looking at any one we ordered hot drinks. Hearing my title, an