Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-18
Echo Of Recent Visit Of OoonrOr to the
United etatts,
WORDS DECLARED TO BE WUSOEWoU'
Old foores Dug Up by Writer Who Doesn't
Like Agitator,
IRISH HEIRS WANTED FOR LARGE ESTATE
American Notary Takes Evidence in
Dublin TO Find Relatives Of
John sullivan, Pacific
Coast Millionaire.

DUBLIN Nov. (Speciail-Considera-
hle indignation has been caused throughout
ireland by tho publication In the London
Times of the following from the pen of
''The Editor OF Grievances from Ireland
"At the American convention OF the
United Irish League, just held in Philadei-
phia. T. P. O'Connor conveyed to his hear
ers. on behalf Of John T. Redmond, NJ p
a very fattering opinion of John T. Fin
erty, who has just resigned the office ot
president Of the American United Irish
! league. He said
"I am going to tell YOU my private in
structions. was told by the leader OF the
Irish party that if the organization were TO
he deprived Of the inestimable services OF
! that splendid IrishmaD, that unsurpassed
orator. John F. Finerty Grish World, octo-
ber q; 1900. then Michael ]. Ryan was
the man to take his place. A part of Mr.
| Finerty's services to Ireland IL recorded
| in the official government report Of the
/ Parneu commission, volume l., page 2l5, in
which a speech of this same gentleman is
quoted containing the following murderous
opinions:
Quotes John Mitchell.
! "Hones. John Mitchell used TO say
that he was sorry the Irish people had not
shot half enough Irish landlords. He would
go further and deliberately say that he
was ashamed Of the Irish people, II they
had powder and shot. they had not shot
them all The whole cabinet, the lord lieu-
tenant the chief secretary, the privy coun-
Gil, were all guilty of murder. and IL any
man could have power to place them all
beneath a single guillotine and lop their
heads OF at once, that man would be JUS
tiied in the sight Of God and man.
There is nothing TO show that Mr. Fin
erty has ever apoiogized for these murder
Ious utterances. OF altered his views At
this latest convention he said:
81 say without Wishing to compromise
my parliamentary friend-T. p. OConnor,
NJ P.-or IN any way to hold him or his
party responsible for my sentiments, that
! I would ask OF God TO give me grace and
tstreugth to live to see the British empire
broken into ,snitheresns drisn World. oe-
tober u. 1900
"suoh are the views * the splendid
Irishman' who for several " ars past has
been president Of tho American United
Irish league. the paymasters Of the Irish
party at home, and whose fnestimable
services 60 the home rule cause have just
been gratefully. acknowledged by T. p.
o'Connor in the name and by the author
ity of John f. Redmond"
Irish Heirs wanted.
A commission Of inquiry appointed by
the United States has been sitting in Cork
for the last few days taking evidence as
to the relatives Of man named John
sullivan, native of Cork. who died in
Seattle. Wash, five OF six years ago, leav-
ing immense wealth, estimated at more
than SIO000OO He was a lumber man and
died unmarrid and iuteste. Three years
ago the claim Of a sister, Hanna Gala
CHAN, who resides Ia a lane on Barrack
street, Cork. was established, but she was
80 elsted at her good luck that she lived
too well and died IN six months. A number
Of other more distant relatives have now
turned up. and their claims are being in
vestigated by NJ. W Bolster CT Seattle ar
American notary. Finally. en- extraordi-
nary step was taken in pursuance OF this
investigation The commission sat IN st.
Joseph's cemetery and had opened the
grave IN which Hannah Callaghan was
buried. The coftin was taken out and the
lid removed and the remains photographed
The cofiu Of another sister of Sullivan,
named silva who, IL was stated was
married TO p Portuguese sailor. and who
was buried in 1871, was also brought TO the
surface and subjected 20 the same treat
'ment The grave was further excavated
to a depth which showed there had beer
skulls, homes. etc. were carefully photo
graphed for the purposes OF this inquiry
r. Mccarthy. editor Of the Ulster Her
aid and associated papers, has been ap,
pointed editor OF the Irish News, Belfa st
and also of the Irish Weekly. Tor the last
two years Mr Mccarthy has acted az ed
itor % the Ulster Herald, OmaRh, where
he also controlled the Fernanagh Herald
Derry People and Frontier Herald. all Of
which are published by the Northwest of
Ireland Printing and Publishing company
whose head offices are at Omagh. lie com,
menced BIS journalistic career on the Cort
Herald, and was afterward associated witt
, T. p. OConnor's london papers, the Sur
and the star. He returned 20 Ireland Z,
edit a Belfast paper, the Northern Star
and later joined the STAFF Of the F,venius
Telegraph. lie was editor Of the Irlsl
People during the coercion regime of IN,
late tory government. when thai papel
was suppressed, At the same time Mr.
Mccarthy was sentenced to two months
] imprisonment for his advocacy Of the peo
pies cause.