The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
Parliamentary
PARTY IS ACTIVE
Leaders Make Many Campaign
Speeches Over Ireland
RECLAMATION SCHEME
Painfully Sudden Death of Gen. Sir
william Butler Brings Sorrow to
Ireland and Colonies, Where
He Did Service
RECLAMATION SCHEME

Dublin, July Special)-Realizing
the Importance of presenting united
front in the next parliament the Irish
parliamentary party is campaigning as
actively almost as though a general cleo
ton was in progress.
The Redmonds, Devlin Dillon. O'Connor
and the other leaders are making
speeches constantly and are paying es-
pecial attention to the constituencies rep
resented by O'Brien malcontents
1t is confidently predicted that the
o Brienites will not be able to carry
more than three or four seats at most
and it is regarded as well within the line
of possibility that both O'Brien, and his
lieutenant, Timothy Healy, will be de-
feated.
Bishop o'Donnell of Raphoe said re-
Gently:
II do not remember any time when the
country was more united IN support of
the Irish party than it is at present.
neither was there any time when that
support was better deserved
This seems to about sum up the situa-
ton
The Belfast Harbor commissioners have
tentatively adopted a scheme for the re-
clamation of nearly 1000 acres of slob =.
land, and at tho same time have agreed
to a proposal submitted by their engineer
for dredging from the ship channel to the
sea million and a half tons of soil
so as to provide sufficient depth for
liners and warships of the largest class
The painfully sudden death of General
Sir William Butler will be deplored
throughout Ireland, as well as in Eng
land and in those colonies where he had
seen such active service. A brave and
capable soldier, he served the British En-
pire in Canada and Africa, and rose to
within a step of the highest rank in the
army, though owing to his frank, hon
est. and as events proved, sensible adj
vice given to the government OF the
day before the outbreak of hostilities in
South Africa, he was for a time most
unpopular In England. and scarcely re .
ceived the full measure of reward which
his services merited. He was as skilled
with the pen as with the sword, and
some of his books make most enhancing
reading and will be regarded as valua .
BILE additions to British military history.
His wife, too as Miss Thompson, earned
undying fame by her paintings, two mill
tary subjects. THE Roll Call and The
Scots Greys at Waterloo being the most
admired of the pictures shown at the
Dublin International Exhibition of 1907.
II is, however, as a patriotic 1rishman
that Sir William Butler will be best re-
membered in this country. He was a con-
WINGED Home Ruler, but though his name
was several times mentioned for constitu-
encies he never entered parliament. Still
in another sphere he rendered good ser
vices to his country, being prominent
member of the National University COM
mission and of the senate.
The leading Irish papers published the
other day queer fish story from County
Cavan Tt is said that two anglers in
small boat near the mouth of the
river Finn saw an enormous fish APP
preaching them from Tough Erne. It's
back was above the water, and 1t raised
great waves on each side. The men
quickly pulled their boat aside, but the
fish gave chase, and was soon along
side, plunging on the surface at furi-
Gus rate. 1t appeared to be fully 10 feet
long with proportionate girth. and had
a very large head. The scared men
Francis and Phillip MDonagh-shot into
a weedy place whence they watched the
monster dash up the river to small
lake, where it disappeared from view.
The brothers say that 1t was unlike
any other fish they ever saw. Crowds
of people, 1t Is stated, are watching for
the temperance of this strange mon
ster of the deep.
Among those called to the irish bar
recently was Mr. William Archer Red
mond, only son of Mr.. John Redmond,
M. P.
Miss Johanna Redmond, daughter OF
John Redmond has written a comedy
sketch which is to be produced at
London music hall.