Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-09
ARCHER REDMOND is COMING
Son of Irish Nationalist Leader is to
Make a Trip.
TO COVER A LARGE TERRITORY
Notable Episode in Modern Irish His
tory - Recalled by Death OF
Mother of John Murphy,
whitehead"
BY THOMAS EMMETT


The national leaders have planned another
around the world campaign to further the
nations cause w Archer Redmond, NJ.
p, son Of the national leader; r. Hazelton
who though unseated for North LoHth is
stin a member for North Galway, and
Thomas o'Donovan. "A Belfast solicitor, will
sail from Plymouth soon for tour through
Australia, New Zealand and the United
States.
The selection Of Archer Redmond is in
teresting. His mother was an Australian
his father and his uncle, William Redmond,
won their political spurs in an Australian
tour william Redmond was recently
elected to Parliament and is of the third
generation Of Redmonds to serve in Parlia-
ment
Mother of whitehead" Dies.
Mrs. Mary Murphy died recently at
Ascolas. Her death recalls tragic and
thrilling episode in Irish political history,
the dynamite scare, which convulsed Eng
land in 1883 and 1884. Mrs. Murphy was
the mother Of John Murphy, better known
as Whitehead" who was sentenced to
penal servitude for life for being engaged
Thomas Gallagher of Brooklyn, N. Y, and
others shared a similar fate. The name of
whitehead" was on everybodys lips at
the time He served thirteen years in
/ prison and so harsh was the treatment he
/ received there that he was released from
Portland prison August %, 1896, a nervous
wreck. Some of the tory papers, while de-
nouncing his crime, condemned the system
] 4
/ penalty.
! Upon reaching his home town he pre-.
scented the appearance of hunted anlma
rather than that OF man, and ran to
covered car which was in waiting to con
vey him home, a short distance away II,
disappeared, but later was found wander
ing aimlessly about He subsequently wen
to America, where he was detained in
home and was afterwards removed to al
asylum in New York. where, it is under
stood, he is confined at present.
Birren to Retire.
The Mail claims. on what it described a
exceptional authority" that Mr.. Birrell
whose health has been poor is about t.
retire from the office of chief secretary 70
Ireland TO position on the judicial bench
ana lnal ne viii De SUCCEEDED by winston
i Churchill The task Of Incorporating tn
governments hpme rule scheme, It 4
stated by the Dublin newspaper, will b.
entrusted to Mr.. Churchill Mr.. Birrel
denies that any change is intended.
ireland Grows Tobacco.
The expansion in the cultivation Of to
, bacco in ireland was evinced by the fin
samples which were smoked by NJ. P.'s 4
! the nationalist whips room at the Hous
; Of Commons. Pipes, cigars and cigarette
were smoked 10y members of all parties a
an expression Of good will. Heavy pip
tobacco in plugs, is>the chief irish grOwtl
High Death Rates,
Some remarkably high death rates hay
been registered in Ireland of late. Tn
average annual death rate for the Dubli
Q registration area and the twenty-one prir
/ cipal urban districts is 227. The foilowin
e gives some of the highest and lowest deaf
o rates: ClOnmel, 5l5; Lurgan, 4s7; New
2 towards, 45S; Llsburn, 400; NeYry, g..
1 Derry, 29.7; sligo, 2S.S; Dublin, @56; Corl
a PA; Waterford, 2S4; Drogheds, Al; XII
8 kenny, 40; Armagh, SO; Dundalk, S; Lin
g erick, 1919.