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Show CONFIDENT OF AN I Ireland Feels That There Never til Was iStioh an Opportunity I I YEAKS IMMEDIATELY AHEAD ARE' BIG WITH FATE I Future Rests More on United fill Ireland Than Upon Pledge of English Minister. K' if I HUTiLLN". Jaii. S. T. P. O'Connor is jj home, and his. return has put power if in the arms and hope in tho hearts of j Irish Xationalists everywhere. As i. I havo pointed out. Ireland feels Unit If never since the act of Union was if passed has there been such an oppor- 'h 1 unity for the re-establishment nf an fif Irish parhnment iu 'Dublin, and llm L i 5 one drawback to the eertaintv that Nf this hope was lu be realized would bo ' h the lade of funds lo develop the full IP strength' of Ireland iu the general i ; election now at hand. Mr. O'Connor l ; brings from America the assurance Jt that there need be 110 lack of funds. V -Not only have demands of poundrt ' already come from America to meet ,H the expenses of the election, but I am M informed that he brings assurances ! rrom rich Irish Americaus like John ! 1 D. Crinimins. Thomas F. Walsh and o J others that whatever funds may hn needed to insure homo rule for Ireland ; I will be forthcoming. At a recent, great f '', meeeting of Xatioualisls tho follow- ' ing resolutions were introduced and Vf adopted with great enthusiasm: l'i That we congratulate Mr. T. P. O'Con- f ! nor 1. P.. on the unprecedented succesn V ' of bis mission to America on behalf oC f' , the Irish party, and that we place upon 11 record our Knultinle to our kinsmen and li , to the friends of Ireland in the reat j i republic for the continuance of their en- ' Si thiisiaslle and generous support of the ; , & Irish movement, whoso Kiiceesa In tho l!'f past. ;md triumph lu the nvir future, liaa ( ; tt been, and will he. so largely (Wo to tho ii R practical and unfailing sympathy or iho I i American people. j 1 M John Dillon. M. P., has boon one ot ft the most active of the Nationalist i f campaigners. Ho said to me recent- f! E ly. "Tho years inimcdinfclv before us l ft are big with fate for tho 'liberties of Fi Ireland. T believe iu my heart that I 1 for l.'lO years no such striking oppor- f tunity has been given for the free- J f dom of Ireland as will be given 1, during the next three years. The fu- -1 luro hope of Ireland vests inlinitelv , more on a united Irelaud anil a united if parly than upon the promises or r pledges of any English minister, no i mailer- of what party, and wo now ?! , have a 111010 ncarlv united Lrelnnd ! ' than wc have had in years. ' ' Parnoll Movement Puud. ,r Despite the drain on Ireland's re- h , sources to finance tho "gendral elec- 81 1 1011. the Parnell movement- . fund 3 steadily grows. A contribution of H Sol) has just been received br the. m . treasurer. Timothy Harrington, M. P, il from tho Thomas Emmett. association or Butte, Mont, it is hoped that the l luiid will hayo rcachod a point, so that Iho plans for tho monument may bo i' ' perfected next year, by which tinm a home rule bill may have been passed by the British parliament. In this i connection it is 'worth remembering 4 ' that Robert Kinmoit declared ho ' wished no mouumenl erected lo him S until Treland was free. .It. is possihln j that Ireland may havo the privilege 51 : of erect ing nioiiumenls In both her il I great sons about Iho same lime. I Lady Masters of Harrlcrn. i Ireland is notable for, many things, but. above all for her ladv masters 1 of harriers. The Hon. Marv Wes- W ;, ; ",,,u' un ueoui, in jh j that; capacity. Mrs. Garvev is in com- lu . mand of the North Mayo, while Miss K . Isa McCIiutock again carries Iho ffi . horn with the Tyran and Armagh m . pack. Miss Sheelagh Alexander acta . as lirst whip with Lieut. Col. tho Hon. 1 j ( C. Alexander's harriers in Tyrone, Jj . and Airs. Briseo of Soriggon manor. 1 l T.nlIainore. is ediialb" successful as ' t ; whip to Capt. Brisco's houuds. yt Bitter Against England. The Kilkenny People contains a re- J port . of a speech which - "Major" a l ! iMc Bride is staled to have made at tho I 1 celebration in Kilkenny on the -V2d M ' ; anniversary of tho death of tho M ' ; " Manchester Marytrs. M f ,M!aior" '9 MeBride is reported to have said: M : I'lroslde critics havo written and V L spoken of the killing of Serjeant Brett JR as murder. It was not murder; lo mv I mind It was quite Justifiable, as Iroland ifi and Knclnud were practically al war. and II the rescuers of Colonel Kelly and Captain ,3 Deasy wasted 5501 ammunition, lirhlc fl j Into the air instead of Into the heads of flit the howling Knsllsh dogs who wcro 1 I snarling at tholr heels. - if ill Later in his speech "Major" Mo- 1 ( Dride is reported to have said, in i if' reference to Irishmen joining tho 1 ij a rmy : i ' 1 C appeal to you most carncstlv to do ffl, ft all in jour power to provont your covin- 1 trvnicn from entering Ihe dograded ISrlt- fif I.sli army. If you precnt 300 men from St: ' enlisting you do nearly as good work. If B 8 not quite so excijlnsr. as if you shot ."00 If '! men on the Held of battle, and also you ;9 Ifl nre making the path sinooih for tho ap- 3j 'j jnoachlng oomiuost of England by tier- al jj many. LH one of ymir nioltoos be, "No m ji! nu-ruils for Kmjlaud." Should they land u Jn fi-cland they will bo received villi m 1 willlm: hearts and strong liands. and ml' should England he tholr destination. It if! m bo honed that I hoy will find time to M 8 ' dUemhark JO0.000 rlllt-s and a few scoro ml S .of nnimuiiillon for the same in this coun- HI lii trv. and twelve montiis later Ibis land Sin will b. as free as Iho Lord C'od meant II I ll should he. It ' I California and J-'lorida friends will M ? I be grieved at. iho douth of tVory ev. m jj I John AlclClhatton of Hrney, couuly IJ Tyrone. Father I.cEIhatton was flfl I , ordained 1 S7l, and for his lirst mis- ' won was appointed to Teruioniimongan. JIB His health broke down, and ho re- m ( " ' tired -for aorolonged rest, most pt (jfc m which' was. 'however, spent in mis-- K n fl sionnry work iu Florida, and later iu W j'i' J i.'alifo'rnia. where he made hosts oj1 1 I frionds. He went to America again m ? I o collect for the new church which ffHti I Ihe late Motisiguor Jluglr O'Hagau 12 jlj- was then erect in jr. ' O'Loary Is Kclnstatod. . ! ' I The old Land luagno days woro re- S r"M called the other day, when floored tyM O'Learv. retired agriculturist, of I he T ;H J'.nniscorlhv union, was reinstated to H his old holding at P.allymoley, on tho H Maher estate. Mr. OTieary was a il proniineut lighter in the old Land - JH league days, and suffered the usual 'H penalty of'eviction for darhig to stand uH up against landlordism. His eviction i' , H look pl-.ice about tneuLv years ago. ( jjJfl |