union between England and Ireland which remains to this day.

Against this union O'Connell, under the cry of repeal, directed his eloquence from 1805 until his death in 1847. Against it Mitchell, Smith O'Brien, Thomas Davis and others both wrote and fought. Finally, under the leadership of Dr. Isaac Butt, the movement was inaugurated and organized under the comprehensive and elastic name of "home rule." to be taken up later on by Charles Stewart Parnell, who in 1874 also inaugurated that policy of obstruction in the British parliament which has since caused more than one British political party to come to g ief.

At length, wearied by the interminable Anglo-Irish contention, which had for centuries embittered the people of both countries, Mr. Gladstone introduced his celebrated measures of home rule for Ireland in the parliament of 1886. His speech lasted nearly three hours and a half. It was considered a wonderful achievement and was listened to with rapt attention. The result of the division was announced amidst indescribable excitement, the second reading of the bill being rejected by a majority of 30. The figures For the second reading, 311; against, 311. This, however, did not end this most remarkable political contention. Mr. Gladstone has been steadily looking for a reversal of the vote of 1886, so far without achieving it.

were:

His original bill provided for the entire exclusion of the Irish members from Westminster.

For years the Irish cause has been steadily gaining friends and adherents at home and abroad. In the summer of 1890 Capt. O'Shea, a member of parliament and a home ruler, brought suit against his wife for a divorce in which Parnell was joined as co-defendant. To this suit and the charges made against his honor Mr. Parnell neither made nor attempted to make any defense. A sudden and violent revulsion of public sentiment against Mr. Parnell immediately followed and he was asked to resign the leadership of his party, which he refused to do. This intensified the feeling against him. Such men as Mr. Gladstone, Mr. McCarthy and many others revolted against Mr. Parnell's leadership. On the 6th of December a meeting of the members of parliament of the home-rule party was held, which resulted in the withdrawal of Mr. McCarthy and forty-four others, leaving Mr. Parnell with less than thirty adherents. The seceding faction elected Mr. McCarthy as leader. The strength of the two wings was tested at the Kilkenny election Dec. 22, when a member of parliament was chosen. Parnell faction nominated Mr. Scully and the other wing Mr. Hennessy, who was elected by a very heavy majority. The year closed with conferences between the two factions in the interest of harmony.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Altpeter, J. J., 758 South Halsted street. Gilmore, A. P., Room 16, 70 Monroe street. Hotz, Christopher, 45 West Monroe street. King, John A., 187 Dearborn street. Nelson, Murry, 52 Board of Trade. Prendergast, Richard, 805 Rookery Building. Russell, W. H., 57 Lake street. Wenter, Frank, 261 Wabash avenue. Willing, H. J., 204 Dearborn street.

OFFICERS OF THE BOARD.

President-Richard Prendergast.
Clerk-Thos. F. Judge, Rialto Building.
Treasurer-Byron L. Smith, Washington and
LaSalle streets.

Chief Engineer-Wm. E. Worthen, Rialto Bdg.
Attorney-Geo. W. Smith, Borden Block.
Secretary-Chas. Bary, Room 22, 95 5th avenue.

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD.
Judiciary Mr. J. J. Altpeter, Ch'n; Messrs.
Murry Nelson and John A. King.
Finance-Mr. H. J. Willing, Ch'n; Messrs. A.
P. Gilmore and W. H. Russell.
Federal Relations-Mr. A. P. Gilmore. Ch'n;
Messrs. Murry Nelson and John A. King.
Committee on Engineering-Mr. Christopher
Hotz, Ch'n; Messrs. J. J. Altpeter and Frank
Wenter.

TREASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Presented Dec. 2, 1890.

Sept. 30. Interest on Sept. balances. Oct. 13. Note in favor of Merchants' Loan and Trust Co..

Oct. 31. Interest on Oct. balances... Rebate of interest on note to Merchants' Loan and Trust Co... Nov.26. Note in favor of Chicago National bank.....

DISBURSEMENTS, 1890.

Aug. Engineering dept..... $10,476.06 General account...... 185.65

Sept. Clerical dept..........

Engineering dept.....
General account..

The

21.50 25.000.00 29.03

17.36

25,000.00

$75,100.85

$10,661.71

46.80

6,845.72

290.68

3,016.39 25,000.00

28,211.86

$75,100.85

CASH ON HAND.

Continental National bank. Merch. Loan and Trust Co.. Chicago National bank....

$25,000.00

SANITARY

DISTRICT