The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-21
BEYOND THE SEA.
THE GENERAL UNHAPPY CONDITION
OF THINGS ABROAD.
The Crisis In IreIand-A Movement 10
Abolish the House OF rLords-Amer.
lean Prospectors I'm Russia
Fresh News of Importance
In Brief Form.
THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

O'Connsr's Bill to Abolish it-MeetIng "a
Work Up support for the Measure
Oiher Important Foreign News.
LONDON, August 20.-A great demonstra
tion Is anticipated outside the House oi
Commons on Monday, in favor OF Mr.
o'Conner's bill providing for the abolition
OF the House Of Lords. AS there Is a law
prohibiting any popular demonstration
within one mile OF the Houses Of Parlia.
ment when the intention is to influence
legislation by intimidation. the gathering
will probably take place in Trafalgar
Square, which is the nearest available
point. The programme provides for the
usual speeches by Radical orators. more
for the purpose OF influencing public senti-
ment among the common prople than
with any hope OF securing the passage Of
the bill.
There will be cabinet council satur-
day which Gladstone will come to London
to attend. He may be in the Heuse next
week though friends dissuade him flom
80 doing.
Mr.. T. P. 0'Connor, Home Rule mem.
Der for Galway. will move Monday on go
ing into the Committee OF Supply that 1t
is no longer Just or expedient that all
measures for the improvementof the condi.
ton OF the people Of England, Ireland and
Scotland should be at the mercy Of body
consisting OF legislators hereditary and lr.
responsible. Several radical clubs and as
sociations propose TO send delegations to
Westminster to make demonstration In
support OF the motion, and urge Mr.. o..
Connor to press it TO division. .F
They promise to take steps towards
creating widespread agitation on the sub
jeCt throughout the country. A large rep.
resentative meeting OF Liberal and Rad
ical associations and clubs, was held at the
West Minister Palace Hotel Wednesday,
10 protest against the obstruction OF
needed reforms by the Lords and Sqire-
afchy, and to organize movement
for eyoking during the coming
Autumn and Winter; strong
OF public opinion on the sub.
ject. No politician OF any prominence or
standing attended. The resolutions adopt
ed in the sense Of the foregoing, and de-
reform OF the House OF Lords
by placing 1t on Representative basis.
An Executive Committee was appoint
ed to arrange further meeting. A meet
ing OF the Conservative members OF the
Houses OF Lords and Commons was held
at the Carleton Club yesterday, to con-
slider the state OF public business and bills
yet 10 come before the House Of Lords.
Strong opinions are expressed against
such important government
measures as the employers liability and
hares and rabbits bill at such late pc
riod OF the session. The general feeling
was that the House OF Lords ought not 10
consent to deal with all the bills yet re-
for consideration.
A Glasgow dispatch says the strikes
among the iron workers are daily becom-
ing more serious and over eight blast fur
naces have already extinguished their
ires.
A Berlin dispatch states that the Prince
Of Bulgaria has arrived at Yarna. He will
bold an interview with Prince Bismarck
on affairs affecting the joint interest OF
Germany and Bulgaria,