Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-23
The British government seems to be see,

The British government seems to be seeking to
mplicate the Irish land league in the assaSSina-
uon conspiracy as a matter OF political policy. Mr.
Foster, IN the British Parliament, has openly
charged Mr.. Parnell with leading an organization
which promoted outrdges and melted TO murder
and because Parnell did not see ut, Just at that
time TO reply, the English press and English poll
uclanS declare that his silence was equivalent to
plea OF guilty. On frequent occasions Mr.. Par
nell has unequivOcally expressed his detestation
OF murder and violence as means TO accomplish
the ends the Irish have In view. In this senti-
mHnt the other prominent Irish leaders have
joined All the facts yet elected In the course OF
the examination OF the Dublin conspirators go to
prove that the organic alton which adopted murder
as It's plan of "freeing Irelani" was confined to
few men, none OF whom Were prominent In other
irish movements The source from which the
money was derived TO advance the assassination
plots has not been discovered, and some English
journals jumped at the conclusion that the land
League must have supplied 1t There ia nothing In
the way OF fact or evidence to warrant this concl
sion, and no doubt, when Mr.. Parnell replies to
the charge against himself and the league, he will
relieve both OF the imputatiOn cast upon them.
The recent awful school house calamity in New
York has developed the fact that The fashion for
merry IN vogue here of converting school houses
Into Death traps. by constructing them with the
doors opening lnwardly, also prevails In that CITY,
Ole or the slightest amount OF reasoning would
build In this way edifcc intended for the &C
conmodation OF a crowd or people, whether old or
young; yet some OF the most pretentiOuS school
houses In Washington were so constructed, and 1t
was not until THE STAR had hammered at the sub
Jeet for year or two that the doors were changed
so as to afford means of egress instead of serving
the purposes OF an impossible barrier. Whether
all the school houses and churches In the city are
properly arranged in that respect now or not, we
nave not the means for Knowing at the present
moment, but If they not there VIII be an awful
responsibility upon somebody's head In case of a
fire or an alarm OF fire during school or church
hours.
Trouble over the tariff increases rather than
diminisheS as the end Of Congress draws nearer
The Senate bill is not acceptable TO many of the
majority in Congress In fact, the republicans
representing some OF the most populous and
wealthy states OF the union are bitterly hostile to
the measure, and VIII not permit 1t to pass the
House II they can prevent it. Their plan is to send
nto committee of conference, and there have
the bill "perfected," but this project Is hotly
opposed by those who favor the bill In its existing
shape. The members Of both parties Join in the
CRY that I'VE must have tariff BILL" but when 1t
comes to details the war begins again.
when the lower Mississippi country was flooded
and the people there unable to provide themselves
"isH ehc HcCosotiitS Vi HE, among the QfSt 70 re.
spO1d to the cali for relief were the people Of the
Ohio valley. Now the people OF the lower Missis-
Hppi valley are prompt In sending relief to those
Who helped them In time Of need. One society OF
Louisiana has contributed 81 800 for the Ohio val
ley sufferers The bread cast upon the waters'
~ the Ohio people has returned to them.
The arraignment Of few delnQuents charged
With needlessly wasting water, and Judge Smells
aomonltion that he intended to impose fines upon
all who are shown TO be guilty of this indifference
to the comfort and the right OF others, have had q
decidedly good effect II the waste could only be
Stopped In the government buildings and grounds
aewell, the supply OF water would 90 round.
The shipping bill, which was carried success
fully through the House under the intelligent
guidance OF Congressman Dingley, OF Maine,
has now fair chance OF getting through the
Senate and becoming q law. The Senate 70
Paoiican caucus yesterday, in discussing what
legislation to select, decided TO take up the ship
ping bill this session.
Philadelphia paper Is afraid Mr.. Jay Gould
may meet pirate on his trip around the world
Il would be bad for the pirate