The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-03
In FOREIGN FIELDS.
A Big Budget from the Tight Littl,
Island.
GLADSTONE ON CONFERENCE
mount oiivet Metaphoricai Battle
"ronnd- France and China Must
fight-ChOlera's Status-No
Distress Signals, Etc.
Adjourned without an Arreemen,

"hout hh agreement.
LONDON, Aug, 2.-The Egyptian con
ference to-day, after brief session ad
Journed sine die, without arriving al
any agreement. This is regarded no 70 NJ
tamount of dissolution. 10 '"'i'
gladstone and the conference had
ialied to attain the objects for which II
hau met. Delegates were unanimons In
their views respecting the prospective
charges in Egypt and the necessity Of
tne ilrst loan, but England and France
uliIered respecting tho charges and re-
eelpts. France refused to assent to anv
ammunition of dividends payable under
vne law OF liquidation. England was
9hapie Wy TO accept any plan which
uLu % not PROVIDE for the necessary
Gnanges OF administration. The
rlenvll pan, Gladstone said, would have
JIi'",ieu JIn hhancial confusion in Egypt.
lie expressed hope that the idea t6c
Government had ever pronosed to oon
stltute control similar To lunl ronfrnl
might be altogether dismissed. Tbn
government was unable to consider anv
pan Incompatible with the lust and
moderate, though firm government of
Egypt' The conference ad adjourned in.
ueliiltely. The Government had no nro-
lects as yet to submit, and the Anglo.
rreHch agreement had ceased TO he in
iorce' England's responsibilities In
Egypt had been greatly increased. "
IL had been decided TO establish milf
tary pigeon stations at all army centroe
NJ home and abroad Cant. Uahit. Ind
oeen sent to France and Germany 10
study the system of employing pigeons
N n these countries. II Is estimated thai
pOOO pigeons will be required TO stock
the various stations.
Leaders of the Conservative marty
nave consented that Lord RandoinG
oh,irchill snail act as leader of the on
position III the House of Commons.
whenever ". Stafford Northcott is absent
~ ~ expected that the latter's absence
VIII be frequent in the future.
weak health is assigned as the reason
Tor this. The Earl Of Derby and Ser.
rretary OF. state for colonial affairs has
been advised. ''''
-Ihe government consents to the teder-
allon OF the Australian colonies,
An appeal from the Jews OF Jerusalem
10 the sultan has annulled the sale of
part OF the Mount of Olives, which con.
tains the graves of the prophets Haggai
Lacharriah and Malachi. The purchasers
were the Russian priesthood. The
Durlal places of the prophets has been
secured to the Jews in perpetuity.
letter from Parnell to the Local SEQ
rotary of the National Leapue. of
Ireland, has been made public. Parneli
says he anticipates ms the outcome OF ihr
committees report. that
IN important improvement in the con.
uition OF the laboring classes of Ireland
would be effected. Officials of the To-
cal Government Board were given eyi.
aence confirming the report circulated
Dy the Irish party that the measure he
prepared giving local authorities power
20 ie take or lease land, compulsory, even
u not attached To laborers' cottages for
.he purpose OF letting II to labOrers at
empower authorities 10 make repairs In
cottages. ."
R' turns have just been made 10 Par
lament in regard to the operation of
lrlsh Arrears rent act. According IN |
.hls sum I2,5IO, ,OOO, owing to landlords NV |
armers, have been wiped out under tho |
tct since lSS2. OF this large amount |
lster gained 6S20OO0 In remission of |
'ent; Leinstcr f2jO,OOO; Connarybi
lWO,OM and Musler iAO.OOO. ifbo
Nationlists papers commenting unon
his return on the State Land act has nj. |
'eady secured to farmers "A permancnt
'eduction OF rent exceeding f5W.O0O
, lcardy, Bishop of Limerick, Earl of
belm0re and other members of the com. |
mission which has been considering the
condition OF education in Ireland, state
nat the cnrtailed rents were better and |
more regularly paid last year than nj
my time since the Parnoll agitation he. |
,an; Relations now existing between
!, siuiords ana tenants, were amicable.
or the benefit of tenants, and are every
where appreciated Tho t;oyernmoni
las resolved upon a largo reduction of
he forces In Ireland.