Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-15
FOREIGN NEWS.
Gladstone Made No 0verturss to
Parnellites.
IRISH MEMBERS TOLD TO REMAIN
Ia Dublin Why Turkey is on TIE
Ragged Edge---GeneraI
Foreign Dispatches.

LONDON, December 1.-The Sunday
Observer, which is Liberal Newspaper
and usually well informed, yesterday pub.
lished startling yarn, telling Of overtures
made by Mr. Gladstone to the Parnellites.
The story is plausibly written, but there is
nothing in it. Mr. Thomas Power o Connor
who ia undoubtedly the chief OF the Par.
nellites now in London, said last night
that the story was untrue he said that
be had not been approached by any friend
Of Mr.. Gladstone, or any Liberal emissary.
and be had every reason to believe that Mr.
Psrnell had received no oSertures. Mr.
O'Connor said he doubted whether ma.
jority Of the Liberal leaders would be in.
clned to bid for Mr. Parnell's support
until they felt their own strength IN the
new Parliament. They want to cross
swords with the tories a. least once and il
they are worsted they will coll on the Par
nellits for succor At all events both par
tiea are likely 10 be more or leSs damaged
by the encounter, and both will De more
ductile TO Mr.. PARCELS purpose than they
are at present. Asto the Observers stoIy,
Mr.: o Connor thought it was very good
sensation for dull Sunday. Il would sell
papers and it would soothe some waverius
radicals for perhaps a week
THE REASON FOR TURkEY's ANxIslY.
The Sultan is, above all things, anxioua
to keep The question OF peace or war out
side of the oticia! cogni2snce OF the Bal
kan conference, now sitting OF Constant
nople. He believes that il war is ordered
By the conference, On any ground whatever,
Turkey would suffer. The war would be
fought on territory belonging wholly or
partly TO Turkey; Turkey would have to
fight not according TO her own methods or
nsticts, but under the dictation oi the
Powers, aud in the end the stronger one
OF the contendipg Powers would gain ali
accession Of territory which would be al
the expense OF Turkey. and would acceler
ate the dismemberment Of the Turkish EN-
pires.
RIVALS THE NOROsISI scHELLING cAsE.
Social circles in Cork are sgitstsd over
an elopement scandal, which resembles the
Schelling- Morosini case. 4 young mai
named Hodnett was employed last summer
as groom by Mr.. Long, wealthy land
owner living new miles from Cork. One
portion of Hodnetts duty was to attend
Miss Marianne Long upon her daily rides
through her father estates and surrounding
country. lE this way the groom and the
girl became very intimate. The young man
was handsome and the young lady i'm
pulsivo. Theresult was an elopement which
occurred carly IN Nr~on'hrr; and the
groom became bridegroom in Dublin.
AS soon as the disappearance OF Hodnett
and the young heiress became known the
police were set upon their track and Mr.
Long paid literally Tor the services Of spec
ial detectives. The runsways were finally
captured in Dublin, where Hodnett had
obtained employment as managing direct
or Of haunting car. The young lady was
sent back to her fathers care and Hod
nett has just been sentenced to Hx
months imprisonment The sever
ity Of this punishment is due to
the new law which was passed in
consequence OF the exertions Of Mr. Stead.
the Pail Mall Gazette editor, who is him
self in Jail for committing the crave error
Of exposing vice in high places. Miss
Long is only 10 years old Under the old
law, by which female WAS con. petent to
consent to seduction at l3 years Of age.
Hodne,t would have gone free. Now
girl must be l6 years old before her con
sent can be pleadrd in excuse or mitiga
ton in a court of justice. There WAS,
therefore, no loophole of escape for Hod
nett but his youthful bride is still true to
him and vows that she will be his wife
again as soon as he gets out Of that horrid
prison.
THEIR ROOM Better THAN THEIR COYPAST.
LONDON, December 1.-THE News this
morning says: Instead Of coveting the
presence of the Parnelltes in London, the
one thing desired ia that they will take
themselves about their business in Dub
lin" The News believes Lord Salisbury
is opposed to conference Of the leadera
Perhaps the best beginning would be to
leave the Imperial Parliament untouched
and establish purely Irish Psrlismen; TO
deal With limitations to its authority ss It
safeguard against any legislation violating
the rights OF individual classes or destruc-
tive of social order