The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-10
THE PRESENT SITUATION.
The Irish Crimes Act Causes
Serious Discussion.
CABINET SPLIT
Ofa Grave Nature Said to Have Been
Caused By It and the Approach.
ing Elections.

LONDON. June O.-NO progress mas Deen
made during the week in allaying the dis
sensions of the British Cabinet. The Gov
eritment remains on the verge OF ofdisruption.
Chssflperlain is ambitious to become an
Eng 'sh PreAnier, and Dixie, innately radi-
CAL still stubbornly refuses to assent to
Gladstones announced policy OF renewing
the Irish Crimes act. 1t is true that the
grand old man" yesterday retreated from
his original position on this question far
enough to admit that the Government
means-to renew ON the modified bill, but
the rebels in the Cabinet insists that there
exists in Ireland to-day no reason and no
prospect OF any reason for a renewal in any
form. While neither Chamberlain nor Dixie
have personally stated in public that he
will resign from the Cabinet if the Premier
persists in his renewal policy it is generally
understood that both have threatened to
do so and that it is not believed that the
MODIFIED POLICY
announced by the Prime Minister has in
any wise altered the threat. The quarrel
in the Cabinet has, in fact, extended to
other matters. The Radical Ministers are
Just as much opposed to the plan OF the
electoral campaign as formulated for the
coming election by the Wing members, as
they are to the renewal of the Crimes Act
The number of Ministerial rebels on this
point is larger even than though arr;,yed
against the renewal act.
Chamberlain, Chairman of the Board of
Trade; Dixie, President Of the Local Cover
ment Board; Trevylan, John Bright's sue
cessor i'll the Chancellorship of the Duchy
OF Lancaster, and Shaw Lefevre, successor
to the great Fawcett, rs Postmaster
General, all insist on Il radical platform
These gentlemen agree that the principal
panks in the
LIBERAL PLATFORM SHOULD BE:
First-Reform in the Constitution of the
House OF Lords by reducing the number OF
peers and increasing the number
of lie titles.
Sfcond-A reform of the law of entail,
which will work toward IA division rather
than the concentration Of land titles.
Third-A general reform in the land laws t
of Great Britain to the end that the number |
OF holdings in fee may be increased and the
titles to land be more easily obtained.
Fourth-FOr Ireland the widest possible |
measure OF self-government consistent with !
the unity of the British Empire.
Fifth-Public denominational education |
on the principles accepted by the Irish
party.
THE IRRECONClLABIE WHIGS.
The Whig faction in the Cabinet refuse
steadfastly to adopt any OF these five princi-
oles in the platform of the Liberal party,
or the coming campaign. Hence the party
will enter the canvass very weak, from the
ack OF cohesion. On this account it is more
han probable that Gladstone will be in
luced to remain the power in politics. for
he purpose of personally conducting the
fnr r N1o Is, h.,,
p other man competent for the task.
/. THE AMEER.
~Ihe Russian report that the Aneer OF
Afghanistan has been murdered by his suite
$ not credited at the British Foreign Office
curriers' from Cabul arrive at the British
POSTS on the Afghan frontier twice week
egularly In the latest reports brought to
he British agents at these posts there was
10 news of an actual disorder in Afghan
stan, but the general situat ton in the
Ameer's dolninions has been described in
II recent reports as one betokening danger I
o his authority. This has been attributed
o the discomfort among the tribal chiefs {
vcr the Ameer's failure to distribute
mong them the sums OF money which the ;
hiefs believed he had received from Earl
)ufferin, Viceroy of INDIA, at the recent
leeting at Rawul-Pindi, with which to
ubsidize the Afghan tribes. The chiefs
ave all along felt certain that Abdurrah- I
IAN was entrusted with a large sum for
heir benefit and of their tribesmen and {
hey have chafed under the failure to get I
hat they expected as their share. 1t
'ould not be surprising if some of these $
chiefs should have resolved to I
dopt murder as Il revenge upon the Ameer. 7
DOES NOT TAKE KINDLY TO IT. 1
Cardinal Manning has proposed that the
md for a memorial to General Gordon S
hall be expended in founding a Gordon /
zee State, to include the Nile country, and
D preserve the river Nile for the worlds !
on the plan on which the Inter- t
atiOnal African Association is founding c
he Congo free State, finds but little favor
mong the subscribers to the fund, ,
lost of whom oppose the employment Of :
he money in anything pertaining to trade. ,
strong syndicate is, however, being
,rmed in London to carry out in purely
and speculative way the Car -.
inal's scheme. The syndicate will form I
ompany under a charter from the Crown I
nd will soon organize Il series OF public
leetings throughout England to boom the t
nterprise as Il national project to form a v
ew basis for the extension OF British Com \
lerce. and the suppression OF the African /
ave trade Among the many distinguished
atrons of the scheme in it's new shape are a
arOness Burdett-Coutts and a number
rich philanthropists, although the number $
Hebrews, pure and simple. is greater than /,