The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-05-20
TERMS-BY NAH,
A COUNTS TEMPEST.
Conn; Vasali Creates Sensation by
Writing ScandalOus Letters to
The Paris Papers.
Gladstone, Harrington and Dixie Ac.
cused Of Being Too Liberal in
Their Affections.

Gladstone, harrington anu Dixie Ac.
cused of Being Too Liberal in
Their Affections.
LONDON, May l6.-The quarrel in
The Cabinet over the advisability of
renewing the Irish crime act came
TO head this evening. A minority
of the Ministers headed by Chamber
lain, President of the Board OF Trade,
advocated the enactment of the act.
This minority was finally overborne
and the Government has decided to
propose a renewal for two years of
the act in a modified form. The
parnellites are this evening indig-
naut at the Government for this de-
eision. They have privately warned
the Ministers to the effect that any
attempt to renew the act, even in a
greatly mitigated form, will result in
5ha throwing of the influence of the
Home Rule vote in the English
ron .sltuencies with the opposition.
Ministerial arrangements have
been made to bring the present Par
liamentary session to close by the
middle of July at the farthest. In
all likelihood its intention will be
thwar,ed by the determination of
psrnall's followers to resist the pas
SAGE of a renewal Of the bill. Par
nal, is a master of parliamentary tao
tics and if the renewal Of the bill
shall be Objectionable to his party,
there can be no doubt that he will 40
obstruct its passage as to prolong the
session uncOmforJably. He may be
able to extend the session for several
weeks I'd then tire out the Govern
ment.
GLADsTONE'S PROMISES
10 give Ireland certain schemes for
the extension Of local self govern
ment and to facilitate land pui chases
in Ireland have failed to soften the
Irish opposition to his policy con-
cerning the Irish Crimes Act. They
will acc pt nothing short OF an aban-
donmeut of the whole crimes bill.
The approach OF the general election
campaign IS bringing forward unex-
pected political strength among the
British wOrkiDgmen. The latter are
concentrating everywhere upon labor
candidates for Parliamentary seats.
This is noticeable particularly in
many of the larger bOroughs, such,
for instance, as Glasgow, Newcastle
and other centers of manufacturing
industry. The wOrkingmen in these
places are engaged in the work OF
rlisiug subscriptions for the purpose
of sending -...-.-
wORKINGMEN To PARLIAMENT.
There can be hardly any doubt that
the reason why there are at present
so few representatives OF POOR men in
the British Parliament to-day lies in
the fact that no man with secured
Ii likelihood can afford to ac ,ept an un-
salaried Parliamentary seat and few
LABOR constituencies can afford to pay
salaries by subscriptions, Ii the
members were to-day salaried like
American Congressman, the House
of Commons would soon be revolu-
tionized in its character. Joseph
Arch, the agricultural candidate has
consented to contest the cOnstltu-
ency of West Norfolk, and is sup
ported in his determination by the
Liberal leaders. There is move
msnt ora izsd in Parnell lines to
raise a number Oi WOrkmen to the
Mayisterial bench in Lancaushire.
and Yorkshire, and several members
of trades associations have already
been offered magisterial appoint
meuts. Parliamentary circles are
greatly excited over the attacks on
THE CHARACTER OF MR.. GLADSTONE,
Sir Charles Dixie, Colonial Secre-
tary, and the Marquis OF Harrington,
Secretary of War, made in letters
sent to ihe Paris NouveNe Reuue by
Count Paul Vasali. The advance
sheets of the letters have been sup
piled to a number of English papers,
and the Cunts letters give a num-
ber of scandals against the three
gentlemen named. Some of these
scandals are old, but many of them
are new. 1t will perhaps be news to
most Ameri can reafers that Glad
stone is vulnerable to gossip, especl-
ally gossip concerning women out
Couut Vasali refers circumstantlally
to the Premier as having been en-
gagged in a not very credltable
intrigue with a loving woman de-
scribed as IL ura B.' who is known
to many, and is described in the
Counts letter as woman who has
contracted some very respectable
deb,s in Paris society. which is 1.-The
only thing about her." says Vasali,
when can be called respectable"
The Count, in that part Of his litera.
ture ia which he associates the name
of the British Premier with that OF
Laura B." declares that the beauty
named had occasion to send her por-
trait to her old admirer, aud
Mrs. Gladstone, who jealously
watches ovor the Whlms
and fancies of her husband,
SENT THE PORTRAIT BACK.
Concerning the same subject Count
Paul Vasali says among other things:
NauiloU lSlt va "hOCANA S
lations of the grand old man with
Mrs. Langtry have ever really step
ped beyond the bounds Of a certain
ssentimentaIlsm, but / can tell you ne
has not ceased to pay his court to
that woman. He has passion Tor
Ciuet dour, and even from his seat IN
Parliament he sends notes to one or
his beautiful assistants, which are
often handed to discreet messengers
under the eyes of Mrs. Gladstone and
are suppressed" Commenting upon
The rumors ABOUT GladstOne's alleged
relations with Nine. Novidoff, the
editor of NouceUe Rcuue, which Is
publishing Count Vasali's ttters de-
ciares, as friend of this lady, that
'ile reports are false. He adds, how
ever, that he cannOt affirm that a
woman of such intelligence as that
possessed by Nine. N"vedoft is not
hattered by the sentiments with
winch she inspires Gladstone, but he