The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-10
pARNELL'S TRIUMPH.
THE VOTES OF HIS FOLLOWERS
SEAL GLADsToNE's DOOM.
Resignation of the British Cabinet In
Consequence of Defeat In the Com
mons "A Sensational Story
About Gen. Gordon.


LONDON, June 10.-Mr. Gladstone and his
colleagues met at noon Tuesday and re-
manned in session fully an hour and quar-
ter. The session is said to have been
stormy one. During the sitting 1t Is said
that numerous accusations and recrimina7
tions were iudulged in, but it was unanl-
mously agreed that there was no alternative
but to resign at once. This step having
been fully resolved upon, the members of
the cabinet are said to have individually
rendered their resignation to the premier,
who will, it is expected, proceed to
Windsor and tender them, together with
his own, to her majesty, the queen. be-
fore another twenty -four hours have passed.
The political situation is viewed as very
grave at this time, and the news that the
cabinet had decided to resign has caused
much gloomy feeling in commercial and
financial circles.
On the stock exchange very unsettled
and shaky feeling prevails, and values have
declined sharply.
Mr. Gladstone few minutes after 4
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, entered the house
of commons. His appearance was that OF a
| firm man, perfectly undisturbed. He
at once proceeded to the speakers
desk and entered into conversation
with Mr.. Peel During the conversa-
ton the premier was evidently in
bright spirits, and he was loudly cheered by
the Radical members of the house. When
he seated himself In his usual place his very
slf-posssssion seemed to fill his admirers
with enthusiasm, and the chamber was fairly
rent with cheer after cheer, and the APP
plause rapidly became an ovation
At last Mr. Gladstone arose in Difference
| to the greeting. He said the cabinet, on as
sembling Tuesday, thought they were under
| obligations to submit dutiful communica-
| ton to the queen lcheersl 1t would be pre-
| mature ON his part TO enter into particulars
! concerning the nature of that communica-
ton just now He would say, however, that
as on former occasions. few days must
| elapse before the result of that communica-
ton could be arrived at so as to be made
known to the house. During the interval, Mr..
Gladstone concluded, the house would fol-
low its usual custom in refraining from the
transaction Of its ordinary business, and he
would move that the house, on rising, do
adjourn until Friday. The motion was car
ried and the house adjourned.
A similar motion was made in the hous
Of lords by Earl Granville, secretary OF
state for foreign affairs, and adopted
THE CONSERVATIVES.
New York, June 10-A London specia
to The Evening Post, dated June 0, says
l Mr. 70 irhf 70 Re-. r.
place his resignation in the queens hands,
now believe that the Conservatives will TAKE
Office. The prominent members are nov
urging the leaders to do So"
The earl of Salisbury has been in confer
snce with Sir Stafford Northcote II is ex
pected that the surviving members Of tn,
last Disraeh cabinet will hold meeting and
consider the situation and their own re
sponsibility in the promises.
THE DEFEAT IN THE HOUSE.
The attempt to increase the duties OF
spirits and beer resulted in a vote agains
the government Monday night and the re
suit was the absorbing topic every whsr
Tuesday. When the budget came up Mon
day evening the Conservatives made
fierce onslaught on the project 81
Michael Hicks-Beach and Sir Staffort
Northcote led tho opposition The premie
delivered powerful speech in support o
the budget When the vote was announces
, -264 against and 25l for the government
Mr. Gladstone, who seemed to be nfiden
that he would be sustained, was undoub;
edly surprised and apparently overcome 70
moment 1t was some time be
fore the excitement into which til
: house was thrown by the vote subside
enough to permit the premier to move th
adjournment of the debate, which he did i
r a firm voice.
D The Irish members voted solidly with tn
T opposition and were very boisterous i
q their expressions OF joy at the n
suit Gladstone had announced In hi
: speech in favor of the bulge
that he would accept the issue of the vot
as one of life or death, and consequent
it was expected that the ministry would r,
sign.
The morning papers, however, were a
most unanimous in holding to the opinio
= that the ministry would not go out "W
cannot believe" says The Tory Standart
''that the minister's viii leave Office. The
have received mortal stroke but the
y mus, whether they like it or not agree I
hnger on until the general election. Thei
e very blunders render them indispensabl
4 Everything is unfinished and hangs in su
# penss What cabinet can succeed If tt
e CONSERVATIVES ara TO rule they must have
}. majority, for which they must loJ
to the constituencies An ele,
ton new is impossible. Tt
# government cannot retrieve their loss, br
/. can, at any rate, prove themselves eonscioI
Of their duties to the country by struggiin
manfully in their painful position. Part
life must remain in suspense until after IL
election" The Times expires sed like sent
ments. The conservatives are not eager
d accept Office They have succeeded in di
}, crediting the ministry, but they seem to pr
:. fer to continue by sufferance until the ne
n parliament Is elected
;. IRISH COMMENT.
/ DUBLIN, June TO- The Freeman's Jou
S. nal, in commenting upon the defeat of IL
3 government in the house of common
l. says that it was due to thu refus
: of the Parnellites to support go
4 eminent which contemplated the r
tho government of Ireland. The artic
p concludes rs follows: earl Spencer nu
le now quit Ireland, leaving behind him I'll
If memory Of an administration pre-emiue mt
y notable for cold bloodsd brutality and Gale
lating injustice. He may receive duk
u dom for his tyrannical misgovernment, bl
e it was his hand that destroyed the create
government England has had in century
WHERE IS GENERAL GORDON?