Los Angeles daily herald., 1885-12-29
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
The Home Rule Question
Grows Exciting.
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON CITY,
A Revolution in Mexico-An APP
praiser-General Who is Dis
tasteful to the People.

Ispecfai 10 the Herald bv Associated Press
DUBLIN, December 2S.-The Epening
Mail says; captain 0'Shea, Home
Rule member of Parliament. is arrang-
ing an entente by which Parnell viii
support Gladstone in his effort to gain
control of the government and in return
Gladstone will introduce on his acces-
sion TO power, measure for home rule
in Ireland. The only point upon which
thtre is any disagreement is in relation
to the control of the police in ireland. !"
The Irish Times publishes dispatch
from London to-day stating that the
police haye been ordered to resume the
precautionary measures adopted during
the dynamite 'scare" under the Liberal
government owing to the excitement
among Natonalisis arising out OF the al
legged home rule manifesto OF Gladstone.
LONDON, December 2S.--A circular
was recently sent to all the Liberal
members Of the new Parliament asking
them TO state their opinions ON the Irish
Home Rule question. In their replies
the most of them avoid explicit state
ments, but the majority OF those who
express a definite opinion are opposed to
giving an Irish arliament control OF the
tariffs aud of the police and are in favor
of confning the legislative powers OF
such an establishment to local govern
ment, the same as in Great Britain. A
number of members insist that the unity
of the Empire mast overtop all Efforts to
conciliate the Irish tenaniry. The re-
plies show that it Is hopeless to expect
from the Liberals any concession accept
able TO the Parnellites. Gladstone and
his colleagues in the late Cabinet con-
tiuue TO exchange views on the Irish
question. They take no pains to
conceal the fact OF the existence OF
grave difficulties in the way OF am
agreement.
The Pail Mall Gazette, reviewing the
situation, predicts that the Salisbury
government will be given an ex-
tension of power, and says its
possible the government may make an
attempt TO suppress Ireland with the
high handed coercion report that Capt.
o'5hea has been arranging An under
standing between the Parnellites and
MFR. Gladstone is ridiculed A party
rumor was set current week ago that
Capt. O'Shea, being no longer a member
of Parliament, would seek some outside
political connection. The Cabinet will
meet on Thursday to settle the pro-
gramme for the coming session.
THE FRENCH REFUSED.
The Daily Neps publishes
letter from Antananarivo, the capital OF
Madagascar, giving an account OF the
French attack upon the III ovas on Sep
tember 10th, outside of Tamative. 1t
saws that after seven hours OF desperate
fighting the French were compelled to
retire with loss Of sixty men, Not a
a single Frenchman succeeded in
mounting the earthworks OF the
Hovas. The letter further says
that the Hovas gained another victory
over the French and their Sakalava in
the north. The French commander was
killed and the army fled in confusion.
leaving forty dead on the field. The
Hoya army returned TO Tamative, where
there was great public rejoicing over
the defeat of the French. A banquet
was given in honor of the victorious
troops.
STEAMSHIP COMPANY BoYcorfED.
All hopes OF friendly settlement Of
the questions at issue between the Cork
Steam Packet Company and the Cattle
Dealers Association has been aban-
doned. The prospectus of the opposi-
ton steam packet company, which the
cattle dealers held meeting yesterday
to organize. was issued to-day. The
Cork Defense Association has offered to
furnish laborers and sesmeD to the boy
cotted steamship company.