St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-24
ENGLAND'S LITTLE MIDDLE.
Claims Made That the Cabinet is on the
Eve Of Split.
Thirty Thousand Poles HarshIy Orr
dered to Leave Germany.
Honor Paid to the Memory of the Late
Victor Hugo.

Honor Paid to the Memory of the Late
Victor Hugo.
LONDON, May 23.-The majority of the
members of the cabinet have already left
the city to spend the Whitsuntide holidays.
This fact is generally accepted as good
indication that whatever dissen-
sions exist in the cabinet,
they have by no means brought about any
actual crisis. OF course there are per-
sons, and well-informed persons too, who
insist that the cabinet is really on the verge
of split. 1t is rumored in some quarters
that the Hon. Sir Charles Dixie, president
of the local government board, ten
dered his resignation before he started
yesterday for Dublin. Many of the radical
newspapers declare that Sir Charles is
mainly responsible for the dissensions in
the cabinet. He has caused the trouble,
they say, by his persistent efforts to
force the government to adopt
a radical policy. The London
Dispatch, which undoubtedly is the
organ of Sir Charles Dixie is urging the
Radicals to combine and assert themselves.
1t says that If they do they will have the
best chance of securing control of the next
parliament Even if they do not secure
majority, they can, the Dispatch ar
CUES, SO increase their power as to Sc
cure leader more truly radical than
MI. Gladstone is OF that the Radicals could
hope to ever see him be, even if he were
twenty years younger. A, good general
survey of the political situation would per-
haps show that no man in England realizes
more thoroughly than Gladstone that
there are, in the present state of
British affairs, all the elements of
political crisis. and that he is strongly in
favor of making every reasonable conces-
sion in order to hold the Liberal party, with
all its diverse affections, together. as solid
body, to prevent the return of the Conser-
vatives to power. A shrewd observer can,
perhaps, discern in even the visits
of Sir Charles Dixie to Ireland the cunning
hand of Gladstone. Sir Charles goes to
Dublin to attend the meeting of a commits
sion for
HOUSING THE POOR
of the Irish capital. Mr.. Gladstone has this
way of doing things, and it may be
that he has cast his lines successfully
for their getting entirely rid of coercion in
Ireland. If the surmise prove correct, the
government will, before recess announce
the lines on which they will proceed next
year with the bill for local self
government in Ireland. The mod-'
crate Liberals are certain to. follow
MI. Gladstone, and consent to make almost
any concessions to the Radicals rather than
cause split in the Liberal party. A seri-
Gus division in this party would result in
putting the Tories into power. The return
of the Tories to power, during the ensuing
election, would almost inevitably be fol-
lowed by war with Russia.
Lord Randolph Churchill, the aspirant
for the Tory leadership in the house of
commons, has already attempted to induce
Lord Salisbury, the leader of the Tory
peers, to join forces with him in opposing
the renewal of the Irish crimes act. Lord
Salisbury refused. Young Churchill,
NOTHING DAUNTED,
has arranged on his own account to organize
Tory opposition. He will fight hard and
effectively, if the government does not steal
away his ground by Withholding the re-
newal bill. 1t is certainly an extraordinary
condition in English politics when Tory
leader organizes his followers to join the
RADICALS AND IRISH MEMBERS
of the commons, to fight coercion in Ire
land. 1t is difficult, in view of all this, to
withhold admiration from Parnell for the
educational effect of his long parliamentary
agitation. The Dublin Freeman's Journal,
commenting to-day upon the situation, says
the retirement of either Sir Charles Dixie
or Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain from the cabi-
net would be a far more disastrous blow to
the government than any such occurrence
as the resignation Of Earl Spencer, who is
credited with threat to resign the lord
lieutenancy of Ireland unless Irish crimes
act were renewed.
THE RESIGNATION
of the two first-named, the Journal thinks,
would cripple the government hopelessly
during the rest of the parliamentary session,
and 60 far to prejudice their chance for sue
cess in the general elections. The re-
port is reiterated that Prince Bismarck
initiated the pressure which induced the
khedive to refund the 5 per cent. tax on the
Egyptian coupons. The reason that actu-
ated the chancellor is said to have been a
desire to induce England to assume pro-
tectorate over Egypt, with a rein
statement of Ismael PaSha as ruler.
Isnael is acknowledged by nearly
every statesman in Europe to be the only
man entirely capable of effectively dealing
with the Egyptian government. In return
for Bismarck's support Of this policy, it is
said that England is to support Germany's
colonization enterprise in East Africa and
elsewhere. 1t would
NOT BE SURPRISING
if the special conference at Berlin has been
arranged for the purpose of adjusting the
terms of the new Anglo-G erman-E Egyptian
policy The Indian government proposes,
with loan of 100000 sane
toned by parliament, to rapidly
strengthen the railway system of
India, in both commercial and military
sense. There will be expended SO, 500, 600
in constructing a railway west of the indus;
SO. 600, 600 will be laid out in building an
other ON the east side of the Indus, in
Guiding ferry across the river;
SO, 600, 900 will he used in the build
ing of bridge; $1,000, 600 will
be spent i'm the construction of another road
ON the west side of the Indus and crossing
the Pisheen plateau, and 81, 500, 600 will be
expended in still another line west of the
Indus. The Birmingham Arms Man,ifac-
turing company are busily engaged in
MAKING 5000 RIFLES
for Abdurrahinan, the ameer OF Afghanis-
tam Admiral Sir G. p. T. Horribly, com
manding the Portsmouth naval division,
has heen appointed to the command of the
fleet of fifteen iron clads, about to make the
extraordinarynavy demonstration off Port
land, the program of which has been already
published. The government intend to save
SIS, 900, 900 out of the sos, 600, 600 credit,
recently voted to the army and navy ac-
count. The Pail Mall Gazette regrets that
this sum will not be devoted to the further
strengthening of the British navy. Victor
Hugo wished his body to be buried beside the
remains of his wife and daughter, in
the little graveyard Of the parish church of