Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-02-07
GLADSTONE MANIFESTO
The Document Mysterious to Even
an EnglIshman.
Mr.. Chamberlain Kept in the Back,
ground.
Seats of Office Transferred to the
New Ministry.

Seats of Office Transferred to the
New Ministry.
LONDON, February 6.-Mr Glsdstoue's
manifesto, contained in bis address TO the
Midlothian electors, is as mysterious as
tie Delphi Oracle to most EDglishmen.
Mr.. Michael Davitt interprets it to mean
that some settlement Of the land question
in Ireland, on principles which will also
be applicable to Great Britain, must pre-
case home rule. Mr.. Davitt therefore be-
lieves that the sgrarisn agitation he has
steadily maintained, side by side with Mr..
Parnells struggle, and which has proved
its utility. may result in more immediate
benefit to Ireland than Parliamentary agi.
tation.
CHAMBERLAIN IN THE BACKGROUND.
Mr.. Chamberlain is not at all pleased
with the idea that the Government is &C.
ing to grspple with the land question
throughout the Kingdom while he is kept
in the background. The great radical
leader has long posed as the apostle and
and pioneer of land reform, but now, when
it is to be seriously attempted be finds
himself at the head of the Local Govern
ment Board, which has no interest in any
economic questions outside OF London. 1t
is believed that Mr. Gladstone deliberately
put Mr. Chamberlain where he could have
little or nothing to do with land reform,
from suspicion that he would obstruct
any measure in that direction unless it
was devised by him, and that if the meas.
ure did originate with him he would claim /
all the credit.
To RECEIVE THE SEALS.
LONDON, February 6.-The' members OF
the late Ministry left London for Osborne
at $50 o'clock this morning to deliver the
seals of office to the Queen, and the mem
bers Of Mr.. Gladstonss Government pro,
ceeded to Osborne at ll:30 clock TO re.
ceive the seals from Her Majesty.
REELECTION wRITs ISSUED.
LONDON, February 6-The House of
Commons to-day ordered writs to be issued |
for the reelection of those members who
have been appointed to Office since the
House was last in session. The House has
adjourned until the 18th inst.
ANOTHER NIHILIsT SCARE.
LoNnoN, February 6.--Information has
been received here from st. Petersburg
that the recent discovery Of Nihilist
rendezvous in that city has stirred the su
thorities to the keenest activity, and arrests
OF persons charged with implication in
Nihilistic plots continue 10 be made there.
BARREME's MURDERER ARRESTED.
PARIS, February 6.-The supposed MUIR
derer of NJ Barreme, the Prefect Of the
Department OF Eure, who was killed in q
railway carriage compartment while .
returning to Evreux from Paris with
$4,000 n his pockets on jan
usry II, has been arrested. II
will be remembered that when the train
started from Paris man asked the guard
if NJ. Barreme was aboard, and when an
swered in the affirmative, purchased
ticket and went on the same train, A man
answering this persons description left the
tram at Mantes.Sur.Seine before the muir
der was discovered. The person taken in
to custody has been identified by employees
OF the railway as the man who aiighted at
Nantes The suspected murderer is snamed
Dubois he is member of firm Of
manure merchants at Evreux Ii is stated
that he mensced NJ. Barreme a short time
before thef efmurder.
EXPLAIHEQ.
VIENNA, February 6.-1he cool and
evasive reply Of Servia to the pointed note
of the Powers requesting her to di'arm, in
which she simply acknowledged the receipt
ofthe note and said she would think about
twas explained by the statement that Just
before sending the reply Servis had re-
ceived from Greece confidential telegram
of an important character. 1t ia sprmised
that Greece cfIered to Join SerSis in resist.
ing the demand TO dlsarn, as it is known
that previous TO the receipt Of the dispatch
Servia had drafted a reply very different
from the curt note subsequently sent.
Mr.. GRIFFIN PLAY,
LONDON, February Mr. Robert Griffin,
LII. D., Statislicisn Of the Board Of Trade,
at dinner of the Political Economist
Club last night, explained II detail his
plan for transferring the agricultural lands
Of Ireland to the peasant farmers and for
com pensating the present owners. The
plan was outlined in aletter By Mr.. Griffin
over the signature OF Economist" and pub
lished in the Sta,ist last month, Il pro- !
poses that the Imperial Government shall
buy out eve;7 landlord in Ireland, giving
hiLa UoHsols at par equal in nominal
amount TO 20 years purchase Of the pres +
ent judicial rents. The land is then 20 be !
given free to the preser. occupants, sub.
ject only e 9 rent charge OF one-hslf
OF two thirds the present judicial rent !
payable TO the local government Of
Ireland. In consideration Of the receipts oi |
these Senta, payment Of which they would be |
empowered TO enforce by stringent measures |
the Irish authorities would be required to |
relieve the Imperial Excheggers rsction st all 9Th
I --s..s- -~-.dr s-----> a. SonheCuon Hthh
the local Government Of Ireland. The
plan is, to throw :.as cost Of the local Gov !
ernEepi ip Ireland upon Irish resources
exclusively, and 10 give the Irish people |
TIE rent Of the country for the purpose Of
conducting IT, The scheme contemplates
the use Of the Imperial credit to the ex
tent OF new issue of consols equal to
Gl6O, 600 900 but the Excheguer vii, be
relieved Of the cost Of scTe.hipS Ireland,
which aa2au s to about as much as the
interest on the above sum, and Mr.. Griffin
declares that the plan, if properly carried
out, will cost nobody shilling.
LoSDoS's IDLE woREyEy.
LoyDoS, February s.-PAe distress
among the unemployed workiugmsp 9! 9.
London has resched siGruieg p,Sportions,