Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-15
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ABANDONING THE HOME RULE BILL.
REGARDED DEAD ON ALL SIDES
M0REVIOLENT TORMSINTHE WEST
Further Destruction of Life and Property.
THE BLOODY TRAIL OF THE APACHES.
Bad Accident to Forepaughs Circus Train.
REGARDED DEAD ON ALL SIDES
MOREvIOLENT STORMS INTHE IVES
Further Destruction of Life and Property
THE BLOODY TRAIL OF THE APAcHEs
Bad Accident to Forepaugh's Circus Train.
THE HOME RULE BILL DEAD.
No Hope OF It's Passing It's second Read
inE-Bitter Feeling Towards Chamber
lain-t;ladstOne for Immediate Disso-
luton and Appeal TO the Country.

Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, May 15.-The home rale bill can no
longer be described as i'm peril unless one of
those transformations which never is impossi-
BILE in politics suddenly occurs. Ii is simply
dead beyond recall. Even members of the gov
eminent now see no grounds for hope. The
Irish members are coming, naturally with ex-
IRENE reluctance, to the same view. Two
nights ago Mr. Healy was Offering i'm the lobby
10 pack his opinion TO any extent within his
means that the bill would be ,read q second
ilfne. Last night even he was Respondent.
Leading Journalists, who are generally better
judges of the situation than the politicians
themselves, were quite unanimous in consider
ing the game up. The only optiniist view ex.
pressed to-day by anybody is the idea tina,
something may turn up before the division
comes.
INTENSE FEELING AGAINST cuAMBERLArS.
Ihe feeling in the cabinet against Chamber.
lain is intense. Gladstone was extremely angry
yesterday morning when he discovered from
the letter in the papers that Chamberlain sud.
oenly doubted the terms of his utimatum nj
the last moment, whereas before he only I'm.
sisted on the retention OF the Irish members
and now demands an equally separate parlia.
mcnt Tor Ulster. After this Gladstone declared
he would not attempt again TO secure Cham.
oeriaih support but give him up entirely.
THE POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT
now is 10 bring all possible public and private
pressure on those followers OF Chamberlain who
support the home rule principle but are about
TO vote against the bill. II will be strongly
urged upon them on all sides that they will cut
sorry Inquire before their constituents when
compelled to say: 1--WE believe i'm home rple
out although the prime minister declared the
second reading of his bill would only amount
10 an animation of the principle, we voted
s;ra,r ~ h ms cogent argument is the last
s.ra" Oh nope. Earl spencer, Mr.. Morley and
lndeed almost all the cabinet strongly advocate
no further surrender whatever
CHAMBERLAIN HIMSELF Is ExuLTANr.
and Is walking with a smile toward a victory
which will prove more disastrous for his future
IMAM any defeat he could possibly have suffered
III he defeats Gladstone after the tone he has
taken the liberal constituencies will never for.
give MN. The rank and file OF the party is
Vtadstonean beyond doubt. Chamberlain mas
nothing TO expect either from the followers al
harrington or the tories the moment this ONES
ZION is settled 1t Is impossible not to feel some
sympathy with him, for he has undoub
been rather unfairly treated but now he i,
rushing to political suicide.
Al Hartington's meeting YESTERDAY II wa,
clearly understood that Gladstone was prenarea
10 undertake to withdraw the bill 1mniediatel,
alter It's second reading, but even this wa.
these circumstances, is
FOR IMMEDIATE DISSOLUTION.
"They want to fight" he said to my inform
ant. "Nery well, let them fight Let IL go &c
the country and have the question settled now
| once for ALL" This, it will be remembered. was
precisely what he foresaw last December aud
the way In which the constituencies will gathcl
themselves together under "his old umbrella
II there is dissolution, will be something to
remember. To-day, however, the government,
is simply awaiting coup de grace.
IN a private letter, NJ. DE Taveleye who
always follows English politics with great care
expressed bis opinion of the political situation
as follows: p" IL You vote on the Irish question
In the present confused state both OF ideas and
Of parties, you will only make fools on your
selves. TIE only thing to do is to vote the prin
clpie OF home rule for domestic affairs taking
care To guarantee the general rights of citizens
by an Independent system of justice"