The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-26
THE CRITICAL STAGE
IN the HOME RULE MEASURE.
An Important Cabinet Meeting Which Ends
In some ConOsa,lpOs Being Made b. tho
LIbsrals-what GIadstoss Proposes
10 DO-A Riot Amopg Soldiers.


LONDON, May 25.-Ths Cabinet met at
neon at the Premier's official residence,
on Downing street, and is still in session,
The conference is generally regarded as ex.
Ceptioually important aud as bearing
directly on the political crisis,
When the Cabinet had been in session
half an hour special messenger was dis.
patched after Baron Hsrschell, Lord High
Chancellor, He was at the time engaged
in great law suit, but the nature Of the
summons he received induced him to
abruptly cancel his engagement and
repair at once to the Cabinet meeting.
1t ia stated that the Cabinet will Ger.
taiuly decide whether or not the Govern.
ment will dissolve Parliament and 90
to the country on the Prsmisr's Irish
policy.
Ths meeting OF the Cabinet lasted an
hour and twenty minutes. Five minutes
after the adjournment, Mr., Gladstone
started for Windsor Castle to see the
Queen. 1t is rumored that he will sd.
wise the Queen to Immediately dissolve
Parliament.
EvRNISG-Ths general opinion Is that
at to-day q meeting the Cabinet resolved
on the dissolution Of Parliament and on
an appeal to the country II tho govern
ment be defeated on the second reading
OF the Home Rule bill. 1t ia thought Mr.,
Glsdstone's visit to Windsor this alter
noon was made for the purpose OF securing
the Qleen's consent to the dissolution
before the departure ol the court to.mor-
row for BalmOral Castle.
Later developments state that the up.
shot OF to'day's meeting OF the Cabinet il
virtually measure in rhe direction Of a
concession to the disaIeCted Liberals,
Several OF the ministers urged that clause
"a oil the Home Rule be eliminated. After
q long discussion 1t was decided 10 leave
the matter In Mr.. Gladstone's hands to
deal with, His mind was apparently
quickly made up, for early in the even.
ing the Government whips were instruct
ed to summon the rank and file OF the
Liberal party to q general meeting on
Thursday, when notifications OF the
Home Rule bill will be announced in
order to preserve the Government from
defeat on the second reading.
Mr.. Morley was alone in continuing to
oppose The elsion OF clause "a from the
Home Rule bill.
The Harrington section maintain their
enmity to the bill and will attend the con-
ference. The Ministers are confident
that with the accession OF % Radical
dissenters and "doubtfuls" they will have
a majority Of 40. The bill will be dropped
after the second reading.
1t is probable that the parliament will
be dissolved in the autumn. II the Glad
stone Government be returned the win
ter session will be devoted exclusively to
the discussion OF the Home Rule bill.
They Tread on the r.II of Their Goats.
LONDON, May 25-Some members Of the
Inniskiling Fusileers at Aldershot attend.
ed Conservative meeting to-day, at which
some OF tho orators savagely denounced
Home Rule and described the Irish people
~ being unfit for sslf.government. The
Fusileers became enrsged at the speakers
and attacked them aud their supporters.
The police were called in TO protect the
speakers and 6Sht ensued between
them aud the Irish soldiers. The com.
rades Of the Fus leers went to their as
siatanCe and the police were badly
whipped and driven away. They secured
reinfOrCements, however, and returning
suppressed the rioting and arrested i've
soldiers,