Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-27
Chamberlain and TreVelyan at Last RESIGN
AN ALLEGED MOVEMENT OF TROOPS
Sent to st. Louis to Protect Property.
A REIGN OF TERROR IN BELGIUM.
Strike on Pittsburg Street Railways,
NO COMPROMISE REACHED.
Chamberlain and Trevclyan Leave
the Cabinet-What They Objected To
Alleged Message To Parnell from EX
tremiSts i'm America.

Special Cable Dispatch TO THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, March GA split has come at last,
In most serious form. At the cabinet council
yesterday il was clear Immediately that all
efforts TO procure q compromise had been and
would be unavailing. As a result of the coun-
Gil, am now in a position TO state that Cham
berlain and Trevelyan have definitely resigned
Office. They expressed opposition equally
strong and Interchangeable to certain details of
Gladstones home-rule plan To the land
purchase scheme itself. This being SO, no fur
Their hope of union is possible. Another resig-
nation, not an important one, that of Heneage,
Will shortly follow. Opinions greatly differ
concerning the result, but know that in min
| isterial circles not a little resentment is felt
against Chamberlain, who has chosen such a
| moment TO secede. at the imminent risk OF a
disruption of the liberal party on a question
OF detail, not question of principle, without
having any alternative scheme whatever which
would command Parnell's support for an in
slant Without the latter no scheme is worth
the paper it is written on. This is what the
country has forgotten for the moment. Given
willingness to grant an Irish national legisla-
ture with control of the police, then every de-
tail-thousands of details, ii necessary-ough Int
to have been a matter of arrangement The
greatest wonder is expressed how Chamberlain
will be able to justify his action to the electors
when, the whole matter being before them,
| they see to what a narrow issue 1t is reduced
namely, for Gladstone's principle of home rule
T! or against it.
AS for the Irish members, their anger against
Chamberlain knows no bounds. ASSASSIN" was
one OF the midest words heard applied to him
by them last night. As regards the Gladstone
scheme, have the best reasons for believing.
contrary to what is generally supposed here,
that he proposes placing the customs excise in
| the hands of the Irish executive. This scheme
is intended to result in the creation OF a great
number OF pleasant proprietors in COMPARE
lively short period.
The detail upon which Chamberlain secedes,
/ understand : whether fhn Fri h ant
shall be left to guarantee the payment of the i'm
terest on the capital necessary to effect this or
whether the Imperial authorities guarantee il.
latter view.
In consequence of these secessions the land
purchase will lose its precedence in the whole
| scheme, but Will not be essentially altered in
| form. Home rule in itself will take the princi-
pal place and the conservative party will be left
TO take some Initiative action on the legislative
| proposals which have been framed chiefly in
their interest
| A RUMORED MESSAGE FROM AMERICA.
lam informed on apparently good authority
that delegate from the extreme separatist
Irish section in America came here recently,
had q short interview with Parnell in the
| ed Immediately to America. My informant
addee: "The tenor of his message was that il
| Parnell stood out for extreme measures, lead.
| Irish-American party would guarantee him the
| strongest support, both pecuniary, and, If ne
cessary, otherwise. II he did not, then the
| support would not be so strong, and might pos
sibly be Withdrawn altogether" Ii true, this
| complicates the situation enormously.
| By Associated Press.
The designations Accepted.
LONDON, March 27.-It is stated this AFTER
noon that Mr. JOS Chamberlain, president of
| the local government board, and Mr.. Il. ..
Trevelyan, secretary for Scotland, have re-
the queen has accepted the resignation Of both
gentlemen.