The Portland daily press., 1886-12-31
harrington Positively Refuses to en-
ter the Cabinet.
The Trial OF Dillon and His Associates
Resumed in Dublin.
Five Persons Killed at q Fire In
Lisbon.
An Appalling Loss OF Life Caused by
the Snow Storm In Germany.
Nearly 200 Persons Perish Through
Exposure.

LONDON, Dec 30.-The Marquis Of Sails
bury after an interview with Lord Harting-
ton, tomorrow will hold an informal council
for the purpose Of rearranging the cabinet.
There is not whisper about Sir Michael
Hicks, Beach, having resigned the office Of
the secretary for Ireland, and it is certain
that other ministers concurred in his ex-
pressed decision to continue his present
work. Lord Charles Beresford Is one junior
Lords Admiralty mentioned as successor
to William Henry Smith in the war office.
Otherwise the ministry will remain un'
changed. Lord Hartington's conference to-
day with Chamberlain and Goschen proved
that the Radical Whig alliance Is unbroken.
Right Hon. William Henry Smith, secreta-
ry Of war, is to take Lord Randolph
Churchill's place as leader Of the Conserva-
tives In the commons.
Lord Harrington, Joseph A. Chamberlain
and Geo. j. Goschen had conference today.
TLey found themselves equally ayerse to
joining any coalition cabinet, and all three
decided to support the Conservative govern
ment.
Chamberlain s.interview with Lord Hart
ington lasted two hours. Both gentlemen
expressed the opinion 1t would be the wisest
policy to maintain Liberal Unionist body
Lord Harrington to enter the cabinet graft
fies the Tories, who strongly objected to the
infusion Of Liberal blood In the ministry.
Parnel resumed work today being engaged
for several hours In the London offices Of the
Nationalist party. He hopes to be able to go
to Dublin next week.
At Dublin today the trial was resumed-Of
Messrs. Dillon, O'Brien, Redmond, Crilly
and Sheehy, who are charged with conspir-
ing to solicit tenants to refuse payment OF
rents. The speech for the crown showed
that the prosecution relied upon speeches
made by the defendants and upon articles In
the United Ireland for evidence Of conspira-
cy. The accused counsel disputed the
relevancy. Of such evidence. The trial was
adjourned.
Gladstone. replying to the letter criticising
John Bright's action on the irish question
says: There is only reason why l remain
silent After my former relations with that
distinguished man, and the kind and loyal
and he so often gave me do not mean, Il
can avoid 1t, to write or speak one word that
could possibly give him pain.
LISBON. Dec. 30.-Five persons were
killed and number of firemen injured today
at fire which destroyed q large block Of
buildings this city.
BERLIN, Dec. 30-The removal Of snow
which fell in the late storm has revealed an
APPALLING loss Of life. Many travellers were
overtaken by the storm. Fifty bodies have
been found in Saxony; 80 In Thuringia; and
40 in Southern Germany. IL Is estimated
that the loss Of life will be nearly 200.
There Is report that the Crown Prince
Of Germany and the Cemte de Paris, recent
ly met at Parto Fino, Italy. The papers say
that the Prince treated the Comte as the
coming King of France and broached his
ideas Of ending the system of military arma-
ments in time Of peace, which, he said,
were rendering Europe unable to compete
with America in trade and agriculture. A
writer in LeMartin affirms that the Prince
further said, my accession will be guar
antee Of peace, for it will mark the end OF
Bismarck's reign. Count Won Hatzfeldt
will be made Chancellor and he will conclude
an alliance between France England and
Germany.