Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-13
HOME, RULE UNION.
The New Plan Of PrOceedure-GeneralF For
eign News.


eign News.
LONDON, December 12.-The Home
Rule Union, anew and powerful organiza-
ton for coalescing several British Home
Rule bodies, held its first and very sue
eessful meeting here last night. The tone
was strongly against making further over
lures to dissentients., All the news this
morning in foreign politics is the following
passage in the ultimatum which Gen. Will
loughby recently offered to the French
Government. 1t shows thepoint at which
the relations of the two countries have ar
rived:
my own conviction is that hOstilities
be recommended when your Excellency
considers Madagascar is not in the same
position she was before the late war. But
her material power and defensive resources
are greatly superior. From which it ap-
pears to me that an engagement will be
| long, uncertain, costly and sanguinary." "
From Paris news comes that the new
Cabinet will have very short and stormy
existence In spite Of the new Primers
appeals, DeF'reycinet refuses to enter the
Cabinet. The Radical press is unanimous
hostile to Goblet. Hollonger has secured
the acceptance of his own terms for sup
porting the Cabinet, namely, a bill to re-
organize the army to G12, ,O0O, 900 sterling
| for arms of q new model, which must of
course increase irritation in Germany.
From Berlin answer comes that the new
army bill is certain to pass with slight
notifications, if any.
From Odessa correspondents telegraph
that most of the city granaries are being
converted rapidly into military depots.
Seyenty-five thousand troops are to pass
the winter there. This enormous massing
of troops there and in Bessarabia is natu-
rally regarded as preparation for spring
campaign.
Although on the surface the relations of
the UniOnists and Conservatives are smooth
enough and the Government seems to be
sailing fair, it is we'll known that the ele-
ments for a .squall exist. Salisbury and
Harrington are in complete harmony, rs
are Churchill and Chamberlain, but be-
tween these parties of statesmen are dis
cordant personal feeling and mutual, polit-
ical distrust. / hear Churchill
grows more dissatisfied daily with
the slowness and stOlidity of his
party. Harrington, on his side, more
uneasy in thedouble harness with Church
i'll. In consequence Of all this, which is
pretty generally known, it is begin ming to
be stated as a reasonable tenahle forecast
that Churchill and Chamberlain will break
from their respective parties and coalesce
in the formation OF \ new one. By this
means Churchill would gain freedom and
power. Chamberlain would secure what
otherwise is impossible to him, an imme-
diate return to action and influential pO-
litical life.
In the meantime the plan of campaign
progresses steadily in Ireland. Rents in
County Mayo are being paid to trustees
with alacrity. To this cry the west is
awakening. Bishops and their admins
traitors are presiding over the collection of
rents. Dillon's progress is described by q
special correspondent as being no
less triumphant than GladstOne's
through the North of England.
The Bulgarian question has seemed
more capable of solution during the last
day or two for long time past. The re-
ception of delegates, though unofficial, by
the Russian ambassador, in Vienna, shows
conspicuously that the Car is beginning
to see the necessity Of some appearance OF
concilliatiOn. The delegation was greatly
encouraged by Kalnok's assurances to
them that the Powers would approve of
no candidate for the throne of Bull
, garia who was obnoxious to
the Bulgarian people. This morning
news comes from Sofia that if the Powers
did not recommend candidate, which
they will not do, fresh Assembly will be
convoked with the object Of re-electing
Alexander. The Russian Government, OF
course, is much disappointed at the refus-
al of De Freycinct to take office for the
purpose of concluding a Franco-Russian
alliance
Alexander's arrival seems to have taken
London by surprise. No attention has
yet been paid him. He has only ap-
| neared i'm Dublic at Drury Lane Thea tire.