Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-25
Chamberlain, the Radical Leader,
Makes oyertures Of Peace to Glad
stone--A Grand Opportunity.
Salisbury Renews Hts Ofer OF the
Premiership TO Lord Harrington
With AM Portfolio He Wants.
A British Iron Clad Runs Into French
steamer N tha River rRgaa and Many
reorie are Drowned.
CHAMBERLAIN puRIRs rnR uArousr.

in an address At Birmingham last evening
euloglzed thurhilrs Independent bold.
ness and significantly said; confess II
seems 10 me possible aud fear II Il
probable that the old Tory influence has
gained the upper hand, and we may be
face 70 face with Tory government
whose proposals no consistent Liberal
will be able to support. thought the
Tories had perhaps grown wise by cxpe-
rience, aud they we're prepared TO govern
In liberal spirit, II they have abandoned
their intention, then Lord Salisbury must
be prepared for the consequences,
Chamberlain then said In view Of
this startling change, ask myself what
are tins Glaustonian's going TO dor IL
seems 70 me they have great,
and perhaps anal opportuni-
". We Liberals agree upon
nlnety-nino points and disagree upon only
one. Eyen upon Irish mattere, when
look into tbings, am mere surprised at
the number OF points whereon we agree
than az the remainder upon which for the
present we must be content TO differ,
My opposition TO Gladstone's bill has been
grossly mlefepres1nted, never said was
opposed 20 DIS great land scheme. op.
posed Gladbtone's bill maiuly upon two
grounds. First, believed II would In.
yolve a loss which the British tax payer
ought not 70 bear; second, am not pre-.
pared 10 do anything precluding an ar.
rangement to make Ireland practically
Independents Il Is one thing 10 use
all the resources OF the state Ia
benefit your fellow citizens II IL
a different thing altogether 10
undertake risks for I oso about TO drift
from youj hut | never doubted II wat
po' slbe 20 devise plans for the SETTLE,
meat OF the land question. am con.
ylnced that any three liberal leaders car
soon arrange a just scheme which
without throwing unfair riak or
British Taxpayers, will IN shor
| time make the Irish tenant
owner Of the land no oultivatos We
could 20 even further 10 the direction Of
unity Even on the question OF loca
! government the difference recedes We
have all agreed on scheme applicable
TO England and Scotland, and we al,
prepared 70 apply II with the necessary
change u "details 10 Ireland. Are We iS
remain dlsj0inted for the benefit o
our opponents, or are we 90 maK,
| this honest attemptP II we 30 no
agree on every point, at least we cal
agree to hurry these important reforms OF
which there are no differences OF opinion
between us, aud leave It TO time and 1
frank discussion OF the subject 10 "a,
whether, when We have accomplished
these reforms, We may not 20 steJ
further In the direction Of the Views Of
those now unfortunately our opponents
Loud cneeTs
WILL RETURN TO LONDON,
LONDON, Dec x The Rome CORE.
epondent of the Central News company
says Lord lila tington received the news
Of Lord Churchill's resignation direct
from Premier Salisbury, and ttle-
graph ed In reply that he would return tC
| London directly II Lord Salisbury
thought his presence necessary.
THE TIMES ON CHURcHIIL's HEsG0NATi on
LONDON, Dec. 2l--Tho Times com
mentiug on the reported reason for Lord
Cnurchlll's resignation, viz That be
was opposed the decrease In the MILL
tary and naval estimatea, says the est
mates are not extraordinary, land only
provide for moderate strengthening Of
the naval and military condition
eign affairs. The conservatives Ia Ire
land look upon the resignation as a seri
Gus blow 70 the ministry, while the Ma
tionaIiss think IL will prove fatal TO the
present government. II IL announced
that Lord Harrington will arrive in Lon.
don Monday
FRENCH STEAMER SUNK.
LIsBoN, Dec. "a. The British iron.olad,
Ct.Is tne al Il
steamer, Vile de Victoria, while the lat
ter was lying at anchor 10 the Tagus
VILE de Victoria had $50 persons on
board, and several Of them we're drowned
TIE Sui an IL an iron steamship, armor.
plated, and Of 5000 tons burden
Later int llgoDcc shows that most Of
the crew and passengers Of vile de
Victoria were drowned II rs also learned
that both vessels were ~ anchor
at the time Of the cOllisionbe The Sultan
dragged her auchor and driitcd against
| vile DE Victoria.
The Sultan's captain admits that the
collision was due 70 the Sultan b eaking
her mOoriugs. After the Sultan's COLI.
alon with vile de Victoria she o0llided
with and damaged the steamer Richmond
vile de Yicioria's crew ana passengers
numbered siIly-three Of whom thirty were
drowned 40 Epgish lady who was
saved lost bag containing 600 soycreigpsI
which she had suspended around her mech
previous 70 tho COLLISION.
The MinIature also dragged her anchor
and ran into aud damaged she Monsrch
JOHN BRIGBT BETlcgNT.
LONDON, DEC. ~ --JObn Bright has
written lptter In which he refuses "a
give an opinion on tho Welsh church
question. lie says he expects the qaes
| ton will not be &c tlsd Tor long time
yet, pending the Irish question.
CHURCHILL coHDghNsD.
LONDON, Dec. ~ Lord Churchill hu
thorlzes the statement that ne will con
tirne 20 give general support 70 tb'
government and on disputed questions Il
parliament be win hold alooi rather tnat
oppose the Misunderstanding every
thing that might tend 70 ieopardlze tb'
entente eordiale between the IOres ADt
Liberals on Unlonist principlss.
is reported that Premier sailsour,