The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-19
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THE PARNEL' 'OMMIssJON THREAT
ExED WITH EARLY DEATH.
Foreign and Domestic Items.
Foreign and Domestic Items.

L0NDON, November l7-There is just
a possibility that the Parnell Commission
may die natural death. MANY who
have followed it closely talk seriously Of
a collapse Of the whole affair. Thus far
the Times has done nothing bat rake up
old and wc!l-bnOwn ouirages, and even
The Yimess witnesses have repeatedly ex-
pressed their belief that the National
League had no responsibility whatever
for the violence from which they had
suffered No attempt has been made
TO connect the Irish leaders
with any outrage, and no point
having yet been made against them, the
Parnelliles sre disposed TO save time and
money by simply STAYING away. u is
even believed by many that the Itm@
people will before long conclude 10 ad-
NIT, what everybody knows already, that
they have been imposed upon, aud that
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are forgcries.
In that case. Of course, there would be
nothing for the Times 10 do but drop the
fight and take refuge behind the pro
vision OF the act which protects from
further legal pursuit any witness before
the Commission AS the proprietor OF
the Times, h0wevtr, has unlimited money,
and apparently no special aim in life but
10 tight the battle Of the Tories against
the Irish, il is probably he will keep his
pompOus lawyers droning on as long as
possible in the hope that some little effect
NAV result. That the Parnellites cannot
possibly suffer by the trial Is, however,
absolutely certain.
LORD CHURCHILL AND LORD sAcKvILLE.
Lord Randolph Churchill addressed his
constituents at Paddington this alter
noon. The big hall was crowded. with
enthusiastic people, and his lordship was
in good spirits and in his best form. The
speech showed that Churchill means TO
continue to st on the fence, which, for
politician in his position, is perhaps the
best thing 10 do. The manner in which
ne patted the Government on the back
was very amusing. Salis6ury's foreign
policy was the best of all policies, and
BalfOur was brave, rood man, perhaps
al times somewhat harsh, but that was
the fault ot the wicked aeitatOrs, who
made harshuess necessary. Lord Ran
dolph was good enough 10 pat on exten-
uating circumst luces for the treatment oi
Sackvil.e, ard 10 say kind word for The
American people, who, II seems, are
proud and iusi, and by no means quar-
ielsome ana cXciiable. Then Churchill
made a terrific onslaught On the Stlnd.
ard for It's buster and bragadociO toward
the aforesaid iOst and proud people. The
Tory audience cheered wildly, Oblyious
Of the fact that The StQndgJd is the reco2-
pized organ Of the Government, and
tbs, the attack which Churchill was de-
livering with such evident relish was ,he
outcome of a long-slanding personal quar-
rel between his lordship and Editor Mad
ford
FOREIGN MOTIFS.
The scandal about the Americans who
induced the King of Wurttmberg 10 20
in for spirigualisiic manifestations has
been husled up and Won Jackson alone
remains Of the Kings American fayorites
1t may discourage tn taste for gam
bling and help some young Americans to
keep their money when it is known that
a big package Of dynsmite has been
found in the gambling casino at Monte
Carlo. The prospect OF being blown up
into the sky Just as you nave pickel out
the winning number is eminently calcu-
lated 20 discourage vice.
In the whea, market prices have been
steady at a decline Of siXpence bushei
for Californian and niner rence for In
dian. The increase of imports and the
quantities afoai, together with the weak
ness reported from America, has checked
any advance. Corn steady, with firmer
tendency, owing to reports of a decrease
in the visible supply in the United States.
The stock market was ieyerish and un-
settled, owing 10 variety of causes.
Americans were unfayorably Affected by
the rate cutting, and the market closed
on Friday night at about the lowest
prices Of the week