The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-07
CHAMBERLAIN CHALLENGED.
Parnell Wants the Old Local Govern
ment Scheme Shown Up.

LONDON, Aug. 6.-Mr. Parnell writes to
the Times challenging Mr.. Chamberlain to
publish the local government scheme al
legged to be in Mr.. Parnel's handwriting.
MIR. Parnell says; 1.-THE publication of the
scheme will fully establish the entire con
sistelcy of my public and private declara-
still declines to publish the scheme,
and contents himself with misleading
versions Of its purport, the public will ap-
precinte his conduct, and understand that
its publication would neither substantiate
his truthfulness nor vindicate his candor.
The same remark also applies to the as
founding statement of his chosen go-be-
tween 0'Shea. Let him print the alleged
coercion act with the alterations In my
hand in brackets.
THE DUBLIN COUNCIL SCHEME.
Mr. Parneil then argues at length that it
was only Mr. Chamberlain's illeRitimate
extension of the Dublin council scheme for
merely administrative purposes which he
favored in 1852, and he has since denounced
1t. He says: Such scheme would have
been a suitable achievement tor our small
party of thirty-five, but the return OF
eiShty-si Irish members and Lord Car
narvon's declaration to me in favor
of an Irish parliament rendered
consideration of Irish autonomy indis-
pensable, and | laid down this
position at the Imperial hotel dinner in the
autumn of 1885. Our view in 1882, from
| which we never departed, was that the
| functions of the proposed council should be
| purely administrative and 1t should not be
accepted in the slightest degree as a substi-
tute for the parliament which Mr.. Cham
berlain proposed. IL Mr.. Chamberlain psS.
fishes my letters, it will be seen that he must,
early in 1885, have been fully acquainted
with our views"
BALFoUR ANSWERING CHARGES.
LONDON, Aug. 6-In the house of COM
mons this evening Mr. Balfour. referring
to the discharge of Magistrate Satchford,
said that his release had nothing to do with
the merits Of the case, but was simply
due to technical error in
the order of Imprisonment Replying
to Mr.. Sections charge that Mr.. Balfour
was responsible for the deaths of Messrs
Mandeville and Ridley, the chief secretary
for Ireland said that the prison rules had
been adopted by the last liberal chief secre-
retary, and that he would never consent to
| draw a distinction between one class OF
offenders and another
| Mr.. Smith, the government leader, said
| the government had received no informa-
tiou that Justice Day had resigned from the
| Parnell commission.
At the autumn session of parliament the
Parnellites will ask for committee of in
quiry into the matter of the alleged cruel
treatment of Mr.. Vaudeville in prison.
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL.
| The local government bill passed the
committee stage in the house OF lords this
Lord Claude Hamilton's physicians have
ordered him to retire from public life for a
few years, as his strength has been over
taxed. writ has been issued for an cleo
ton to I'LL the parliamentary seat vacated
by him.
| statements Of Mr.. Lane with reference to
| DR.. Ridley.
| Mr.. Chamberlain writes to the Times ac-
cepting Mr.. Parnell's challenge, and promis-
| ing to publish in a few days a full state
ment of the communications indited by Mr..
Parnell which passed between them In 1884
and 1885.
| RECALCITRANT WITNESSES.
| LONDON, Aug. Z, 3 A. M.--The govern
ment has consented to add to the Parnell
commission till clause authorizing the ar
rest and punishment of recalcitrant wit
nesses.
| DILLoN'S CONVICTION CONFIRMED.
DUBLIN, Aug. 6.--The court here has con-
firmed the conviction of John Dillon aud
has refused the application for a writ of
habeas corpus for his release from prison.
The application was based on the ground
that owing to informalities the county Judge
who sentenced him on appeal had no juris-
dlction to rehear the case.
In the case Of a magistrate named Latch
ford, who was convicted on a charge of riot
ing at Tralee, county Kerry, the court here
has decided that his sentence and imprison-
ment were illegal, and discharged him from
custody.
At the opening Of the commission court
of county Dublin to-day Justice Murphy
was presented with white gloves, In view of
the absence of criminal cases, a condition
Of affairs unprecedented in a quarter Of a
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