Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-15
WoIseley Takes Nothing Back.

HE DECLARES THAT FORCE OF TEN THOUSAND MEN
PROPERLY HANDLED COULD CONQUER ENGLAND.
Lord WolSeley in the hDuse OF lords yesterdav ri
answered Lord Salisburys recent attack on him.
He said he could not see how an unpreiudiced per
son could construe his remarks an attack upon
the government. He could not honestly assaiI the
government Tor negligence toward the army and
navy. In the position which he occupied in the
administration OF the army he could not fail 10 be
was doing TO render the army efficient In the
banquet speech referred TO he said no more than
he id In his evidence before the commission Of in
curry. lie still adhered TO that evidence word for
word. and had nothing whatever to withdraw AS
long as the navy was as weak as 1t is the army
could not hold its own dispersed as IL was all over
the world. The defenses at home and abroad were
In bad condition. The military forces were not
organized as they should be; they did not guaran-
zee even the safety OF the capital He did not want
10 create panic, but he maintained that the con-
dltlon or the country was such that II a force OF
,Io men succeeded In e1ecting landing and
they might not take possession OF the country.
LORD salisbury held that his structures upon Lord
WoiseleyS statement at a recent dinner were fully
warranted. At the same time he accented lord
WoiseIey 5 Cisavowal OF any intention To attack
the government. He only hoped that II Lord
Woisely hau occasion 10 aSSa1l the administration
In the future he would do so in the house He
trusted that Lord Woseley would not take the
reg irdiDg the weakness OF the cOuntry,s defenses
would be seriously inquired into.
Al crowded meeting Of citizens OF London yes
terday resolutions were adopted urging the gov
eminent without delay to deal effectively with the
tar deienses mass-meeting was arranged
The EMPERoR's Pulling DIsEAsE.-Emperor
FREDERICK walked about his room yesterday and
transacted official business by permission OF his
uoclOrs. The emperor continues to experience
uElcuty IN swallowing. This Is partly due to the
pressure OF the canula, which, however, does not
prevent his taking solids. Prof. Virchow exam
ineu the emperor yesterday. He afterward told
Dr. Mackenzie that he was much puzzled, and was
even now unable TO define the disease.
ST. MARKS CHURCH DECLARES ITS INDEPEN-
DENCE--St. Marks Colored Episcopal church.
charleston. 5. c., has determined, despite the
bishops suggestions, TO maintain its Independence
vi the diocesan convention and OF other cOlOred
congregations with the reservation that 'if IL be-
comes lnpracIicable TO carry on the work as an
independent parish, Immediate steps will be taken
| 10 meet the emergency
Two WOMEN MURDEKED.-The wife OF a miner
| named Anthony Putlavlsh and a young woman
| named Mary keit were found Saturday aI "Bushy
Tract, near Mlddleport, Pa dead, In the ruins OF
| their home. the fire was an incendiary act, de-
| signed To cover double murder. An axe, which
Putlavish LETT at some distance from the house in
| the morning, was found beside one Of the bodies
| RUN AND DYNANITE.-Tne anti-license town Of
| Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pa, was
| thrown into great excitement at O'Clock Satur-
| urday morning by a loud report, consequent on
the blowing out OF the front OF the grocery store OF
| j. Z. Rumneis, prohibition electOr OF the nine
| teenth congressional district Dynamite Is sup
posed 10 have caused the destruction OF the prop
erty. and the author OF the havoc Is supposed To
| De former liquor dealer, or his agent. kummels
| was prominently Identified with movement TO
| stamp out the liquor business In Shippensburg,
ana his stand no doubt provoked tine attack on his
] store.