Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-10
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Members of Parliament Before the Par
nell Commission-0' Connor Re
fuses to Answer.
The House of Commons Appoints Committee
to Fix an Allowance to Prince Albert
Victor of Wales.
Gable Notes.

Cable Notes.
LONDON July AT a meeting of the;
Parnell commission to-day Mr.. Byrpaf
member of parliament, was a witness.
He was questioned concerning the speech
which, according to the Times, he made
at Waterford. Mr.. Byrne declared he had
never been in Waterford therefore, he
could not have made speech there, and
his answer evoked laughs from the peo-
pie IN the court room.
Mr. Mayno, M P, also gave testi-
mony. He said he believed in boy
cotting, and would carry it to the ex-
tent of refusing to sell a man the neces-
sites of life. If he wanted such neces-
saries he must confirm to the views of
his neighbors, and not endeavor to frus-
trate their efforts.
John o 'Connor, another NJ. P, testi-
fed he had denounced crime, which he
regarded as the enemy of the league.
He had no sympathy with moonlighters
and had no reason to shield them. He
declined to answer a question as to
whether he had met John Devy and
others in the Fenian circle in 1879.
Presiding Justice Harmon said these
excuses are not tenable in q court OF
justice. A man binds himself by oath
and then thinks he is not bound to give
evidence in court. We do not Propose
to take measures which are withfnsqotr
power, but it must influence our jude
ment to find that we are obstructedsht
every point.
The witness still refused to answer,
persisting that it would not be honorable
to diVulge interviews which he had had
in connection with the Fenians.
LONDON, July 9.-Uneasiness is felt IN
London because of the absence of news
from Wady Halfa regarding Col. Wode-
house and his troops. The last report
from him said he was following a super
ior force Of Dervishes. The government
is considering the advisability of sending
reinforcements to him from Malta.
PARIS, July 9.-Thirty seven more
bodies have been taken from the coal
pit at st. Enne in which an explosion oc-
CURED last week.
LONDON, July 9. = The Council of
United cotton spinners of Manchester to-
day resolved that, owing to the present
state Of trade, all spinners shall reduce
their production by one-half for the
month. A general meeting of spinners
to consider the subject will be held on
the 10th inst.
CAIRO, July 9.-Advices were received
here to-day that Col. Warehouses; cav
airy occupied the camp of the enemy,
and found it deserted by all except sew
eral men, women and children who were
dying from thirst and exhaustion. The
enemy surprised and killed the picket
belonging to the Ninth battalion. No
achievements for Col. Wodehouse have
as yet passed Wadyhalfa, Other ad-
vices say the Egyptian force under Col.
WOdehouse arrived at Adendan last
night. The Dervishes occupied a posi-
ton on the opposite bank, and sharp
engagement ensued. The Dervishes were
after water, and managed to procure
supply, though many of their number
suecumbed to the fierce artillery and
rife fire kept up by the Egyptians. There
were also several casualties among the
Egyptians.
LONDON, July 9.-In the house of
commons Mr.. w. H. Smith, government
leader, moved that the committee on al
lowance to Prince Albert Victor of Wales
and Princess Victoria of Prussia, on the
occasion OF their marriage, consist of
twenty three members
: MIR. DillwYn, Liberal, proposed COM
mIttee of twenty-five members, adding
two Radicals to the number. He said
committees would have a majority of
three in government supporters instead
of one according to precedent.
Mr.. Smith assured the house that the
government was acting according to
precedent, and that the views of every
section was fairly represented in the pro-
posed committee.
Mr.. Gladstone approved Mr.. Smith IS
distribution, and said the government
was entitled to majority of three on the
committee.
Mr.. Bradlaugh supported Mr.. Dill
wyn s amendment. He said he was al
together opposed TO such grants, and
would raise every possible difficulty to
prevent the voting of the proposed al
lowances. After further debate Mr..
Dillwyn IS amendmenf was defeated by a
vote of 800 to 1861 -