The daily critic., 1890-10-09
OLD WORLD NEWS.
A BUDGET OF GOSSIP FROM ACROSS
The OCEAN.
Eneiish Contributions to Famine
stricken IreInnd-Paruel In Poor
Health Balfour's Sneeriug
RemarEs-Other News.

LONDON, Oct 9.-General Lord
Wolseley, the newly appointed chief Of
the British forces in ireland visited
Armagh yesterday, and was shown
about the city by the Protestant Arch
bishop Of the diocese Among other
points Of interest inspected was the
Catholic Cathedral. The Catholic Arch
bishop being absent, his Protestant col
league did the honors here as elsewhere,
ard seemed TO take great pleasure in
dwelling upon the beauties Of the edidce
and introducing the clergy In charge to
his eminent guest.
Notwithstanding Mr. Balfours dec
laration that what little inconvenience
may be caused in ireland by the potato
blight can be remedied by govern
mental action, the movement to raise a
fund In England for the sufferers con
iinues to attract supporters. Among
the contributions to-day was one Of
s. 600 from Mr. John II. Drummer
UiberaD, NJ. T. for Northwich.
Mr.. Parnell's health is far from salts
factory, as might have been inferred
from his inability TO attend the recent
important Nationalist Convention at
Dublin His physicians forbid him from
addressing public meetings, and the ut
most that they will sanction In the way
Of political activity at present Is that he
may meet his colleagues privately in
conference.
A dispatch from Scotland saws that
| Chief Secretary Balfour received with
a smile the news Of the appointment Of
a commission In America to deal with
| the threatened famine In Ireland, and
| that he remarked "Dilon and the
rest have overdone the thing this time.
II is not famine fund that they wanted,
but more money for the plan Of cam
paign. Iipperary has cost them $780,
OG0 already"
A dispatch from Buenos Ayres says
that the leaders of the recent Union
City movement are determined to drive
General RoCa out Of the Cabinet, in
which he holds the place Of Minister Of
the Interior There is no charge that
Roca has been dishonest in his official
conduct. but, being brother law Of
the late President Celman and having
taken his side in the recent revolution,
he Is unpopular with many Of the
people.
In the Anglo. Italian negotiations now
in progress England refuses to Concede
ltaly's rights to Kassala on the grounds
that kassala belongs 10 the Khedive
and should be regarded as Egyptian
territory. The Italians, on the other
hand, claim that without Kasslla they
would have no secure footing In that
part Of Africa
The ex King Of Naples has contribu.
ted 100000 francs to aid the develop
ment Of German enterprise In Central
Africa.
The British authorities have decided
10 accept the situation in Manipur.
whtre the Raiah was recently over
thrown by a revolution, and have rec
ognized the brother Of the former ruler
az Raiah.
The Sultan Of Morocco has politely
but positively declined a French pro-
teciorate. lie says that his people, by a
popular vote under his direction, have
declared their opposition 10 any closer
relations with foreign powers.
The French Cabinet Is considering a
plan by which Il Is hoped 20 come 20
terms with America on the tariff ques-
tion. The proposition substantially Is
one Of mutual concession or reciprocity.
Unless some terms are arrived at an At
tempt will be made TO virtually exclude
American products from French mar.
keis.