New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-06

| cast nor will he have it that anybody has pIayed
| the part of a Jonah.
Mr. Parnel has called forth some criticism by
| declaring that he Will have nothing to do at
present with British affairs but will devote him
self exclusively to Ireland. He will not, that is.
form part of Mr.. Gladstone'S next Ministry should
there ever again be Gladstone Ministry He
| lays that down as the programme for all Irish
men OF course he believes that the next election
will restore Mr. Gladstone to power but he gives
no hint respecting the use that the Liberal leader
will make of that power when, or IT, he gets it,
| His sentence is a curious one English people
! will entrust To Mr. Gladstone. as lis great final
| crOwning work, the task of finding some method
| in which may be intrusted to Ireland her own
| deStinies, while she also is privileged 70 take
share in the greater interests of the Empire
am confident Mr.. Gladstones genius will be equal
to the task 1t appears therefore that the
method is not vet found Home Rule is still an
! abstraction.
| The favorite Irish grievance of the moment Is
"shadOwing. Tie Irish police are accused ny
Irish members in the House of Commons of watch
ing and following persons suspected of mischief
with the intent to hinder their doing it.. QueS-
| tions are asked nightly in the House about this
violation Of tie liberties of the subject Statistics
called for Finally on Monday they wcr.
produced, and it is known that throughout
| Ireland twelve suspected persons are permanently
| shadowed hy the Irish police Questions on
this painful subject have since become less frc-
qucnt.
Dislike to the House of Lords broke ont afresh
in the House of Commons Yesterday afternoon
upon the inoppoItune appearance Of the Black
Rod with the re lueSt to Her Ma lesty's Commons
to repair to the House of Lords TO hear The Royal
|
pened to be asking Irish question when the
Black Rod announced by the doorkccpcr.
The Irish met tho Royal messenger with tumult
which. according 70 their English organ. shook
Sir Robert Clifords nerves. Mr. Re lmord cried
out, Bother the House of Lords ,'-perhaps I'M
aware that the message was not from the Lords
but from the Throne. On the Speakers return,
Mr. Waddv presented hirseIf unexpectedly rs n
guardian of the public manners. and denounced
the entry of this oficia-whose full title is
Yeoman Usher OF the Black Rod-as unsecmly.
The Speaker gently promised to see what could
be done 10 prevent the interruption Of business.
The incident ended, and the rose this morn
ing usual
MI Stanhopc Secretary of StAte for War, an
nounced on Thursday In the House Of Commons
Sir Redvers Buller successor TO Lord No'S Icy
in the great post of Adutant-General. Sir Red
vcrs is now Quartemastertiencral. He is Of
high repute throughout the army as an officer
who combines taste and capacity for fighting with
a great power OF administration. His known
friendship with Lord WOsclcy would dispose of
stories about Wolscley and his ideas of army re-
form being dropped together but Mr.. Ntanhopc
gave all this nonsense emphatic denial and
| explained the reason for Lord Wolseley's retire
ment exactly as il is stated in my recent dispatch
! lie retires on the expiratun of his term and ~
| the end Of an additional year during which hr
! has given the finishing touch to nj, reforms. Tho
date now fixed is October /. Lord Wosclcy,
says Mr.. Stanhope, his Parliamentary chief "may
rest satisfied that his work in The War Office will
| be permanent, and his organization Of the army
will remain permanent organization. II would
| be hard 10 bestOw higher praise.
Another gas strike has occurred, This time in
] Leeds ending in the victory Of the strikers The
| Corporation of Leeds, like that OF Birmingham,
! Manchester and some otter great towns makes
| its own gas. The business is under the control
OF committee of the City Council. TIE com
mittee is composed of weak men. In refusing the
! mems demand for less work and moro wages, they
acted at first with aRappearance Of energy. They
| brought in other men from other towns sent for
! troops, guarded the works and risked violence
and riot, if resolved to carry the contest 70 the
bitter end But they had made no preparation
for the contest upon which they entered. The
gas supply failed AT once, and the town was left in
| darkness the strikers mobbed the mex u,en. at
tackled the police stoned the troops, and then all
al once the committee collapsed.
conference took place The strikers. seeing
that they were going 10 win. insisted the
discharge Of all the new men whom the com
mittee had employed ON no other condition
would they even negotiate. The committee gave
way basely The men dictated their own terms
| The " blacklcgs as the n0n-union men arc styled
! by their comrades. were turned out, though with
compensation, and 50 the masses have learned orc
| more dangerous lesson.
The Postoficc has been celebrating this week
a Jubilee which It fondly calls its Sir
| Arthur Blackwood who rules willie Mr. Rakcs
cnly reiyns at 81. MaItin's-c-Grand, selects the
fnieth anniversary of penny POSTAGE as suitable
thing for his Department to celebrate. The fact
that his predecessors opposed and strOve against
penny postage and were forced into accepting II
against their Judgment and wish is inmacrIaL
The fact that Sir Arthur to-day holds ont against
reforms hardly less important is equally imInat"r-
ial Nor does he dwell on the other fact That the
postmen and the public are equally discont"nted
with the present management OF the fost"1icc
The telegraph clerks at the central telegraph Of
flee have managed 81 make tnclf opinions clear
Sir Arthur or perhaps Nh IoiI<cs, had con-
! ceivcd the singular notion that at all post and
telegraph offices work should cease on "Wednesday
evening at 10 O'clock and spontaneous cheer
be given for tho Queen.
Instead of cheering, the central office clerks.
who number 400 howled, hisscd and groancd.
This little demonstration was not intended Tor
Her Majesty, but for the high Official VINO VIII
NOT redress their grievances. Efforts were made
"a prevent this outburst from becoming known to
the public. Upon the failure of these followed
a fresh effort to compel The staff TO disown the
act and 10 express regret for IL. This succeeded
but imperfcctly Most of the men declined 10