New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-14

OVER THE BURLESoUE JOAN
OF ARC-SIR ARTHUR SUI
L1vANs NEW OPERA
NEARLY FINISHED.
rrY CABLE TO THE TRIBUSE.I
e,ruieht; 1890: By The Tribune As'0''a"0~
Iondon. Dec l3.-llstory, in the nciu VI
Aomestic politics, has been made r'pluN U'"
week The Irish party is now dNldeu In'o '"'
distinct camps. Mr. Parnell has comm"lucu i''P''V
from his enemies by his splendid h''n'ou Tvs
and his audacity in cndeavofing '' '"n"'' -"
r.helNous team. The issue ne proposed 10 lay
before Mr.. Gladstone seemed masterpiece u
.droitncss Mr. Parnell looked like WlhhilS' what
,yer might be Mr.. Gladstone answer /" the WV
noin,s mt before him, hut the old Parliamentary
Hand was too arful. In his negotiations WIN
the Committee of -Four, he lahdcd MI i"'''"
case on quicksand. Then i0Ho"cu 'noS' ic
roo,LabIc scenes in CommIttec-room No. -, with
which the cable has already made you laihii"I'
put no rcports of those occurrences lnuy Npre-
...,.d avon half that happened. The versions
that were allowed TO pass into PRINT We're an
"Bowdlerizcd. Some of the Hl"S" p'i"'"'O NV
dents were omitted.
Dr., tbesp details sink into insignifcarcc beside
~. noltical consequences which follow upon Mr.
porrel's deposition lie carries VITA MN t'e
administrative qualities of his party. ONT ne mas
lac, its best debaters, and from the time Whch
be broke I'D Saturdays meeting he lost nearly
.verv shred of sympathy among those who adj
,,;red him for his courage. Public opinion, III
England at least has gone against him. as puoIc
oninion often goes against a losing cause. Ii lie
had beaten his enemies in the Committee Koom hlN
prospects at the present moment would he ''-I
sllv different even in England and >cotI''
The stress of the situation seems 10 iH l"lll'
his Judgment. Every step that he mas "N,h
since Saturday has been fraught with mistakes.
especially since he landed in Dublin. Tie meio-
dramatic capture and Iecapturc OF mted Ire
land, and Mr.. Parncll's personal conduct in tha'
affair his address 10 the mob, indicating lH"' nc
might have carried the Citadel or achieved some
work of real proves. made sooer-mlnded Npcc'"-
TORS question whether the mans mind had not
become unsteady Ills daring and absolutely uh-
truthful assertions at Dublin and Cork are IN
explicable People hardly expected 10 hear him
now declare his good opinion of the Grand Oid
Man His assertion that he knew nothing Of Mr..
Gladstone's views before the party reelected hin
loader are fatlv denied by Messrs. Met arthY and
Davitt But behind this madness there IS method,
for the Rotunda speech contained much which
sougbt 10 conciliate the mob and the lahOrers and
artisans Of Ireland.
Notwithstanding Mr. Parncll's remarkable rccep-
ton in the Irish Capital and along the journey to
Cork evidences abound that tho cheering and
shouting came almost solely from men IN The street
The solid public opinion of Ireland has not yeh
declared itself and IL is becoming less doubtful
whether it will ever do So in Parnell's favor. The
North Kilkenny election will largely help n de-
eide the issues of the future: but tOday's reports
indicate that since the publication OF the Bishops
i 1..4o INfGf
opinion is veering away from Mr.. Parncll II Is
coming home 70 the Irish electors that. however
successful Mr.. Parne.l NAV hc English leaders
can never again negotiate with him. and ms
admission that Home Rule cannot be accomplished
without English help impreSses many Of the lFiSh
noljtcians with the belief Nat Mr. Parncl j. an
obstacle rather than a help 10 irish aspirations
He will doubtless succeed. especially If Kilkenny
goes in his favor, in making great demon>tTa'l'h
throughout the country but the want "i iuh'a
alone will soon produce parllysiS Ills purse is "c
coming empty. He cannot touch the inhd III
Paris Nobody knows how much or rather h'"
I;,,lc is Ief, of the amount intrl-tcd to him iI
nayment O, the Irish members. II has been sort
NJ secret service fand. used for many purposes ana
the great drain which will be caused by the ne"
condition of affairs viii rapidly encroarh on thr
balance On the whole. Mr.. PdIncl!S pro'lc'''
IRE much worse than they were "c'K "-''
His speeches bctray the fact that ne Is h9h'lh-
in the air Dcica, at Kilkenny Will give Ills
cause staggering blow
Mr.. Gladstone's action last week caused mHcH
aiscon,cn+ to ENGLISH Radicals Sir William llar-
court's declaration that the party E1d eaten
enough dirt for Mr Parrell was widely indoiSed.
The distinct unwiiingncss on the part "i III
William and Mr.. Morley 10 enter into further
,.i,L Bo i,i-
that Mr.. Gladsiorc acted individually, but also
evnlains tho cautiouslcsS Of his written answer
after consulting his colleagues or Friday mSh',
some of whom distinctly manifested dlsappr''dI
of his complaccncr toward tic lrsh drpi'til"h'
Nor is there much admiration for Mr. "iaie'o one
speecbes al BasSetlaw, as most people hcAcFe 'h'
this election will result In humping my''iP
for the Conservative candidate. Mf. "!'d'''h'
is blamed for appearing IN the coiSttUch'y d 81"
The ,wo Irish parties are now curiObslN d",Ig.
mated the split Peas" and, according I" offers,
"Justinians," and the firc Bil@adc. Inc jus
tnians are slow 10 begin their campaign. winch
Is TO open IN 1ippcrary on Nu4"'F' "h"E MI
Uealv Nv sexton and others take the field
Their manifesto, just issued, Is consHcrc' ie'pc
production. II reads ike one OF tie weak ar
ticles in The Daily News. and is reflection Of
Mr. McCarthy's fecblcncss The individual friends Of
Mr. William O'iSrcn are making tremendous ei-
forts on his account in Dublin, pronotine meet
ings to denounce Mr. Ptrncll. whose coercion III the
matter of United licand' is hotiy resented, ~
an illustration Of Mr. ParnciFs arrogance. ms
feature Of Mr. Panells proceedings Is almost -
gro,esque as Mr. liealy's appeal to the police
Balfours blOOdhOUnds, as Ice once caIIcd tneh-
10 protect him from the Dublin mob.
Since Parliament rose on Tuesday The cIupS
have been full of rumOIs Of the possible recon
struction Of the Ministry. The ground ioI thee
statements is found in the consideration that, u
Lord Salisbury intends 10 remain IN poser me
full period of the present Parliament, thlS Is Il
suitable time for rccastiug the Offices 40 ho'Iy
disputed question is just now under discussion.
The Opposition is divided. The family policy
of the Liberal alliance with the Irish is seriously
threatened. These conditions make the pIcsch,