New-York tribune., 1890-01-19

OF THE GREAT STRlKE-THE lNfbOGN~N"%
LORD NAPIER OF MAGDALA-MRs FlTz'
GEoRGE-HERBERT GLADsTONE's
LANDERER-THEATRlCAL'
lBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.l
copyr,0ht; 1890: Byme Y>,o- YORK Trfbune
Iondon. Jan. 1s.-Lord Salisbury's hand was
forced by the conduct of the Portuguese oiiclals
in Mozambique and Nyassaland lie VIII nov
listen to proposals for conference out no" 'ii"o
Portugal has yielded he Is perfectly Wiling ~
discuss amcably the details OF an eventual uhoeI-
standing regarding the territory in dispute, and
70 show every consideration Tor naturaI sus-
centibri,ies But the first condition will be the
loval desire of the Portuguese Government to carry
ont their pledges of withdrawal. The BRUSH
fcet will he present, within striking distance OF
Mozambioue. to see that this is done. If Senior
Pimentals Cabinet will act with frankness Lord
Salisbury viii 90 nothing to jeopaTdlzc mon
ercbcal institutions at Lisbon or to wipe Portugal
ont of East Africa He has no desire TO see that
vast continent in the hands of France ana uer-
MANY alone The wild rawlings of the Portuguese
and Madrid newspapers amuse rather than disturb
the British public. The cancelhng OF Brtish
contracts by Lisbon merchants, the returning OF
British goods, the boycottin0 of everything Eng
lish and the studied insults that are being prepaen
for the British Minister'S wife, Mis- Pele' VINO
hos dome much for Lisbon society, only provoke
nitv and contempt Fortunately, anger which
suddenlv rises does not usually last long.
Germany is said TO be unwilling to move In
this dispute A reference under Ar'cle l"el'o
of the Berlin Convention to settle claims III the
Hambesi territory will require English assent as
well as Portuguese initiative. Moreover frlhce
Bismarck desires TO avoid provoking the I"'eho
dislike of Englishmen toward his own East Att
can policy especially as there have heen Whispers
of Mr. Gladstone's intention 10 raise donate on
that subicct I am not sure that Prince Bsmarcks
silence will stave off angry discussions when Par
lament meets. You will have heard that the
Sultan of Zanzibar has again been in the hands
of the Philistincs this week An arrangement has
inst been forced upon him. intended 10 make the
new German colony pay for itself
The Government are threatened with increasing
troubles over the Land bill. \ powerful deputa-
ton of the Antrim Central Tenant Rights Associa-
ton has waited on Mr. Balfour, urging that the
new Land-Purchasc bill should he compulsory.
Mr.. Rtlfour could not promise that, and only un-
dertook to consider it. In order TO embarrass
The Government some of the Opposition talk of
promoting a struggle in the Commons in favor
of compulsion but this is only in hope Of securing
the ear of the Ulster men. \ good deal of inter
est attaches 80 what after all will he the Govern
ment scheme. 1t will not be surprising if it be
based on Sir c. O. Trevelyan's proposals Of May,
1884 when it suggested that E20 100000 Ster-
ling should 5e advanced, not more than E1,0OOOO0
in year Since then. nearly GlO,OOO,OOO has
been exhausted under Lord Ashbourncs act. Pos
sibly the Government will limit further supply
TO another GlO, ZOO, which, at fj,00O,OOO
rear, will provide sufficient to carry the meas
nre till the general election.
Lord Derby spoke weightily at Liverpool last
week, bringing all the destructive artillery Of his
powerful criticism to bear the new federal
scheme OF Home Rule This inferential denuncla-
tiOn of land naturalization is as strong as Nj.
GladstOnes The shifting Of the Home Rule
proposals gives great encouragement 10 the Union
isl party, who also rejoice over the cmbarrass-
ments which are being provoked by the Scottish
Home Rulers. The latter have openly declared
themselves hostile 10 giving Home Rule 10 Ire
land. and yet keeping the Irish members AZ West.
minister 10 control English and Scotch legislation
Consequently they lean 10 the federal idea Of
Home Rule They are shortly 10 have con-
ference in London with the Welsh Home Rulers.
1t is evident that the difficulty about Irish
representation at Westminster has made a great
change in the Home Rule project, as the public
cropping after some federal arrangement, which
is as yet intangible
The gas strikers in the south of London have
been thoroughly beaten. All their funds are eX
nausted and the Gas companys coal supply has
never been interfcrcd with. while the threat TO
provoke a strike north Of the Thames remained
without result. Messrs. Billctt Mann, Burns
ind the other organizers Of unslilled labor are
now endeavoring to interfere in the Government
dockyards on a systematic scale and also threaten
to paralyze all the great railway systems next
spring, by establishing new societies among the
railway servants and assOcating them for federal
working The arrangements may not carry
out all that they WISH but there is danger in this
interference with railway men, for it may lead
to a dislocaton Of traffic and 10 a serious dis
turbance Of communication.
The influenza has done its worst in London.
IT is now bad at Manchester. birmingham and
Bradford. The mild weather has prevented the
disease leaving behind il 10 any large extent
those more deadly enemies, pneumonia and bron-
chtis except among the very aged or feeble
IL was these last-namcd complications which pro
duced the high rate Of mortality in Continental
cities but here also there have been many victims
from these complaints. such as for instance Lord
Napier. Of Nagdala, Earl Cairns and Mr. G. r. NJ
Talbot VI. p, the Father Of the House of Com
mons. Lord Napier fine specimen Of the
English soldier. He twice married and
although he had thirteen children, succeeded IN
saving money Though kindly in private life, he
was most masIcrful old gentleman in all official
business He is 10 be buried in St. Pauls
Cathedral with full honors. which means the
presence OF large military force. There has not
been great military funeral at St Pauls
Cathedral since that OF the Duke of Wellington.
Lord Cairns had just inherited a large fortune
from his aunt, Mrs. McCalmont. who died the
week before also OF influenza. There is no pros