Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-17
INSANITY PLEA.
Britishers Indignant Because OF
the Nations Disgrace.
Scathing Condemnation Poured Upon
the Management OF the Recent
African Expedition.
The Belief Exists that Parneli Will. on &C.
count OF the O'Shaa affair, Retire
From Public Life.
Em,n Relief COMMITTEE. 1rritared.

SDtCldi 10 tue EaZetLe.
LONDON, Nov. l6.-tghe officers Of the
EDiu relief committee are very much
sesEiSAted by the food of scathing con-
demnation which is being poured upon
their management of the recent African
expedition. There is genuine feeling
of indignation among tbs British public
because of the disgrace brought upon the
nation by the acts Of men employed by
the committee. Bar,ilot is nov excused
on the ground Of insanity. II is possible
that the plea of insanity will eventually
be brought forward on jameson g be-
half, for his a;rocious conduct seems
foreign TO what was thought to the man 5
nature By those'who know him at home.
Seine critics point O moral in this de-
plorable affair by dwelling upon the es-
seutially
VULGAR PURPOSE
OF the whole enterprise. The preteuse
that the purpose of the expedition was 10
relieve Emin is sneered ut By these COM
mentators AS plous fraud, and they de-
clare The real object of the syndicate of
capitalists known as the Emin relief
committee to be the gobbliug up of ivory
and confiscation OF the territory i'll
the equa;oria! province, If possible.
Contrasted with Livingston IS religious
zeal or Sir Samuel Bakers passion for
the spread of knowledge aud civilization,
this tillbuSteTing expedition would have
reflected little glory upon the country of
its organization, even had it been free
from the hiGeous brutnities which are
how revealed. Those Who indulge in
these views express the hope that future
expeditions into africa may be con-
Quoted by the government for national
purposes, and by responsible officers.
These aninadveTsions are
z NATURALLY DISASTROUS
10 the COMMITTEES, and both President
Nackinnon and Secretary Mackenzie
have displayed n good deal OF i'll temper
IL refusing newspaper men who 1T
tempted TO interview them on the sub
ject of the recent revelations. Mr..
Mackinnon, in fact, has practically
adopted the famous attitude of the late
Mir. Vanderbilt toward the public. he
boldly declares that the committee is
above criticism, and that he despises
newspaper comment, that the public Is
incapable of understanding facts, and he
Will make no statement unless he is notl-
ned OF an Official inquiry.
TIE O 'sHEA-PARNELL CASE.
The chief topic of discussion in politi-
cal circles Is the O'Shea- Parnell case
and its remarkable deuoument. The
general belief is that Mr.. Parnell VIII
retire from active public life, for g time
at least, AMI that Mr.. Dillon will take
the leadership OF the Irish parliam entary
party. Mt. Gladstone, 1t is alleged,
as leader of the home rulers whose pri-
vate character is not subject OF
unfavorable public gossip, and it is also
declared that the Irish Catholic priests
will demand that the leader of their
people s.ftti be morally clean
man. There will probably be no oc-
point, as PGrnell has himself taken the
initiative, according to trustworthy ad-
vices, toward eTecting the suggested
change of leadership.
NO INTENTION OF DIssoLvING.
Lord Knutsford, colonial secretary,
has denied, in n conversation at Tatton
Park, Cheshire, that the government has
any intention of dissolving before the
completion of the full term of parlia-
meut two years hence.
Ottawa a request, backed by influential
for the surrender of his brothers.
body 10 Mrs. Birchall
The garrison ct Copenhagen has been
II consequence OF the ten
sion between the cabinet and legislative
majority, popular disturbances being
feared
The Italian clerical party are making
the most of the earnest preparations at
Rome for municipal elections, which &C.
cur December IA. The policy of the
vatican is said to be to obtain
control SO far as possible OF the munich
pg!ities with view of using the advan-
taee thus acquired in strengthening the
cisricnls in the nationa! elections.
Bishop O'Dwyer of Limerick, is
quoted as speaking adversely of the
American tour of Messrs. Dillon and
O 'Brien.