Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-08
ID EDITION.
Latest kilograms to The Star.
1T HAS HELPED PARNELL.
The Desertion of His Opponents VIII Allow
Him More Money.

Dunlaps Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star
LONDON. Dec. SIT would seem that the
Irish political crisis viii. after all be decided
by pecuniary considerations. The Irish par
liamentary fund, of which Mr. Parnell has
entire control. amounts to the very comfort
able sum of f2G.0O0. or nearly 500. 600. which
the leader doles out in regular installments TO
Those OF hls followers who remain faithful 10
him. and for other legitimate expenditures.
1t Will thus he seen that the action of Messrs.
Mccarthy. Sexton. Healy et al. on SATURDAY. in
cutting the'r own Threats. financially speaking.
by cisassociating themselves from the man who
holds their party strings has particularly
largely increased the amount at Mr. parnells
disposal. OF course he viii have eventually to
make the usual disbursements 10 whoever NAV
he chosen to take the places of the seeded
members or to the latter themselves If Ireland
should ultimately decide against him. but the
immediate effect of their action is T. relieve
him from the payment of go annually to some
twenty pensioners on his political bounty. thus
at once giving him command Of Il 900 that be
must have paid out during the present quarter
had the party remained united.
DID PARNEIL PROVOKE THE OUTBREAK.
These facts have given rise TO certain ILL.,
natured reports to the effect that the entire
proceedings on Saturday were engineered by
the chairman with the design of forcing the
anil-I aGHtllltcs To stCttt instead 81 tcpnsgng
him from the leadership. as the latter cour.r
would have deprived HIM of the control Of The
fund, while that actually taken leaves him in
full possession. 1t does not say much for the
seeding leaders to be compelled to record that
they fell into Mr.. Parnells trap. Now that
they have effcctually cut of their source of
supplies they begin t. realize that their cam
paign cannot be carried on without funds rs is
evidenced by their subscription Of q. 900 10
found Dublin daily to disseminate their
views
The twenty paid members who still remain
in the Parnellite fold may well snap their
fingers at the twenty paid deserters who placed
devotion to country above fralty To a leader.
Ii remains To be seen whether their country
VIII be prompt in rewarding their patriotism.
1t is generally surmiscd. however. that what
ever value may be placed on their services
across the channel they will still be more or
less Strengthened ~ the summary loss of their
quarter allowance at a season when expenses
are naturally largely increased.
RIDICULOUS RUNoRs CIRCULATED.
The height to which the tide of political ex-
citement rose here last week may be illustrated
by the report circulated with much industry to
the effect that the Irish leader each dav took
the chair at the adjourned meetings of the
Irish members with loaded revolver in his
pocket This rumor gained 80 much
currency that it was firmly believed
who devoted themselves to keeping a constant
watch that they might be ready to check the
slightest disposition shown 10 use the danger
Gus weapon. On being appraised of the facts Mr.
Parnell assured several old friends that he had
not carried arms for the Last two years and
that under no circumstances would h. think of
going armed to a meeting of his countrymen.
KEPT THE WIRES HOT.
During the exciting scenes of saturday last
the Irish members kept the submarine cables
to ireland hot with messages TO their consiitu-
ents of the most varying tenor. 1t is stated
that the parish priests alone were. during the
day, the recipients of some 500 kilograms.
Secretary ButterwOrth's New Duties.
CHICAGO, Dec. SIT is pretty well settled
that Secretary Benjamin Butterworth will be
chief of the bureau of promotion of the Column
bian exposition. His salary will be the same ~
at present, but his field of work will be greatly
enlarged.