New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-19


latest news Of the American relief fund, now some
days old, describes the opening OF an ofice by
committee Aitting in anxious expectation OF sub
scriptions which do not arrive. The total amount
OF money received Is stated at thousand dollars;
but this may he q defect in the news service.
Messrs. Dillon and O'rrien have sent very In
tercsting accounts of their escape and their
American plans to The Times" through NJ
Blowitz and through Le Siecle. in Paris. They
defend their action on the ground that tho real
object Of the prosecution was to prevent their
going to America. That no doubt, y their honest
opinion; but it is a pious opinion supported
by no evidence. They accuse the Crown OF spin
ming .out the proceedings at the trial. The
opinion Of the public here u that 1t was the
accused who prolonged them we start nex'
week for America. and We shall divide the country
between u.s." saws Mr.. OBren. Mr.. Dillon says:
II think we shall raise half million dollars"
Both say TINT they will return to Ireland when
they have raised o sufficient sum. Both frankly
own that their American mission Is pohtical'
They say" I'VE need monsy 70 support 'ne 'eh-
ants in their supreme etort. Ihat money VIC
are going to ask America for without oisgulsing
that our aim is essentially political Asked
whether they had renounoed the dynamite policy.
Mr. Dillon answered: "Yes. ever since Mr.. Glad
stone's sneecbes that has happily been renounced.
We aIwav. considered the Dynamite party our
GREATEST .nemv and obstacle. They remain another
! week IN Paris end you may expect the pleasure
| of their company in New-iork about the I'd OF
November.
Tho news Of Mcssrs. Dillon and O'Briens ar
| ,,val at Cberbourg was received In blank silence
! nv the Giadstonian press Neither The Daily
Newxn nor any English Home Rule organ which
7 hav. seen offers them congratulations or ex-
presses sny pleasure in their escape, or refers
10 thei, flight in any way whatever, except as
matter of news; and even as news no prominence
ia p;vsn to the topic. The truth Is. running away
| ia not in England an approved form OF PATRIOTISM
The ause Of Home Rule has lost, not gained, for
the moment by the successful evasion OF Messrs
! n;Ihn Ard O'Brien G!adstonians seem to think
it o shabby trick. and fear Its lnnuence on
th. Eocles election will be injurious. That
sIac,ion is considered important The Home Rule
chances were reckoned good till this little incident
! occurred but are now thought less good. The
~ories carried Eccles in 1886 by 292 majority.
[ There is large mining vote. Mr.. Roby. the Glad
stonian candidate, has swallowed the eight-hours
| pledge whole and promises to support the COM
pulsorv Ei7ht-Hours bill In Parliament. Mr.. Eyer
ton. the Conservative candidate, refused, ana the
mining vote was thought safe for Mr.. Roby. But
family influence comes in. Mr.. Egerton belongs
to a mine-ownlng family who happen to be liberal
| and popular with the workingmen they employ.
Then, the chairman Of Mr.. Robys committee op-
| poses his own candidate on this question Neither
| in Eccles nor elsewhere Is the idea OF farlla-
meutar,. eight hours universally liked. There is
! q party against it among the miners themselves
TIL lately there was majority against it. There
| il q temperance vote, also, and other side-issues
crop up, as they do in all byelections. So con-
fused is the state of things that at this moment
neither party Is really sanguine, though both
parties profess themselves confident. The polling
occurs next Wednesday.
| Mr.. Balfour spoke last night at NewoAetie
| Perhaps it is hardly worth mentioning, for The
| Daily News" declares that it would be dih1cult
to exaggerate either the dulness or the triviality
| of Mr.. Balfour's speech; adding: I'VE are al
| most ashamed to dwell on such inanities." One
| Of these inanitts took an interrogative FORM
why is it," asked Mr.. Balfour, that Ireland
forms the staple of the speeches Of Opposition
leaders, yet when a contested election occurs Ire
Land is put in the backgrounds A too awk-
| ward question TO answer. II is much easier to
abuse the asker. lie himself is civil to his OPP
| ponents and even pronounces q handsome eulogy
on the Irish party in Parliament as an admirably
| efficient House of Commons fighting machinery
whose members vote exactly as Mr.. Parnel tells
them Asked why he does rot consult them, he
answers that they are playing comedy to the
! English gallery. They not for Constitutions!
reform, but for separation. Most of them have
| no other opinions than supplied to them by
| their chief They never offer practical or use
! full suggestion for the benefit of their own coun-
try, or for dealing with real Irish difficulties
| Mr. Balfours speech is, in fact, more occupied
with generalites than with immediate issues.
These latter he is expected to deal with Tonight
Mr.. Cladstone's visit to Midlothian must now
be made under less favorable conditions than his
| previous Midlothian campaign. The illness OF
Lady Rosebery from typhoid fever closes Dali
| meny Park Mr.. Gladstone will be the guest Of
| Mr. J. b Balfour, late Lord Advocate for Scot
| land-no relation to the Irish Chief Secretary
| in Edinburgh. The large party Of guests, all Of
| strict Home Rule faith, who had been invited to
Dalmeny to meet Mr.. Gladstone havo been put
off, 1t Is nevertheless expected that the reception
| Of Mr. Parnell's great convert will in some par
ticulars surpass oil previous welcomes There are
curious features in the situation. Nearly every
eminent man who appeared as supporter Of
Mr. Gladstone before 1886 Is Union-
ist, and it is hardly possible to make o
respectable show Of men moderately distinguished
| in politics Or otherwise on any Gladstone plat
| form in Midlothian. But the masses of Mid
| lothian are more enthusiastic for him than ever.
| They seem to rejoice in their emancipation from
those influences Of culture and high personal and
social position and character which were formerly
potent in this part Of the world. So they pro-
| pose to show their betters-to use. an English
| werd-how warm their affection is for the leader
who leads the classes no longer.
The political situation may be very consider
ably modified next month by the result Of Cap
tain O'Shea's petition for divorce against Mrs
OShea, with Mr.. Parnell correspondent Var'-
Gus reports Of the progress Of this cause have
appeared this week What is true Is that MIR.
George Lewis, who still represents Mr.. Parnell,
no longer represents Mrs OShea, who has at
| nresant no solicitor. There seems to be no doubt