St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-05
A Plot Deeper and FouIer
Than Anything Proved
Against Papnellites.
British Consuls Instructed to
Aid in Securing the Testi-
mony of Perjurers.
Cabinet Ministers Deeply In
Volved in a Conspiracy to
Destroy Characters.
Harrington Produces TeIe-
grams to Substantiate
His Charges.

LONDON, March 4.-In the house OF
commons to-day, Frank Lockwood
lHome Ruler) member for York. re.
sumed the debate on Mr.. GIadstone's
amendment 10 MIR. Smiths motion thae
tile house adopt the report of the Par.
nell commission. He said he supported
the amendment because it was abso-
lutely and literally true. The Right
Hon. Henry Matthews, home secre.
tary, cOntended that the Amendments
was only part of the truth stated
with passionate and intlammatOry al.
jectlves. The government simply pro.
posed to record the findings both for
and against the Parnelites. declining
to adopt the course of giving the gO-bY
to all the findings against the Parnell-
ties In order simply to express con-
demnation in which all shared of the fal.
sity and foul origin of the charges which
had been disprOved. [Cheers. There
was nothing against the character Of
the tribunal to justify a refusal to enter
the report III the Journals of the house.
as 1t was admitted that the commission
had shown zeal and industry, and honor
and good faith. The report established
the truth of the assertion made by Mr..
Gladstone IN 1882, thai crime with fatal
persistence
DOGGED TIE FOOTSTEPS
~ the league. He accused MIR. Glad
stone of laying down the dangerous and
serious doctrine that the land act of 1881
mad been passed on account of the agi.
tatiOn of the league, Just as he had
declared in Midlothian that the Clerk
enwell explosion and the shooting of 4
policeman at Manchester had brought
the dlSeStabllshment of the Irish church
within the range or practical politics.
/. Z. Harrington Nationalist reminded
Mr.. Matthews of his former close asSO-
citation with PigOtt and the South Of
ireland Feniaus, when he was staunchlY
supported by Patrick Ford, MIR. HaT-
rlngtOn declared that in the eight years
during which he had been connected
with the league not word had gone
forte that would encourage even
6oycotting. In support of his promise
TO prove tllat while the commission was
sitting conspiracy was in progress. in
which the ministers were deeply iIi-
vOlved, to obtain periured evidence TO
destroy the character of the Par.
nellites, Mr.. Harrington read a series
of telegramS to agents of the Times
in America with reference to Milen
and Sheridan. did the attorney gem
eral, he asked. "spe any of these tele-
grams?" Sir r. E. Webster replied:
Not One." Mr.. Harrington, eOntinu-
ing: "Then you We're betrayed by your
colleagues. These kilograms.
PROVE A CONSPIRACY
deeper and fOuler than anything proved
against tile Parnellites. gross injus-
tice has been done to the attorney gem
eral if his name was connected with
them without his knowledge" Pro.
eeeding Ia she w that tile government
was behind these transactions, MIR. Har-
rlngtOn read telegram dated April 1,
and addressed to man named Johnson,
i'll New York, TO the effect that the
British consul was authorized TO give
him the names of infOrmers. The reply
came from Johnston that the consul
was unable to assist him. The next
day another telegram told Johnston
that all the informers' reports since
1854 had passed through the eOnsui's
hands, and If he did not know the
names himself. lie could refer to
those vino did. Was the British
minister responsible for this matter2
tine speaker NaSked. Continuing. he
read further teiegramS showing that
even after Sir Richard Webster had
apOlOgZed for the fOrgeries, the Times
still endeavored to procure evidence
through Sheridan 10 establish their
authenticity. While the Times was
offering as much as &50.OO0 as q
briOe for perjured testimony. nobody
connected with the respondents paid
penny for evidence. He said he must
decline to say how he obtained the tele-
grams unless committee OF inquiry
was granted, in which case still
MORE WOULD BE INCOMING.
In the house of lords tO-day, Lord
Salisbury. replying to question asked
bv the Earl of Beauchamp, SAID: LAS
the report of the Parnell commission
deals with imputatiOnS against mem-
bers of the house of commons. it is
natural that the body should deal with
it first. AS an act of court sy, we will
allow the house of commons to take
whatever action on the report it may
think fit before we make move"
Lord Salisbury further said that he did
not see why the action OF house of lords
should differ materially from that of the
house of commons. The Standard SAYS
that Archbishop Walsh discovered the
key TO the cipher kilograms referred to
by Mr.. Harrington.