Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-09
THE REPLY.
To the Memorial Presented by
Newfoundland Discussed.
REDUCTION IN THE TORY VOTE.
The Parnell Disaster Has Not Weakened
the Popularity of Gladstone or the
Strength of the Liberals-A
Parnellite Scheme.

| copyrighted 1881, by the Associated Press.
| LONDON, May S-To-day's cabinet coun
| Gil, which was prolonged over three hours
| discussed Lord knuttsford's reply TO The
memorial which Newfoundland delegates
| presented on Wednesday, and the more
| momeutous question of the period of dis
| solution of parliament.
The elections indicate the drift of opin
| ion. The South Dorset polls shows a sig
| nlticantly large reduction in the Tory vote
| and coming upon the striking Gladstoniar
| success in s howmarket has dispelled I'm
ionist decisions that the government is still
certain of big majority.
Although the recent series of elections
are not perfect test for the general cleo
tons, they have already afforded abundant
proof that the Parnel disaster has not
weakened the popularity of Gladstone or
the strength of the Liberals.
The cabinet to-day had TO decide a course
of business in the house of commons.
In view of the fact that the government
decides to dissolve parliament in autumn,
the strongest measures must be taken to
hasten the passage of the Irish land bill
and the introduction of the education
measure.
After to-day's counsel it became known
that the ministers had determined against
an early dissolution.
In regard to Newfoundland, Lord Knutts-
munication with Newfoundland delegates.
Later their memorial offered to submit a
bill to the imperial government, which was
agreed to, could be expediously passed by
colonial legislature as i temporary act. The
delegates draft of the bill now known as
the Knuttsford bill is reported to have
been approved by the cabinet, knuttsford's
reply TO the delegates memorial is now
preparing and ought to be in the haads of
the delegates tomorrow. It is expected
that his reply will enable the colonial legis-
lature TO pass the proposed act before the
Whitsuntide recess, and thus lead to the
governments dropping the present obnox-
ious bill.
Parnells refusal to refer tire question OF
the release of the Paris fund 10 arbitration
has thrown McCarthyites back upon an
other method 10 relieve eyicted tenants.
County conventions meeting throughout
Ireland will raise funds until the date of
the general elections, when it is hoped Par
nellism will be finally wiped out
The McCarthyites have received over
lures proposing to not contest a number of
cases in consideration of the ParneiliteS
abstGining from contesting of theirs.
As this arrangement is trick to allow Par
nell to return to the next parliament at the
head of q secure faction OF probably twenty,
McCarthyites viii not assent to it. Every
Parnellite candidate will be opposed.
Private Chilli cable states that President
Balmaceda is arranging to flee from Santi-
ago, and TO come to London via Buford.
Proposals of mediation by France, Brazil
and the United States are rejected by the
Balmacedists, who consider the success
ofsucb mediation impossible.
Bamaceda has invested large sum on
his personal account in a London bank
Lord Rothschild, Sir Julian Goldsmith
and Samuel Montague, form the English
committee to concert with Baron Hirsch and
other continental Jews for means to assist
Russian Jews. No scheme of immigration
has been arranged. Communications from
St. Petersburg leave it doubtful whether
the government viii permit the wholesale
emigration of Jews.