Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-15
Balfour's Irish Bill Beset by
Difficulties.
A Rupture in the Government
Narrowly Escaped.
Disturbed Condition of the British
Labor Market.
An American Youth Drowned In Italy.
SpurgeOn Slowly Convalescine.
Lord Coleridge's Opinion
of Swearing.
Associated Press Dispatches.

. LONDON, August 14.-[Copyrighted by
the New York Associated Press. LII
Mr.. Balfour had not obtained the assent
OF the leading members of the cabinet
to his Irish local government bill before
announcing it, a rupture in the govern
ment and split in the party would
seem inevitable. A draft of the bill has
never been before regularly constituted
cabinet council. A committee has been
working on the bill eighteen months,
and the ignoring OF, the Conservative
chiefs closely in touch with the rank
and file of the party has added to the
general discomfort. No Unionist section
thoroughly endorses Balfour's outlined
measure.
The Spectator, the leading Unionist
organ, in its issue tomorrow will put the
position OF the Liberal Unionists
straight, in denouncing the bill as
home rule measure in disguise.
The National Observer, leading ex-
ponent of tory opinion, attacks the
ministry as becoming liberal unionist
Agency.
llAmong the ministerial groups, only
the Goschen-C Chamberlain set can be
laid to cordially support Mr.. Balfour.
fjtrong as this group are, they are likely
ito be forced eventually to bow before tory
fprejudices, and either present an
amended bill to suit the conservative
ideas, or withdraw it at the risk of dis
affection in the cabinet on the eve of
the dissolution of parliament.
DISTURBED LABOR MARKET.
The report of the labor department of
the board Of trade is now watched with
keen interest. In connection with the
Mckinley law the report says: "The
labor market is in a disturbed condi-
ton. Demand has fallen off in the ship
building, engineering and iron and
steel trades. In spite OF the shrinkage
of trade in. iron and steel prices are
steady. This is due to the fact that
raw Hpateyisla are. high. when compared
with other periods 81 Decreasing trade.
Coal continues to be maintained on
high level. This ia partly due to the good
wages paid colliers, whose power of
combining prevents the lowering of
wages, restricts the output and thus
maintains prices"
AN AMERICAN STUDENT DROWNED.
Advices from Rome give detailed ac-
account Of the sad adventures of party
of students from the American college
there, while bathing at Porto Danzio.
The water was very rough. Lucian
johnson, of Baltimore Victor Brookes,
of Indiana James Kelley, of New York:
Joseph Gallagher and John Duffy, of
Philadelphia; John Brown, of Chicago,
and Henry Duesing, OF st. Louis, were
bathing together. Suddenly all were
swept off by the current; they all man
aged to gain the shore except Duesing.
johnson swan out again. caught Dues
ing, and held him up five minutes. He
found that Duesing had lost his wits in
his fright, and heard him murmuring
prayer. johnson was forced to let go,
and sailor who came to his assistance
then held Duesing, relieving johnson.
AS quickly as possible the students
launched boat and went to the rescue,
but just as they were nearing the spot,
the sailor and Duesing sank. The latter
was drowned, but the sailor was rescued.
STURGEON SLOWLY CoNvALEscING.
Mr.. Spurgeon is able to sit up for
brief period daily. The best opinion at
present is that it will be many months
before he will be able preach.
CoLERIDGE's OPINION OF oATHs.
Lord Coleridge, replying to cores
pondent asking his opinion on the Bible
passage "Swear not at ALL" and Christ's
words "Let your words be yea or nay"
says he has no doubt of the lawfulness
of oaths on special occasions. st. James
expressly says they are lawful. God
also swears by himself. The precept of
our Lord is like giving cloak as well as
a coat, or offering both cheeks to be
smitten. 1t is to be taken as state
ment Of principle, not as an order to be
obeyed literally, irrespective of circum-
stances. The whole jurisprudence of
the Christian nations for 1900 years has
been based on oaths.
CARDINAL MANNING ON LOTTERIES. :,
Cardinal Manning, in letter just
made public, denounces the employ
ment of lotteries and raffies at bazaars
for works of charity or religion. The
Lords works, he says, ought to be done
in the Lords own way. Christians
must not encourage the lower motives.
"a THE sALIsBURY-o 'BRIEN CASE.
In the Salisbury 'Brien case an
agreement has been signed by which
O'Brien promises to pay his debt, with
costs, into the court, on Salisbury
undertaking to facilitate an appeal to
the house of lords.
sTARTLING EVIDENCE