The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-17
If Z.
he DOES NU Want IT.
Balfour Prefers That Some One Else
Lead English Conservatives
to Defeat.
Tho Entire Cabinet Convinced Of
Disaster at the Next Gen.
eral Election.
Gladatone's Prediction for Talking Again
Necessitates Explains nations-Ins
That He Knows Something.

[Coyright. 1891, New York Associated Press.l
LONDON, Oct. 16.-The conservatives have
been prematurely jubilant over having es-
capped the leadership Of Goschen. Nom
bers Of the Carlton club to-day reviewed
with shook Of disappointment telegram
from Balfour denying that he had been
offered the leadership. Douglas, conserva-
tive whip, denies that the premier has yet
definitely offered the vacant post to any
member of the cabinet. He would not say
whether it had been offered to any one out
side OF the cabinet-meaning Marquis
Harrington. The truth of the position, as
known to the inner official circle, is that
Balfour wants Harrington to become
leader, with reversion Of the post to him
self. Behind Balfour's ostensible reasons
is the fact that he does not care to have his
early period Of leadership signalized
by the coming decisive defeat of the
party. No one having even casual
contact with government minister can
escape the conviction that forebodings Of q
grand disaster at tho next general election
fill their minds. The indecision Of Sails
bury is damaging the position of the gov
ernment. Comments of official organs of
the French and other European govern
ments on Gladstone's announcing at New
castle his intention to move an order for
the evacuation of Egypt awoke tie liberal
leaders to the prospective dangers of the
declaration, and semi-ofioial explanations
have appeared, putting gloss on Glad
stones words greatly at variance with the
first general Interpretation. Gladstone, it
ia said. did not mean that as soon as he at
tains power he would discontinue the occu-
patton; he would simply look for some
way for bringing to close the present pro-
visional regime.
James Brice, as the next liberal under
foreign secretary, has declared the same in
speech. All this shows that Gladstone
has again bsen foundering into blunder
on foreign policy which his colleagues find
it necessary to correct.
Pierce Mahoney, M. p. for North Meath,
speaking at meeting of the followers OF
Parnell at Dublin to-day was greeted as the
new leader. He rallied at Dillon and
O'Brien. Mahoney is more fgurehead.
He is a poor speaker and has no known gifts
AZ q tactioinn. The section has but three
men of proved parliamentary ability-Red-
mond, Leary and John OConnor. The
first named has become the actual leader.
ExASp0T0tlOH OF GQ0 IHCtlOH6 lNCEodben
daily. Healy is especially marked out Tor
detestation. His utterancs recorded during
tho Kilkenny contest about Parnell. 81 will
drive him into the grave or lunatio
asylum" is recalled and made much OF.
The feeling of the Methodist Washington
conference toward union of the churoes has
not the entire sympathy of Methodists
here. Toward the approaches OF, the non
conformist council for closer relations, the
Wesleyan council, in session this week, gave
absolute refusal.
Mr.. James Dredge and Sir Henry Wood,
of the royal commission to represent Great
Britain at the Worlds fair, have prepared
draft of their report, euloRizinn the pros
poets and arrangements Of the fair, and
urging wide participation by the people
of Great Britain.
Exports from Bradford to the United
States for September show decrense of
4323,546 compared with the same month
of 1880. The new American tariff is prov
ing ruinous to the trade of Bradford and
the markets Of other countries no not come
to the rescue.