The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-15
Balfour's Irish Local Government
Bill May Disrupt the Eng
lish Cabinet.
Report Of tho State Of Trade and
Labor Watched With
Interest.
Drowning OF an American Student at
Romc-Chief Justice Coleridge
ON Onths In Court.

[Coyright, 1891, New York Associated Prese.]
LONDON, Aug. 14.-If MIR. Balfour had not
obtained the assent Of leading members of
the cabinet to his Irish local government
bill before announcing it, a rupture in the
government and split in the party would
seem inevitable. The draft Of the bill has
never been before regularly constituted
cabinet council. The committee has been
working on the bill eighteen months, and
the ignoring of conservative chiefs closely
in touch with the rank and file of the party,
has added to the general discontent. No
unionist section thoroughly endorses Bal
four's outlined measure. The Spectator,
leading unionist organ. in it's Issue to-
morrow will put the position Of the liberal
unionists straight in denouncing the bill as
home rule measure In disguise. The national
Observer, leading exponent of Tory opin-
ion, attacks the ministry as becoming q
liberal unionist agency. Among the minis
terial groups, only the Gosohsn- Chamber
lain set can be said to cordially support
Mr.. Balfour. Strong AZ this group are they
are likely to be forced eventually to bow
before Tory prejudices and either present
an amended bill to suit conservative ideas
or withdraw it at the risk of disaffection in
the cabinet on the eve Of the dissolution of
parliament.
The report of the labor department of
the board of trade is now watched with
keen interest. In connection with the Nc
Kinley law. the report says: "The labor
market is in a disturbed condition. The
demand fell off in ship building, engineer
ing and iron and steel trades. In spite of
the shrinkags of trade in iron and steel,
prices are steady. This is due to the fact that
raw materials are high when compared
with other periods of decreasing trace.
Coal continues to be maintained on high
level. This ia partly due to the good wages
paid golfers, whose power of combining
prevents the lowering of wages, restricts
output, and thus maintains prioes.''
Adyiees from Rome give detailed ac-
count of the sad adventure of party OF
students from an American college there,
while bathing at Porto Danzio. The water
WAS very rough. Luoien johnson, of Bal
timore; Victor Brooker, of Indiana; James
Kesly. of New York; Joseph Gallagsr and
Of Chicago, and Henry Duesing, of st,
Louis, were bathing toRsthsf. Suddenly all
we're swept off by the current. but all man.
aged to gain shore except Dues
Ing. johnson swan out again.
caught Duesine and held him up five
h,s wits in fright and heard him murmur-
ing prayer. Johnson was forced to let 60,
and sailor who came to his assistance
then held up Duesing, relieving johnson.
As quickly as possible the students
launched boat and went to the rescue.
hut just as they were nearing the spot the
sailor and Duesing sank. The latter wae
drowned, but the sailor was rescued. Two
days afterwards the body of Duesing was
buried.
Mr.. Spurgeon is able to sit up for brief
period daily. The best opinion at present
is that it will be many months bfore he
will be able to preach.
Lord Coleridge. replying to correspon-
sage "SweRr not at alp and Chrst's words,
"Let your words be yea or nay" says it has
reference, doubtless, to the lawful
ness of oaths Oh special occasions.
"St. James especially says they are lawful.
God also swears by himself. The precept
of our Lord is like giving cloak as we'll as
coat, or Offering both cheeks to be smit-
ten. 1t is to be taken as the statement of a
principle. not as An order to be obeyed lit
orally, irrespective of circumstances. The
whole Jurisprudence of Christian nations
for 1,900 years has been based on oaths.''
Cardinal Manning in letter just made
teries and ratfies at bazars for works OF
charity or religion. "lhe Lords works. .
he says. ''ought to be done in the Lord't
own way. Christians must not encourage
lower motives"
In the Salisbury-O'B case an agree
ment has been signed by which O'Brier
promises to pay his debt with costs, into
court, on Salisbury undertaking to facili-
tate an appeal to the house of lords.