The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-04
HOMERULE SEEMS DEAD
Irish Dissensions Disgust the
English Liberals.
THE TORIES IN EcsrAcy.
THE TORIES
EcsTAcY.
Gladstone Could Rally His Party
Around New Reform.
Parnelps Conference With O'Brien to
Be Resumed-The Latter Patriot Will
Not Surrender Himself Until He Can
Be Spared.

LONDON, Jan. 3.-[New York Herald Cable1-
An absurd rumor was started yesterday iniicat-
Ing the immediate retirement of Gladstone from
public life. No such intention has crossed his
mind, or else he has kept it profound secret
from his closest friends and supporters He can
not but see that home rule is hopelessly discred-
tied for the present, but he has other arrows in
his quiver, and Ii necessary would not hesi-
tate TO bring out one marked dis
establishment, which would at once unite
the whole body of nonconformists around him
and gratify Dine-tenths OF the Liberal party.
One of the most active OF Gladstone's friends in
the country assures me that the Irish policy is
regarded with aversion by the rank and file of
the party.
Patrick Fcrds revelations lead to a clear in
ference that a considerable part of the fund sub
scribed for the evicted tenants was expended in
buying The United ireland for William o'Brien.
1t has always been suspected that League funds
were used for that purpose, but the frank ad-
mission OF the facts shocks many ardent Glad
stonians Gladstone and his supporters would
like to know how the Irish leaders will ever get
over the ridicule and discredit they are heaping
upon each other.
Salisbury will meet parliament stronger than
ever. His foes are hard at work scuttling each
others ships. The very mention of home rule
would now excite shouts OF laughter in the
house OF commons. The stars in their courses
have fought for salisbury's mastery. Whenever
he made mistake the Irish party fell into one
ten times as great. Parnell has demolished
home rule, and thrown mud at most OF his coll
leagues. Others have dragged down Parnel
from his pedestal. Ford has stripped all the
fine feathers off 'Brien. While the party are
rolling over in the mud the ministralists are in
ecstacies.
It seems most probable that Salisbury will
allow this parliament to live out its natural
term, thus prolonging its existence till 1895, eff
fectually postponing, If not finally disappoint-
ing, all OF Gladstone's hopes and plans.
A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.
PARIS, Jan. 3-O'Brien will not resume the
conference with Parnell unless the proposed me-
gotiations obtain such sanction from the leaders
of the majority of the Irish party viii justify
the hope of a reunion of the party. In the
meantime O'Brien declines to state whether in
the communications between himself and Dill
Ion, Mccarthy and others they promised appro-
val Of further negotiations. The opinion OF the
Irish group in this city is unfavorable to a re-
Mer.
Nine. Raffalovitch, O'Brien's mother-in-law,
says O'Brien will not return to Ireland to enter
prison, leaving the party uDheaded while the
rupture lasts She says he can better serve the
cause here or in America
DUBLIN, Jan. S-Father 0'Shea has written q
letter from the Franciscan convent at Drogheda,
saying:
ssAs Captain O'Shea's nominator for Galway
in the election of 1886, can throw light upon
the foul calumnies uttered about Parnell and
O'Shea- No shadow of suspicion rests upon the
political purity of the motive actuating Parnell
when he decided to run OShea for Galway. He
hoped thereby TO secure O'Shea's influence and
introduce coalition of the Irish members of
parliament with the English Liberal party"
Parneli left Dublin today for his country seat,
Avondale, where he expects to remain until
Monday noon, unless his plans are changed be-
tween now and Monday. Parnell will leave
Avondale for BouIogne- -Mer at an early hour
Monday to take part in what is likely to be the
final conference between the Irish leaders, so
far as the question of the leadership of the Irish
party is concerned.