The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-08
NO GENERAL ELECTION.
There Will Probably Not Be One
for Some Time in
England.
No Reconciliation of the Factions
in tho Irish Parliamentary
Party.
Royal People in Go0diy Numbers Will
Visit the Worlds Fair-EmperOr
William Among Them.
[Coyright. 1891, New York Associated press.1

speech announced that tho coming session
would deal with questions al
ready elaborated all rumors of
the immediate general election have
ceased. Members know that the leg
islative programme mentioned in the
queens speech of November last is left in
complete and will be res2med next year.
Besides the Irish local bill, tho ministers
have perfected an English measure devel-
oping the existing system of local govern
ment by creating district councils and
other bills. The opposition are
prepared to see the governments
succeed in carrying these without fearing
that the cabinet will be thereby so strength
ened as to avert defeat on appeal to the
country. The burden of work rests upon
Baltour. In his Irish local government
bill it is understood that tho feature will be
the franchise OF electors of county boards,
the boards being confined to persons ac-
tually paying rates. The measures will
bear the smallest resemblance to home rule
measures. Leading principles will prevent
boards created under its provisions from
being controlled by the masses.
If the presence of royal persons can in
sure the success of the Worlds fair in Chi
cago, its success now seems to be assured.
1t is certain that several members of the
English royal family are showing such in
terest In the progress of preparations as i'll
dicates intention on their part to visit the
fair, and communications have reached
London from Berlin which leave little
doubt that if Europe is at peace at the
time of the fair, the German emperor will
indulge himself in the greatest voyage of
his life in seeing America.
Three weeks OF naval maneuvers Just
concluded in the north sea have been keen
" watched by every government III Europe.
Experts blame the admiralty for suddenly
changing the plans, converting tactical
maneuvers, thus spelling the iniative of
the admiral commanding. In spite of the
admiralty's blunders, the evolutions yielded
results of immense Importance. They have
| shown the rapidity of mobilization of the
| English feet in reality; that new and COM
plicated Instruments Of sea warfare,
like the battle ships senspareil
asd nsd Ns snd sent be to seq sauifRed faw
days ready for action. The have also proved
that the110-ton guns used on the sanspareil
can be worked rapidly and successfully,
penetrating nineteen inches of iron armo r
and fifteen inches of any compound armor
afoat at range of 1000 yards. Another
ideas of the value of torpedo vessels. In no
instance did torpedo vessel succeed in an
attack on an ironclad. The system followed
against torpedo vessels was to convert de-
Tense into attack. Instead of waiting for
the torpedo vessels the warships went
boats. four were adjudged captured, while
two protecting ships were DESTROYED and
seventeen attacks 1epulsed The superior
ity of active over passive defense against
torredo boats is therefore held to be dem
onstrated.
with the Parnellites with the view of ending
the schism in the Irish party. He found
them resolutely opposed to Parnell's retire
ment as a condition of reunion. Several
intimated their intention to withdraw from
public life, but during the tenure of their
places in the commons will adhere to their
old leader. The meeting of Dillon.
OBrien. MCCARTHY and Sexton to deliber-
ate upon the future leadership of the party,
resulted in an agreement that Dillon should
be formally invested with the leadership
when parliament reassembles. Meanwhile
Dillon will be virtual leader. Lord Sails
bury has instructed his solicitor to press
the bankruptcy case against William
O'Brien to the rapidest possible conclusion.
Besides Lord Salisbury, another claimant.
George Bolton, to whom jury awarded
tf,UUu uaIlaReS III u llDSl aCG1On against
O'Brie n five years ago, has revived his de-
mand. 1t is plain that the object of bot
suits is to disqualify O'Brien for paria-
mentary life.
Lord Salisbury started for Chateau Cecil,
at Deippe, to-day. His last official worl,
was communication to Waddington,
French ambassador, on the preparations
made for the reception of the French fleet
at Portsmouth. On Aug. q, Admiral Ger
vais and his officers will dine with the
queen. On the 22d the queen will inspect
the French fleet and the French officers will
attend banquet in Portsmouth town hall
On the Oath the officers will go to London
to visit the naval exhibit and the sailors
will be banqueted in the town hall. Besides
this there will be n series of balls and
junketings, all promising Il glowing
welcome to the Frenchmen.
4 The Wesleyan conference concluded its
labors with the significant app ointment, by
a large majority of Prof. Dawson to the
chair of theology. His recent address on
views have excited alarm among the ortho-
dox. His election proves the strength OF
the broad church in English Weslyanism
Another victory for the forward party was
the appointment of Il committee to try tc
obtain an aot of parliament resembling Q
Weseys deed, under which the three years
| ministerial circuits system prevails. II
such an act is obtained itinerant WESLEYAN
minister's tho dominant feature of the
church, will cease to exist.
Attacked by u Fiend.
LONDON. Aug. 7.-Early this morning one
of tho denizens of Whi.echapel. an ole