Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-31
Effect Of Dillon's Accession to the
Mccarthy Party.
ERHARDY'S RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
A Terrific Explosion in Biming.
ham. Ala, This Morning.
FEARS OB A COAL FAMINE.
CURRENT TOPICS ABROAD.
Prospects Of the Irish Party Being Discussed
in London.

HrOoPocO Oh tno lr1on farty Being Discussed
in London
LONDON, July 9l.-John Dillon's accession to
the McCarthyite ranks is still the leading topic
in London, we'll as Dublin. Dillon will, il ID
stated, take the active leadership at once, even
though his formal announcement AS leader
may be deferred for some time He will be 9
formidable antagonist for Psrnell. he is
strong with the hillside men and other ex-
tremists, who form the bulk Of Parnelrs fol-
lowers 1T will be difficult" said prominent
McCarthyite today. for the honest folks who
have stood by ParEell to resist the appeal
OF man who has just come from serving
Q term In prison Tor the Irish cause.
and who has always been fearless and out
spoken toward the common enemy. For this
reason Dillon viii be doubtless put on the plat
form as soon possible. As for Parncll. his
friends say that he is as far from yielding AZ
ever and that he will deliver one OF his most
earnest speeches at Thurles on sunday. On
the other hand, Mrs. Parnell is said to be
anxious Tor pence aud rest, the present situa-
ton materially interfering with her social du-
ties and ambitious. Mrs. Parnell makes no
secret that she aspires TO presen at court.
In this she will be greatly assisted by the
queen 8 recollection Of the aid that Mrs. Par
nells father extended to Queen Victoria's
mother at every critical period. Mr. Brien
does not intend to go into the political strug-
gle Tor the present He intends with Mrs.
U Brleu, to take q vacation from active Irish
pohtlcs, while he devotes himself to literature
ihe announcement Is made that Mr.. parnen
Will take an appeal from the judgment which
ordered him to pay S5 900 costs in the O'Shea
divorce suit. few days since the registrar
| In the London bankruptcy court decided that
Mr. Parnells objection to Capt 0'Shea's no.
tlce TO pay the costs IN the recent divorce pro-
ceedinSs, on the ground that he was not a resi-
dent III England, WAS untenable. Ii therefore
only remained for Mr.. Parnell to appeal, pay
the costs or be declared bankrupt.
MT. L. Dwyer Glay, part owner of the Free
man Journal at Dublin, publishes a letter in
| that paper, in which he says that, in view Of
the revelations made during the progress of
the suit for libel of Mr.. Henry Campbell NJ. z.
for South Fermanagh. and private secretary to
Mr.. Parnel, against the Cork DAILY Herald
and yesterdays utterances of Messrs Dillon
and o Brien. he will henceforth reject Mr.
Parnell s attempt to retain the leadership Of
the Irish national party. Mr.. Gray, whose
final remuneration of Parnell and Parnellism is
announced, became, on the death of his father
the late editor of the Freead1s's Journal, pos
SCISSOR Of the latters interest in that paper,
| consisting of one-half of the stock of the con-
| cern. The FTeeIadn's Journal has been one Of
the most stalwart members Of the Parnellite
press.
FRASCo-RussIAN COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE.
1t is understood that the terms of a CONNER
cial alliance have been practically agreed upon
between France and Russia. whereby each
country will give preference to the products OF
the other. As Russia, In years OF favorable har-
vest Is largely a food-exporting country this
| arrangement will initiate against the United
States rather than England, although British
manufacturers receive a severe blow from the
new French tariff as it is. In return for French
concessions Russia will it il said, give prefer
ence to French manufacturers, while maintain
ing stringent tariff for imports from other
countries The advantage thus given to France
enhances enormously the value of Russian aili-
ance irrespective Of any motive of hostility
toward Germany.
FRANCE LUKRwARM AS TO THE FAIR.
Paris dispatch says that the reception of
| the Chicago fair committee was little more than
polite. The feeling there lis very lukewarm to-
| ward the American faIr owing partly to the ab-
| sorbing interest of the European political situ-
| alton and partly also to the fact that the Amer
| lean display at the late Paris exposition was
| considered inadequate compared with coun-
| tries vastly less important In wealth, popula-
| tion and industry. Again, there is evidence
that the historic attachment to America is
gradually dying out with the advance of time,
l and that sentiment is supplanted by hard una
| terial interests. The move to repeal the pork
prohibition was only undertaken under the ap-
| prehension of the loss of the wine trade with
| America, and its success is not assured. Even
| should it pass the pork would have to pay q
| heavy duty.
| BAvARIAs MAD MONARCH.
| A dispatch from Munich states that King
Otto Of Bavaria had shown Of late such symp-
toms of improve ment that he was allowed to
take long jaunts with only one attendant in the
vicinity OF his palace prison, the castle of Fur
| stenreid. His long absence one Of these ex-
! cursions caused alarm at the castle. and on 60
| ing out In search OF the king he Was found en-
gagged In drilling the attendant in military ex-
| ercise, of which Otto has some knowledge.
The poor attendant had been under drill for
| two hours or more, Otto meeting any sign of
| impatience with cuff or a blow. The king
was cool enough, but was with difficulty in
| duced to return to the castle. When the affair
| became known to the Bavarian soldiery they
| are said to have expressed good deal of pleas
ure at their sovereign's military taste.
| Constantinople dispatch says that for two
| DAYS past Russian ironclad has been lowering
| near the Black entrance of the Dardanelles,
| and the Turks are alarmed at the idea that the
vessel may attempt to force its way through to
| the Mediterranean. In such case the Turkish
feet would not be in position to prevent the
| intrusion.
Russian Hebrews are said to be aocking in
great numbers over the frontier into Asia
Minor. Some of the refugees have carried
| typhus fever with them in.o the Armenian
province Of Van. rigid quarantine has been
| ordered on all persons imnigrating to Asia
Minor by way Of the Russiau boundary.
King Charles of Wurtemburg has had another
serious attack Of illness, but is not believed to
i he in anv danOer