Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-25

feeling of many Conservatives is strong
against pressing the Knutsiord bill.
The Chilean envoy, Senior Godoy, has
been here, trying to negotiate loan of
e1 500, 600 for President Balmeceda. Lon
don fnanciers having declined to advance
the money, the envoy went to Paris, where
he continues his search for an Anglo-conti-
mental syndicate to take the loan. He has
very little chance of success. Senior Godoy
saws that President Balmaceda still has
plenty Of money to pay the troops with, and
that sooner or later he will overthrow the
insurgents. His declarations of regard to
the state of the excheeuer is doubtful, in
view of the fact that the Chilean cruisers
built in France cannot leave because two
flths of the price, which 1t was stipulated
should be paid after the final trial OF the
vessels, is not forthcoming. Senor Godoy
is now about to 60 to Berlin to seek financial
help.
Grating With American Vines.
British consular reports from Spain and
Portugal announce the remarkable success
of the system of grating American on ma
tive vines, which results in preventing
phylloxera and producing good wine. The
Consul at Madeira writes that large
amount of new vines. mostly American, has
been planted in districts most celebrated for
their wine, and produces superior quality.
One the north side of the island, where all
the vines were destroyed by phylloxera
years ago, the new vines have given their
first fine crop.
Mr.. Gladstone has decided to support the
divorce reform bill introduced in Parlia-
ment by Mr.. Hunter. This fact has amazed
the Liberals, who believed he would oppose
any extension of divorce as matter of re-
ligious principle. The bill entities wife
to dissolution of the marriage tie in the
event of adultery or four years deserticn on
the part OF the husband. The bill will be
debated May 1, and will probably pass; but
when carried to the House of Lords it is
certain to be rejected. as the bishops will be
solid against it.
Arrangements for the International Con-
gregational Council have been completed.
There will be 120 delegates from the United
States, including Drs. Dunning. Quint, Yee
and Clark, of Boston; Prof. Fish. and DIR.
E. P. Goodwin, of Chicago, and Drs. Ross
w. GLADDEN., A. Little and B. Fullerton.
The Americans will 60 on pilgrimage 10
Scrooby; from which place the Pilgrim
Fathers were expelled to Holland, and will
then visit Levden, the Dutch home of the
Pilgrims, where they will unveil the Robin
son memorial, erected at the expense of
American churches.
Influenza continues to spread. A large
number of members of the House of Com
mons are now ill. The committee on the
Manchester Railway bill has been obliged
to suspend its sittings for week, the NAL
ady attacking committee members and wit
nesses. The epidemic is worse in York
shire, Lancashire and the Midland counties.
Children who were but slightly afflicted IN
the epidemic OF 1883 furnish host of cases.
Deaths, though, are fewer compared with
the number of seizures. The Lancet says
the progress of this epidemic cannot be COM
pared with the rapidity with which the epi-
demic of 1890 swept the continent.
Lord Tennyson, as President of the Soci-
ETY. of Authors. has signed petition in
favor OF Lord Monkswell's copyright bill.