The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-15
BALFOUR'SIRISHBILL
It Almost Causes a Split in the
Conservative Party.
COMMENTS OF THE TORY PRESS
Accident to Party Of Students-Lord Cole
ridges Construction Of Swear Not At
Alln-The Salisbury O'Brien Case.

LONDON, Aug. 4--lCOpyrlgnt, 1881, ny
the New York Associated Press. If Mr..
Balfour had not obtained the assent OF
the Leading members of the cabinet 10 his
Irish local government bill before announc-
ing it, the rupture IN the government and
split in the party would seem inevitabiess
The draft Of the bill never has been before
a regularly constituted cabinet council. A
committee has been working on the bill
eighteen months, and the ignoring OF Con-
sentative chiefs closely in touch with the
rank and file Of the party, has added TO the
general discomfort No Unionist section
thoroughly endorses Balfour's outlined
measure.
The Spectator, the leading Unionist organ,
in its issue tomorrow will put the position
OF the Liberal Unionists straight in de-
nouncing the bill as home rule measure
in disg Use.
The National Observer, a leading exponent
Of Tory opinion, attacks the ministry as
becoming a Unionist agency. Among min
isterisl group. only the Observation-Disclosures
lain set can be cordially relied upon to sup
port MIR. Balfour. Strong as this group
are, they are likely to be forced eventually
to bow before Tory prejudices and either
present an amended bill TO suit Conserya-
tive ideas or withdraw il at the risk OF dis
affection 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
MAI ket is in a disturbed condition. The
demand fell of in the ship building, en-
gineering and iron and steel trades. IN
spite Of the shrinksge 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
trade Coal continues TO be maintained on
q high level. This is partly due TO good
wages paid Golfers. whose power of c~n-
bining prevents the lowering OF wages,
restricts the output and thus maintains
prices"
Adyices from Rome give detailed &C
count of the sad adventures OF a party OF
students from the American college there
while bathing at Porto Danzio. The water
was very rough. Luclan Johnson, Of Bal
timore; Victor BROKER, of Indiana; James
Kelly, of New York; Joseph Gallagher and
John Duffy, OF Philadelphia; John Bowen,
of Chicago, and Henry Duesing, Of St
Louis, were bathing together. Suddenly,
all were swept of by the current, but al
managed 70 gain the shore except Duesi1z.
Johnson SWAN out again, caught Duesing
and held him up I'VE minutes He found
Duesing had lost his wits in fright and
heard him murmuring some prayer. John
son was forced to let go and a sailor whr
come to his assistance then held up Dues
! ing relieving Johnson As quickly as pos
| sible the students launched a boat and
went to the rescue, but Just as they were
nearing the spot the sailor and Duesing
sank The latter was drowned but the
sailor was rescued. Two days afterward
the body of Duesing was buried.
Mr.. Spurgeon is able to sit up for brief
period daily. The best opinion at present
/ is il will be May months before he Will be
able to preach.
| Lord Coleridge, replying to a CORES
| pendent asking his opinion on the Bible
passage, Swear not at al, !" and Christs
word, Let your words be yea or nay, v
saws his reference was doubtless to the
lawfulness OF oa;hs on special occasions
St. James expressly says they are lawful
! God also swears by himself. The precepl
of our Lord is like giving the cloak as well
as the coat, or Offering both cheeks to be
smitten. 1t is 10 be taken as q statement
| OF principle not as an order to be Obeyed
literally, irrespective Of circumstances
The whole Jurisprudence OF Christian ma
lions for 1900 years has been based on oaths
Cardinal Manning, in a letter just made
public, denounces the employment of lot
teries and rallies as bazars for works Of
charity or religion. The Lords works, hS
said, ought to be done in the Lords OWL
way; Christians must not encourage s
| lower motive.
In the Salisbury O'Brisn case an agree
ment has been signed by which O'Brier
promises to pay his debt with costs int
court on Salisbury undertaking to facili'
tate an appeal 10 the house OF lords.