St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-14
Mccarthy and His Colleagues
Indignant at the Check
mate.
The Canadian Situation At
tracts Much Attention in
England.
Smouldering Discomfort Now
Exists Among British
Wopkmen.

tions remains with Mr. Parnell Mr.
Mccarthy and his colleagues are
publicly satisfied with their pc
Sitien and assert that they
will never attempt to renew the
negotiations. Privately they are indig
nant at being checkmated by the tactics
of the Parnelites. Their meeting to-day
| disclosed depression and apathy, only
fifteen members of the section being
present at the appointed time
These proceeded 10 appoint com.
mittee to organize the party in
Ireland to combat the Parnellites
The latter claim that there is no doubt
that they are rapidly gaining strength
in Ireland, which will result in the re-
| turn of the bulk of the Nationalist to
| allegiance to Mr.. Parnell. The Liberals
and the McCarthyites declare that Mr..
| Parnell will be beaten at the polls. The
| News says:
with Mr.. Parnell himself neither
MIR. Gladstone nor Mr. Mccarthy has
| the smallest concession. Since the ia
nous deposition in the committee room
| it has been their duty to exhaust the
chances of a compromise with Mr.. Par
nell's followers. not with Mr.. ParneIl.
the result will be triumph for the
! Liberals and a smashing Of Parnell-
ISM"
Inspired by the Vatican.
1t is expected that the McCarthyites
| will have the active help of Michael
! Davitt in Ireland. The Lenten pastor
ais of the Irish bishops are already hay
ing effect. 1t is known that the church
will wage an active crusade under the in
| spiration of the Vatican. MI. Parnell says
| he is certain to receive the bulk of the
money sent from America, and he
counts also upon obtaining the public
adhesion of Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien
upon their leaving prison. Mr.. Parnell
says the press has fallen into a
grave mistake in treating the eX-
tracts from the McCarthy-SeXton report
given to the press as read at
yesterdays meeting as passages from
Mr.. Morley'S memorandum. Mr. Par
nell wants Mr.. Mccarthy to publish the
! text of the memorandum. If Mr. Nc
earthly refuses Mr.. Parnell will proba-
| bly, seize the first chance to pub
lish the matter. Mr.. Parnell will
speak at Roscommon on the
22d instant. when he will state the sub
stance OF Mr.. Gladstone's concessions.
The Canadian situation attracts much
attention. The government manifeSts
| the greatest concern in the outcome of
Sir John Macdonald's campaign. 1t is
| felt that Canada is about 70 decide a
momentous questing affecting all of the
English colonies. The press holds that
The Mckinley Law
| is responsible for the situation. 1t is
| known that the government goes fur
ther back, and recognizes the fact that
active measures are necessary to revive
the present dropping trade i'll Can
Pada and England. While trade in
other possessions is Increasing, that
in the dominion is diminishing. Dur.
100000 worth of Canadian imports,
against s29,00O,000 worth from Aus
tralia. and 100000 worth from the
East indies. From the United States
England took e79.000,0O0 worth
in the same year. AS means of wean
ing Canada from any fongings fol
reciprocity or absorption the govern.
ment, after consulting number OF
big financial houses. decided tC
back to an almost unlimited eX.
tent the projected mail routes
to Japan and Australia via the
Canadian Pacific railway. In connec-
ton with this route it is proposed tC
run line between port in the South
of England and Halifax under govern
ment subsidy, and also to proceed i'm
medlately to fortify Esquimault
as first-class naval station.
A number of members of the
Canadian house of commons are now
the subject. The Marquis uf Lorne
the Duke of Sutherland, the Earl oil
Aberdeen, Baron Brassey, Mr.. Baden
Powell and others are assisting the
project. I The new route. it is
claimed, would effect a saving in
time of thirty hours between England
| and Chicago as compared with the New
York route. Eleven days after leaving
London the passenger could be in Van
couver. Its competition with the Sar
Francisco route would be important in
view of the fact that the new route
would be 900 miles shorter to and from
Europe. Its advantages also
In the Event of War
should not be forgotten. 1t is claimed
that the route would help British ships
to control the Pacific. Mr.. Balfour'S re
ception by the students of Dublin uni
versity is heralded in the Tory
| newspapers as remarkable event
| They declare that his triumph is
due to the fact that he has indicated
his claim to be regarded as true friend
| of Ireland; that while the suffering
Irish are relieved by wise methods OF
providing them with work besides grants
from the Zetland fund. the money com
ing from America is used to support
a faction of fighters. struggling for SUI
premacy. regardless of the peoples
| elf
in England is most unsettled
No sooner is the Scotch
strike ended than the shoulder
ing discomfort of the lockers has broken
out afresh in Cardiff and London. The
ferment of the great dock strike has
| never wholly ceased. Troubles
have been of weekly occurrence
The situation on Thursday assumed
| unexpected and important proportions
| which forced recognition of the strikers
| arrangements. Both here and at Car.
diff an organized attempt is being
| made on the part of the new unions
| to obtain control OF the shipping
| interests. Over 1000 men are out in
Cardiff alone. Should the strike extend
! to the lockers union and the minor
| unions controlled by it, half q million
| men will be thrown out. A factor
otiCIS lllChliiS lIlo Ill0u Is luG lli-COlI-
| cealed lmpatienee with which many
| firms maintain connection with
The Shipping Federation.
Ship owners are obliged to pay thirty
shillings weekly to board and lodge
non union men, and many are tired of
| paying IS Cd per ton for coaling when
they could have the work done by union
| men for Is Cd per ton.
The increasing traffic in London, in
spite of the excellent police manage
| ment, has become so dangerous to life
and limb as to evoke the attention
| of the house of commons Accord
ing TO official returns over 5000
| persons were run over and 250
killed in 1890. The work of
| widening Ludgate Hill and Fleet street
to St. Paul's, which has been in progress
| for twenty-siX years, and which has al
ready cost e241 900, shows signs of COM
pletion. The last notice has been
served on tenants of houses that are to
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