Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-25
FOREIGN rorrcs OF INTEREST.
Chief Secretary Bslfour Says That tn,
Health Of Dillon md O'Brien 10 ImProving

Chief Secretary Balfour Says That the
Health of Dillon and O'Brien 10 Improving.
Questions having been asked in tie house OF
commons in regard to the health Of Messrs.
O'Brien and Dillon, the two members Of parlia-
ment who are serving sentences in the Galway
Jail, and whose condition 10 such that 1t WAS
deemed expedient TO place them in the infirm-
airy connected with the fail, Mr.. Balfour, chief
secretary for Ireland stated in the house yester-
day that he had received q detailed medical re-
port regarding the condition Of the prise ners,
and that according to this report their health
was becoming satisfActory.
TINE IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At the National League meeting in Dublin
yesterday Mr.. Harrington announced that
within the past fortnight E4.3ll had been re-
ceived-chiehy from Americans q result of
meetings connected with the recent Irish mis-
stons. j. Redmond, in q speech, said that II he
chose to reveal q private conversation he had
with Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien before they
were put in Jail it would overwhelm their oppo-
nents with contempt and prove that the latter
alone were guilty of preventing reunion.
Not content with wrecking the party. their OPP
ponents had not hesitated to attribute to Mr..
o. Brien malversation of funds. The speaker
denied that the American mission had fniled in
consequence Of the publicity given to the
OShea divorce case. The mission ended he
said. after Messrs. Dillon and 'Brien had de-
clared against Mr.. Parpell. Did the Mccarthy
ties, he asked, suppose that men like Flynn and
Kenny could succeed after Dillon and u Brien?
WHAT PAnSELL SAYS OF THE rraHr
At large gathering of costumed 0aelics yes
terday an address was presented to Mr.. Par
nell, who made an appropriate response. He
said that the fight forced on them had ended
before being well commenced. He was con-
WINGED that Observation-Disclosures Of all sound,
honest and patriotic people in Ireland were on
bis side. The movement against him emanated
from some OF tho lowest Englishmen. who were
ignorant Of Irish history. Ireland would not
repeat the mistake made by Grattan when he
surrendered the volunteers. He wished to
avoid a struggle, not because he feared defeat
but because he was man Of peace.
FRENCH ARTISTS ACCUSED OF DISCRETION
During the course Of interviews printed in
the Paris newspapers yesterday several more
artists strongly protest against French artists
exhibiting works Of art at the coming Berlin
exhibition. They say in substance that the
action of those who have decided to exhibit 10
equivalent to desertion. and is calculated to
further Emperor Williams ambition to make
Berlin the art center Of Europe and thus eclipse
Paris, which city now claims to be entitled TO
that honor.
CONTEST OVER mrs. o'sHEA's MONEY.
The will of Mrs. Woods, aunt of Mrs O'Shea,
bequeathed to Mrs. O'Shea large fortune, of
which the divorce expected to obtain possess
sion. but frequent public illusions az to Mr..
Parnells probable interest in the fortune have
induced her brothers to bring an action to have
the will declared invalid on the ground that
undue influence was used and that the de-
ceased was incapable Of making will. Appli-
cations made yesterday relate to documents
which Mrs. O'Shea does not want to produce,
including diaries of her aunt, which are likely
to show Mrs. Woods mental condition.
TEN THOUSAND LOOMS IDLE.
slowly but surely spreading stagnation is
causing considerable alarm among the weaving
of East Lancashire Ten thou
sand looms are already idle and in Blackthorn
alone 5000 operatives are idle.