, 1891-04-07
PARNELL AND dixie
Ones 0ffense Condemned and
the Others Condoned.
The Sligo Election a Fatal
Blow to Parnell.
Grand Duke Nicholas Hope
lessly Insane.

LONDON, April Sir Charles Dixie
is beginning to weigh like a nightmare on
the Gladstonian leader. Having shattered
the Irish alliance in defense of domestic
purity, how are they to give a certificate
of good moral character to the Dixie fam
lily and the rest of the harem? Dixie has
retired his own case in a private. court and
brought in unanimously a verdict OF not
guilty. This ia 10 every way pleasanter
than going into the witness box on a rcgu.
lar trial and submitting 10 cross examina
ton. Dixie declined that ordeal. but his
pamphlet has been sent to every member
of parliament alleging his complete inno-
cence. Again the question arises, what
will Gladstone do, having ordered Par
nell into retirement tor an Oftense far less
gross, will the good old man receive Dixie
with open arms 1t is understood that he
has been sounded on the subject and
came to the conclusion not to interfere in
anyway with Dukes candidacy for parlia
ment He holds that he has no right to
dictate to the constituency a choice of
member. but will not consent to resume
du1 lNlhNAbuh VII bllhts lNkdNuluk he
pamphlet as no answer to the verdict of
the sworn Jury approved by Justice Han
ner. Most of Dukes parliamentary
friends look upon his attempt to force his
way back with disapproval. The house
Of commons is not puritanical hut will not
stand the presence of a man practically
convicted of a grave offense in a court OF
law. | remember bikes efforts to hold
his ground IN the parliament OF 1885.
He came every day but was cut dead by
his fellow members. When he took his
seat a place soon cleared on each side, and
in the division. lObbies and smoking rooms
he stood an isolated figure. At last he
had to give up and so it would be again.
Meanwhile Parnell is being mashed by
the Catholic clergy, aud the Sligo election
was a fatal blow. The boast of the anti
Parnellites that he cannot carry a single
scat IN all Ireland seems likely to be iusti-
fed by events. the priests have got him
IN their power and mean to crush him.
During the remainder OF the present
parliament Parnell may worry and annoy
his former followers but his teeth are
broken. The McCarthyites are highly
iubilant today and Gladstone is in much
better snirits.
Much interest is being shown in the at
tcmpts OF hOratiO BCttDnbY to get elected
to parliament in spite OF his dubious
record in connection with various public
companies which turned out disastrously
for the unlucky shareholders. One OF
Bottomby's schemes was to buy up a lot
of rotten Anglo-American continental pa
peIs at rubbish prices. palm them of upon
British greenhorns for $50, 600. and with
EI0.900 of working capith Il, he then calcu-
lated that Galignani's Messenger, already
%moribund. could earn interest on the en-
tire sum. The scheme utterly collapsed.
the company is in the hands of a receiver,
wretched GalIgnanI checked into debts.
and the shareholders are furious. but
Bottomby. with the spoils in his pocket.
coolly offers himself for parliament A
! formidable attack has been opened upon
him from several quarters, from which the
p~laintive means of Galignani are not likely
to deliver him at present.