, 1891-08-15
BALFOUR'S IRISH BILL
The Measure Unpopular With
the Conservatives.
Sad Accident to a Party of
American Students.
Condition of the English Labor
Market.

Copyrighted, 1891, by N. Y. Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. AL Mr.. Balfour
had not obtained the assent of the leading
members of the cabinet to his Irish local
government bill before announcing it, a
rupture in the government and a split in
the party would seem inevitable. The
draft Of the bill has never been before a
regularly constituted cabinet council. A
committee has been working on the bill
eighteen months. and ignoring the Con
servative chiefs closely in touch with the
rank and file of the party, has added 10
the general discomfort. No Unionist sec
ton thoroughly endorses Balfour's out
lined measure.
The Spectator. the leading Unionist
organ, in its issue tomorrow, will put the
position of the Liberal u nionists straight
in denouneing the bill as 4 home rule
measure in disguise.
The National Observer, q leading ex-
ponent Of Tory opinion, attacks the min
istry as becoming a Liberal U nionist
agency.
Among the ministerial group, only the
Goshen Chamberlain set can be said to
cordially support Mr.. Baltour. 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
Conservative ideas or withdraw 1t at the
risk of disaffection 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
Mckinley law, the report says: The
labor market is in a disturbed condition.
The demand has fallen off IN shop build
ing, engineering and iron and steel trades.
This is due to the fact that raw materials
are high when compared with other
periods of decreasing trade. Coal con-
TIMES to be maintained at q high level.
This Is partly due to the good wages paid
golfers, whose power Of combining pre-
vents the lowering of wages, restricts the
output and thus maintains prices.
Advices from Rome give a detailed ac-
count of the sad adventures OF a party OF
students from an American college there
while bathing at Porto Dauzio. The
water was very rough. Lucien johnson of
Baltimore. Victor BROKER OF Indiana,
James Kelly OF New York, Joseph Gal
lagher aud John Duffy OF Philadelphia,
John Bowen OF Chicago and Henry
Duesing Of st. Louis were bathing
together. Suddenly all we're swept off by
the current, but all managed to gain the
shore except Duesing. johnson swan
out again, caught Duesing and held
him up Tor FIVE minutes. He found that
Duesiug had lost his wits in his fright
and heard him %murmuripg a prayer.
johnson was forced to let him 90, and a
sailor who had come to his assistance held
up DuesInR, relieving johnson. As
quickly as possible the students launched
a boat and vent TO the rescue, but lust 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.
M. Spurgeon is able to sit up for a
brief period daily. The best opinion at
present is that it will be many months
before he will be able to preach.
Lord Coleridge, replying to a CORE
%spondent asking his opinion on the bible
passage, Swear not at all" and Christ's
words, Let your words be yea or nay"
says he has no doubt of the lawfulness OF
expressly says they arc lawful. God also
swears BY himself. The precept of our
Lord is like giving a cloak as well as a
coat, or offering both cheeks to be smit-
tenn. 1t is to be taken as a statement of
principle. not as an order to be obeyed
literally. irrespective of circumstances.
The whole jurisprudence OF Christian ma
tons for 1900 years has been based on
oaths.
Cardinal Manning, in a letter Just made
public, denounces the employment of lot
teries and raffles at bazars for werks of
charity or religion. The Lords works,
he says, ought 20 be done IN the Lords
own way; Christians must not encourage
lower motives.
In the Salisbury O'Brien case an agree
ment has been signed by which O'Brien
promises to pay his debt, with costs. into
the court. on Salisbury undertaking to
facilitate an appeal to the house of lords.
Rapid Rise In the Price OF Wheat.
New YoRK, Aug. IA Trading today
in all small grains at the produce ex-