The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-04
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THE SESSION VIRTUALLY CLOSED
ALREADY.

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The Members Hurrying to Their Con-
stttuents and Not Intending to Re-
turn-The Formalities of Dissolution
to Occur Before June 25-The Cam
paign to Be a Lively One.
Copyright, 1s92. By the N Y. associated Pressl
LONDON. June 3.-The last session of the
present parliament virtually closed to-day.
The desire of section of the cabinet
strongly supported by Mr.. Chamberlain and
the unionist party to pass the Irish local
government bill, so that they would be able
to go before their constituencies with their
| Irish pledges redeemed, has failed to prevail
against the general exigencies. 1t is doubt
full if there is life enough left in parliament
TO dispose Of the small remaining business.
the members all hurrying to their constitus
ents and not intending to return. The radi-
Gals have decided not to oppose the passing
of the estimates, which will be voted in the
desultory fashion in which millions are
usually voted at the fag end OF the session.
The queen will curtail her stay at Bal
moral and will return to Windsor on June
% in order to avoid the necessity OF the
ministers travelling TO Scotland to tender
their designations. The formalities of the
| dissolution of parliament are certain to oc-
| cur before June 25 and the electoral contest
has already commenced. Mr.. Chamberlain
has gone to Birmingham and will not return
| during the present parliament. The bulk
| OF the Irish members have left Westminster
for Ireland. The election agents are busy
arranging meetings throughout the king
| dom.
GLADsToNE's CAMPAIGN.
The date of the opening of Mr.. Gladstone's
l@kh hsuw, l.. IA.
| idea OF addressing small meetings from
village 20 village has been abandoned, and
J instead he will address three great meet
| ings, one at Edinburgh, another at West
| calder and the third at Dalkeith. Mr.. Glad
stone is in capital health, but great speech
nowadays leaves him almost prostrated. In
his letter to the trades council appointing
June 16 for an interview, Mr.. Gladstone
! for the first time complained Of deafness,
and he asks that the deputation sent TO him
| be few In number. His eyesight, too, seems
| to be failing, for recently he had to ask
| Mr.. Morley to read document for him in
| parliament. MIR. Gladstone's face-sbout on
| the S-hour question, bidding Mr.. Schnad-
| horst to catch the labor vote. and his swal-
| lowing whole the progressive programme
| of the London county council, receive scath-
| ing treatment in the columns of the con-
| servative papers, which regard this as a
| new instance Of his characteristic opportun-
| ism.
The liberal election funds, already swollen
by large contributions from wealthy liber-
| ais desrous of political promotion have re-
| ceived an unexpected accession in the labor
interest. A contribution comes indirectly
from Andrew Carnegie, the American iron
| manufacturer, who thus puts to practical
test his principle that wealth should be-
used for the benefit of the people. Diff
| Guilty, however, has arisen as to which of
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| the benefits. The McCarthyites are now
completing their election programme. The
whole of the flfty-five sitting members will
| seek reelection, and all of th5 Farnellite
seats will be contested by the Mccarthy
ties. The amount Of American donations
to the election fund will largely determine
| the fate of the Parnellites. Gen, Collins
the American delegate, has left London for
Dublin, with T. P. O'Connor, to endeavor
10 promote a reconciliation between the
| two Irish factions, but it is not likely that
| he will succeed.
THE COPYRIGHT FIGHT.
The Times gets little sympathy from the
| English press in the matter Of its copyright
| action against the ST. James Gazette which
was decided yesterday. The Judgment
| leaves the question Of newspaper copyright
untouched as far as ordinary news is con-
| cerned. The Times is condemned for lay
ing trap to catch the st. James Gazette
| and for declining to accept an apology
| unless the st. James Gazette admitted
itself wrong regarding other matters than
| the Kipling article
The judge, in compelling the Times to
pay portion of the costs of the case,
showed his dIsapproval of its methods The
dubious nature Of the law OF copyright has
led to a suggestion that news ought to be
protected Tor twenty-four hours after pub-
lication, aud that special copyright articles
ought to be so marked, as in America.
The German emperor has definitely ac-
cepted an invitation TO pay private visit
to Queen Victoria at Osborne house, Isle of
Wight, during the summer. He will come
on the occasion Of the Cowes regatta In Au-
gust.
AS a result Of an inquiry instituted by the
French minister of the interior the police
administration at Paris has ordered that the
commissary and inspector at Havre, who
were responsible for the escape of the Amer
lean bunco steerer, Thomas O'Brien, be
reduced in rank.
The acoouchement of Mrs Montague,
who is serving term of Imprisonment for
killing her own child, and who was re-
moved from Londonderry Jail to Dublin
to-day, is expected about the last week in
June. She was allowed TO travel to Dublin
in her own clothes in O second-class car
riage. She complained against being SUBJ
jected to so long a journey in her present
condition. Her husbands appeal for her
release has been rejected.