Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-27

in ireland. The two sections do not quar-
rel. in the House of Commons, and are al
most invariably found in the same division
lobby, but all efforts to bring . forma
public reconciliation have SO far failed
mainly owing to the persona
nellites are quietly making elaborate pre-
psrations for the general election, and are
spending good deal of money in the worl
of preliminary organization. The anti
Parnellites are also preparing for the fight
but they are greatly hampered by lack ol
funds If they receive no help from Amer
lea or from the Liberal party treasury they
will certainly lose q number of seats
The fusion Of the two anti-Parnellite
morning papers in Dublin Is now an accom-.
plished fact, and they will be published a
one paper on and after next Monday, under
the title of the Rresnan's Journal and National
Press Credit for this arrangement is largely
due to Captain O'Connor, who married Mrs
Dwyer Gray, widow of the former pro-
prietor of the Fe1nan, and soon
afterward saw that his wife's prop
erty would not be worth much
If the war continued. The National Press
was started in opposition to the Fireman.
Journal when that newspaper unwisely de-
clared for Parnell Although the Freeman
soon afterward again changed its coat the
| Press made rapid progress, and had recently
been paying concern. 1t practically dlc-
tated its own terms to the Free7son, and on
the new board of directors its nominees arc
| in the majority.
Mining Royalties q Trine Steep.
The question of mining royalties recently
referred to in THE DISPATCH has come
suddenly to the front this week. About
four wears ago William Pritchard Morgan,
II NJ for
Merthyr-Tydvil, formed the Morgan Gold
Mining Company, with a capital of s210.-
900. to work 1877 acres of gold-bearing quarts
land near Dolgelly, North Wales. The
first wears operations resulted in the ex-
traction Of 5,764 ouncee of gold, worth
nearly s20, 600, and the company made q
net profit of Ell, ,S09 The original pros-
pectus of the company, drawn by
the sanguins Morgan, promised yearly net
worth Of s47, 200, so that the deficiency was
somewhat alarming.
The yield did not improve much in the
following years, and finally the Crown
levied an execution upon the mine for un-
paid royalties and certain land costs. Nor
gan put ali the blame for the failure upon
the Crown officers, who he said not only
levied exorbitant royalties, but interfered
with the enterprise in the most vexatious
manner The company's most sIfiking
grievance is that the Crown charged q roy
alty of one-thirtieth of the gross output
instead of the net profit
The matter was brought before Parlia-
ment the other day, and Goschen, as guar
dian of the Crown property, refusedto give
way, but he has since yielded to pressure.
The Treasury has relinquished possession
of the PROPERTY seized for costs Of the un-
successful law suit brought by Morgan
against that department, and the royalty
will be reduced from one-thirtieth to one
hundredth of the output, pending the re-
port of the ROYAL Commission now inquir-
ing into the whole question of royalty. A
good many people believe that there is
plenty of gold in the Welsh hills, and that
it could be worked with profit if the Crown
would cease from troubling.
Value of Trade Union Organizations.
The House of Commons Wednesday re-
jected, by majority of IL, the bill for
fixing miners hours of labor at day, and
the Ministerialists cheered loudly. but the
voting was in no sense party one, as the
Tories, Liberals, Radicals and Unionists
went into both division lobbies. Advocates
of the bill were unable to make a strong
case for it. The workmen themselves are
divided on the subject of State interference
in such matters as hours of labor, and there
is abundant evidence that trades unions. if
united, could speedily settle the question
without the help of Parliament
As 8. matter of fact; miners in this
average of only AZ hours q week and manage
to live very comfortably, which Is more
than can be said for good many other
trades and professions, but the miners are
essentially an aggressive class, and are so
splendidly organized that it is probable
they will have their own way in the next
Parliament
Immediately after the division on the
eight-hour bill special meeting of repre-
sentatives of the Miners Federation was
held in London, at which it was decided "to
recommend the constituency, wherever pos
sible, to turn ont at the next election those
members, irrespective Of politics, who voted
against the bill, and to oppose any candi-
date refusing to pledge himself to vote for
the bill when introduced next session"
The coal porters also met and passed .
similar resolution, SO that it will fare hard
in some places with candidates who will not
indorse the extreme labor ticket
Churchill on His Good Behavior
The fact that Lord Randolph Churchill re-
Gently dined with Lord Salisbury is con.
sidered proof that the personal estrange-
ment between the two, which commenced
nearly six years ago, has ceased. It is un-
deniable that Lord Randolph has been on
his best behavior lately, and, as his services
would be invaluable to the Tory party dur
ing the period of opposition into which it is
about to enter, the reported reconciliation
may well be correct
Last year the House of Commons ap-
pointed select committee to inquire into
the hours of labor of railway servants, and
one of the first men who gave evidence was
Station Agent Hood, of the Cambrian line.
Hoods statements to the committee were
very unpalatable to the directors of the
Cambrian Railway Company, who quickly
found cause for dismissing him from their
service. The committee, after careful in
quiry, has reported to the House that Hood
was dismissed for giving evidence, and as that
means that the directors have been guilty of
contempt, they will be brought to the bar
of the House of Commons The Speaker
may fine, admonish, censure or reprimand
the offenders. The House may even COM
init them to Newgate Jail, or order the
Sergeant at Arms to imprison them in the
clock tower, the last occupant of which was
Charles Bradlaugh. The probabilities arc
that as railway influence is very strong in
the Commons, these offenders will be let off
wi tn an admonition from the Speaker.
THE 0,SHEA WILL SETTLEMRNT