Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-16
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. An Interesting Budget of News.
 SENATOR ALLISON IS OUT OF II, Minister PheI ps Has Been
 Misunderstood. SEVERE LOSS OF LIFE BY FL0oDs. British Comment on the
 Italian Indemnity.
SENATOR ALLISON IS OUT OF 1T,
SEVERE LOSS OF LIFE BY FLOODS.
AFFAIRS IN ENGLAND.

l The State of the British Army Hardly an Infantry Battalion at Home that Is Efective-Excessive sentry Duty-The Khedivess Sub servience to England-A Memorial from Irish Baptists Against Home Rule-The Cotton Lockout Proba. ply of Short Duration.
 Copyright 1899, by the New York Associated Press.l
 LONDON, April 15.-The revelations made in evidence on the state of the British army, given before the committee of in- quiry presided over by Lord Vantage, have been the sensation of the week. A group of military members of the house of commons have already seen War Secretary Stanhope privately and extorted from him promise that the government shall not obstruct full discussion and sequent re- form. The generals examined concurred in the opinion that there was hardly single infantry battalion at home effective. Adjutant General Sir Evelyn Wood de- clared that 50 per cent. of the men en- camped at Aldersnot were unfit for camp duties; that they could not even do days service on account of their youth and lack of stamina, and that the only practice he dared to put such men to was two hours carrying the pack or sentry duty. The Duke of Cambridge, communder-in in chief, that if called upon to mobilize two army corps on short notice the authorities could not do so, and he did not think it possible 1 to mobilize one corps composed of l twenty-five battalions of infantry. Lord Wolseley, in response to @ question whether the battalions as they now stand I would be fit for home defence, replied:
 If we were invaded tomorrow they I would be better than nothing"
 He held that the volunteer force was the | most important factor in defence. The | Duke of Connaught said: 'I am perfectly | certain that if the bsttalions under my | command at Portsmouth were ordered to | service tomorrow one-half of them would | not be allowed to go on account of unfit | ness."
 DEPLETED FOR FOREIGN SERVICE.
 The main of weakness is stated to be | depletion of their best men for foreign and l colonial service. The Duke of Connaught | held that grown men would not join the service owing to the fact that wearers of l the queens uniform are socially ostracized l and also because soldiers are wan tonly | burdened with excessive sentry duty. He | told how, having noticed the numerous guards employed at Windsor Castle on | sentry duty, he had induced the queen to ask the authorities to reduce their number and otherwise to relieve the men, but the authorities would not assent until strong pressure was brought to bear. The Duke of Connsught related number of instances, showing the con- tempt in which the soldiers uniform is held. In one case drummers refused to drink at steamer bar beside sergeant, and in other cases inns closed their rooms to guards. In regard to methods of re- that 8 substantial increase of the strength | of home battalions would come from more | liberal pay and better pensions. Views differed on the period of services, but agreed on the need of periodic training for reserve men, now proved, with volun- teers, to be the sole reliance in the event | of war.
 SALISBURY CLINcHEs HIS HOLD ON THE
 KHKDIvE.
 Following his diplomatic success in re- gard to the frman of investiture of the khedive, Lord Salisbury has clinched his hold on the khedive by melting him to an open quarrel with the sultan. In response to the sultan's invitation to Constantinople the khedive intimated that the recall of Moukhtsr Pashs had demanded 8 change | in the Egyptian minister. The English | minister thereupon got the khedive to wire the sultan that Moukhtar Pasha had | arrogantly interfered in Egyptian affairs and ought to be withdrawn.
 AS further proof of his acceptance of English dominance, the khedive will send | his only brother, Mahomet Ali, now at | school in Vienna, to finish his education | in England.
 IRIsHhKH AGAINsT HOME RULB.
 A memorial from the Irish Baptists and | other dissenters against home rule on re- ligious grounds was recently sent to MT. | Gladstone, who, in replying, oontendsd that the alarm, lest the Dublin legislature | might oppress Protestants, ought not to be ] entertained, as any act passed by the i'm | perial parliament would safeguard re- hgious and civil freedom. MT. Chamber | lain has written a letter in which he up- Gladstone. He says tho majority are led away by their confidence in the liberal leader, but tune will justify the distrust | with which the ablest leaders of non-con- | formity regard his policy.
 rHn GREAT COTTON LOCKOUT.
 There is prospect that the cotton lock | out will be of short duration. A number of employers pledged to the lockout oon- tinue working, paying fine to the fedora ! ton fund for their breach of pledge. Others favor the operatives offer to arbi- l trate. A conference of employers will de- ! eide the question as to arbitration on Tues day. If 8 majority insist upon @ general prolonged stoppage the position of the workers, already grave, will be aggravated. The struggle is unparalleled in the history of the cotton trade. There are 65, 900 hands now idle and the number will be increased by including dependent trades to 15O,OO0. Some of the workers unions are fairly