The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-13
TALkOFHOME RULE
Irish Factions Fighting to
the Last.
THEY WILL NOT Go TOO FAR.
There Is Fear of Wrecking Glad
stones Government, but 1t
VIII Not Come to That.
Special to THE MORNING GAIL.

New YORK, Dec. 12-Yates' letter to the
Tribune from London mas this: The Queen
is TO leave Windsor Castle next Friday for
Osborn. and according to the present ar
rangements the court will remain on the
Isle of Wight about nine weeks. There IS
not the slightest chance OF the Queen OPEN
ing Parliament in person.
The Prince and Princess of Wales. who
are to return to Marlborough House to-
morrow afternoon from visiting the Queen
at Windsor Castle, win proceed to Sandring-
nam early next week. and intend to reside
there until after the anniversary of the
death of the Duke of Clarence, leaving for
Chelsea about the 10Th of January. After
visit to Windsor for the memorial service
on the anniversary of the Duke of Clarenc-'s
funeral, and to Osborne, where they will be
the guests of the Queen for few days, they
will 60 abroad for some time.
According to present arrangements the
Prince and Princess are to Join the royal
yacht Osborne at Marseilles and will cruise
In her along the coast of Italy and very pos
sib!y visit Corsica, Sicily and Corfu, their
ultimate destination being Athens, where
the Princess and her daughters will stay
some weeks with the King and Qneen of
the Hellenes. The Prineesand Princess of
Wales Will probably remain in the south of
Europe until the end of March.
The Empress of Austria. who is now re-
siding at her palace in Corfu, has ordered
her steam yacht Miramar to be repaired for
cruise to Madeira, the Canary Islands and
the West Indies
When passing through Berlin the other
day on his way from Varzin to Friedrichs-
ruhe, Prince Bismarck again lamented the
loss he had suffered in the death of his
Fldus Achates, Lothar Bucher, who had
served him as private secretary and literary
penman for so many years. At the time of
his decease he had something to say about
the character Of the man who drew the i'm
perial German constitution in a few hours,
but forgot TO mention that it was Bucher
also who. in July. secretly wrote to Count
Bernstorff. Prussian Embassador in Lon
don, sending copy of the famous Bene-
detti treaty. and requesting him. on behalf
OF his master, to pass 1t on to the Times
office.
There is but little to chronicle respecting
the sayings aud doiDgs of the Irish Nation
alists. The Parnellites. of course. are jubi-
liant over the result of the Meath election
petition. and if the East Clare petition falls
their triumph will be complete. but gloom
has settled down upon their rivals, and
hear that In the league meetings of the
party last week the greatest depression
prevailed. Until Saturday the more SAN
guine members still affected TO believe that
the home rule bill was safe, and Morley's
speech at Newcastle gave them much
needed encouragement for the moment,
but Sir Edward Reeds manifesto fell like
bolt from above and for the present, at all
events, the belief obtains among some of
the leaders of that faction that the pros
pect is exceedingly gloomy.
Such, at least. as | am informed, has been
the language heard at their meetings dur
ing the last two days. They may be right,
too, although united action may still &C.
complish great things. The Parnellites'
position makes it impossible to accept any
home rule on the lines indicated by the
Cardiff letter. and If that letter be not
mere kite the introduction of any bill which
goes further than that measure will wreck
the Government. The more conservative
members OF Parliament, however, still
think that the Cardiff letter was not in.
tended to mean what it purports to mean
and that the Parnellites would hardly dare
to carry their fight to the length Of wreck
ing the hopes Of Ireland. At any rate, Ii is
hard TO see how Gladstone can avoid keep
Ing his promises to the Irish party, and as
vet be has shown no disposition to avoid
keeping them.