The record-union., 1892-04-09
LONDON GOSSIP.

Salisbury Scores a Point in the Con-
test With France and Russia.
copyright, 1892. by n. Y. Associated Press.
LONDON, April S.-Lord Salisbury
scored in the diplomatic contest with
France and Russia over the frman in
vestiture of the Khedive of Egypt. When
the Sultan's envoy. Eyoub Pasha, ar
rived at Cairo, the British Minister, Sir
Evelyn Barring, suspecting something
wrong, asked for copy of the document,
and when Evoub Pasha refused to COM
municate The contents of the firman until
after the investiture, Minister Barring adj
vised the khedive not to proceed with
the ceremony. Eyoub Pasha then dis
closed the substance of the firman, the
nature of which had been known and ap-
proved by France and Russia before the
missive left Constantinope.
The Italian squadron, which was about
to leave Alexandria, got orders to STAY
and the officers on leave We're recalled tC
their ships.
Yesterday the British and italian EN-
bassadors at Constantinople sent Joint
note to the Grand Vizier saying that the
tirman must be altered or Eyoub Pasha
recalled. There seems to be no mistak-
ing the emphatic character of the note.
note
telegram was received by the khediye
from the Sultan to-day saying that the
firman would be modified, emitting the
definition of the frontier.
Tonight Cairo dispatches state that the
settlement has excited the greatest salts
faction there. The Foreign Office is reti-
cent, except to confirm the statement
that the difficulty was on the point OF
solution, although the day for the invest
iture had been fixed.
A meeting in Belfast of the Ulster De-
tense Committee, to arrange for a con-
vention, went degree beyond the recent
Ulster commoners gathering in vio-
lence. TRADES and resolutions. 1t is re-
corded that listers determination to
have nothing to do with the Dublin Par
Lament, which is certain to be controlled
by men who are responsible for crimes of
the league and cruelties and boycotting,
and who are mere toO.S of the clerical de-
nomination. An attempt to set ND such
a Parliament will inevitably result in
disorder, violence and bloodshed to an
extent unknown in Ireland for century.
Mayor Saunderson denied that the
British Parliament had any right to hand
them over to another. Legislature, which
they would never obey, and the senti-
ment was received with cheering Il. w.
Russell predicted a ten-told increase OF
trouble in Ireland in the Dublin Parlia-
ment. Finally an Executive Committee
was appointed.
Public sense of the danger and i'm
portance of the agitation is growing.
over hundred non-conformist Irish
ministers have agreed to stump Great
Britain to arouse religious animus. The
Irish UnionistS in the House of Com
mons affirm that, although the policy of
resistance to the Dublin Parliament is
limited to refusal to pay taxes, an active,
armed opposition from the Orangemen is
inevitable. The Home Rulers in the
House consider the best policy to mini
mize the importance ot'the movement by.
so far as possible, ignoring it until it be-
comes more fully developed, when Wig
orous measures may be taken to counter
act it.
The labor candidates who refuse obedi-
ence to the Liberal electoral executive are
everywhere disappearing. The executive
approved twenty labor candidates, most
OF whom were certain of election. The
payment of labor men elected is to be
secured partly by general and partly by
local funds. Beggarliness, public and
trades unions contributions paralyzes the
independent labor men. Gladstone
promised to support the Scotch local op-
ton bill, and the Government decided to
remain neutral. Out of 295 English bor-
oughs, A elected teetotal Mayors.
The great cotton spinners' lockout will
begin on the 10Th inst. There is no sign
OF the employers giving away. Most of
the mills are heavily stocked, and the
storage will be advantageous to them.
An agent of Baroness Roques visited
Mrs. Maybrick, who is recovering from an
attack OF influenza and who is still very
weak. She receives every consideration
from the authorities