Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-28
A LEADER is WANTED.
Gladstone Too Feeble and Harcourt
Probably Going Blind.
LIBERALS NEED A SUBSTITUTE.
The Famous Paris Fund Controversy Is Be-
lieved to Be Settled
THREE TRUSTEES TO BIZ APPOINTED

LONDON, Ocs N.-Under the insistent
monition of Sir Andrew Clark, his physi.
clan, Mr.. Gladstone has decided to limit
his presence in the House of Commons dur
ing the coming session. He will attend
the sittings only on the days when import
ant measures are under consideration. His
deputy in the general leadership of the
House will be Sir William Vernon Har-
court, Chancellor of the Exchequer As
there are authentic reports that the eye
malady from which Sir William is . suf-
ferer is growing worse, the Liberals are dis
turbed at the prospect Of disorganized
leadership
nr. Gladstone had conference yesterday
with the the chief whip of the Liberal
party regarding the question of leadership
in the event of Sir William becoming in
capacitated. At the Cabinet Council which
was held to-day arrangements were proba-
bly, made to bave substitute ready to take
Sir Williams place as leader of the Govern
ment in the House, should his health become
such as to render his absence unavoidable.
The Paris Fund Deadlock Broken.
The difference between the two sections
of the Irish Parliamentary party over the
Paris fund is at last on the verge of settle
ment. The origin of this Paris fund was
as follows: Down to the close Of 1885
moneys were voted from time to time by
the Organizing Committee of the Irish
National League to draft bills for Parlia-
ment for the registration of his Parlia-
mentary voters in certain constituencies,
and In some cases for defraying the election
expenses Of certain members Of Parliament
At the end Of 1885 and the beginning of
1886, when the number of members in Par
Lament supporting the programme of the
Irish National League had been very largely
increased, and when, in addition to the
expenditures for Parliamentary
purposes, it became necessary to defray the
expenses In Parliament of q certain portion
Of the Irish representatives, a special fund,
called the Parliamentary Fund, was estab-
lished by the League. The money necessary
for this special fund was partly provided bv
subscription from members in ireland, but
mainly from donations from America and
Australia, from associations which had been
in those countrieA
The Guardians Of the Fund.
These donations from abroad were, in the |
first instance, sent either to the late MI. |
Parnell, personally, or to the late Joseph |
Gillis Biggar, or w. F. Molony, the then |
Treasurer of the Irish National League, or |
10 Mr.. Harrington, its Secretary. Some do
nations we're also received by Mr.. Mccarthy,
xhom Mr.. Parneu nominated as one of the |
,reasurers
In 1886 the part of the fund not immedi-
'tely required was deposited in Paris with
Munroe & Co., bankers, in the names of
Biggar, Parnell and Mccarthy, as trusteeA
After the split occurred in the Irish Parlia-
nentary party, and after the deaths of
Messr g. Parnell and Biggar fight arose
,ver the ownership of the fund, 1t being
,laimed by both sections
1.ast Wednesday Archbishop Croke sent
ESQ to the fund for the relief of evicted
enants, and in letter accompanying his
Donation declared that the fund should be
AIKEN from the hands of the Paris bankers
nd confided to three honest men not con.
ected with either side of the Irish contro-
ersy until an agreement Is to its disposal
hould be concluded. Timothy Harrington
as signified that he Internationally agrees
0 the Archbishop's suggestion, and adds
hat ne desires that Archbishop Croke be
ne of the three new trustees. If the Nc
'arthyites agree to this proposition, there
'ill be little further trouble regarding the
und.
1t is reported that at the Cabinet Council
o-day Mr. Gladstone submitted q rough
raft of his home rule bill, which will be
onsidered at . series of meetings of a COM
'ittee Of members of the Cabinet