The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-29
No Dissentions in Gladstone's Cab
met on the Measure Of
Most Importance
Manchester Takes the Lead in the
Agitation for Bi-Metallio
Coinage.
Impression Growing in Lancashire That
the Threatened strike of Cotton
Operatives Will He Averted.

| regarding tne hDsolute unanlmlty OF tne
cabinet committee on the home rule
scheme. With the committee in unison,
dlssensions among minor members OF the
cabinet are impossible. Government meas-
urea next in Importance before the cabinet
are the electoral registration reform, pub
lioans' licenses and parish councils bills.
| All these are drafted and they will form the
bulk Of the business of the session. Cur
rency agitation, radiating from Manches-
ter, is now working up commercial and
| financial oi cles in London. The London
chamber of commerce will shortly be asked
TO endorse the principal resolution adopted
by the meeting in Manchester last night,
which afiirms that she best remedy for the
depression of trade is broad interna-
tional compact reopening the mints of the
leading nations of the world to the unre-
stricted coinage of gold and silver, and de-
mands that the government cooperate with
| the coming international monetary con-
ference to secure such agreement.
| In the highest financial quarters. how
ever there is a belief that the government
will pursue policy of inertia on Gu, rency
questions. On the other hand the Indian
Gu renoy committee will not take long to
arrive at decision. The personnel of this
committee-Lord Herschell, Mr.. Farrer
and VIM. Currie-forbids hope of recon-
mendations such as will meet with the sp-
proval of memb bers of the Brussels none
tary conference.
Michael Davitt. writing in the Speaker,
oharacterizes LeCaron's book of reminis-
oences as 'scissors and paste mixed with
bad Inventions" Davitt denounces Le-
Caron's statements generally as palpable
yarns.
In regard to the meeting of representa-
tives of steamship companies at Cologne
to-day. the Associated press is informed
that the meeting did not establish a
schedule of rates. In view of the present
crease the rate at this time. in order not to
impede traffic.
The Fair Trade club has opened house
| in Pail Mall where prominent members of
the Golden club will be invited to monthly
dinners. The Fair Trace club ia chiefly
constituted of avowed proteosionists.
| Sir Charles Upper, as government pleni-
poteniary. will go to Paris early in Novem-
ber and OF en- negotiations for CONNER
ciul treaty between France and Canada.
The gale of the past three days has
greatly abated. Among the vessels that
buuoTou ~ bu6 Dutcu STEAMER oCll9OaH.
She reports the weather terrific. The
steamer North Umbria collided to-day with
the schooner Est emadura off Southern
point. The schooner sank, but the Grew
was saved. The Cunarder Etruria. from
| New York, which passed Browhead to-
night, ext erienoed violent weather. Owing
to the severity of the storms she was una
BILE TO disembark passengers or mails at
Queenstown. and proceeded for Liverpool.
The tender was damaged in attempting to
fasten alongside her. and the Etruria's
| 10 naster-at-nrms was drowned. The steam
| ers spoken are supposed to be the Monte
videRn, which sailed from Montreal Oot.
10, for London, and the Lord O'Nelll,
| which sailed from Baltimore Got. 8 for
Dublin. Each is three days overdue.
J he impression is growing i'll Lancashire
| that the threatened strike of cotton opera
tives will be averted. 1t is asserted that
negotiations looking to arbitration of the
questions i'll dispute were instigated by the
Federation Of Master Cotton Spinners,
upon finding little disposition among the
members of the federation to adopt lock-
out. in view of the improved condition of
| the market. The whole trouble in Ian
cashire appears to lie in the fact that in the
United States and India cotton spinning
| has so increased that there is not employ
nent for all the Lancashire spindles.