St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-25
WAR AGAINST The PEERS.
GLADSTONE WILL OPEN THE CAM
PEiGH THIS WEEK.
ADDRESS TO CONSTITUENTS.
The Prime Minister'S Attention
Will Re Directed Principally
to Church Disestabiishment,
Universal Suffrage and / etter
relations between Landlords
and Tenants.
From the SUNDAY GLorr.1

anu tenants.
From the SUNDAY GLOBE
LONDON, Sept. %. - The dominant
Question of the moment is whether Mr..
Gladstone will make his speech before
his Midlothian constituents in Edin-
burgh next week the opening of q
campaign against the existence of the
house of lords. The executive commit
tee of the National Liberal federation
kpenIy desires that he should declare
war against tie peers at once. but they
do not expect any definite utteramce
from him within the next month.
While asserting in private to the fed
eratiOn'S recent manifesto against the
lords. Mr.. Gladstone informed tne eX-
ecutiye committee two we3ks ago that
he intended 10 cOntine his action to the
measures for diSestablishment, zone
man, one vote" and the better regula-
tons of the relations between landlords
and tenants in London. In ministerial
circles. therefore, no essentially hostile
reference TO the lords is expected from
Mr.. Gladstone at Edinburgh, although
the whole statement of his policy will
be directed against them.
The Liberal campaign against the
peers VIII open III earnest at the next
congress of the national federation.
! his congress will adopt as a Der
nanent plank in the party platform
a demand for the reform or abolition of
TIE UPPER HOUSE.
The Ear OF Ru>ebery, secretary of
state for foreign affairs, advocates tht.
ere alton of single senate in which The
hereditary house of lords shall be pre-
served as subordinate element. lie
had conference Oh the subject with
Mr.. Gladstone at Blacllrraig castle YES
tcrday, and afterwarL went TO Balmural
In consult with the queen. 1t is not
probable that he Look 10 h,r the inteli-
gence OF any plahS of Mr.. GlatiS one
against the peers. Such declaration.
combined with the GladStunian pro-
gramme of dIsestahlishment in Wales
and Scotland, would undoubtedly have
strained 10 The utmost the relations be
tween her majesty aud The prime mill
lister.
The approach of the campaign against
the lords has CAUSED several EmgliSn
bishops 10 PROPOSE to leaders of tile
church IN Scotland that They join an
offensive ANA defensive alliance 10 fight
upper house. The Scotch cliurciImen.
however, received The proposals so
cOluly that lhe project OF an alliance
has been abandoned. The Scotch
clergy seem to regard Welsh discs
adjustment as inevitable and almost
juatiIiable. They do not wish 10 link
he tate OF the church in Wales with
that OF the Church of Scotland.
Politics are at the lowest tbb in Lon
don just HOW. All the cabinet ministers
are
OUT OF TOWN
and the Clubs are deserted. Among the
Irish members of parliament who will
take advantage of the recess To make
American tours are Florence DriscOIl,
| anli-rarnriliGe.t Tor South AluHoghan,and
| Arthur O'CUnn0r, anti-Parnel.itp, for
East Donegal. William Redmond, who
helps his brother lead the Parnellites,
has gone 10 Australia. john Dillon.
| I'm II ally, / hOmaS Sexton. William
| O'Brien and Justin Mccarthy have been
| invited To VISIT The Chicago tair, but
| Lave been detained at hume. partly
| through the dispute over the Paris fund.
| Michael DaVlit writes that the real diff
| ficutles in the way nI the release of the
| motley are not due 10 the dispute with
| the ParnelliieS. but are caused almost
/ fi(iItIy ny L al ~ OdihSIS. MulIIO "
| Co., WHO hold the funds, he says, are
acting in frivolous and arbitrary man
ner. i his statement has not as yet
elected the expected response from
| MeSSrS. MOnrO.
| The Brazilian secretary of legation
here, e. UuS Santos Lsbua, said, in an
interview this morning, that official adj
| vices FROM BIO JaneirO. although mea-
ger. contradlcled II any of The senSa-
tiOnal reports unfavurable 10 President
PeiXotO. The Geographic service of
The country, he said, was still in the
governments hands. lac legation, lie
added. had reason to consider the alarm
lSt cabPgramS about rebel success along
| the Brazilian coast as manufactured
matter sent ont ny rebel agents. De
clSlVe news is expected by the legation
10 arrive IN few days. Mr.. COrea,
when interviewed, expressed Sanguine
views at President PpiXulO'S position.
lie denied emphatically that there was
u business pane III Rio.
TIE BANKS,
he said, continued To transact business,
| and Brazilian securities had not de-
climed notably on the European bOurses.
Such official opinions, however, hardly
ever agree with tenor of private dis
patches. These show that business in
Rio Is paralyZed. The comparative
strength of Brazilian securities is due
10 the belief OF large financial houses in
| Paris that the revolution will end with
the restoration of the monarchy and the
establishment of affairs Oh solid basis.
The British dailieS also incline 10 the
| opinion That the days of lie republic
] are Numbered.
Mail advices from Rio concur that
Admiral MellO, commander of the
| evolutionary squadron, Is all ambitious
schemrr, whose greatest desire is To &C.
cure Tor the navy, ana at the same time
| for himself, a predominant influence
over national affairs.
Sir Henry Norman. who vas ap-
pointed governor general of India early
in ihls month took two weeks 10 recon
sIder his acceptanc of the office. The
alleged reason tor his withdrawal was
that at his advanced age he feared he
would not he equal 10 the burdens of
the place. This excuse is rIdiculed in
official circles where Sir Henry is
| known to have magni6 cent physique.
almost untouched by age. lie is said to
have frame Of iron, Injured To heat and
hard work. The real reason for Sir
| Dehry's refusal was undoubtedly the
| hostility of the members of the Indian
council. They let it be understood
plainly that they could not be expected
10 work with him without friction.
Mr.. Gladstone is now in qHandary. He
| wishes 10 appoint Lord Herschell. with
his Fabian policy toward Russia, in
| Asia. The Earl of RoSebeIy, however,
| favUrs Lord Roberts, who Is firm, if not
| aggressive. Sir William uareourt, chan
cellOr Of the exchequer, is anXIdus 10
! have Lord BrasSey named rur the place.