Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-04
READY TO CRY HALT
Both Sides Weary of the Drag
gino Home Rule Bill.
CHAMBERLAIN IS COMING ON
lvss ChAss - Nh lossch Wteh IsDhsrss
asa rasks ~ Playing a shs
Coastnsne.

LoSpoS. Juus g. Mr.. Glsdstoss has
disappointed the friends II the govern
ment and hes sncoursged iis eaentss
this week by bic failure to apply hsroic
measures for the sdvsncsmcnt Of the
bome rule bill Ia committee Clause 4
which has bren und<s diseuasioa. con.
sains twenty three linss and tea sub
divisions concerning the subject on
which the Dublin legislature shall he
power!ess to make lava In the last
week just seven hines and thres sub
divisions have been approved. The lib
erals are irrigated and chagrined be-
cause their prophecies Of sum
mary action by the govern
ment have proved false. 90 far.
and the Irish have been exssperated to
the verge II revolt by the taunts at tho
unionists. which they have borne In
silence. in the hope Of facilitating the
progress os the bill II tho promised
relief does not come eoon the Irish
members may be expected % jump into
the fray and avenge oil the gibee and
insults thrown at them hy Mr.. Balfonr
and Mr. Chamb~rlin ia the last few
weeks. Ia fact Thomas Sexton. anti.
Parnellite for North Kerry. has served
notice on the ministers that. in case de-
cisive action against the obstructionists
be further delayed. neither Justin Nc.
Carihy nor he can he responsible for tho
silence OF the natiohalists when goaded
by the speech Of the opposition.
Joe the Coming Man.
The liberal members II the house os
commons. appalled, by the prospect. are
urging the ministry to avert the threat
ening calamity by carrying out the pro-
gram formulated by Mr.. Gladstone dur
ing the whitsuntide recess.
Mr.. Chamberlain's untempered bitter
ness against his old leader. Mr. Glad
stone. and his old party. the liberals.
is perhaps the, most interesting feature
Of the present struggle. All the worm
wood and the gall Of his cynical nature
seem to have been let loose
against his former friends. His
activity in debate is tirelese. He GER
tainly is the most conspicuous Of the
opposition leaders at present and he il
not far from imposing HE will on the
whole party and becoming its acknowl.
edged Chief Mr.. Chamberlain's role No
the coming man was formally recognized
this week by Mr.. Gladstone.
This week the government discovered
that several gross errors had been made
in the calculations OF which the inan
cial clauses OF the bill were based The
high treasury oficial who was responsi
ble for the errors had eeeu dismissed
from office. The government in now busy
correcting the errors which propably
will necessitate complete recasting OF
the financial clauses.
Ives Chats on Billiards.
Frank Ives. the American billiard
champion now playing a match of 5000
up with John Roberts. the English
champion said today: Roberts will be
gin tonight l.5l6 points behind me. He
hss 2.5l6 points tn make while am
making 1.o00 points. He can't do il.
Roberts IL great player. however. HE
style in altogether different from mine.
- go for nothing but cannons. while
be goes for winning and losing hazards.
/ played my last cannons too hard last
night so az to give him an opening to-
day. do not see how playing to a finish
tonight will result in a draw. as has been
suggested.
But did not Roberts want to give you
the games"
"yes; but why should he. I don't
want anybody TO give me anything. !
can beat him and prefer 10 play for IL.
There is some talk about Roberts wish
ing 10 play another match. but am un-
decided as 10 what l shall do in the
matter Today l played private game
with the Maharajah of kapurthala at
the Savoy hotel He IL a good player.
although an Indian. On Tuesday l
shall go Paris. The agents Of the Paris
billiard academies have been here try.
Ing to engage me. Shall return to
England 20 play! Probably. The
British public has treated me we'll and
intend 10 play again somewhere in the
country. although do not know whom
or where