New-York tribune., 1894-04-08


GLADSTONE.
fc,pyright: Is3.: BY The UNITED Prci',
London. April THE political situation has
taken an unexpected turn. and the conservatives
confidently predict that Parliament VIII be as
solved within the present month. Ihe lo'ieS
NAV be over-sanguine. but their predicuoh 10
by no means an extravagant one IN view OF 'ne
present aspect Of things political Inc L'oe'ai'
themselves admit that a crisis may pe P'eo'P'-
tated any day, and after their experience Vi
Thursday they longer attempt 10 Co"0e''
,be,r annreciatIon OF the precariousness Of their
hold upon power. OF course, any further ueled.
will, involve the resignation Of the Ministry. and
the Opposition are looking forward with leei-
ings Of the utmost confidence to the next appear
70 the country. which they believe will result
T., tho return of a Conservative majority
Tho normal Government majority OF thirty
s,v had heen reduced on Thursday night to
.o,,,f four through the absence of the Par
rou,te mombers who have recently been spend
inc their time I'm Dublin quarrelling among them
seIves and denounclng the Governments luxe
warmness toward the Home Rule question
Three Liberals were also absent and not paireu'
This would not have rendered the position so
critical but the successive divisions taken In the
House that night show that the Liberal WHIPS
cannot with any degree Of certainty rely upon
their men responding promptly. II at ALL 10 'heir
summons. From the twenty-four mentioned 'he
Governments majority dropped 10 eieh'ee"
through absenteeism. then to hfteen' ana was
finally wiped out In the division on the has'
London Water bill.
The Liberals made a great outcry OF DIS
sension on the part of the McCarthy''eS' ou'
this was disproved by an analysis OF 'ne WV
,rg which disclosed the fact that the Mccarthy
,,as stood bv their guns and that the dwindllng
,oiori,v was caused by the abstenton OF the
Radicals from taking part In the division
The discomfort OF the Radicals has so nearly
reached the point OF revolt that the "oNeI"
mont are extremely unwilling to take the rlsN
~ seeking a majority on James Henry DaHel
motion to abolish the veto power oi the houSe
Of Lords Fearing TO test the sense "i INV
House on this question. the Government "'''
practically wiped out Mr. Dalziels motion pS "p-
propriating the day set for It's cohsd'I"''o"
to discussion of private members plllS anu Wv
ornment business. This change III '"e p'o-
,,r,r,,,o will he made on motion of John Morley
large majority Of the Liberal iheh'o''S ~
oao,. for immediate action against the House OF
Lords and earnestly desir" To obtain u'0'S'''
oxnrcssion Of opinion ON the subject on the part
of House.
tho Government. brt the Ministers ar" not 80
an,or Ius, now they are anxious for delay.
r,,o Conservatives are watching their chance
g., ,he detection Of the Radicals. chance Whlrh
they believe will no. b. long delaN'u. m NJ,
u.bios are active energetic and unurlns- me
norfnal Conservative voting stfthS'h III '','
Unuse has been much augmented by th' h',"hi-
encr If members who are seldom seen IN 'n'iE
seats. and besides this fun fore" "i hlo'lls'7
are on hand ready II assist IN snil,h!hE "
on II
MAJ catch the Government mapping or hnd th"in
without majority.
The fidelity oi the McCarthyite section of me
irish party in adhering s,cadfas'iy I" thr Gov
ernment continues unimpsired dcSpt" 'h''' ~
ternal feuds. and has excited great u'd' VI
favorable comment even from the Opposition
members VINO are forced to admire their con-
sistcncy.
new piece of vitupcrauve literature has p'"n
furnished by Frank ODonnelL formerly p'V'h-
inent Parnclliie Mr.. O'Donneil has written a
letter TO United Ireland" which that paper pun
fishes. charging the irish members with having
been duped or corrupted by the Government hr
closes by Illuminating at the irish members "I
parliament thus: To your kennel you hounds;
10 your kennel There's English dogs meat
waiting for your docilc pack.
Those who are thoroughly familiar with the
inner life Of the lobby know that the insnua-
tions Of Mr. ODonnel are absolutely false.
Lord Rosebery's irs, ecclesiastical nominee,
the Rev r W Leigh who has just been desg-
mated Dean 81 Hereford Is Well known IN re-
lgous and temperance circles al nome ana
abroad He passed four years on a plantation
owned by his wife in Georgia and spent most ~
his time while there endcavorng 10 evangehze
the negroes
Lord Rosebery's bay nlly Ladas stands In an
excellent position in the forecasts ~ the Derby.
and his bay ny Orlc Is candidate for victory
In the Thousand Guineas and the oaks and is
heavily backed. His chestnut colt Ravelsion.
also entered I'm the Derby. has recently lost
favor.
The Social Purity Association is reported 20 be-
engaged in shadowing nightly the movements Of
several prominent members OF the House oi Com
mons Cabinet officers and other distinguished
persons. its detectives being instructed to keep
a minute record Of everything they discover
bearing upon the morals Of the persons
shadowed. This Information is being gathered.
II Is understood. with view to its use In the
next general election.
An English African expedition to b. under
taken with a view OF checkmating the designs
OF France and Belgium. which countries are
aiming to obtain access 10 the Upper Nile. The
English expedition is also aiming at the Upper
Nile. and will reach the objective point before
any expedition from Uganda can get there.
A renewal OF the coal miners strike is i'm
pending. The representatives. Of the miners on
the Cancellation Board resent the action of
President Stands In giving the casting vote
against the demands Of the men fixing the mini
mum rate OF wages, regulating tho selling prices
and permitting them to Inquire into the profits
OF owners. For this action Mr.. Stands is de-
nOunced as an arstocrat. humbug. tool. etc.
Experts I'm currency matters estimate that
there will be decided rise In the price OF silver
under the influence Of a revival Of trade with
India which must largely increase the demand.
The Government intends to appoint a Commits
sion on Indian coinage.
Mr.. Gladstone will return to Hawarden on
April H. The cataract on his eye has so far
advanced toward the condition necessary for
surgical treatment that the operation upon It
will probably be performed In May. DR. Nettle-
ship. the noted ophthamst, will visit him at
Hawarden twice a week.
The Queen will return TO Windsor on April 81
President Griscom. OF the American Steamship
Line. is here with his family.
THE SITUATION IN SAMOA
Berlin April The "Vossische Zeltung's' Apla