The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-29
In Indirect Declaration Instead Of a
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TO CLOSURE EYICTED TENANTS BILL,
The Spectators Comment of Gov. Sortben's
Denial OF Reports of Playing ~ Ne
gro-iIarcOurt aud Kosebsry.


clause with final closure OF the com
mittee stage on August 1th. This pro-
gramme contemplates division on the
third reading of the bill on August lIln'
with "A remorseless use of the gulliotine
to bring it about This throttlins OF
the debate will undoubtedly be heid 10y
the peers al an additional Jusuhcauoh
of thr rejection Ol the OH py the AAu"'0
Oi Lords.
A leaflet has been issued by the Con
servatiVe Electoral Executive commit
tee giving quotations from the sPettHt9
of the leaders Of the Conservative parry
i'm Parliament These quotations nave
been rightly interpreted as coinprlsihS
the official programme ana platform
upon which the opposition viii appear 90
the country The compilation receiver
the approval OF Lord salisbury ana MI
Balfour before its pubhcauou, tnese
leaders preferrins this method OF lhofect
declaration 10 a signed manifesto, the
presumed idea being tnat anything con
tained therein that may bc ouJectloH-
able to certain classes or facuoh5 may
be- the more easily repudldted ShOuii
such q course seem advisable. Beslles
the old shibOleth or union OF ChuI'h
and state. a strong army and navy, etc,
"a new departure Is proposed III inc
adoption ot q referendum. or direct dp-
pca TO the nation on crucial que7Ool7i
the abolition Ol the llhttrdle NotT' Vld
age pensions, and the aliens hlll, the
transfer OF poor and school rates for
local charges 10 the imperial eNcheQuer,
aud for agricultural labOrers easy ac-
QUESTION of small holdings. Ireland
ls 10 have local government on d popu-
lar basis. The programme IS designed
90 offer every electoral force some M
ducemcnt TO support the ConserVatlNe We
policy. The plan is eyed askance hy
the Conservative press and received
with Jcers by the Liberal papers.
KOsEBEEY AND HARCOUkr
The proposed banquet TO Sir william
HarCOurt next Wednesday threatens TO
be "a lizZle. y number OF moderate Lib
erals have declared that they will neither
attend nor have anything 10 DO with the
affair it II Is to be turned into an anti
Rosebery demonstration, as it promised
10 become at the outset of the prepdrd-
tiOns. This expression OF feeling mas 80
disturbed the managers of the arair that
they have approached Mr.. Richard Hal
dant. ". r.. and that gentleman has
promised tO he present as hostage for
the discreet conduct OF the meeting. Sir
William Harcourt will also take occasion
to expressly declare his perfect harmony
with Lord Rosebery.
10 is also learned, too. that two minis
teral Peers the Marquis of Ripon and
the Earl of Kimberly. have complained 70
Sir William OF his recent sneerng anu
sion to Lord ROsebcrys ownership OF race
horses characteriZiug IL as an act OF
dislOyalty 10 his chief Rumor does not
state Sir Williams reply 90 this COM
plant, but ministerial members Ol Parlia-
ment hear from time 10 time stories OF
his having practically superseded LORD
Rosebery I'm his superior knowledge oI
nrs!ncea comm nt Wnn "a 1esioe ID. D'"I
insolence.
Ex-Commoner Henry Harrison Is he
trOthed 10 the daughter of captain
O'Shea. eX-husband of the widow Of Par
Mr.. Atkinson. the economist, has un-
dergone examination before The Roym
Agricultural Commission. where he de-
scribed the position Ot the FARMERS ln the
United States In respect To mortsd.e.
Atkinson. iu speaking Of farmers. says ne
offered no personal opinion, bat tod Whdt
he knew. Ile is here for rest and ia NOT
certain when he Will return TO America.
The BBTrIsH LABOR QUESTION.
The International Conference of Ten
tile Workers has had a tOur DAYS srs-
sicu at Manchester this week. The Bri-
tish delegates 10 the conference repre-
scented l5U.UUJ members. and the ffehch'
American. and others attended.
Alr. Howard. secretary or the American
spinners. advised the delegates 10 ioloW
the example OF his association and boy
colt all political parties or factions.
lie read report from the operatives IN
the United States and declared that
they intended 10 claim Government ie-
forms FOR the benefit Of WOrkingmen, tol-
lowing the example OF the WOrkin8meh ol
Euslaud The conference passed res"-
luton declaring for an eisht-hour-dty'
and invited the Governments of America
aud Europe 10 abolish the laws restricting
freedom. which were driving the work
mgmcn TO seek illegal means for re-
dress.
A ass.meeting Of London .,i dockm3en men
was held Thursday 10 express their as
content with the leadership OF Ben Til
lett Tillett was present and attempted 10
make a speech. but he was hoOted on thr
platform, ana his reslsnauon denahdea'
Several speakers accused l1llett OF spend
iu.s his salary OF 300 pounds year IN
reckless liviug while his supporters were
starved rilleus influence as an asltdtor
has waned greatly. H..
Mr. o. W Smalley's article In llar-
per's I'm which he claims the distinction
If having originated a telegraph system
of war correspondence the cIeuit on
which has hitherto been given 70 lhe
Dlflv News through Archibald FOrbtS,
is INDIGNANTLY denied by sir John ROBIN
son manager Of the Daily News, OH
Tohn saws that the New York Tribune ana
the Daily News eNcndn6'd dlSpdt MS
during the Frauco-Gcrman war gt o'V'
Though the dispatches OF the Tribune
were Of great value. hc says 10 Was not
Mr. Smalley who suggested the Lavish use
of the telegraph. The bulk Ot the ais
patches We're supplied by the Dally News
own correspondents. Mt. Shldlley stat
ments Sir John says, are greatly hl
variance with the facts. The Westminster
Gazette supports Sir John Robinson, but
all OF the newspaper men MhO were CON
cerned I'm the matter OF supplying the
Daily News with dispa tehes IN 1870 know
that II was the enterprise OF the AmeTl-
can paper that gave the English journals
the Impetus 10 get them out Of their Gus
tOmary jOsrOt
CORB=TT's EXHIBITION FOR CHARITY.
The sneering comments Of section Of
the English and irish press upon the re
cent visit or the pugilist COrbett TO Baltln
Robe, where he gave q ptltormahce IN
aii OF a chapel IN course OF eIecuoii
there. have ELECTED letter frOm Mlchael
patitt The newspapers characterized the
performance as that OF touhdlhs Il
rugIlistic chapel" Mr.. Davitt explained
that the performance was not puSillstlc,
bur theatrical, and was c0hducted by
the same company that performed win
Mr. Corbett In the Drury Lane Theatre.
..is there anything wrong asks Mr.
Dayitt. lin giving the proceeds OF the
performance for the purpose of building
Mr. Davltt adds that the district Is very
moor and the contribution was VefltaDle
Eod-send lie says he never saw Alr.
Corbett but he praised the generosity ot
Mr. Corbett in helping 20 build chapel
in the town which was the birth-pldce cf
his father
Spectator sent 10 that paper denial from
1ov-rnor NOrthen OF story OF the lynch
ing and fiaying OF a negro In that state,
and I'm the course of the denial Governor
Northen writes:
course Of the English papers. | am sat
istied that they do not want 10 know the
truth . -. ,ha
storivs OF woman being rolled IN Darfel
brIs.Mng with nails, negro children being
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