Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-21
Tim Healy Not After the Leader
 ship of His Party.
THE CHARS LOW CONDITION
Causes Uneasiness in the Royal Household = Rosebery'S
 Weakness Discussed.

 Healy in Dublin last Wednesday, in the course of which he denied the stories that were being circulated to the effect that he aimed at assuming the leadership Of the Irish party and asserted that he was strongly opposed to all attempts to depose Justin Mccarthy, has had tendency to bring about a general reconciliation of the various factions of the party. It was wholly against the interests of the com munity, said MT. Healy, that personal aims or miserable ambition should be set up against the great cause of Irish home rule. MT. Healy also ,aid that before the holding of the next general election In the United Kingdom he would like to see reform of the franchise, provision made for the payment of members of parliament and general spirit of democracy infused into the liberal administration.
 This latter statement has given great pleasure to the English liberals as in some measure guaranteeing the support of the Irish members to the legislation for the abolition of the veto power of the house of lords to be considered at the coming ses- sion of parliament.
 The czarina receives and sends daily tele- graph bulletins as to the condition of the
 
 of Wales, the latter of whom proposes to go to Livadia about the middle of Novem- Der. The most alarming advices do not reach the court circles. The sczarina, in her bulletins, communicates to the queen and the princess the opinions of the phy- 6icians in attendance upon his majesty, and these are of much less alarming character than are the current public re- ports.
 The condition of the czar has grown worse during the week. Since Wednesday his maiesty's limbs have become slightly takes only in short snatches, is frequently broken by spasms of the heart, attended with great difficulty and pain ip breath ing, which cause the czar to think his last moment has come. These spasms are al- ways followed by excessive general col spair of being able to prolong hts life for months, but they positively decline to make any prediction as to how long he will live. His malady follows the course of 2 severe type of Bright's disease. The ad- vices received by the queen have certainly not led her to look for the immediate death of the czar.
 With regard to the policy of the czar- owitch Stepniak, the Russian nihilist, in an interview today, said the heir apparent's character was an enigma, but 1t was inn probable that the new regime would i;sa, con
  ism. If codncil of regency were formed with Grand Duke Vladimir, the czar's eld- est brother, who is strongly reactionist in hisviews, as 6ne of its members, the ad- ministration of the government would be lar worse than under the czar.
 6tepniak expressed the opinion that among the ruling powers at St. Petersburg there was none with sufficient intelligence to advise reforms in the government of the empire.
 The fasco made by Lord Rosebery in the attempt to intervene for friendly settle- ment of the Chinese Japanese trouble is adversely commented upon ,even by the lib- eral press. The Economist says the pre- mier will be required to justify before par lament his successive diplomatic defeats. His treatment of tho question touching ence to the Congo state and the Chinese Japanese difficulty have shown him to be an exceedingly weak prime minister. Eng land has heard tho reports Of his attempts at intervention in the trouble between Ja- pan and China with incredulous amaze ment.
 The conservative papers publish rumors of dissensions in the cabinet, Sir William Vernon Harcourt, chancellor of the ex- chequer, Rt. Hon. Henry Campbell- Ban- herman, secretary of state for war, and Lord Kimberly, secretary of state for for. VI ment resumes it's sitting.
 An expedition under command of Colonel Colville, has started for Uganda with the object of effecting thorough occupation of the southern Nile provinces. This ex- petition will march through Unyore and down the Nile. The garrisons at Wadelai and Ladow will make simultaneous move- ment, and the Italian forces will advance from Kassala to Gozreja, and will form a function with the British troops on the trading road to KhaItoum, while the Egyptian troops will occupy New Dongola. The double aim of the whole movement is to counteract the French advance on the upper Nile and at the same time cut of the Mahdists from their source of supplies. These plain indications of an active entente with Italy and the determination to con- tinue the English hold upon Egypt are cer- tain to add to the ill will of France.
 The most notable secession from the lib- eral party since Lord Rosebery came into power is that of Mir. Alfred Illingworth, i, member of parliament for the west division of Bradford, who gives as his reasons for withdrawing from the party, that the poll icy of the ministers with reference to labor questions tends strongly toward socialism. MT. Illingworth, wac is wealthy manu- facturer, expresses an abhorance of any interfering with free play of capital. His disposition is significant as probable pre- Jude to the withdrawal of other wealthy members Of the liberal party.
 The cuccess Of the blood serum cure for diphtheria in many cases In which 1t has been used has so assured the British insti- tute fits value as preventive msdiclne that arrangements are being made 10 sup ply the serum at 6i per dozen, against Q foreign cost of q 61. fh5 eminent sur geon, Sir Joseph Lister, will superintend the preparation of the serum for the insti-