The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-29

odium Of having hindered others while
they themselves were merely forming the
lines OF negative programme.
IRISH MEMBERS SHORT or FUNDS.
The McCarthyites have held several
meetings recently, at which they have
discussed the serious question of internal
finances and the ever recurring
matter of the litigation over
the Parnellite-Paris fund Some Of the
members Of the anti-Parnellite section
are becoming anNiOds regarding the ques-
tlon Of money, both for the party and for
themselves. If a dissolution should come
many of them would be without
sluews Of war for q new campaign and
there are some who even at the present
1uncture find themselves in an awkward
pecuniary dilemma.
Thomas w. Russell, the able opponent
OF home rule, who represents the south
division of Tyrone in the House Of Com
mons, has quarreled with the Irish land
lords, whose cause he has cham
ploned with success for MANY
years, and il is announced that he
will not again be candidate
for reelection. This being the case, the
home rulers will probably win the seat
Tor South Tyrone, which has been oecu-
pied by Mr.. Russell since 1885, as with Mr..
u
ant farmers candidate has any chance
of success in the constituency. Mr..
Russell, in spite of his anti-home rule
connections, is immensely popular because
of his talents and for other reasons and
is the ablest fighter on the platform that
Ireland possesses The unionists, headed
by Mr.. Chamberlain, are trying TO pur-
suade Mr.. Russell to reconsider his de-
termination TO retire.
TUE RELIGIOUS BALANCE SHEETS.
The religious balance sheets which
have been prepared for the coming MAY
meetings show n heavy decrease in the
missionary donations. The Baptist,
Wesleyan and Methodist church mission
airy societies all show deficits which ag-
gregate about t6S, 900. This shrinkAge is
partly due to tho depression of trade, but
1T Is mainly to be accounted
for by scandals and disaster
similar TO the collapse Of the Liberator
Building and Loan Company. The reli-
gious element in the lower middle class
in the United Kingdom has lost enor-
mouSly in the last three years through
Investments in bogus concerns. In the
course of the examination OF bankrupt
at Deal recently it was stated that the
inhabitants OF that town alone had lost
200, 600 through such Investments since
tiOn. Such disasters have greatly embit-
tered the sufferers, and the likelihood
that the effort TO eXtradite Jabez Balfour
will prove a failure has increased greatly
that feeling. Nor has the governments
removal of Lord Oxenbridge from the
Office Of master Of the horse had any eff
feet in modifying the victims. Lord
Oxenbridge was personally innocent in
his connection with the Liberator asso-
citation, being merely an honorary
director, and the people are not disposed
TO hold him responsible.
THE DEFUNCT LOAN COMPANY.
The public examination of the directors
of the defunct New Zealand Loan Com
pany including Sir James Ferguson, Sir
John c. Gorst and Mr. Mundella, prcsi-
dent of the board Of trade, has been
finished. In his conclusions the fudge
ominously intimated that perhaps Mr.
Mundella and the other directors might
wish to explain or supplement their evil
dence before the judgment of the court
was delivered.
The Samoan controversy has failed to
stir up public interest, Everybody would
be glad to get rid Of the troublesome busi-
ness any way, but there is no doubt Of the
capacity OF New Zealand 10 greatly inn
prove the situation in the Samoan islands
The royal labor committee has proved
to be a costly farce. Not single mem
ber's opinion has been altered by the evil
dence taken and the imperial, economist
and political members OF the committee
will publish q majority report, while the
labor members will publish minority re-
port. The result will not solve the ques-
tiOn which the committee was appointed
to settle, in the slightest degree