The herald., 1895-07-14

seats representing North and South Ty-
rome ana North and South Londonderry,
which expense amounts 10 f200 each an
nually. This money, however. it was
further explained. was not to pass through
the hands OF the Nationalists.
Mr.. Ellis gave much the same version
CT the affair, but Of course the oonserva-
tive newspapers declare that these are
very flame explanations. The Times. for
instance, remarks: cit does not matter
whether the money promised was nomin-
ally to 60 for registration purposes or
impoverished treasury OF the federation
and permitted SO much hard cash to be
diverted to another defamation. The
bargain was simple. The Radical whips
found the money, and the membe of
the Nationalist party, under order from
the Parnellite wire pullers. were to find
the votes. The end OF the incident has
gard the matter seriously when, as Mr..
Ellis declares, are circulated leaflets
throughout the country in which they
hint the payment for Irish seats was not
IN money taken from tine part fund, but
drawn from the national excheuef in or.
der to enable lazy lrishmen tc live in
luxury"
Also according to the Times it is stated
tina, four RomanCatholis arch bishops wore
appealed TO by the McCarthyites to hold
conference and act as arbitrators In the
dispute among lrishmen. and that Arch
bishop Croke OF Cashet replied that 1t was
inconvenient 70, him to act. In addition
Archbishop Walsh o! Dnb!!r is said to
have emphat!cal;y refused to ait in suoh
conference. as he had offered several
times besoreI to mediate and was only
nrbbees .o., his pains. Finally Il is stated
that Arch bishop Logrs OF Armagh and
the archbishop OF Tusm were willing to
ttJf n q nj IT,. It A IL
bishops Croke and Walsh the Mccarthy.
ties abandoned the project.
The queen is taking keen interest in
the elections and will be Sc applied with all
the results by a special wire run to Wind
sor castle from London.
According to Vanity Fair she has ex-
pressed strong opinion regarding the
so.called new woman, =" and Especially as
to the style OF her dress. The queen, it
Is added, is also strongly opposed TO the
/ advanced novel. and remarked recently
20 one OF her encourage that it. was a
great public that was in a mood to buy
such books, and that II there were no
purchasing public the pens wouldc ease
10 write suchsmatter.
Much cbagrin was caused at Southa mp
ton BY the repotrt that the United States
cruiser Columbia was seriously strained
when she was placed in the dry dock for
the purpose Of cleaning and painting her.
ne vague temenlS maze mako th0
Idea that the affair was greatly due to
negligence Of the management OF the
dock and this impression has not been
dispelied.
The following il the statement made
by a competent person who was present
during the operation:
The Columbia was docked at Southamp-
ton on Monday last in the London and
Southwestern com pa any's dock by the
company previons to her speed trial
across. the Atlantic. Captain George W.
Sumner the commander vi the Colu m bia
had previously furnished the company
with docking plans for the vessel. When
the water was pumped out it was discov.
cred that no hige bocks had been fitted
and the kee, from the ram until 'rear the
stoke hole bulkhead a Distance OF about
one hundred feet was entirely unsuppurt.
ed. The whole weight OF tho ship was
thrown upon the rest of the keel. Cap
tain Sumner instantly required the con-
tractors to block up the bilges and for
ward part of the ship keel and hand an
inspection made Of the cruisers inside
by the officers. This inspection showed
thattthere had been slight indentatIor
of the keel nder the boiler com partment
with bucketing of the frames and a
cracking; of the cement. No other injury
was discovered so the work of scrubDing
and cleaning the ships bottom was pro-
ceeded with. Captain Sumner. however,
was not satisfied and made rigid inspec-
tion of the cruiser on the followine after
noon. It was then discovered that buck