The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-13

ted were exhaustively discussed. IL
the omission of any reference TO the
House NJ Lords from the Queens speech
could thwart the Vaccinations of the OPP
nosition. who are trying to force the Gov
ernment into declaring themselves upon
this question early In the session. the mat
ter would be gladly ignored, but the ma
iority of the Cabinet, In view OF the
official utterances Of Lord Rosebery and
Mr.. Campbeil-Bannerman upon the sub
iect. are of the opinion that the Govern
ment was already committed to a dec
IaratIon. and must open Parliament with
a formal announcement OF their policy
In regard to the upper house.
TO ANNOUNCE rHy PROGRAMME.
Lord Rosebery and Professor James
Rrice are TO speak at the Universal suf-
frage Congress at Cardiff on January 18th,
vA1en n Is understood that the Premier
will promise the executive committee Of
the National Liberal Federation full
statement of the Governments programme
In regard 10 the House OF Lords. The
conditions which will afterwards wind
ND it's session with the passage of reso-
luton reaffirming the anti-Lords declara-
ton of the Leeds Conference. In regard
10 dissolution the leading members OF
the Liberal party recognize the fact that
ton NAV precipitate its fan within a
fortnight after the resumption OF the
session of the House. The ministerial
whips report that, according TO the most
reliable information obtainable, the Gov
ernment's majority of sixteen IN the
House depends upon the adhesion OF the
Radical wing TO the Ministry, the full
vote of the McCarthyites and the absten-
ton of the Parnelites from voting with
-
the Conservatives. Still, the Government
is confident that 1t will be able to hold
out till the main measures and popular
budget are introduced. and these are re-
lied upon TO gain sufficient adherents 10
enable them TO pull through. Sir William
Harcourt expects that the showing or
substantial surplus will enable the Gov
ernment TO shape the budget 50 tnat IL
will appeal successfully 10 the people III
tho next election. and 1t is believed by
the Liberal leaders that their own dis-
cords will not prevent the McCarthyltee
from meeting in Parliament with united
front Mr.. Healy when Pafiameht ileets
in February will resume ms Ilsht oNel @ ...o
execution of the Irish Committee Tor the
seas,nn. hoping TO overthrow the vote of
last March, when Arthur OConnor ana
Florence O. Driscoll were elected from the
committee at the meeting or the COM
mittee i'm Dublin. The repeated attempts
to re-adjust the squabbles between the
D,llonitee and the Healyites have not yet
been successful but whatever the outcome
of the feud may be the existing dlHerehces
will not affect i'm the slightest degree ,he
nresentation OF compact front by the
McCarthyite party in fne lace ol i1is'i'"
parties. ,,oaoratio, of
Miners has decided 10 support the com
ing Trades Union Congress, whlch mas
hnen protected and surhmoned on the eve
90 a General election. The congress was
tritiated Inv Keir-Hardie. John Burns anu
other labor leaders. with view OIL CON-
nitting the Trades Unionists TO the sup
MORT of the Socialist candidates ioi ,,.,..,
lament. and the difference oil 'ne M.ilea .
congress is "A serious DOW u '"' "VPNN
of the Socialistic Unionists'
~uy ARMENIA. zskQuIRr.
The report Of the commute 4iila'' w, ax' axe
- ,b6 armenian atrocities is not eA-
rected TO be rendered for seVerd' i,ioi'.'.9' 10
rhe district in which the atIoCl'ieS az
aIIeped TO have been committed 10 no"
covered with deep snow. ana the I'm @tei
perature Is almost unoearaoie " 81,
,ot accustomed to the climate. Inc bIi'-
,sL coneul AT E,rzeroum has suggested the
ad,Jeabilitv of the preliminary inquiry AT
tbot Mace for the purpose of nearing the
,ostimonv of refugees and other witnesse~,
uitb a view of expediting the Work OIL
,h., commission. Several of the Lohdol
daily newspapers who have sent, UT are
about to send, special correspondents "
Armenia. have been advised that the
porte will not allow representatives Oh
the press to accompany the commission
of inquiry and these Journals nave ue-
cided to institute an independent inquiry
a. N.ntf
In these circumstances the maj tepor's
NAV he expected 10 be varied and con-
ficting. The Chronicle, In an artlcle On
the subject. says that Germany has been
a great source of enmlty to the sincere
investigators OF the Armenian outrage.
The German Government has refused 10
take part in a concerted action on the mat
ter. on the ground that fair discussion
concerning Germany, a decision when,
Il is needless 10 say, has given great sat
isfaction 10 the Government or turkey.
The mass demonstration of the repre-
sentatives OF the meab trade, which was
held on January Sth, has created very
little public criticism, since IL Is well
known that it was purely an agitation
gotten up by jObbers, and not for the
beneft of either the retailers or the peo-
pie The jobbers outcry that the Ameri-
cans are trying TO secure control Of the
meat trade here is ridlculed 10y the Live
Stock Journal. which suggests that in
the event Of the American shippers fail
ing to agree the butchers themselves
shall open shops for the sale OF American
meats.
The recent case of pleuro-pneumonia
detected at Glasgow in a cargo of cattle
from the United States, combined with
the reports of the Belgian official vete-
rlnary surgeons, verifying the allegations
of the presence Of American cargoes ar
irving at Antwerp and Brussels. put the
possibility of free Importation of Ameri-
can cattle far into the future.
Since the Duke of Norfolk, who is the
Premier Duke as well as the Premier Earl
of the United Kingdom. has become a
county councillor, members of the aris-
tocracy of high and low grade have been
rushing in wherever there was a chance
for candidacy for such position The
candidates standing In the pending cleo
tions include the Earl OF Dunraven, the
Earl OF Dudley, Earl Cadogan, Lord
Ampthill and the Earl OF Ousow. Sir
George Ouslow, the Marchioness of Lon
donderry and the Countess of Warwick
have been elected 10 the parish councils.