The morning times., 1895-09-08

Renals Furnishes Food for Gossip.
London, Sept. THE result Of the cleo
ton in the South division of Kerry was
announced yesterday. 1t was a victory
for the McCarthyites, who naturally are
jubilant over the success of their candidate,
Mr. Farrell.
Mr.. William O'Brien who some time age
was compelled to retire from Parliament
owing To his having been declared bank
rupt, took an active part In the campaign,
Speaking and working for Mr.. Farrell. In
one of his speeches to the electors, he said:
I'VE havegot TO deal with Healy once for
all, and we VIII do it," and he was cheered
to the echo by his auditors.
These words reflect with absolute fidelity
| the determination of the best men in the
anti-P arnellite party, among whom, since
| Mr.. Mccarthy denounced Healy a traitor,
! the concensus of opinion is that the only
| chance to restore unity In the ranks lies in
! the expulsion of Healy. The sInash-up of
his nominee in South Kerry, where the
HeaIyite faction was supposed tn be strong,
having the clerical influence on their side,
viii be fertile with happy consequences.
The representative OF the United Press
! has learned that the leaders OF the party
| consider favorably proposition to hold
Nationalist convention in Dublin. Fhey
are confident that they would obtain the
assent of the convention to oust the Healy
ties from the parliamentary committee.
DESTRUCTION OF DERELICTS.
The plan for destroying the dangerous
derelicts that menace navigation in the
North Atlantic by the concerted action
of the American and British nayies has
received fresh impetus through the formal
action Of the Lloyds committee, which las
at last awakened to the fact that an un-
! favorable report OF the royal commission
which investigated the subject under the
late Rosebery government was Utterly
| fallacIous.
! The opinion of the commission 'yds fnices
/ upon it by the board OF trade, led by Mr.
Bryce, who, however fair in other matters,
appears to be deeply prejudiced with the
idea that nothing good in maritime
way can be taught by America % Eugllnd.
Since the board OF trade declined to CO.
operate with the photographic Office at
! Washington in the great work of inform
ing mariners OF new dangers at sea, which
are not shown on ordinary charts, and the
contention of the royal commission that
nearly all the dereliCts were confined to
the neighborhood of the American coast
and the United States alone ought to dis
pose OF them,'' the monthly pilot charts
have demonstrated that over fifty
per cent. or the worst floating dangers
in the North Atlantic were nearer the
British Islands-that the entrance TO the
English Channel fairly teemed with aban-
doned hulks, many OF them right in the
track OF transatlantic passenger vessels.
BRITAIN HAS FEW FRIENDS.
Iloyds has now presented the matter TO
the board of trade with great earDestness,
and is confident of more tangible results.
The cabinet officer at the head of the board
of trade is the Hon c. T. Ritchie who was
also in Lord Salisburys last cabinet, in
another position, and lie is aware that The
office over which he presides has been af'
flicted with dry rot for many years.
Like most Of the members Of the new cabi
net, he recognizes that Great Britain has
few, If any. other friends among the ma
tions but the United States, and he has al
ready reached the reasonable conclusion
reasonable when the facts are placed before
any unprejudiced mind-that Great Britain
has been very much like the dog In tht
manger on International maritime matter;
for many years.
Things work about circuitously and in
directly under the British system of govern
ment, but, divested of the roundabout meth
DDS by which the result will be reached, Il
may be said that the probabilities are ex
ceIlent that Parliament, upon the recon
mendations of the board, will authorize tn
sending of one of its members o-Washing
ton before the end of September to examin
into the advisa bility Of International agree
ment for the destruction of derelicts and tn
best means ofaccomplishing this end through
the concerted action Of the nations.
The mission viii be given to Mr.. Mac
Dona, and while the government may pro
test that 1t has not adhered to the idea anC
reserves the right of declining to follow
the recommendations of Mr.. MacDona
1t is very well known to persons here wh'
are interested In the matter that th'
government will send warships out oc
casionany to blow up abandoned hulks
or tow them into port when the condition
favor the latter course.
TRADES UNION CONGRESS.
The rout of the socialists and new unio
men in the labor congress at Cardiff is s
absolute that it settles the attitude o
the trades unionists toward socialism
. for a number OF years.
Though the motion for resembling tn
conectivist resolution of the last congres
was lost on point of order, the genera
course OF the debates showed that th
members wanted practic al work, no
idealist motions. Finally the parliamentar
committee, as recons tituted, sire ugth
ems old unionism.
London is watching with amusement ii
state reception in France of Sir JOSEF
RenaIs, Lord Mayor of London. The Lol
Mayor himself must be accused Of assistir
in keeping up the deception of the Frenc
as to his importance. To French inte
viewers he pretends to take seriou
view of his visit to Paris, and says
hopes it viii help to dispel the misunde
standing between France and England.
The city laughs over the airs of the Lol
Mayor, who, in some quarters, is called
guinea pig" owing to the fact that he