The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-31
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rHE SPLIT IN THE IRISH PARLIA-
MEsTaRy PARTY.
ghe H<aIyftex Mast Sign the Cease
Iron- Pledge or Be Expelled
From the Pzrsy-Franee Seriously
age an Increase of Her popsia-
ssn-Tke Cost of the Prosecution
of Ivory, whe Cot on After All.

Copyrighted. issS, By shs Associated Press.
LONDON. Jar. g9.-Irish affairs ccnfinas
n sne foTefrgnr. TEE split In me lFiaa p~f-
Hzmsntsry party SiA - comp.ats nsxi
week, 1hsn tzs so-esl.od east lro1 p.scgs
o. Edward Bake. member Cor ne soata
division o. Loaxford. adopted O. T1@@2ay
izst a. q meeting % ne Irssa gsrEzmen-
fary party. not being signed By Ire Heasy-
Tea. they vii be considered as being sx-
p~.lse from tas party. TIE Substance 81
Mr.. B.zke's resolution vas nat every
member - ne party shosh siEs ceclArA-
ton tGSr Be dc nos -rdertaze before ssec-
iion 70 mAiatain AimSsf III parliament
without Indemnity from ne parry faa4.
ianf he Eiii no, accsgs intemnlsY from a1y
other fund than that o tie Irish national
party. and that be ). unable - attend as
parliamentary da1es without iadeEnnisy.
The Dtll9nlges. who had previously
caused tAs Adoption % a resolution %
Monday providing fsr ths expulsion from
tse party Of any one publicly opposing n.
ceclsions reached BY q Majority % tss
pzrEy 81 meeting or IN the parliamentary
action 81 tns chairman IN behalf OF ths
party. or r. supgoTslng fund 70 maintain
q pcrtlon % TIE parry IL rivalry 70 ne
Ifish national federation. are determined
10 drive tas issue 70 a iogfcal concisssoz.
"a trey state fhst healing ths breach is IN
Ease.Ite impossibility. Timgtay II Heagy
NEt%-AfSa ne is@AsA as AH4@AAAs 10 Es&EEAy
the Esos&E1on EAseh % believes vii 8.t4-
rnately lead 20 replacing Ar. Joha psl4on
~ Ar. Thomas Sexton a. the head - fhs
vaoie parry. with Afr. John Redmond as
second choice
But more serious thinEs threaten fbs
government In tae revolt Of tie Erssh land
lords. A. the Aafsaal convention Of To
landlords 10 Dublin % Wednesday Las,
letter Eas read from ne Duke % Aber-
cora whten stated ma Ire lautlords are
suffering the moot from me present unjust
administration % TIE law. ard the Mar
aats OF Londonderry stated thAt the gov
crnment bill ~ Is2s aggravated he bard
ships and meant entire ruin 20 ireland as
tending HorcefusiY 20 ne expatriation OF
the landowner classes. leaving a paBpsr
proprietary absolutely without capital
The Duke Of A6srcorn ana other speakers
demanded tAe appointment % royal COM
mission TO inquire Into the matter.
The National Alliance for the increase
% the population o. France founded hy
Or. BsTtiilon. chief Of the municipal sta
tlstie department OF Paris. In view % the
alarming state OF the Population OK
France, az shown By the recently pub
lsshed census. II discussing q curious pro-
poKA from NJ. Neiiae. the French pre-
mier With the view az coercing parents
TO Increase their families The plan pFo-
SCHOOLS. igcees and academies shall only
be given In the case or families % not
less than three living children. and that
al government posts. unless requiring
special qualifications. or favors like to-
haooo licenses concessions tn the Colo
Hles. etc. etc. shall be similarly given.
and that promotions and allowances -
regulated according to the number Of chill
drsn. The proposal Is meeting with seri-
Gus consideration.
DR.. Bertiilon has said that the resal,
Of the census = simply appalling and that
unless miraculous change for the better
takes place France viii coon disappear as
great nation. Germany IN IS4 n APP
pears. had about the same population as
France bat today she is credited with
having Noo.poo Of Inhabitants more than
France Then again. during the last I'VE
years tho population OF Germany has in
creased by Sgaa. 0o0 whereas that ~
France in the same period ha. oniy in-
creased about rs go Finally IT. Is shown
that in IS5s the number ~ young men on
the lists Of military service vas about the
same I'm Germany and France. whereas
today the number OF German conscrfpfs
J. as0so. while the French conscTipts only
number $1,000
Or and Mrs Nausea are expected to
reach London Wednesday evening Feb
rnary 3 aaa AZ Qneeusbaroagh they VII
&c GfEE Wy III. ENtFEt NtttAts HffetF4HEF %
tho Royal Geogra phicu Society. on ar &
irving IN town Or Nansen VII ct once T.
proceed 70 Sir George Badsa P9well+a !
residence. where the explorer anA his wife 1
vii stay a. guests during their visit -
London. They viii Be lavishly enter /
tanned
II cost th- government over tsoa 90 - /
prosecute Edward J ivory. - New York. 4
recently acquitted 81 the charge - con 4
epiTscy 20 cause a dynamite exp.osion- 4
Scotland Yards cost alone was slle1s 4
and it cost s2s.ooo - Obtain the alleged 4
evidence In the United stat-s
The grave remarks - the secretary %
state for the colonies Nr Joseph chan
bcrlsin. on Tho situation 81 SoniR Africa
has created a deep impression more eslse-
cisliy "a they were unexpected The
members assembled III the lobby after
ward and discussed the passaEes % his
marks n whfrh he hluted AZ dangerous
anaerearrrnts in Affairs ~ the cape. and /
remarked thst hts tone "a reference 90
the Transvaal vas mueh steTner than his
former utterances on the same subject,
The Conservative newspapers greatly
praise Mr. Charnherssia's attitude. ana
tie Globe expresses Tire here that Prest-
dent Kr1GEer VT take the warning -
heart for s-nsfs3afence - infury ard in
suit IN Boer deallnw VII cniv resalt n
cha assertion. once FHF "a. SO t-N shfAhAFf f
supremacy IN South Atri-a."
The cougueuts - thc hcr rsPcrs peint
% the committee a. exlseetet 90 rake -
evidence q Boer trescnery anf Intrigue.
The house o. g-cuiusUrs Nest sr3GT an
,horfzef 1san - O ~ go So ~ as' fer
military scheme watch. ere parliament
AIRY SECRETARY for the war oTlrc NJ. ".
J Brceer1rk explained Sc gsrt - "a ger
erai acherne fer rAtIouai trfer@s ard 'n-
clates increased preViehons for rife
ranges anA ne acquisition - s salisbury
PLATA for a nauouvcr ground.
TIE plague Is stgI Increasing 81 Roua-
bay Thsre were ~ deaths announced
On Thursday thr highest since fhe be-
g'nntae - eae outbreak. peetevs are he-
tcg sent o. Bombay tro-n Englard ana
ssvegal European countries are san8f0S /
eTperts % srs5v tse esidewi@ II e. re-
porfet taa. t}t-nrsnv wi}t reran trof
Aoch fraaa the Cage. ln order 10 head =