The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21
IN The REALM
OF JOHN BULL
Fight for the Cancellation of
Irish Parties Proceeds
Merrily.
So Far, However, the Leaders
Have Formed a confused
CoDglomeration" Oaly.
Romantic Stcry Connected With the
visit of the Prince cf Wales
to the S3uth of France.

IONDON, ENG, March O.-The ngnt
for conciliation of the Irish parties on
financial reforms proceeds in merry fac.
tion fashion. When Mr.. Healy, at the
| first conference of last week, insisted upon
asserting the existence of Healyite
party as separate entity and declared its
independence by the appointment of q
separate secretary, the rem otest hope of a
conciliation OF Unionists and Nationalists
disappeared. The Healyites, having got
their secretary In IT. B. Curren), the Dii-
lonltes got theirs (Mr. Ahrahams), and
the Redmondites, Patrick O. Brick. AS
a consequence Unionist Conservatives had
to appoint one also, in Horace Piunkett.
These four gentlemen set them mselves to
compose the sort OF non-committal resolu-
tion which came before the second confer
ence on Friday, the acceptance of which
was due to its negative qualities. But out
OF twenty-one Conservative Unfonist meru-
bers fifteen refuse to have any fellowship
with those worHers of iniquity, the Home
Rulers. even if the financial prosperity OF
their country be concerned.
The ardent Orange patriot, William
Johnson, has called the coalition a "con-
fused conglomeration, and certainly it is
a conglomeration which shows no signs of
complete fusion. Ifthe four Unionists-
Colonel saunuerson. Mr.. Lecky, Horace
PIunkett and Mr.. Carson-who partici.
pated in the conference are sincere in
wishing harmonious action with the Ma
tlonalists on this financial question it can
be secured. But their sincerity is abund-
antIy doubted. The. subcommittee, con-
Of al
Mr.. Healy and J. ]. Clancy, and on which
Mr.. Dillon declined 10 serve. was from The
first looked upon by the Dillonites with
a distrust that further proceedings have
confirmed.
A story is going the rounds here that
part of the Prince CT Wales business in
the south of France is closely connected
with the future of young lady in whom
he is much interested. Her mother was
an American lady who married a Nea-
poltap Duke and has been dead for some
years. She was widow at her death, and
at her request the Prince largely under
took the care of her daughter. There
have been, it is said, difficulties about her
marriage. as the lady, like her late
mother, has a decided will of her own.
Now all seems settled, and a match with a.
French nobieman. young and highly es-
teen,ed, is being arranged.
The practice of the Oxford and Cam
bridge crews on the Thames so far and
their tsst trials over the actual course
still ave the race very doubt ul. Every
body admires the neatness and swing of
the Cam bridge crew. They are faster than
last year. The Oxford eight, however, are
rather heavier and pull every ounce of
their weight.
There are rumors OF a com bination
among West End theatrical managers
against the growing rivalry and popular
ity of the new suburban houses. The lat
ter are now as handsome and commodious
ones and the performances are quite as
good. LIE aiding actors like Sir Henry
Irving and Mr.. Tree were very fond of
presiding at the foundation stone laying
of these new rivals and made speeches at
the time declaring that the suburban
houses were educating the public to
become playgotrs. They now find that
the new playgoers prefer 10 wait the ar
rival of West End successes in their midst
rather than spend time and money tray-
cling TO '.town."
The weekly journalism OF London is un-
dergoing some transformation. The Ma
tional Observer, started seven years ago,
is to be amalgamated with the British Re-
view, a comparatively new Conservative
weekly. The National Observer once the
Scotch Observer, was the most brilliant
PRODUCTION OF its kind while under the ed
itorship of w. E. Henley. Latterly, un-
der j. Vincent, it has been more decorous
and respectable. There is also to be an
and conservative views and Literary
tone. The report that Alfred Belt had
bought the Saturday Review turns out TO
be unfounded.