New-York tribune., 1902-10-26
WHAT LONDON TALKS OF.

London, October 25
CONFERENCE OVER DELAGOA BAY.-Em-
peror William will arrive in England November s.
and by that time. it is expected King Carlos OF
Portugal also will be a guest of King Edward
There is every reason 10 believe that the meeting
of the three monarchs will result in important in
ternational understandings, especially as regards
south Africa, and, more particularly, Delagoa Bay
which is so vitality important to Great Britain as
an outlet for her newly acquired colonies The
Portuguese Government appears TO be willing 10
transfer portions of its South African terri
tory TO British rule. Germany, however, is under
stood 10 be strenuously opposed to British trace trace
Portugal is willing TO placate Germany by grant,
that before % the ti Emperor and King Carlos leave
England bargain will be arranged
THE DISORDER IN PARLIAMENT.-so bitter
has become the feeling because of the recent dis
turbances in the House of Commons that several
OF the older members have privately declared that
they will not seek reelection In response TO Vlsor
Gus declarations by some OF his supporters. who
regard their peace of mind superior TO pohticaI
considerations which involve rowdyism Premier
Balfour has promised to exercise the closure with
a stronger hand than he has ever before attempted
The benefits 10 be derived from this course are
doubtful, as the Nationalists have shown an in
genious mastery the difficulties Of House OF
Commons procedure. and much irritation is felt on
the government benches the fact that Mr.
Balf0urs new rules. which were intended 70 e&PS fL
dlte business, have proved excellent We apon with
which to delay it, severe application of the
on the part of the Liberals who. in such circum-
stances. will combine forces with the Natlonallss
How speedily the Mother OF ParIament Is legs. &
iatng at present can be judged from the fact that
cation bill nave been adopted.
PARNELLS DEMAND AN ACCOUNTING.-Mrs
Dickinson. sister of Charles Stewart Parnen. has
published bitter correspondence exchanged between
herself and John Redmond chairman OF the United
Irish League and of the Irish Parliamentary party.
In which she demands an accounting Of the funds
raised In America 10 save Avondale, the estate OF
Mr. Parnell from the hands OF outsiders. In reply
TO her first letter Mr.. Redmond wrote TO Mrs. Dick
inson saying the objects of the American funds
the erection of monument to Mr.. Parnell in
Dublin and the purchase Of Avondale house and
lawn. which should be available as residence Tor
the Parnen family Mr.. Redmond's bid was set
aside in favor of one from Mr. Boyland. Dublin
butcher who had made arrangement with John
ParneI. brother of the deceased statesman
Thus said Mr.. Redmond. lit impossible to
buy the house. and the committee proceeded with
the project of erecting a ParneIl statue"
Mrs Dickinson wrote again. saying that Mr.. Boy
land now offered to accept the $4,000 collected for
the purchase of the estate and would allow the
balance to remain ten years mortgage To
this letter Mr.. Redmond did not reply.
4 proposal being made that the Parnells and
Mrs. Dickinson could live in the park at Avondale'
Mrs. Dickinson wrote:
AS to the condition that any members of the
family should be allowed to reside at Avondale.
ferance as either caretakers or gatekeepers. all |
say is that think the family , has STee br6fbe1
Charles through Pecunary difeIleeS ban So, 1he tbe
ron 81 e 6e c6anr 9Ss % Without OF
being placed az their service on sucn terms, Il Is
offered the family in return for the services OF
HER IL. brother and the 'a'Fin'e OF MS property "
In letter 10 "The Irish Times" Mrs. Dickinson
demands a full accounting from Mr.. Redmond. say
ing his chance of success in America would be bet
ter III he could show that, as regards the lunos ne
collected to redeem the ancestral home OF ms
former leader, he had honestly and independently
carried out the plans and applied the moneys 10
the purposes for which they were subscribed
SHIPMENT OF ARMS TO fRELAND.-The ap-
nrehenslon with which the government views the
co,ditIo, Of Ireland car be judged from the fact
that the Chief Constable Of birmingham has issued
a warning TO all arm and ammunition manuiact-
urers not TO sell goods for shipment TO the pro-
claimed districts of Ireland special order has
also been issued that to such ports OF ireland
as are not proclaimed shipments Of arms must De
clearly marked as such. under pain Of stringent
penalties
With this echo of IreIand's storTniest days comes
the announcement Of the release Of the three
Joyces who were undergoing life sentences at
Mary borough Jail for the murder of a whole family
of a similar name in 1SS2 The crime was well
known in those days as the Maamtrasna massacre.
them sentenced TO death, but six OF these
prisoners had their sentences cOmmUted to life
Imprisonment The last three of these convicts
have been released, owing to the clemency of
the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland the Earl of
Dudley. The Earl and Countess of Dudley. during
their inaugural trip through Galway, were ap-
preached by the wives and other relatives of the
imprisoned men The wives begged that they
might have chance to meet their husbands again
after twenty years Of separation. One of the
women seized Lady Dudleys ham, and wept bit
terly she begged for her intercession. Lord
Dudley much affected. and promised 10 do
what he could The pardon Of the three fol-
lowed.
CURIOUS PENSION VOUCHER.-United States
Consul General Evans forwarded to the Pension
Bureau In Washington this week what is probably
the most curious voucher of Identification ever
filed in a pension The voucher consists OF
the shell of a field tortoise. with the Bob
Williams scratched the under side, II
sent to Consul General Evans from Christchurch
New-Zealand, where the applicant for pension is
living, and is accompanied by letters and afi-
davits which explain that the soldiers real
is William Wright but that he enlisted under the
name of Williams Wright or Williams says
his appplicatiOn that he caught the