Show iago the ar breaks the levee near ifer orleans POLITICS IN OLD A split liay occur the government and allies strike in chicago is settled NEW ORLEANS april 18 special A large crevice has formed in the levee alm afternoon a few miles above this city much damage is lins done by the overflowing water no lives have as yet been reported lost strike aaril 18 special it is immen that the switchmen of this c tv v ili over the difficulty with the lis hundreds will be thrown olt of employment settled april 18 eciL the strike af alii of aliis city liia brian brony ottto a close politics april 18 special there is every possibility that a split will occur between the government and their allies hie liberal unionists over the new tithe alent charge bill which has recently bc cn introduced and the second reading of be moved within a lew days the measure ia a government one and like all government measures lias been framed iu the inte of the party without consideration of the indents of the grave question n diri pule between the clerga and the in england and cuore particularly ticul arly in wales the cf the tories in the matter is a very delicate one and they will have the greatest difficulty in the interests of the church and the agriculturists both of whom are in political sympathy with them and upon whose support they rely the counties the ell act produced by the bill was quite unexpected by its framers it has satisfied no one and even such a stolid liberal unionist as lord brabourne Bra bourne has declared against it the new bill has been framed mainly to put down llie agitation in wales which at times liaa reached alie magnitude of a revolt but the method adopted is characteristic of corids instead of attempting to pro pilip te the tithe it ia intended to enforce payment by more stringent than are now in force in wales the feeling against he measure iq as deep as the hatred of the tax and if imprisonment be added as contemplated to the iniquities that an ali has inflicted upon the people the rioting that has before now resulted in bloodshed may develops into an organized revolt son will make his debat PARIS april 18 special A son of the tenor ia about to make his debut in the paris grand opera his stepmother has given a liberal education to liim and has furnished him with i handsome wardrobe he id a young man of brilliant promise Taina guo and other dingers gingers of fame have intimated that they will be present when he makes his first appearance on the stage april IS special it is dialed the crown princess stephanne of germany widow of prince itu aulph of austria will shortly be be thed to alie austrian harr presumptive sump tive archduke franz ferdinand deanc for alie arat lime since prince kudolla death the emperor of austria in a public place of amusement last night ahen he visited the barg theatre in vienna royalty having a good time LONDON april IS ype ciul royalty generelly gener dlly is having a good time of it just now the queen is at aix les prince of Wales and his son forgo have returned from a visit to respective nephew and cousin alie german emperor and prince albert victor is in india whore lie is being entertained cheetah hunts ele pliant hauta tiger hunts and cock lights and dunces of girls sent haal JS tauaiga FALLS out april 17 special alie alio attempted ta cross alie f ron tier some time ago wore ack by united states customs oali cars today to day two biad canadian cus euins certificate and were passed acm lcm sing biad no papers and was hustled baick to diio american side there the alk ery would not let him in and acm lcm n ay iy bran staying on the bridge since ibid is likely 10 stav there some time alie lias te le graphed to ottawa for and was told to send lie cinnaman back alie americans iivo telegraphed to washington meanwhile lem is waiting late tonight to night lie was allowed to land on aliis sidy fur alie he will probably be put back on alie bridge in the morning disagree on bilter war april 17 special the house and senate republican caucus committees are hopelessly apart on the silver question after ahe last ineffectual meeting of the joint sub com cittee alie house contingent reported to alio full committee a failure to ayree thereupon of massachusetts adare aMid tha committee holding ahat conces lo 10 alio extreme silver men biad been intile with the understanding something re would be achiever but us thuy to reach an agreement the house commit tee should revert to the modified report eted by the cointa e committee thu waa put w a uio tion which prevailed 10 to 5 the next step ill he to report to the house republican caucus probably about mom lay night the indications are that tin caucus will accept the house bill and that it will pass the hoibo meanwhile the semite ill pol ably pas its matter will ivr to a conference confer ecce commit teg |