Show OUR AND OTHER newsy the french ministry has 4 f I 1 resigned 1 I 1 BALFOUR ON THE HOME RULE BILL A husband shoots and kills the man who Beti betrayed ayed his horne Homo Reports on the mercier government ARTS feb 18 all the members of the french ministry have tendered their resignations nations to president carnot PARIS parts 1 reb eb 18 the cause of the r resignation of the ministry wit was the tile a action c tion of the chamber of deputies in connection w with ith the bill dealing with associations association 4 this afternoon II demanded urgen urgency for tile bill as a reply to the attitude of ef the ignach french bishops cassagnau Cassag nac described the bulf I 1 as tsan an measure pre premier m ier de inte elcinet cinet denied that the measures wa as anted intended as an act of persecution of f ill alie e church or that it need be regarded as a precursor of the separation of church and state he ile warmly commended the conciliatory pint spirit of the pope he lie added wed doubtless be called upon some day to treat with the vatican on oil the religious question A portion of the clergy ma may po possibly sibly refuse to enter upon tile pat ri poi pointed anted out to then but universal will v I 1 i judge betge between e n t two w 0 policies es ge in conclusion freycinet Freyr inet cave gave absent to the demands for urgency though he lie said that would not rive give the measure the cance nee of mot motion finally motions ionn freycinet again rose and dent demanded ded that the order of the day be moved indicating the views of the tile chamber on oil the subject in accordance boisserie Bois serin moved that the government be requested to continue iti its republican policy freycinet accepted e d the motion and intimated that i dered it a cabinet question the vote of the chamber being taken Bois senna motion v was as rejected by to 2012 the ministers recognizing tho tile defeat immediately left the house in a body the chamber then rejected ted the u urgency motion by a vote v ote of to 0 IRISH LOCAL government BILL balfour explains its workings in the house of commons io feb IS 18 in the corn commons mons today balfour in fit explaining the irish local government bill said it was not merely a cou county nt y councils bill but was what in in E ang ng land won would bo be described as a district and counties bill by its peo provisions visions the administrative istra tive duties will be given to baronial councils leaving wholly untouched the ju docial duties now entrusted to the grand jury members of county and baronial councils w would be elected every three years year 4 the government proposed following if ig t tho eh rather than the english measure in the matter of aldermen many people in ireland said balfour feared tile measure would result in extravagance possibly III b y C corruption 0 r r U eption he ile denied this in the first V county 0 U t y councils there would be four ex officio members lord lieutenant of the I 1 county chenu nominee of grandbury Orand bun and nominee e ofil resentment sessions qualification of voters for county councilmen and baronial councilmen would be identical with those hoso of illiterate persons and with 11 mose who wald did not noti ay hy county tax taxes e 3 would havano vote balfour explained ie W work ings odthe of the bill as pro proposed and slid said t the lie avs system of branchle franch le bu would give the t le minority ity a vote in county councils the councils lie said might use their power to oppress the small minority and inight bo b guilty of wilful and persistent corruption irish jeers jec rg the tile history of ireland had proved that those these remote dangers had a reality buch stich dangers did not fl exist ast in england provision was made to allow tw enty coss payers to apply to to a judge or tho the assizes for leave to petition for tile ho removal of counsellors coun of barony or county on the ground of persistent d disobedience iso bedi ence of law corruption ora or oppression and arid inthe if alie charge was established ale the re guilty ions it counsellors coun would be replaced b i of the lord lieutenant ir ironical onlea 1 e ye beers 1 e e rs if and oppression were i possible it was the duty of the house ouse to provide adequate rein remedy edv s itch dangers danger existed in in Irela ireland iid to an extent unknown in england or scotland to prevent extravagance the bill would provide that land owners should have a deciding voice voice in permitting capital expenditures us as distinct from current expenditures tures he ile could not conceive any danger of the councils becoming centers of political agitation to further the views of any particular party ile replying plying to healy balfour said the bill w would donld not affect the police system of ireland and the incidence of taxation would remain as at present in conclusion balfour said ho lie did not pretend the bill would regenerate ireland Ire lind but he lie sincerely thought the irish rate ratepayer payer had a right to claim the same measure granted in in england and scotland jie ile therefore lecona the tile bill to the favorable attention of the bouse house jolin john morley characterized the bill as the reed the irich irish minority ever I 1 leaned on for a retention of privileges he lie declared the measure was a fraud in absolute distrust odthe of the irish people in fact on as assumption they were debased helots belots 11 the whole opposition broke forth into cheers when li torlev called on the government gov to go before all the e peo people le on the measure in concluding he le the bill was a mockery wis was a falsification of government and furnished grounds for manifestation of further irritation in ireland john protested against the measure as a shain bill he ile could it not t conceive I 1 how the antigovernment anti government could 0 be so full of imbecility as to go before the country on such a bill justin mccarthy advised the government to burn the bill lie never knew ofa of a more contemptible te temp tible bill Ilar court said sold a bill more insulting to the irish he could not lot conceive of it bore the stain stamp of chamberlain who was the tile mother 0 odthe the bill balfour denied that the tile bill was insulting to ireland if owing to construction the present bill bil should not be pas passed ed the local go government re rement for ireland would bo be indefinitely dafin lt 1 postponed the only reason why wh irish ri 31 parties should obstruct the bill was wits that it contained the machinery wherewith to atop plop corruption and oppression the only inference was that they desired to make something out of the councils at this the whole opposition joined in crying shame while conservative conservatives cheered labouchere cro said balfour was between the lie devil and the deep sea he ile had to introduce introduce a bill to satisfy his master chamberlain chain bertaln berl aln and lad biad to persuade the coup serva tives that he the bill all was a She sham iril chamberlain denied that he lie assisted in the work of framing the bill he lie aid said he approved of odthe the manner in which chIlie the government redeemed its pledges leif e 9 T rho I 1 i e if safeguards introduced in I 1 the r to b bill I 1 in ill regard to corruption were those that the americans the tile most democratic people cople in the tile world introduced into tile their 11 constitution an at I 1 american legislature could be brought be foro forn the supreme court james brice of the south division of ab erdeen liberal was in favor of home role rule for ireland lie ile denied that there ther ewas was any corn comparison parison between the proposed councils coun cila in fit ireland and the relations in it which tile american state fate legislation stood to tho the supreme court which w alch had only power to nullify bullit yan an act passed by the legislature in excess of its powers T D I 1 sullivan an said lie recognized in the 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 4 M A 1 h az afi 1 I A 1 I i insulting safeguards alc ards of 01 the bill the hand bond of lord salisbury I 1 I 1 agy who dabbed dubbed id irishmen lieuen hottentots Hotten tots arid clopers lopers Lo pers sexton L exton said that beverin neverin Us his parliamentary experience had he seen so incompetent a 11 will redmond regarded the bill as a deathbed repentance because the government did not dare to appeal to the country on its coercive policy 0 il e y alone it was the most studied ins insult rt B balfour a lafour ever leveled at the I 1 irish rish people copl the bit bill fp passed as first reading and balfour f fixed the second reading for march ad the liberals are exultant regarding the bill as a final blow to the governments chances in the comin coming general election both lee cc eions of the irish f ansh members intend to oppose the bill to the utmost KILLS THE DESTROYER OF HIS HOME A frenchman yields his life as a penalty for an in amour france feb 18 the most in tense ense elc excitement was caused in the lawe lance american colony today by the announcement that one of the most prominent visitors at the place dalward parker deacon a native of the united states had shot and killed a French frenchman nian connected with the diplomatic service named Ar arneille Arb cille beille the story la is an old one a handsome woman mated to a man who she betrays forgetting him hint in her infatuation or fancy faricy for another man mail brining bringing shame and sorrow upon her family fatuity deacon bacon and wife have been sojourning sojo some time past at hotel de splendido with their four children for some time deacon has suspected his wife of being unduly intimate w i arneille Ar beille and kept close watch lat night light lie discovered arneille Ar beille in bis his cifes chamber he ile summoned the sec secretary of the hotel and together the they y went to SV sirs rs deacons apartment aud and fo forced r ced the door mrs deacon was alone and her husband proceeded to the adjoining room and there is covered arneille Ar beille attempting to hide tilde himself behind a chair deacon leveled a revolver at the man and fired three shots fatally wounding ilie the frenchman deacon was at once arrested but it is the general era I 1 opinion among american residents here that it lie e did lid just the right thing another report of tile affair air says that deacon dewon had abue gone up to but riC returned turned suddenly and went straight to his cifes bed room mrs deacon it appears had no idea that lier her husband would would return so soon the rumor has it that deacons unexpected return was caused by an anonymous letter said to have been written by a 9 jealous woman when deacon burst into the bedroom lie found the story lias has it ills his wife in ill bed and arneille Ar beille bt atan anding ding by the bedside evidently having sprung out of bed with wit the lie intention of escaping after having reproached his wife who moaned mooned with terror crawled from the bed and fell on her knees and piteously implored him to forgive her the american is said to have turned liis his wrath upon arneille Ar beille who had professed the utmost frien friendship Iship for the confiding husband and arid after after upbraiding him fired three shots the frenchman screamed with a agony gony and fell back and died on a mat in ill front of the tile bed deacon then turned to his wife and arid said killila Kil killing lill is too good for you yon you shall be reserved reser reserved for a worse fate you shall live to have the finger linger of scorn pointed at you during the rest of your life never let in e see your deceitful face again mrs deacon at theio words gave a shriek and fell flat on oil her face in a swoon BOSTON feb 18 hut ilat little can call be learned in this city concerning edward Parker deacon who shot his cifes paramour in canned yesterday deacons father edward deacon was many years ago a wealthy citizen of boston and his grandfather was commodore deacon of t the le united states no navy ed edward w ard deacon when young betit went from this city to michigan where ho be engaged in ill lumbering then returned afew a few years ears later and was appointed at 0 of the tile united states legation in paris under general cass he lie afterward came back to boston and a n d married misa ai s parker larker I 1 a wealthy bostonian and several children were born to them including edward parker deacon the family left boston twenty years ago and have spent most of their time abroad since SUFFERING IN JAPAN eleven lives lost in a steamer collision SA SAX O feb 18 the steamship arrived this afternoon from front hong flung kong and arid yokohama japar japanese ese advices advises say that earthquake shocks which oc cured almost daily at cifu since the great quake have about ceased much want and arid ing still prevails in the affected localities seventy men were killed and seventeen injured in a coal mine explosion at Ifo ronal steamers Salu kawa and kwanyei collided off and the former sank eleven lives being lost THE BOYCOTT AGAINST fowlers assault was an individual not a labor union Of fence BUTTE mont feb IS 18 in the criminal branch of the district court arthur fowler was to k dav av found guilty of assault with intent to kill ill charley sing a chinaman this case was the basis of abe demand of the tile chinese minister recently upon secretary blaine for better protection to in butte the testimony dealo developed ed the tile fact that fowlers crime was his individual individual act and in no way connected with the labor unions boycott against NEGROES IN conference they are discussing their rights and relations with white men mon birmingham ala feb 18 the conference of negroes was in session bioti today to day to cons consider der the relative rights of negroes and white men especially with reference to accommodations on cars and promotion in ill politics the chief interest centers about the fact that the leaders are alpo opposed ed to movi moving ng as is a body against white republicans U co and prefer to begin by capturing the chairmanship of the tile state executive coill committee no action haryet has yet been taken the canadian government feb 18 the long looked for re reports rasor of the tile royal coni mission which lias been been investigating the charges against the government have been made public one by judge jette and the other othe by duay juay judges 9 baby and davidson the report r of f judge idge jette on oil the bale des cha r leur r ci cli t a arges ra is ft a practical exoneration of the entire bercier cabinet the tile report of baby and davidson is a sweeping denunciation and condemnation of langevin pacaud and the ministers |