The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-31
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL TO
RE-ENTER POLITICS.

increasing Interest In the Hampstead
Murder-Events Beyond Sea.
Especial to The Times by Dunlap Cable COL
LONDON, oct. 3O.-lt is stated in Conser-
yatiye clubs that it has been arranged that
Lord Randolph Churchill shall once more
give his services to the Conservative party.
which feels that he should be restored 10
public life with responsibility worthy OF
! his great ability. This is the result Of a
series Of conferences held at the Carlton
| Club, and great deal Of correspondence.
| Lord Randolph Will, under no circum-
stances, Join the present ministry, but on
change of government he will be Of !
/ fcred the leadership of the opposition
| in the House Of Commons. He has signiicd |
/ his assent % the arrangement. and the !
/ Tories are preparing for an early appeal To- /
| the country and frankly admit a change Of |
government 10 be likely. The Orginat0r- |
of this understanding are eXultant over the /
success Of the Conservative party and the /
powerful aid of Randolph at the general |
election. Ia the event Of the return OF |
salisbury with the majority, Lord Randolph !
viii Doe given "a seat I'm the Cabinet with the /
! leadership Of the Commons.
STANLEY INTERVIEWED.
The Times prints tomorrow the follow
! ing: At Queenstown, in accordance with |
instructions, reporter boarded the Tcu- !
| tonic this morning and showed stanley the |
second lustalment OF Troups interview at |
/ Boston. lle read 1t carefully and said II |
contained only general charges, which |
might bee expected, and which. he thought, |
called for no further information from him.
When asked il he did not desire % give /
| the facts for which the public was asking, |
! he replied: ~ have nothing 10 add 10 the
report contained in the last chapter Of the
| first volume Of my book relative 20 the
wreck of the rear column expedition, the |
particulars Of which were furnished |
! me by surviving officers Of that col
umn. The statement that ! have made |
IN the book and since publication Is based |
upon written reports of those officers. |
All desire % say Is that II the reports
which are about TO be published by the oili-
Gers differ I'M any important sense from the
| official reports which they furnished, We
shall feel bound to publish fully the official
reports uOW,ln my possession Inc reporter
| asked stanley il tine interview with iroup
did not differ from his official report. lie
replied. "IrOup's statement is very gem
eral and does NOT touch the real points Of
the issue. He SAYS hc Is waiting for me 10
bring charges. / intend 10 make no charges
until find whether the officers of the rear
column stUltify themselves by publishing
reports differing from their official state
ments % me. The officers of the rear col
umn are at fun liberty 10 publish any
details of the expedition they think
proper. but / don't thnd Iroup Is
explaining anything by these vague, gen
eral charges, nor by the violent. lnlemper-
ate language he has used 10 eNOnerate him.
self"
you have Troupe'- official reportE'
Yes. and ! lind the same fault with
Tr0upe's language now that / find i'm his of
fetal report, which / asked him 10 modify
80 thati might be iii for publication in my
book, and not ue am outrage on public feei-
ng. Troupe declined % do this, conse-
quently declined 10 publish the report the
language being OF an extremely violent
character
lie was asked if he knew why the officers
OF the rear column appeared animated ny
M feeling toward himself. tie replied:
yes. II is very easy 10 explain. Ii must
not Dee forgotten that the cause OF the con-
tr0yersy is the violent resentment OF the
officers OF the rear column against the gem
eral censure cast upon them by the letter 10
the Emin Pashd relief committee OF August,
lSN>, written by me after hearing lhe hofI-
Die details of the wreck OF the rear column.
wrote that the rear column was wrecked
by the irresOlutiOn of the officers. the neg
leci OF their promises, and their indifference
TO the expedition. / cannot now modify
that censurc. Now, IL is the duty Of all the
surviving officers 90 tell their stories plainly
and simply, that the public may have a
chance Of judging whether my view of their
conduct is too harsh or unjust. mat j. an
have 10 say
COLONEL LEWIS AND BiRCHALL.
The connection Of Colonel Lewis as "a
friend Of Bircbalrs at Marey's Hotel, Ira
fligar square, is based upon complete
misapprchensi0n. The colonel in question
is Colonel j. L. Lewis, II Wall street, New
York, who was in London at the time of
the murder. The gentleman is well-knoWn
in business circles. and was merely casual
acquaintance of Birchall, introduced To him
through an accidental meeting IN the smoh-
ing room of Marley's 10y friend Of LeWls,
Who also knew Brchall. \ prominent Amer
lean I'm London stated to "a DalZiel reporter
that upon the day following Buchall ; ar
rest, Lewis called upon him at his Office,
and showed him the Times containing a
cablegram announcing the arrest. Lewis
was for years a broker i'm New ork, Imia-
dclphia. and a fnanc'cr who built many
water works. lie states that two years
ago be was one Of syndicate that
undertook TO build railways in Peru
at cost of S32,O0o,OO0. lie went
% Peru was completing arrange
ments for the railways when one ol I
his partners in New York failed. Lewis I
was then obliged to abandon the project ,
and came % London at the end of last year I
and stopped at Marley's, where he stayed
several weeks. until he took house al ,
Streatham. There he lived with MS Wiie
and two daughters forsiX months when the
family went 10 America. Lewis followed
short time ago and is now in New York. At
Marley's Lewis was introduced TO Blrchatl
as the sOn-in-law of stephenson. OF !
the London and Northwestern railway. G
Lewis having a friend who was engaged IN q
the business of railway equipment. lie J.
cultivated Brchall with view 10 business, q
and he invited Birchall 70 dine with MN anu
his family aud introduced him 10 lll- rall-
way friends. Birchall called at the latter
office with BenWell, and made an appoint =
nent for three DAYS after. The gentleman
who gave the information kept the appoint
ment. when il was learned that Blrchall
had left suddenly for Canada. The gentle !
man adds that when Birchall left Marley's q
he left his baggage in Lewis room, which
the latter turned over to the D0tel man
ager. The attempt to connect Lewis !
with the case must fall 20 the ground, ~
scores Of friends who met him dailN during B.
Inc first six months of the present year VIII I
testify.
THE O'sHEA DIVORCE CASE il
Mrs '>nea, hCl llltuuH say, mas NcNVHV u
strongly determined to conduct her part OF ,
he approaching great divorce case in Ier- Il
son.
M'GRKGOR-MEIGGs.
The marriage Of sir James McOregor To 4
Wis. Nina Meiggs, the daughter Of Mr. :
John Meiggs, the famous railway cOntrac- ~
or. was solemnized this afternoon at s. /.
paurs. Knights bridge. in.the presence of a
mge and fashionable congregation. The :
CEREMONY was performed by Canon Duck /
worth. The brides costume was OF white
duchess satin, which was draped with cld :
Doint lace aud trimmed with sprays OF i
white heather. Her veil was composed Of a ,
piece of superb Brussels lace, wedding N
lin from Lord and Lady Abinger. she was d
attended by six bridesmaids.
PROFESSOR KOCH
Refuses to say More About the con- q
sumption Cure.
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