Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-25
An Election, in the Result of
Which Both Sides
WERE VERY MUCH SURPRISED.
ParnelI's Star Rapidly Lowering-Excitement
in One of the Roumeian Districts.
A Greek Child Slain as a Religious Sacri-
fce-P anama Excited by the Releas-
ing of CHILEAN warship-An
Imposing Ceremony.
Both Sides Surprised.
[Copyrighted by the Associated Press

LoLDoS. June 24-The Liberal victory
in the Wisbech division is a surprise to
both sides. The Gladstone candidate was
opposed by powerful local trade interest,
and it was hardly calculated that
he would DO any more than re-
duce the Conservative majority
to such minimum as would justify re-
contest at the coming election. Among the
elements of Conservatives strength were
the Publican and Brewer interests, long
dominant in the constituency. These We're
thrown in their full strength against the
Gladstonite. whose victory is therefore all
the more significant.
But neither this nor the results of any
by-elections will alter the determination of
the government to try to complete its
scheme of Irish legislation before dissolv-
ing parliament. Certain influential Con-
servatives in constant communication with
the electoral headquarters are pressing
LORD SALISBURY
to remodel the cabinet, and to dissolve
parliament at once. They plead that the
strength of the Gladstonian action is grow
ing constantly, and another years delay will
probably result in an overwhelming
liberal majority. These tactical reasons,
though supported by the opinion of the
officials of the electoral executive, have
not shaken Lord Salisbury, and therefore
they resolve to face another session.
The talk over the Wisbeck ele elton in
conservative, and liberal clubs tonight
treat it as likely to precipitate a dissolution
of parliament. Private ministerial
utterances, however, deride the notion
that by-election will change the line
decided upon. The period for reconstruc
ton of the cabinet depends upon Smiths
health. He has been i'll long enough TO rem
der it improbable that he will ever
REAPPEAR AS MINISTER
unless he improves he will withdraw from
public life.
Holly, on taking thepeerage of the Duke
of Rutland, who has long been an invalid,
Matthews, home secretary, will get the
judgeship.
The new cabinet, with Chamberlain, Sir
J. E. Gorst and Lord Harrington as men,
bers, who will add further Liberal element
to the government legislation, must have
time to settle into working cohesions before
risking dissolution of parliament.
The reasons for Lord Salisbury's recent
announcement of the action of the Irish
priests against ParDell as a clerical con-
spiracy, have been the subject of keen sur
prise.
McCarthyites have shown no intention to
obstruct the governments Irish legislation
recently. On the contrary. they have aided
Balfour on every reasonable proposal. But
the ministers, besides recognizing the es-
sential agreement and closest political af-
filiation between
M'CARTHYITES AND LIBERALS,
have private information on the nature of
the communications that have passed be-
tween the Liberal bodies and Irish bishops
uniting them in common action against the
government to counterfeit the policy now
supported by every Bishop except O'Dwyer
of Limerick.
Lord Salisbury recently renewed over
lures to the vatican to intervene and asked
the pope to promise to pronounce on the eve
of the general election a decisive word
against Episcopal interference. The pope's
refusal prompted the premier's allusion to
the clerical conspiracy and the abolition of
the illiterate vote. and his threat to reduce
the Irish representation.
Conservatives now see that the bishops
hold supreme sway in Ireland, and that the
Parnell decadence began on the day the
priests deserted him. No more striking
proof of the utter loss of Parnells strength
could be given than in the
CHARACTER OP THE DELEGATES
surrounding him at yesterdays convention
at Dublin. 1t was a meeting for which
careful preparation had been making for a
long time, yet hardly any man of local or
general prominence could be got to attend.
The Times, which has hitherto predicted
Parnell's ultimate success, says that yes
terday's convention proves the nOn-import-
ance of Parnellites and shows that the
tenants of the settled districts are no longer
with him.
The plotters dependent upon the existence
of the flow of dollars from America are not
paralyZed. So low, have Parnellites for
tunes fallen, that paltry American dona-
ton of ELS was received by the convention
with cheers.
Campbell, NJ. P, is no longer Parnell's
secretary, Mrs. Parnell undertaking the
active secretary duties.
PROPOSED UNION.
Among the closing incidents of the con-
gregationalist's council was a proposed
union with the Baptists. The proposal
excites diicussion in both communities. DR..
Nobies suggestion that the union scheme
be first tried in local councils finds
general acceptance. The official organs of
the BaptistS say that the close federation
of the churches upon mutually accepta-
BILE basis will strengthen them for COM
mon attack upon the enemy's force. If
the united local council succeeds longer. a
conference is certain to follow.
DR.. Goodwin's vindication of the congre-
gational orthodoxy reached DIR. Parker's
eye. When interviewed, Rev. Parker said
he would rather not speak on the subject at
large; that his wife had written letter
which fairly represented his own thoughts.
The wife's letter excels in strong language.
She compares DIR Goodwin to a
THEOLOGICAL CORPSE
that has lain in the grave for 200 years, and
had been dragged out sinking with the
grave clothes not too gracefully draped
round him, and much more of this style of
criticism.
Parker adds that he was in bed Of sick
ness ten days, yet the ministers preaching
in the temple failed to remember him in
their prayers, thus exemplifying their I'M
holy Calvanism, and that they were so
much concerned about their own orthodoxy
as to neglect the simplest decency Of civil
ization