Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-06
A Liberal victory.

A Liberal Victory.
LONDON, July 24-The liberal vic
tory in the Wlisbeach division is sur
prise to both sides. The Gladstonian
canaidats was opposed by powerful
LODI trade interests, and it was hardly
calculated that he would do any more
than reduce the conservative majority
to such minimum as would justify a
re-contest at the coming general cleo
ton. Among the elements OF the con.
sentative strength were publican and
brewer interests long dominate in the
constituency. ..s
These were thrown in their full
strength against the Gladstonian, whose
victory is therefore all the more signifi.
cant. But neither this nor any of the
bye elections will alter the determine
ton of the government to try to COM
plete its scheme of Irish legislation be-
fore lissolving parliament. Certain in
fuential conservatives in constant COM
munication with the electoral head
quarters are pressing Lord Salisbury to
remodel the cabinet and to dissolve
parliament at once
They plead that the strength of the
Gladstonian reaction is growing con-
stsntly, and that another years delay
will probably result in an overwhelming
liberal majority. These tactical reasons,
though supported by the opinion
of the officials of electoral managers,
have not shaken Salisbury and Balfour
in their resolve to face another session.
The talk over the Wisbeach election in
the conservative and liberal clubs to-
night points to it as likely to precipi.
tate the early dissolution OF parliament
Private ministerial utterances, how.
ever, deride the notion, that bye cleo.
tion will change the line decided upon.
The time for reconstruction of the
cabinet depends upon Secretary Smith s
health. He has been i'll enough to
render it impossible that he will ever re.
appear as minister. Unless he i'm
proves he will withdraw from public life
wholly on taking a peerage. The Duke
of Rutland, who has long been an in
valid, will also retire.
Matthews, the home secl etary, will
get judgeship. A new cabinet. with
Joseph Chamberlain, Sir John E G )rst
and Lord Harrington as members. who
will add further liberal element to the
movement of legislation, must havetime
to settle into working cohesion before
risking dissolution of parliament The
reasons for Lord Salisbury's rec mt de.
nouncement of the action of the Irish
priests against Parnell as cleric Il CON
spiracy have been the subject of keen
comment The McCartuyites have
81, Sr%o 10 ol>o i,
ernmeut in Irish legislation recently.
On the contrary they have sided with
Balfour on every reasonable prop osition.
But ministers besides recognizing
the essential agreement and closest
political utilization between the Nc
Carthyites and the liberals, have private
information Of the nature of the com
munications which have passed between
the liberal leaders and the Irish bish-
ops, uniting them in common action
against the government. TO counteract
this policy, now supported by every
Irish bishop except DR.. O'Dwyer of
Limerick, Lord Salisbury recently re-
newed his overtures to the vatican to
interfere, and asked the pope to pro-
nounce on the eve of the genaral cleo
ton decisive word against episcopal
interference.
The pope's refusal prompted the
premier's allusion TO clerical con-
spiracy and to the abolition of illiterate
voters and his threat to reduce the Irish
representation. The conservatives now
see that that the bishops hold supreme
sway in ireland, and that Parnell's de-
cadence began on the day that the
priests deserted him. No more striking
proof of the utter loss of Parnell's
strength could be given than in the
character of tue delegates surrounding
him at yesterdays league convention
ut Dublin.
1t was meeting for which careful
preparations had been making for long
time. yet hardly any man of local or
general prominence could be got to at
tend The Times which has hither to
prophesied Parnells ultimate success.
says that yesterday convention proves
the impotence of the Parnellites and
shows the country districts are no longer
with him. The plots dependent upon
the existence of flow of dollars from
America are now paralyzed. So low
have the Parnellite fortunes fallen that
d paltry American donation of G125 was
received ut the convention with cheers
Fnnnticism in Tarkey.
ADR1ANoPLE. July 24.-Great excite
ment prevails in this vicinity over
the tragic events growing out of
the accusation that Jewish butchers had
killed Greek child as religious sacri-
fee. The governor of Roumelia has
law, fearing that otherwise the inhabit-
ants would raise against the Jews The
alleged murder occurred at the village
of Mustanha Pasha about twenty miles