Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-11
A FIGHT FOR SEATS
In Parliament Likely to Re-
Sultin Some Heavy Gains
for the Liberals
ATTHE GENERAL ELECTION
Many Rival Claimants Out for the
Leadership of the House.
ANOTHER WAR SCARE FROM INDIA
Contained in Report of Further Russian
Aggression There.
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ATTHE GENERAL ELECTION
ANOTHER WAR SCARE FROM INDIA
Contained in a Report of Further Russian
Aggression There.
BRITISH ROYALTY IN GREAT DISFAVoI
IBr CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.

LONDON, Oct 10 Copyrighted. 1.-The
result OF the Manchester election was une1'
pectedly favorable to the Liberals, the Tory
majority having been reduced almost to the
vanishing point, but a most satisfactory
point it is. As far as can be learned, the
Liberal Unionists in Manchester have been
converted to home rule, and if, as
there is reason to believe,
this conversion has been general
in Lancashire, the Liberals will gain a
dozen seats in that important county at the
general election. The vacancy at Cam
bridge University, which had been kept
open in case the Postmaster General should
be defeated at Manchester, was filled up to-
day in the usual way by nonentity named
Jebb the only qualification for any varsity
seat being bigoted Toryism.
There are at present some half dozen seats
vacant, all previously held by supporters of
the Government The Liberal may contest
Two or three, but it is not likely that they
VIII be successful, except perhaps in the
Northern division Of Devonshire, which
was lost in 1885 entirely by Liberal dissen-
Eions on the home rule question.
CLAIMANTS FOR SMITHS SEAT
1t is not probable that Lord Salisbury
will be in any hurry to fill the dual post of
First Lord OF the Treasury and leader of the
House of Commons, made vacant by the
death of Mr. Smith. Rival claimants are
already intriguing for promotion, and the
selection Will be difficult and delicate mat
ter. If party services count for anything,
Mr.. Smiths successor should be beyond
doubt Nj. Balfour, but it is urged that he
can't be spared from Ireland.
The objection comes strangely enough
from the very men who for months past
have been proclaiming from the housetops
that Balfour has ''pacifed" Ireland and
that the machinery of Irish government
can now be trusted TO run smoothly with
out the constant supervision of the chief
engineer. But it will probably serve, and
BalfoUr will have to wait until the Tories
are in opposition, for his well earned pro-
motion. The Tories will be glad enough to
have him for leader during the coming
period of adversity, and he himself being
vet young, as political life goes is sppar-
emily content to wait.
GoSCHEE IN THE WAY.
The chief trouble is with Goschen, who,
having, according to his friends, made
heavy sacrifices to Join the Tory Cabinet, is
now entitled to the reward of leading the
united party in the House of Commons As
far as the outside world is aware, Goschen's
sacrifice consisted in the acceptance of the
dignifed post of Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, for which he had craved for years,
and never could get from the Liberals, and
$4,000 year.
Plenty of men in the Tory party would
Cheerfully have inundated themselves on
the altar of duty upon similar terms with
out posing afterwards as martyrs. But
Goschen's sacrifices have to be taken into
account, because it would be very awkward
If wounded vanity should induce the Rt.
Hon. Turncoat to hand over the finances to
a novice on the eve of general election.
The best leader of the House of Commons
would be Mr.. Ritchie, but neither Balfour
nor GOschen would serve under him. On
the whole, it is probable that conflicting
claims viii be avoided by the appointment
Of Sir Michael Hicks Beach to the coveted
post.
BEACH A FORMER LEADER.
Beach led the House in the early days of
the present Parliament with some ability,
until failing eyesight compelled his tenn
porary retirement. He is in good health
again. and having no enemies, he would be
accepted as compromise, provided always
that Lord Harrington could not be persuaded
10 take Mr.. Smiths place. Whenever the
Government Is in trouble its members in
stautly turn to the famous Mugwump Mar
quis, in whose political power they place
childish confidence, and the present occa-
sion is no exception, but Lord Harrington
has repeatedly resisted Lord Salisbury's
entreaties to enter the Cabinet, and as he
has nothing to gain by joining a moribund
ministry, he not likely to change his mind
now.
As already stated, however, there need
be no hurry, as Parliament will not reas-
semble till January. Lord Salisbury will
return to England from his new villa at
Beaulieu, near Nice, early in November,
and the matter will be settled at the Cabi-
net Council, which will be held upon the
Premier's arrival in London.
SALISBURY KEPT BUSY.
The fact that Lord Salisbury remains in
the Riviera is generally regarded as a sign
of peace in Europe and indication that the
situation in China is not believed to be
dangerous. As matter of fact, the foreign
Minister'S vacation is holiday only in
name Queens messengers, bearing chained
Eatchels crammed with documents, leave
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almost as often for Scotland, where the
Queen is still living.
There are special wires to Balmoral and
Beaulieu. and Minister and sovereign are
practically in as close communication as
they would be were Lord Salisbury in Lon |
don and the Queen at Windsor. Neverthe- |
less, the fact that Queen Victoria and her |
Prime Minister are separated by 800 miles |
IS comforting to peace-loving folks and |
embarrassing to war-scare mongers. The |
latter continue to raise their voices from |
time to time.
A PROPHET OF EVIL.
Despite manifold diseouragements, q |
warning from the very latest prophet of |
evil Is given in the biggest type and the
best position IL to-day's semi-official |
Standard, He dates his letter from Bombay,
and the burden Of his complaint is of course
Russian aggression in Asia. He points out |
that the presence of Russians on the Pamir
is tantamOunt to the annexation of %, 600
square miles Of Chinese territory and 10, 900
square miles of Afghan territory. More
than this the Russians have within the last
month had the stupendous audacitv to order
two British officers of ground belonging to
g neutral power.
Obviously Russian aggression must be
checked, and Lord Salisbury will doubtless