Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-09
NOT PLANNING OUT.
Liberal Claims as to the British
Elections.
BUT TWENTY -FOUR SEATS GAINED.

And More Than Half of the Constitu-
encies Heard from-Anti-HOme Rule
Still Has Thirty-eight Majority-South
Dublin and Derry Won by the Tories,
Justin Mccarthy Being Defeated
Other Dublin Seats Go the Parnellites
Some Doubt About the Scotch
Counties.
LONDON, July S.-The returns from yes
terday's pollings do not brighten to any
extent the Liberal prospect. In the Ince
division of Lancashire Colonel Blundell,
Conservative, was defeated by Woods,
Labor candidate The fight was distinctly
not on the home rule issue. Colonel Blum
hell is the owner of the Pemberton col
liery and the general prejudice against
owners of colieries was used against him
His defeat is counted a Liberal gain, on the.
general assumption that all the successful
labor candidates are Liberals, an assump-
ton which may not stand the chance of
experience.
Net Liberal Gain of Two.
In Inverness, Scotland, the Liberals also
made a gain in the defeat of Robert B.
Finlay, friend of Secretary Balfour.
These two give the Liberals six gains yes
terday as against one Liberal-Unionist
and three Conservative gains, giving the
Liberals net gain of twenty-four from
the beginning of the election. This IS far
less than the Liberals expected from yes
terday's results, and their spirits are cor
respondingly depressed. The figures now
give the Uuionists 81 majority.
The Conservative Advantage.
This majority is compact and harmonic
Gus on the home rule issue, whereas the
Liberal side has to deal with the labor and
Parnellite element. Nearly 800 more con-
stituencies Iemain to be heard from, but it
looks as though the Scotch counties, as
well as the burgs, Will not justify the
grand old mans confidence in them, and
he is betraying his apprehensions by pro-
tests against Liberals supporting labor
candidates, who, he says, are Tory cats
paws.
The Pollings in Ireland.
The southern division of Dublin county
was captured by the Unionists with a
Roman Catholic candidate, Horace Plum
kett, who had over 600 majority over
both the home rule andidates-Parnell.te
and McCarthyite. Mccarthy himself was
beaten at Londonderry by IS majority, but
that was not surprise, as lie only had 3
majority IN 1888
How Dublin City Went.
Dublin city went Overwhelmingly Par
nellite in three of its four divisions and
the fourth was captured by Catholic
CniOnist by the slender majority of twenty
over Lord Mayor Meade. Timothy lar-
rington, the old secretary of the national
league and the practica, politician of the
Parnellites, beat his Healyite opponent by
over 5000 majority, while DR.. j. +. Kenny,
the treasurer of the league, knocked out
eX-Lord Mayor l. ID. Sullivan.
Morley's Misplaced Confidence.
The Newcastle election still bothers the
Liberals. y week or so ago Morley pub
licly declared that he would feel himself
insulted If Newcastle did not elect him by
a majority of at least 1900, and that he
would resign his seat if the majority
should be less than 1000 The Tories are
now challenging him to fulfill his promise
and retire, As his majority was much less
Than , ono