Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-02
LONDON CABLE LETTER.
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN THE Ros.
ENDALE BYE-ELECTION.
The Contest for the Seat Vacated by
Lord Harrington Regarded as a Test
Case = The Dublin Castle Explosion
and Other Matters of Public Interest.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-[Copyrighted by the
New York Associated Press. mo bye
election during the existence of the
present government has approached in
interest and vital Importance the COM
ing contest for the Rossendale seat, va
Gated by Lord Harrington. Both par
ties, fully alive to the fact that the LOSE
of this seat will be regarded throughout
the country as test of the fate of the
ministry in the coming election, will
strain their resources in money and
local influence, and be alert in the use
OF every known electioneering art in
order to compass triumph. Lord
Harrington held the seat partly in fam
lily interest, partly on account of per-
sonal popularity and partly as Union
ist. The vote will decide whether
1 the electorate, which is fairly
| representative of the whole of Lan-
| cashire, is on purely political
grounds, Giadstonian or Dissident. Sir
Thomas Brooke the Dissident candi-
date, is Lord Hartington's own choice.
The Gladstonian candidate is Mr..
MAIDEN, young and fluent speaker. In
reality the Unionists dread the issue, a
| rapid canvass of the district already
made, having disclosed surprising
| Gladstonian bias. Victor Cavendish,
who will succeed to the dukedom in
Devonshire if Lord Harrington does not
marry, and who was recently elected
without opposition to the West Derby
seat, vacated by the death of his father.
Lord Edward Cavendish, was the first
nominee for the Rosendale seat, but his
youth and the danger of risking his
present seat, led to the withdrawal of
his name. The report that the new
duke will now marry the dowager duch-
ess of Manchester, is discredited in his
own circle.
THE DUBLIN CASTLE EXPLOSION.
The explosion at Dublin castle yester-
day led to revival OF the reports that
Fenianism is again in active force. An
American emissary is said to be reorgan-
izing country circles and centers. The
McCarthyites have attributed the re-
growth of secret societies to the prompt
ing of the Parnellites, but no prominent
Parnellite is known to be associated
in the movement. Regarding the
cause of the explosion, tn re is no Of
fetal decision. The workmen who were
repairing the rooms are suspected, be-
cause they were refused a holiday yes
terday. The balance of official opinion
remains entirely against the theory of a
serious plot.
A CoMMoNER IN TROUBLE.
Mr.. Hastings, M. p, was again
brought before the court in Bow street
today on charge of fraud. Damaging
evidence from his own diary was pro-
duced to contradict his defense that he
never intended to evade Justice. Mr..
Hastings, who in appearance has aged
ten years since his arrest, was remanded
without bail.
COURT CIRCLE QUESTION.
The death of Prince Victor of Hohen-
lohe-Langenburg leaves avacancy in the
governorship of Windsor castle, which
position is destined for another greedy
German princeling. The court circle is
interested in the position of the chill
dren of the deceased. When he married
Miss Seymour, the queen refused to
recognize his wife as princess, but the
two were admitted to court as the Count
and Countess Gleichen. Similarly when
the duke OF Richmond's sister married
the prince OF Sake -Weimar, they were
only recognized as Count and Countess
Dernburg The marriage Of Princes Be-
atrice to Prince Henry of Battenburg
obliged the queen to concede to the wives
of Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-.
Langenburg and Prince Edward of Sake
Weimer, the rank of princess, With the
privilege OF standing in line behind roy
alties at receptions. The question now
arises as to what position the children
will take. The children of Prince Henry
of Battenburg take his own rank, and it
is contended that the children of Prince
Victor succeed to the privileges of their
father.
THE QUEENS NEW YEAR GIFTS.
The queens New Year gifts to the
needy tenants OF Windsor castle, Os-
borne house and other royal domains,
consisted of beef, clothing and coal.
THE HAWAIIAN PRINCESS.
Princess Victoria of Hawaii, who has
been educated in England, will 60 to
Wellesley college, near Boston, to finish
her education.