The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-02
A TEST OF STRENGTH.
Hartington's Seat in Parlia'
ment Holly Contested.
GLADSTONE LIKELY TO WIN.
LfbsraI-Cn Ionist u. p. IA Disgrsce-Re-
eoncuIation OF the Catholics and
French Governments

LowDox. Jan. L-rAssociz.si Press
Copyright, 15t2. No bys-eiectioa during
tie existence of the present government
has approached IN interest and VITA izz-
portaace the coming contest for the
Rossendsle sest, vacated By Lord Hart
ing.oa. Both parties are fully slive 20 tie
tact that the loss Of this seat vii be &C
eepteG throughout the country Is 81 a.
most decisive test Of sas fate Of the minis
try Il the coming elections. Both Will
strain their resources Il money and local
inauence, AID viii be alert u the Use o.
every kEown slectio1es-iag ~: II order %
COMPASS = triumph Lord Harrington
has held tns ssat partly in the family IL
teres; and partly ss q CEi0nist. Tie vote
viii decide whether the electorate, which
IS fai-lv representative OF The Whole OF
Lancashire Is, On purely political grounds.
Gls5sso1isn Or dlssids1t. S.r Thomas
Brooke, the dissi1e1t candidate, is Lord
Ha-tingtoa's CBu choice. He - Of very
slight popularity, BIZ Sd was the Marquis
81 Harrington. who Vas tolerated rather
than admired ~ his constituents. who are
naturally radical. TIE attitude q the
electors Vas CALLING % hin, and he came
in contact with them IS seldom Is posi-
=
tw.oe II the past FIVE years. The Glad
stonian candidate IS 1r. Madden, young
and fluent speaker. II reality The Union
ists dread the issue, srspid canvass Of the
district already made having disclosed sur-
pris.ng Gla1st0niea has.
Victor CzvenGish, who vii succeed 20
the duEe1oa Q: Deyoa=hire, Il Lord Hart
ingion does no. marry, and who was re-
Gently elected without opposition 20 the
West DERBY SET, vacated By the death Of
his father, lord Edward Cavendish, was
the frs. nominee for the Rossendale seat,
but MS youth and the danger Of EI.klag
his p-esen. sea. led 20 the withdrawal OF
lis name.
The report that the new duke will now
mary the dowage- Duchess Of Manchester
Is discre9sted II his own circle.
The explosion a. Dublin castle yesterday
led 20 = revival Of The reports that Fenian-
ism IS again IN active force. An American
ernlsszTy is said 20 De recognizing the
country circles and ceaters. The McCa--
thyites have attributed the growth OF Sc
cret societies 70 the promoting Of Pa-nelL
ties, but 10 prominent Pa-nellite is known
70 be associated IN the movement. Re
ga-ding the cause Of the explosion there Is
no official decision. The workmen who
we're repairing the rooms are suspected,
because they we're refused holiday yes
terday. The balance OF official opinion re-
mains entirely agzias. the theory Of seri-
Gus plot.
Mr.. Hastings, ". P, was again brought
before the cour. in Bow stree. on the
charge Of fraud. Damaging evidence
from lis own diary was produced TO con-
tredict his defense that he never intended
20 eEade justice. Mr.. Has.ing, who in
appearance has aged ten years since his
arrest, was reTnan1ed without bail He Is
8 Liberal nionis.
The death Of Prince Victor Of Hohen-
lohe-Langenburg leaves q vacancy IN the
gove-norship Of Windsor castle, which
position is destined for another needy Ger
man princsiing. The court circle IS inter-
ested n the position Of deceased's chill
cren. When ne married Miss Seymour
the queen refused to recognize his wife Is
3 princess, IN. the two we're admitted 20
court as the Count and Countess Gleichen.
Similarly, when the Duke Of Richmond's
sister married Prince Edward Of SAKE
Weimar, they were only recognized as
Count and Countess Dernb1rg. The mar
rage OF Princess Beatrice 20 Prince Henry
Of Battenbarg obliged the queen 70 CON-
oede 70 the wives OF Prince Victor OF Ho-
heaiohe-Langenburg and Prince Edward
Of Saxe-Weinar the rank Of princesses.
with the privilege Of standing in line BE-
hind the royalties .: receptions. The
question now arises as 70 what position
the children will take. The children Of
Prince Henry Of BaItenburg Will take his
own rank, and il IS contendei that the
children Of Prince Victor succeed 10 the
privileges Of their father.
The queens New Years gifts 70 tbs
needy servants Of Windsor castle. Osborne
house and other royal domains consisted
~ haar cEr-ls-,-- ~ 1 cal