The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-09
SMALL LIBERAL GAIN.
Gladstone's Majority, If Any,
Will Be Hard to Handle.
JUSTIN MCCARTHY DEFEATED.
Thee Socialists Elected In London
New Cabinet-Gl ad stones vigor.


ties 4. Independent Labor 3. Of the
3A known results, being over
one-half the whole. the Union
lists united have 100. against
a united opposition of 154 The Liberals.
therefore, would require to capture num-
Der of Conservative county districts in
order to obtain a working majority. This
evening sanguine GIadstonians hardly
reckon on it.
LONDON. July S.-rAssociated Press,
Copyrighted. 1892. Out of twenty-four
constituencies contested yesterday the
Liberals lost two and won two. These re-
suits dispose of the last possibility that
Gladstone will obtain a reliable working
majority. AS the elections held yester-
day were fairly representative, no great
Liberal triumph can be expected from the
county vote when completed, and the last
hope that the Gladstone government will
be bustressed by strong. coherent party
is gone. On the contrary, the Liberal
majority must now depend on the Irish
party. Even with the support of both
Irish sections it is improbable that Glad
stone will have more than ma
jority of fifty. Conservatives hold that
majority of more than twenty
Is improbable. Among the certainties
OF the future nothing is so certain as a
long period of political turmoil. Glad
stone with a small majority, composed of
motley groups of Liberals. Radicals, labor
ties. McCarthyites and Parnellites, will be
unable to effect any serious legislation.
This self-evldent fact has given rise to a
rumor that he will decline to form a
ministry and Will recommend Earl Spencer
for the purpose. The Liberals rightly rid
icule the rumor. They know their chief,
even with majority Of twenty, is ready
10 take office and produce home rule bill.
They are also beginning to admit that the
chances OF home rule passing the house
are becoming remote. If it does pass no
strain will be put upon the lords in reject
ing it. The peril to the lords lay i'm op-
posing home rule as backed by the decided
will of the country. They can reject it
now with light heart.
Among the difficulties awaiting the
Liberal government is the formation of a
labor party not caring a rap for home rule,
and ready to coalesce with any party
already. Burns and Hardy are the
strongest representatives. The laborers
declare their intention to form party of
their own and make terms for their sup
port. In addition, the new London men,
bers are determined to form a municipal
socialist group, bent on procuring social
reform. Thus the opponents of Gladstone
hope the home rule scheme will be failure
With regard to the new cabinet, lead
ing treasury official told a representative
of the Associated Press that he had OBJ
tanned information that Henry Fowler
would be chancellor of the exchequer and
Sir William Harcourt first lord Of the
treasury and leader of the house. This ar
rangement contains the startling implica-
ton that Gladstone will either retire to the
lords or take the lightest part in the gov
eminent. the vice presidency of the coun-
Gil. The Gladstonian followers ridicule
the notion of his accepting peerage, and
believe he will remain in the commons and
fight home rule through.
Regarding home rule the Associated
Press has authorityto state that Glad
stone, when speaking of the adjustment of
the pecuniary burdens of Ireland. referred
to the proposals relating to the national
debt assigned to Ireland. In the 1886 bill
this was calculated at one-ifteenth, based
upon estimates of taxation, rateable
values. etc. This was found to be gross
overestimate. The financial inquiry long
engaged Gladstone's attention. In it he
was assisted by Goshen. The inquiry
tends to show that the apportionment
should be one twenty-second part of the
debt.
The strain of the Midlothian campaign
is not affecting the vigor of Gladstone,
who is devoting his leisure time to re-
search for coming Oxford lecture. After
the elections Gladstone will 60 to Paris for
few days to search for material concern
ing the French portion of the subject. If
Morley should become minister his oppo-
nents in Newcastle mean to nominate
Joseph Cowan against him. Cowan is inn
mensely popular and might GUST Morley.
Today's returns show the reelection of
Right Hon. Edward Stanhope, secretary
of war. and Right Hon. Henry Chaplain,
president of the board of agriculture.
Irish returns show that Timothy Harring-
ton, Parnellite, is reelected and Timothy
Sullivan defeated. J. w. Lowther, par
liamentary secretary for the foreign office,
is also reelected by reduced majority.
The defeat of Sir Thomas Henry Grattan-
Esmonde, Parnellite, by Hon. H. Plumett,
in Ireland. is received with much elation
by the Conservatives, as was also the de-
feat of Justin Mccarthy.
The most notable announcement in the
election returns today is the defeat of
Justin Mccarthy, leader of the anti-Par-
neliite party. by Ross, Conservative, in
Derry. The district has always been close.
The Liberals lost seat in Wales today
and gained one.
EDINBURGH, July s.-Gladstone and
Wauchope have been nominated for par
lament. The election takes place Tues
day. Wauchope is mere wooden man
against Gladstone The latter left for
West Calder today, in excellent health and
spirits, accompanied by his wife, who
watched for his comfort with constant So
licitude. At West Calder a public meet
ing was held in a disused quarry. reached
by an underground passage. The place
was packed and the miners gave Glad
stone rousing reception.
DUBLIN, July S.-An attack was made on
the house OF John Dillon this morning
and windows smashed by stones hurled by
the mob.
The Emperor's Quarrel With bismarck.
BERLIN, July S.-The ReichSnneeiger. the
government organ. publishes an imperial