New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
DISSOLUTION IMMINENT.
TT NAY COME AT ANY MOMENT
THE SHADOW OF IT'S COMING END RESTS
ON THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT


ERAL ELECTION WILL TAKE PLACE IN
uLY-PARrY MANAGERS PREPARING
FOR THE STRUGGLE -AccrsA-
TIoNs AGAINST LORD
RosEBERY 80 YACHT
ING PROSPECTS
London. May 19-Parliament will resume It's
sittings on Monday under the shadow OF disso-
luton Sir William HarcOurt, the Government
leader in the House. has informed the leaders Of
the Mccarthy section Of the Irish party that the
next general election will probably take place in
JuIy and other Liberal authorities have con-
veyed similar intlmation Richard Hadane'
NJ p who Is Lord ROseberys factotum. IN a
speech to his constituents to-day also pre-
dicted an early dissolution. and added that III
his opinion It ought to have occurred before now
I'm order to have the election of such majority
as would stamp Enthusiastically the desire OF the
country to pass Government measures WITHOUT
further hndrance. While the opinion is gen
eral that dissolution H. imminent. not one OF III"
bes,-inf,rmed members of the Liberal party
knows whether the Government will attempt To
carry the clauses Of the budget the Regstra-
ton bill and the Evicted Tenants bill before APP
pealng to the country Indeed. the Ministers
ma iory would persistontly adhere To the Gov
eminent the session would be prolonged until all
the important bills including the measure for the
disesta blishment If the Church In Wales. were
rassel bv the House Of Commons and sent t.
the House Of Lords for rejection. but the pos
sibilitv Of defeat turks In every proposal sub
rittcd by the Government to the popular legis-
lstIve body. An electoral struggle may BE- pre-
cinitated at any moment. and all that the Min
listers can do is TO wait and prepare for 1t.
Tho coming Antl-Lorls Conference in Leeds
will sound the trumpet Of battle. The Cabinet
are resolved t. make the question Of The sur
vival Of the House II Lords as It is al present
the first plank In their election programme This
assurance has caused the National Liberal Fed
Grafton {, take action to obtain from all constit-
uencles picked delegates 10 the conference
Several members 81 the Cabinet have rcluct-
antly given their assent T. the adoption 81 a
bold and determined policy In opposition = th'
House II Lords. but the majority ~ the Minister'S
are thoroughly convinced that further Liberal
legislation Is imposs. Die unless thu Upper House
is controlled and these men are heartily en- rap
port with the popular feeling. The prin 'lpal
resolution which will engage tn" attention ~ the
Anti-Lorls Conference viii propose the llmitn-
ton ~ the veto wer = Che Peers ID single
session. Any bin rejected by the House 81 Lords
which shall DO again passed Is the House ~
Commons AZ a subsequent session need not g.
to the Upper Htise Though the resolution has
the sanction II the Cabinet !, will fall FAR short
Of satisfying the Radicais: but In Government
circles r. is believed that such change can be
more easily Effected than the complete abolition
Of the Peers veto power.
\ London paper which has been cleaning the
ideas u a number u Peers on the coming doom
u their body has ELECTED the opinion u the Duke
Of FIJI. sou-ln-law u tn. Prince ~ Wales. who
expresses himself AZ In favor q !ufus.ng I'opu-
lar elements into the Upper House without break
ing the historic continuity u that body. The
Duke declines 10 discuss the question whether the
new elements shall consist ~ elective or III"
Peerages. but suggests that committees comprs-
ing the best men IN both Houses Of Parliament
bc app1ir ted 20 study the subject The other
Peers who responded 10 the newspapers Invita-
ton 10 express their Views on ~" subject IN
cluded Niscount harrington Earl De La War;
Lord Norton. the Earl Of Souihesk and Lord
SherbOrne. all 81 whom arr opposed 10 any con-
ccssions on the part Il the House ~ Lords ana
in favor Of 2 determined fight for the integrity 81
that body. Earl Stnnhope shares 10 a certain cN-
tent the views expressed by ,hc Duke 81 Fife be
ueving that & would be we'll 10 arf - the Upper
House limited number 81 life Peers. LORD
Windsor advises the abolition Of the present
House and the formation u "A new one on
basis elective and selectiye The responses. as
whole. however. show that the Peers are wholly
ignorant OF The strength 81 the popular deter
minatlon TO amend or end their legislative body
The party organizers are energetically al work
preparing for the inevitable election. The lists
OF candldaic1 the most laborous Of the prem-
mary work. nearly completed The Liberals
have offered to defray The election expenses oil
six labor candidates provided they viii pledge
themselves - support the Government under all
circumstances.
Theretention ~ Mr. Mundela I'm the Cabinet until
public opinion compelled his retirement IL alleged
to be due TO Lord ROseb"ry's backing him up.
Lord ROscbcry himself T. freely accused ~ spccu
lating on the stock Exchange In association with
the KOths rhilds According 10 current reports.
the War Once has always been opposed ~ the
use 81 the Maxim gun In the Army. That De
partmcnt has altered It's tone since Lord Rose
berry assumed office. and this concession to the
Maxim gun is explained by the fact that the
R0thschilds hold ma jOrty Of the Maxim stock.
l. Scrutiny OF the list Of Shareholders In the Maxim
| Company does not disclose Lord RosebeTy =
name but THAT doesn't matter" say hostile
critics LORD Rothschild's 1851 IS shares
include Lord ROsebery's holdings as a turf
man. combined with Stock Exchang" specu-
lator. Lord Rosebery's name IL getting into bad
odor IN religious circles
The National Anti-Gambling League has begun
an active crusade against betting on racecourses
a test has been raised against the lessees or
| the Northampton racecOurse, who have been
summoned to court on charges Of violating the
betting 40, and permitting gambling within their
enclosure racing days. II the league should
win the case II would effectually put an end 20
racecourse betting everywhere in the Kingdom.
| and deal Il mortal blow TO the sport Of racing.
| a great yachting season Is In prospect. The
| appearance Of the American yachts Nlgllant and
| Iasca in the clyde has given an immense i'm
petus to yachting preparations there. the
launching of new yachts Is OF almost daily oc-
| currence. There Is enormous fleet OF ten
raters and large number Of twenty-raters,
among the latter a cutter built for Prince Henry
OF Battenberg, designed by Watson. and an
| other constructed by +. Is. Jameson, OF Dublin.
| Yachting circles cordially approve the decision
| of the committee Of the Dorset Yacht Club ac-
cepting the entry OF the Vigilant a competitor
| for the Queens Cup. The Clyde Yacht Club has
! agreed to give an extra cup for twenty-raters.
| THE DEATH PENALTY IN FRANCE.
| Paris, May l9-The Chamber OF Deputies to-day
| rejected NJ Relnachs bill. providing for private