Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-14
British General Elections
Have Begun.
THAT UNFORTUNATE RACE
Tho Honest Actions of the Cornell
Grew Are Admired on
All Sides.


lsOANbpNr July To-
copyrighted 1895 by the Associated
prcss)-The general elections, the re-
ratta at Henley and the visit OF the
Cal Duke OF Genoa to Spithead have
been uppermost In the public mind
during the past week The elections
practically. commenced yesterday with
the return of thirty-siN unopposed
candidates including thirty Conserva-
tives, three Liberals and three Parnell-
ties. Among the unopposed members
elected was the Hon. George s. Cos
chen, representing st. Georges Han
over Square. London; Sir Ellis Ash
mead-Bartlett, member for the Eccles-
all division of Sheffield Conservative;
Mr. John HeatOn, progressive Con-
sentative. who represented Canterbury
and the ut. Hon. 7. j. Mundclla, ud-
vanced Liberal, the representative OF
the Bright Side division of Sheffield.
Mr.. Goschen is the new first lord of the
admiralty. Sir Ellis Ashmead- Bartlett
Is native Of Brooklyn and was for
merly lord of the admiralty In Lord
Sallsbury's administration In 1885 and
again from 1856 to 1892 Mr.. Heaton
Is the author of the Imperial Penny
Postage" scheme and MIR, Mundella
was formerly president Of the Board of
Trade with seat In the cabinet of the
late Liberal government and resigned
May II, 1894, as result of being sum
moned to appear In court for examina-
tIon as to the affairs of the defunct
New Zealand company of which he was
one OF the directors. Mr.. Mundella
stated In court that he resigned from
the board of directors when he was APP
pointed to the presidency of the Board
OF Trade. EE
In reference to the Henley regatta
already so much has been cabled that
not much remains to be said. The
STRAIGHTFORWARD statement made by
80. at. a.. 4
Cornell crew should set at rest the
rumors circulated by the friends of the
Leander against the fair dealings Of
the young men from Tthica. As Free
born stated, the umpire had control of
the race after 1t was started and TO dis
regard his command was sufficient rea-
son to disqualify "A crew. The umpire
did not In any way indicate his desire
to have the Cornell crew return, fol-
lowed them TO the finish and awarded
them the beat. No one regrets the out
come OF the affair more than the menu
bers OF the Cornell crew. who after
wards frankly acknowledged their de-
feat by Trinity Hall in n hard-rowed
race saying they had no excuse to offer
and that they We're fairly beaten.
The italian fleet arrived of Spithead
on the morning OF the 9th and later
the admirals were received on board
II. NJ. S. Victory by the comander-ln-
tHils LHt VICE uuHllIAl commanding
the channel squadron. the admiral's
superintendent. and the renr admiral
of the channel squadron and others Of
tlcers OF the British flag afterwards
returned their visit on board the flag
ship. quite a dramatic scene occurred
on board the Victory where the Duke
of Genoa was shown the plates mark
ing the spot where Nelson fell at the
battle of Trafalgar The Duke OF Genoa
gaZed at II for moment and stretched
out his hand and the two admirols,
Admiral Salmon and the Duke of
Genoa shook hands across the plate
without speaking and surrounded by
the officers OF both fleets. The Italian
officers and men are being very warm
ly received and are being feted dlned
and lunched several times every day.
Their reception Is Intended to be In
terpreted as an Offset to the trans
Russian demonstration upon the occa-
sion OF the Kaiser Wilhelm canal be-
tween the Baltic and the North Sea.
The Duke of Genoa has gained the
good will OF everybody by his cordial
greetings of the British officers. The
Duke of York and the first lord OF the
admiralty. the 1T. Hon. ]. Goschen.
accompanied by all the lords OF the ad-
miralty and number OF other dlstin-
gulshed officials went TO Portsmouth
on Wednesday and banquetted the Ital-
ians on the grounds OF the naval col
lege. The newspapers naturally are
printing articles daily OF Our ALLIES,
the Italians" and they are making
complimentary references 20 them.