Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-21
THAT BIG MAJORITY.
what VIII Lord Salisbury DO with
1t: the Question.
Especial London cable ietter)

Especial London cable letter.
LONDON, July 2oA-Now that strong
Unionist majority in the next Parliament
is assured people are beginning to ask
what Lord Salisbury, the Prime Minister,
will do with II. Born robust. Will It sur
vive the fun natural term OF the parlia-
mentary session-seven.ye years? or course.
tho UnIonists are confident that It viii,
and their confidence IN its vigorous life
for the fun term is built on the solidity
OF the party when II was In opposition
and the seeming absence Of dangerous
elements OF discord
The Liberals comfort themselves by
revertng 70 the past experience OF Par
lianents with great majoTities, which ma
jorities have always shown a tendency
80 fall TO pieces. They also have special
reason to anticipate that the present or
coming Cnionist majority viii not prove
an exception 10 this experience.
Judging from the results Of the elections
thus far held. there Is a strong proba-
billy that the purely Conservative ma
jority win attain such dimensions as
viii render that party independent of Mr..
Chamberlain and bis allies. 1t is a no.
tOrious fact that the genuine Conserva-
tiyes fear and detest Mr.. Chamberlain.
The old supporters OF Lord Salisbury
whose claims 10 Office have been over
looked i'm the formation of the new gov
eminent in favor Of the Liberal Unionists.
will certainly soon enter into n cabal
10 Dust the latter, IL the party shall be
able TO act without the support OF the
Liberal-Unionsts.
UNIONIST PROGRAMME.
Much depends upon the maintenance OF
ministerial harmony In the future pro-
gramnfe OF the party which went into
the campaign with no announced pro-
grarnme except. 90 use the words of Lord
Salisbury. the programme OF dissolution.
If Afr. Chamberlain consents TO abandon
every Liberal measure with which his
name-is still associated, ana confines him
self 20 his recently formulated social plat
form. he will be likely TO re-
main in the Cabinet, but, it will be
difficult for him and his followers to
submit TO a roactionist policy, like that
embodied IN sectarlan education. which
Lord Salisbury is credited with intending
to promote. 1t Will be still worse for
the Liberal-Unionists If the Cabinet should
seek to crafty the internal yeaTn-
ing common TO the whole COnserva-
tive party for some return TO protection.
Lord Salisbury has the advantage Of
months before he viii be Obliged to
disclose his programme. After the swear
ing in OF members when the House Of
Commons meets, in the second week in
August, nothing need TO be done beyond
securing supplies Nothing will be done
before actual work is entered upon, early
In February.
IRISH QUESTION.
The Irish question is likely to Be
brought to the fore il events verify cur
rent reports. The physical force party
which had been organizing TO compel
action by the Liberals were prepared t.
make such hostile demonstrations az
would show that Irish discomfort would
not brook longer delay in satisfying the
Irish demands. 1t Is stated that secret
drilling has been widely revived in Ire
land by old malcontents.
4 number Of well-knoWn members OF
the Irish communities in london, Glas-
Cow. and Liverpool have left within the
month FOR Ireland, making no secret TO
their cOmpatriOts that something was
brewing IN which they meant 70 share.
The triumph Of the Unionists ana the
prospective coercion may be giving i'm
petus TO The secret societies. and may
precpitate outbreaks in Ireland.
SOCIAL SENSATION.
\ report has been circulated that has
caused the greatest kind OF sensation in
society. II is TO the elsct that the Duke
and Duchess OF Ork baby, Irlnce Id
ward. is deaf and dumb. 1t IS impossible
10 ascertain what amount of truth there
is in the report. The baby Is little
over a year old, and is stout and we'll
formed. His photographs do not exhibit
a trace of mental defect, but the report
OF this calamity is bruited widely as
fact.
The report that the Russo-Chinese loan
had been largely subscribed I'm Paris yes
terday fen entirely fiat in London. FL
nanciers here assert that the French con-
tractors or French public have not taken
the loan, and that when the allotment IS
made ii will fan fiat.
MAVERICK CASE.
rhe Maybrlck Association. with which
many men and ladies are affiliated. Is
about to present a petition 10 the new
Hone Secretary. Sir Matthew White
Ridgeley, asking him 20 reopen the May
brick case. Mrs. Florence Maybrlck' II
will be recalled is an American woman.
n naive Of Mobile. Ala. who was some
years ago convicted of having poisoned
her husband. a wealthy merchant OF ldv-
erpool. She was sentenced to be hanged,