The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-12
LADY HENRY SOMERSET.
Her Charity Does Not Begin at Homes
Richard Croker Coming Home.

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LONDON. Sept. 11.-The defeat of the
Healyite candidate at the parliamentary
election in the South division of Kerry
| Yesterday has embittered the strife in
side the Irish Home Rule party. Had
the Healyites been victorious in this
contest it is stated that Mr.. Justin Nc
Carthy would have resigned the leader
shin of the party. Now, however, both sides
are in a temper to fight to the death.
The iubilation of McCarthyites over their
victory is tempered by the evident
apathy of the Irish people, as shown by
the smallness of the poll in Kerry. The
government are highly pleased to OBJ
serve the weakening of the party, which
has so greatly INSTRUCTED legislation, by
internal dissensions The liberals them
selves admit that the new parliament has
opened most auspiciously tor the con-
servatives.
While Lady Henry Somerset has been
engaged in looking after a. fabltual
drunkard, named Jane Cakebread, who
has been arrested for drunkenness more
than three hundred times and whose
last sentence was RENTED in view of
Lady Somerset's promise to provide for
her, the st. Pancras vestry has been dis
cussing Lady Henry Somerset's property.
The healt committee had recommended
the immediate closing of certain OF her
houses in Charlton street, Somerstown,
which were alleged to be unfit for
human habitation. One member of the
board asserted that Lady Henry was con
tent to do nothing for the betterment OF
the property us long as she received rent,
but that now she was willing to cooper
ate with the vestry, because the expense
would devolve upon the vestry. Another
member asserted that Lady Henry Som
erset was sincerely anxious to improve
the condition of the property. After
considers BILE discussion the Health Com
mittee recommendation was unanimous
adopted.
A spirited correspondence has APP
psared in the Times during the week on
the subject of the alleged disastrous eff
fects of gambling in wheat on agricul
ture. Several letters charge that deal
ers make fictitious contracts in Liverpool
and telegraph them back after the Liver
pool market has closed and that then
these fictitious prices appear in the news
papers of the next day and fit prices the
farmers are to receive for their grain.
Richard Croker and family, of New
York, returned to London from Loves
toft list evening. Mr. Croker found
waiting him here great pile of tele-
grams asking him for ''tips" on the st.
Leger. Mr.. Croker says that he has never
had any idea of changing the date of his
sailing for America, as stated. He and
his family sail by the steamship Columbia
on Friday next. He engaged passage on
board this boat for this trip on June,
last, as was cabled to the Associated
Press at that time. Mr.. Croker has the
captains room for the voyage.
While at Lowestoft, this week, Mr..
Croker was visited by David Mcclure
and Congressman George B. Mcclellan.
The latter, who sails on the City of Rome
to-day, is supposed to carry messages
from Mr.. Croker to the Tammany chiefs
Mr.. Croker still refuses to discuss politi-
cal subjects, but there can be little
doubt that upon his arrival in New York
he will come out openly for VIM. @.
Whitney for the Democratic nomination
for the Presidency.