Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17
Thirty-Six Seats in Parliament
Gained.
CURZON IN 4 SPIRITED FIGHT
The Stambouloff Affair Likely to
Produce War.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS

LONDON, July 1.-THE greatest excite
ment prevails in the Southport division of
Lancashire today, where the Hon. George
N. Curzon, the sitting candidate, and con-
sentative. is contesting his seat against Sir
Herbert Naylor-Leyland the liberal candi-
date. Both candidates married American
ladies, who are taking an active part in
the campaign. The two candidates, accom-
panied by their wives, are driving about
rallying their forces. and great squads of
men and women cyclists, as well as horses
and dogs, are to be seen on all sides wear
ing favors of the rival politicians.
All the bicyclists had their party colors
streaming from their handle bars and the
Curzon riders formed an escort for Mr..
and Mrs. Curzon, while the Naylor-Lieland
wheelmen formed themselves into a body
guard for the purpose of cheering on the
candidate.
The radicals are making the most of Sir
Herbert Naylor-Lieland's belateL denial
that he purchased his baronetcy. While
body Of about 375 liberal bicycle riders
were escorting Sir Herbert and Lady Nay
wheeling q barrow, painted with the Cur
zon colors, dashed among them and sent
many Of the riders sprawling right and
left. A lively scrimmage followed.
The Returns.
The following additional returns have
been received from contested districts:
Edinburgh, east division-R. Wallace,
liberal, 3.499; H. Younger, unionist, 1885,
Liberal majority, 40. At the last election
the liberal majority was 1,16O showing a
loss to the liberals Of I'll votes in this d.
vision. Edinburgh. south division-R. Cox.
conservative. 4,S02; H. H. Paul, liberal,
4. IOS Conservative majority, o. At the
election Of 1892 In this district the liberal
candidate polled 1902 votes. and the union
lst candidate 4. 261 votes. liberal majority
OF 431 votes. Consequently the conserva-
tives win another seat Shields, south d.
vision-W. s. Robson, radical, 5,O57; H
Waynwright, conservative. 4.92i. Radical
majority. 1873. At the last election the liber-
al candidate polled 1895 and the conserva-
tive candidate 1888 votes. liberal majori-
ty of LOOT Waterford City-John E. Red
mond, Parnellite. 1.7SS; Farrell. anti-Par-
the last election Mr.. Redmond polled 1,6ss
votes to 1,24S poled by his opponent. D.
Sheehy, the anti-Parnellite candidate; gain,
l69 Dublin OVERWHELMING, liberal,
1851; Ri. Hon. David r. Plunkett, con-
sentative, 1905. Liberal majority, 400 This
is liberal gain. as at the last election all
the candidates were conservative.
Kilkenny-O'Brien, Parnellite, 6s1; Far
fty. IA. This Is gain of seat for the
Parnellites, as at the last election the anti
Parnellite candidate polIed IA votes to
6O4 polled for his opponent, an anti-Par-
nellite majority of 40.
Unopposed.
The following members Of the house of
commons have been elected without oppo-
sition in addition to those already recorded:
Cork-Southeast division Andrew Commins
anti-Parnellite; east division, Anthony ].
C. Donelan, anti-Parnellite Sussex-Mid-
die or Lewes division, Sir Henry Fletcher,
bart, conservative. Buckinghamshire-
Aylesbury division, Ferdinand James de
Rotheschild, unionist. Lancashire-North-
east, Rossendale division. John p MAIDEN.
liberal Mayo-West division, Robert AM
brose, anti-Parnellite. Worcestershire
Middle or Droitwich division, Richard B.
Martin, unionist. Derbyshire-West d.
d,vsi0e s
anu-Parnellite. ucestershire-Forest or
Dean division, the Ri. Hon. Sir Charles
Dixie, radical. Antrim-East division. Jas.
NJ McCalmont, conservative. Tpperary-
Parnellite.
An American's View.
The Times this morning gives promi-
hence to letter signed by Mr.. st. Clair
McKelway Of the Brooklyn Eagle, in which
1t says Mr.. McKelway regards the elections
in Great Britain as a check to socialistic
tendency and thereby Of value to every
division Of the English-speaking world.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, speaking at
Abercairn today, said that he accepted the
honor of contesting West Monmouth in the
cause Of temperance. He added that he
was firm liberal, and would stick to the
grand old man, even II everyone else de-
serted him.
UniOnfst Gains.
At o'clock this afternoon the following
was the result of the general elections:
Conservatives, 203; unionists, 80; total, 236.
Liberals, 80; McCarthyites, 20; Parnellites,
6: labor, 1; total. Il. Net unionists' gain,
&C.
Gladstone's Son.
There are also lively times today at
Leeds. especially in the west division, where
Col. North, the conservative candidate, is
said to have good prospects of defeating
the liberal candidate, the Rt Hon. Herbert
]. Gladstone. son of the Rt. Hon. w. F.
Gladstone. Col. North, with his family and
half dozen secretaries, number of serv-
ants and horses galore, is occupying the
principal hotel and is conducting a clever
campaign. He points particularly to the
humble cottage where he was born.