Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-30
SOCIETY CL0ljDED.
London Feels the Effect Of the Down
fall Of Rosebery.
The Dissolution Of Parliament
Means q Death-Krell to the
Socia l Season - Big Private
Parties Cancelled and the Theatres
Largely Deserted The Coming
Political Battle.

Political Battle.
London, June 2S-The dissolution OF
the Parliament which, as the Marquis
OF Salisbury intimated in the House OF
Lords, will likely occur on July s, will
be the death knell of the season here.
and in a fortnight there will q general
exodus to the country.
While the court function already ar
ranged viii be held, the dates fixed on
for many big private parties have been
cancelled, and the West End shop keep
ers are suffering in consequence from
the result OF the feeling Of depression
which has fallen upon the social world.
The theatres and other places of
amusement are also feeling the effect
Of the clouds which are sweeping over
society, and the attendance at even the
most attractive houses has already de-
creased to a noticeable degree.
On all sides the agents of both par
ties are actively preparing for the fray.
The rust is being worn off the time
worn suits of political armor, and all
the old weapons of a British electoral
campaign are being FURNISHED up to
the highest point of brightness Quiet
canvassing is already going on in some
quarters, and the Primrose League is
preparing to rally to the standard of
the Marquis Of Salisbury the army of
Tories,
EAGER FOR THE BATTLE,
the result of which is looked upon as
certain to be victory for the Conserva-
tism
The campaign Will begin in deadly
earnest next week, when Lord Rose
berry will fire the first battery of his
guns for the Liberals in his speech at
the Royal Albert Hall, South Kensing-
ton, and the same day Sir William YER
non Harcourt, eX-Chancellor OF the EX-
chequer, will pour hot shot into the
Tory ranks in an address which he is
to deliver at Derby. the seat which he
has represented in Parliament since
1880.
Following the booming of these heavy
pieces of artillery. will be heard fierce
reply from the batteries OF the some Of
the leaders of the Conservative Unionist
parties, including the Marquis of Sails
bury, the Rt. Hon. T. J. Balfour, and
the RI. Hon. Jos. Chamberlain, now
dubbed Judas" by the Irish National
G,.,v no to1-
along the line of both the Liberal Con-
sentative forces and the engagement
will become general. Every man on
each side who can be expected to win
a vote by speech will be called upon
to DO so and a hot exchange of re-
examinations will fill the air until the
polling clears away the smoke of battle.
Vanity Fair says it is understood
that the Queen is greatly pleased at
the change Of government and she
hoped that very solid and able min
lister would be selected to control the
admiralty department as the first lord
of the Admiralty. Her Majesty has
recently been deyoting much attention
TO
THE BRITISH NAVY,
and to the relative strength of the
navies of the world. Cuttings from
various newspapers commenting upon
the subject are collected and these,
with the opinions of experts are read
to the Queen, who listens most atten-
lively and has notes made for future
reference.
Nazrulla Khan, the Afghan visitor
who has attracted so much attention in
the press elsewhere. has taken great
interest in the change of ministry, and
is said to have been quite sorry that
the Earl of Kimberly, Ex-Secretary Of
State for Fnrpi0n Affairs, has lost bis
portfolio. mis- solicitude upon the
part of Nazrulla for the Earl is due to
the fact that the latter has been untir-
ing in his efforts TO make the Princes
visit a; pleasant one. and has so far sue
ceeded in smoothing over the little un-
pleasanties which have so frequently
cropped up since The Ameers son
landed on the shores. For this there
is no doubt that the Earl or his agents
deserve great credit. for more diff
cult person to please than Nazrulla
Khan never set foot on British soil.
There has been much derisive COM
ment in society at the announcement
in the papers that the Duke of Fife,
son-in-law of the Prince Of Wales,
"honored Lord and Lady Londonderry
with his company at dinner the same