Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-16
ON VERGE OF DEFEAT
The British Liberal Party Face 10 FACE
With Disaster.
lord RosEBEnY's RETIREMENT.
II Il Nearly at Hand, the premier
UtmscIf Says-Enginpd, Armeh'"'
md the Portc-Demonstrnti OF
the Powers.


LONDON, June i5.-rhe deVeiopheh'9
which have manifested themselves SIM
the Cabinet council. which was heiu y"
Tuesday indicate that the government
has decided upon taking some definite ac-
ton against the Porte. The comm
lions which have been sent TO RUSSIA anu
France by the Foreign Office urge 'he NJ
& ssity of making formidable haVal "e
monstration In the bosphoTus "l'Hou'
delay. The suggestions made Dy huSs"
and France that a conference Oh ''0
Powers be held do not suit, as they arc
not in the line of Lord Roseb rvs pohCy'
II is plain that the Premier wants 70
have Great Britain committed 10 st'o"e
and practical policy OF pTo-Afheh'"H ~
prevention before the Conservatives get
into oiiicc, or else he psrcelNes III
ference Of the Powers might .htrap Us
land into Il discussion OF 'nc p.o-..V
OF her occupation Of Egypt me io'
might be desirable 20 the Liberals out
the latter would not b. welcome 10 any
party or faction In the Kingdom IT.
Tho Sneaker in an article oStehslpiy
basod upon information TeceiVed from
Conetantinople, but really inspired py
cabinet Minister deciGr that com
bined demonstration IS the only leasiDie
and proper method OF dealing WIN .ne
Porte. The article declares that the sultan
is not IN sole master OF the silu@'o"' d.
is generally believed. 49,. c,,t,a,
According TO this statement the sultan
had actually prepared a reply 10 the
identical note OF the Powers, accep'lhs
tho I rms laid down ty them when ne re-
ccivcd warning that If he peisis. ~
the course indicated by his repN' ~
would unqucstionably meet the tate OF MS
,,ncle. sultan ABDUL Aziz. After tn warn
inc. the Sultan withdrew his answer
RIDICULE or ENGLAND.
Tho gathering of the 6eets at CONSTANT
monte would have great influence upon
the conspirators, who are pulling strlisS
( ev.n In the innermost recesses Oh INC
imperial harem. ,,,
These worthless are prepared 10 rluicule
the idea Of English pressure upon tlc
Porte. and they are also prepared 10 as
sossinate the Sultan If he should dare 10
yieId TO outside influence. They VIII
come to think differently, however. the
sneaker saws. II they see the combined
,rouclads. representing the real forces
& which they are setting at defiance
4 The Liberal organs generally assume
that the defiant attitude taken by the
Porte is due to a notion on the part
OF the Sultan and his encourage mat
there will soon be a change IN the BRIT
( ish Government which viii Involve
complete change in England's foreign
nolicv II is true that a small pro-
, Turkish party continues TO exist among
. the Conservatives. but within recent
period extraordinary transformations or
oniuion in regard 20 the best means or
dealing with the Eastern question nave
taken place among the leaders ana the
rank and file Of the Tory party, ana, al
though no authoritative pronunciamcnto
has issued from Lord Salisbury. or any
of his immediate followers. IL is an open
secre, that the traditional policy concern
ing Turkey will be departed from when
the Conservatives obtain office.
BALKAN RECONSTRUCTION
! Lord Salisbury may have no cut-and-
dried plan. but the Conservative organs
which reflect the opinions which prevail
in the Carlton Club are now advocating
a reconstruction Of the Balkan Govern
ments by permitting Bulgaria 10 absorb
Macedonia, and even Constantinop!e. Civ
ing Greece some extension Of her from
tiers. and combining M0slem domination TO
a portion Of Asia Minor. This, / course,
means war. but war is in the air.
d EOSEBERY'S RETIREMENT
Many have been the assertions and de-
mails that Prime Minister Kos berry was
anxious to Icy down the cares OF office.
but The first authoritative statement was
made yesterday, when Lord Rosebery him
1 self confessed In a speech In the Clerken-
we'll District both his desire 10 retire from
tine premiership and that the time was
near when the government would BE-
I overthrown. he said that among the
many castles i'm the air in which he in
dulGed was one Of the day when he SHOULD
be released from bis position. This day,
/ he added. was not remote. though its
! nearness might be overost.matcd.
| This utterlnce comedies with what the
/ United Press reporter privately heard
! CabiHct Minister say ancnt his personal
! arrangements lie said: Il am making
preparations FOR a long rest from official
work after Parliament rises. I intend to
! take long absence from England and
| shall have time 10 return 10 ms old stu
dies"
The same feeling Of conviction Of the
| collapse of the party in the coming cleo
tons pervades the Liberals. Unless some
| thought, such as the political resurrection
OF sir. Gladstone, should reanmate the
party, they will enter the Campaign so
! dispirted that their defeat will be an
! overwhelming disaster.
PARTY POSITION CRITICAL.
The pr sent position Of the party is so
! critical that every bye-election has be
/ come momentous The result of the cleo
ton i'm Iny-rnesshre. which was necss-
STATED by the resignation Of Dr. Macgre-
gor who recently in the House Of Com
mons announced his dissatisfaction with
the government proposals IN regard to
Crofter legislation. ought TO be declared
to-day. The burning OF a ballot-box in
the district may. however, delay the an
| nouncement of the result. Even If the
| Liberal candidate Mr. MacRae. should be
| elected, the government Will be uncertain
OF his vote He Is a Cr0fter advocate and
a pure Celt. RE was sent 10 London on :.
land dcputaton which was addressed by
Sir William Harcourt, who thinks the
Crofter question a nuisance. Sir William
used strong language 10 the deputation.
| Whereupon Mr.. MacRae said: "You should
swear at the Hishlanders. Moreover
there are others VINO can swear as well
as YOU. Tam your government, and tam
your bills. Harcou't"
Sir William was dumbfounded for a mo-
ment. but recovered from his amazeinent.
and laughed heartily al the outbreak OF
the Highland delegate
Arthur j. Balfour is chaEind at the
declaration OF the bimetallists in re-
Spouse to the monometallists' memorial
and says that whatever opinions he holds
on the subject Of bimetallism. he would
not make them political Issue. but
- | "S~AN N'Ais AH' III III d. an lIllAlQQdl
CHINESE LOAN.
, The RothschilGs, Of Paris. In concert
with the London firm. refuse to touc.
the Russo-Chinose loan Stin The
strength Of the French syndicate 50 as.
, sures public confidence in Paris that there
. have been dealings in the loan there al
- francs premium on whatever tbs
| issue-price may be. The Bou.xe com
, mittee has forbidden pren-um operations
. on the ground that the loan has not vel
/ been officially announced. but the couliss.
, ! continues its premium dealings.
The Statist. OF this city. contends that
! | English investors are well out OF IN,
business. the political designs behind III,
loan making IL risky, while British trad,
IS certain TO benefit by the Chinese ex
penditures.
THE LIBERALS LOSE
i. The result of the bye-electon in Inver
nesshire held TO FIJI the vacancy in IN,
! House OF Commons, caused by the Re-
signation Of DR. Donald MacGregor. Ii
beral. was announced late this afternoon
The Liberals have lost the constituency
the vote standing: Mr.. Bailey G'nionisu
1854: MIR. MacRae 0.ioeraD. 2.5li.
I One Of the ballot-boxes was burned las
, | Itst Of. "a.