New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30

1875. he accompanied the Prince Of Wales TO
India In the siege OF Alexandria he was the
hero Of the Condor bombardment and was
specially mentioned In dispatches and decorated
for gallantry. He landed in the town after the
ombardment and organized police guard ana
subsequently he served on Lord Wolseiey stan
during the Nile campaign for the RELIEF OF
Khartoum. He commanded the naval brigade
in the battles OF Abou Klea and Metemneh ana
distinguished himself BY GOODNESS and courage
His greatest exploit was the rescue OF Sir
Charles Wilson's party when a steamer boiler
was repaired under fire He has received three
medals for saving life and has repeatedly dis
PLAYED intrepidity and daredevil sallantiy III
sudden emergencies.
Lord Charles Beresford entered Parliament IN
1874 and was reelected In 1850, resgnlng III
1889 on q question Of strengthening the fleet
Since his retirement he has constantly been in
vited to stand again for Parliament, his per-
sonal popularity his prestige as the best fighting
man In the navy and his sagacity and inde-
pendence as intelligent critic OF naval policy
and methods having attracted as many as forty
six constituencies. Repulsed by the Chamber
lain Unionists at Birmingham, he has waited
until he could have hard fight In the open
field for an important seat. His opportunity
came when the seat occupied for many years
by the late Sir Frank Lockwood, one Of the most
popular leaders on the Liberal side. was vacant
He accepted at once the nomination and during
the last fortnight he has been conducting the
brecziest and most spirited canvass witnessed
for many years in a bye-election
GOOD OLD CONDOR"
Good old Condor" is the greeting which he
received whenever he opened an address and he
promptly acted upon the hint and talked like a
sailor. often dropping into familiar slang OF the
sea- wooing his constituency very much as the
gallant William carried off the black-eyed Susan.
One of his listeners at a meeting thinking TO
give him a poser. asked him what he would do
If war were declared-would ne desert his con-
stituency for the navy? The Admiral with a
placid smile turned the guns on the questoner.
"Ill tell you what | would do" he replied
promptly. II would come down here and ask
you whether you wanted me to so out and fight,
or to stay at home and believe you would say.
Go ana fight" The outburst Of cheering which
filed the room silenced the objector When the
Admiral closed his address with the character
istic phrase: Every man jack of the crew must
be piped on board to win" there was loud
laughter, with a rafting chorus: He's Jolly
good fellow"
Lord Charles Beresford is more outspoken than
candidates for Parliament ordinarily are. and 1t
is because he has the courage OF his opinions.
when he was asked what he would do with the
House OF Lords he replied without hesitation
with proposal that the peers should resolve
themselves into constituency and elect two
hundred members to sit as legislators, thereby
Identifying and strengthening that branch OF
Parliament. When he was questioned In regard
TO China. he suggested that the Foreign Office,
in view of the concession OF important ports and
naval stations to Germany and Russia, should