The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-06
LIBERALS HOPE
FOR A VICTORY
Parliament Has All but
Adjourned.
ELECTION NEXT JULY
INCREASE OF MADNESS IN
GREAT BRITAIN.
Croker Denies That he Has Pur-
chased Muckross and Complains
of New York Newspaper
Tactics.
Copyrighted 1889. by the Associated Press

LONDON, Aug. 5.-The session of
Parliament practically ended yesterday
evening and the propagation will take
place on Wednesday. There seems to
be a very general belief that it will be
the last full session of the present Par
lament, shrewd political prophets pre-
dieting that a general election will be
held next July at the latest.
With the kaleidoscope transforma-
tions occurring necessarily in foreign
politics, it is difficult to forecast the
result of an appeal to the country, but
unless some coup rehabilitates the
prestige Of the present Cabinet it is
not difficult TO foretell a moral disaster
in the shape of an enormously de-
creased Conservative majority, al
though it is hard to indorse the opti-
mistic views of the Liberals, who ap-
parently are satisfied that a general
election will return them to power.
Candid criticism, however, compels the
statement that there are too many
cross currents in the Liberal party to
admit of success until Lord Rosebery
or another such Liberal Imperialist
arises to weld the various sections that
are now following Sir Campbell Ban
herman, Sir William Vernon Harcourt
and John Morley respectively, and to
proclaim an aggressive programme in
stead of a narrow, negative policy,
which is confined to purely OBJ
structive tactics, SO characteristic of
the present divergent leadership.
The fifty-third report of the Com
missioners of Lunacy is unpleasant
reading It shows aDDalllnR IN
crease of madness. In England and
Wales the lunatics on January of the
present year tOtaled 105, 0S6, an Increase
of 3114 over 1898, the largest increase
yet recorded. An analysis shows that
this spread of lunaCy is not confined to
any one class, although naturally the
largest increase is among paupers. me
situation is regarded as so alarming
that an early official inquiry is de
manded into the causes and the best
means of combating them.
Richard Croker before leaving Lon
don for Southampton, whence ne sailed
for New York on board the American
liner ST Paul, said to a representative
of the Associated Press who asked him
If there was any truth in the report
that he had purchased the Lakes or
Killarney: Il never heard of or knew
anything about any sale of the Lakes
of Killarney or Muckross Abbey until
expect to come back to London next
spring for the usual three months rae
ing The New York newspapers won
allow me peace in my own country
and I am compelled to come over here
for il. English newspapers don't med
die with a mans private affairs,
while in America reporters are watch
ing my house and following me about
the streets in cabs and street cars.
why, l can't even go out of town
without having a lot of reporters on
the train with me, who are going TO
print the names of everybody L speak
to and publish everything l do.
Il was driven away from America to
find my pleasures and then accused or
being un-AmeriCan because l come
over here for a little rest.
Il am perfectly satisfied with my
treatment here l have not won many
races thus far, but l am not losing any
thing by my stables. 1t takes long
time to form a good racing stable. be-
cause the only way to get good horses
is to breed them yourself. [ expect to
breed some good ones by and by from
Dobbins and Americas. and l shall
keep on racine just the same. win or
lose I have five horses racing now
that will continue to run during the
racing season-Salina, GeOrgiana, LOr-
eta, Domineer and Bowling Green.
Bowling Green is a three-year-O
bought at six months old in Madison
Square Garden for S120. To-day
would not take $500 for him. The only
horse, Wishard, my trainer, bought for
me over here was a yearling FLY, for
which he paid $50.