Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-28
POLITICAL CRISIS
ENGLISH LIBERALS FACE TO
FACE WITH RUIN.
NOTED AMERICAN VISITORS.
Record-Breaking Opera Season-Amer-
lean Coal Becomes q Serious
Question.

London, July 2~S.-(Copyrighted. 1900, by
the Associated Press.)-Almost as remark
able as the breakdown of long established
social customs. before the tropical wave is
the break of the liberal party. Were a gen.
eral election far distant. the condition Of
view of the fact that the country Is face
to face with dissolution, the situation of
the opposition seems hopeless. The forma,,
ton OF a third party is generally conceded
almost inevitable as the national dlssen-
sions now raging in the liberal ranks.
The imperia!ists have thrown off the mask
tanning that by both numbers and inlu-
ence they are entitled to dictate its policy:
or anti-imperialist liberals, with a vigor
and bitterness that can only be compared
to the ssssirsd y,a With yitara which neian the he G wh.n
home rule brought the parting Of the ways.
The climax of the strife that has been
Boer war ars came wednesday. When one-third
of the liberal party voted to condemn. the
colonial secretary. Joseph Chamberlain.
the government to sustain him, while the
ina leaders, abstained from voting at all.
It is scarcely surprising that Sir Henry
Campbell-Bannersnan should be anxious to
throw up his thankless task, but that only
represents g minor feature Of this crave
liam Alexander Macarthur, member for
Leicester, has openly thrown off allegiance
Dy VoLllS Win the government, an almost
having such a position. Herbert Gladstone,
the chief whip, is on the point of resign
to be the disloyaity of Sir Edward Grey
and others who follow him.
Meanwhile, the imperialist section has
way Of bringing Lord Roseberry back into
Would never be u swall owe by o1Je ohn Mor.
ley, Secretary Wilfred lawson. Henry
Labouchere, Leonard Courtney and their
followers. campbell-Bannerman's consent.
under pressure to temporarily retain the
leadership. is but a slim guarantee of
peace within the liberal ranks, for upon
will promptly resign. 1t is impossible to
see how such a repetition can be avoided,
and so another secession from the liberal
ranks, equaling in gravity the split Of 1856.
may confidently be expected.
The government is considering the APP
pointment of a royal commission on the
question of the future of the naval coal
supply. This action is greatly due to the
Increasing production and ~cheapness Of
of Welsh steam coal. with which warships
-Four members of the ways and means
committee Of the united house of repre-
sentatives were arrivals this week. namely.
Chairman Payne and Congressman Gros-
venor Of Ohio, G. ". Steele of Indiana and
John Dalzell of Pennsylvania. All of these
gentlemen came in search of recreation.
General G%rosvenor will return to the
1AeNS oA aus q III OEu0T TO De
in time for the firing of the first campaign
gun at Lewiston, Me-: Messrs. Payne. Steele
and Dalzell have gone on a trip through
the country. They are now at Oxford.
They will make a tour of Ireland before
returning to the United States on August
Is.
OF the host of other American notables
recently arrived may be mentioned, George
j. Gould of New York, Charles T. Yerkes
Of Chicago and Archbishop Corrigan Of
New York. The latter, with Cardinal
Vaughn. was welcomed by the Duke Of
Norfolk back to England.
Anticipations of the West-Churchill we'd
ding have formed one of the chief topics
n society this week. Quite q burning ques-
will retain that name or be known as Mrs,
West. It appears that everywhere except
at court she may retain her present name.
but when presented to the queen it must
be as plain Mrs. West. By her re-marriage
she fOrfeits none of the fortune left by her
first husband. which chiefly consists in a
life interest in So: 700. This at her death
Ill and John Churchill. in such portions as
Lady Randolph pleases.