Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-13
IRISH PLUNk[TT
Is DEFEATED FOR PARLIAMENT
IN IRELAND.
READY TO WELCOME SOLDIERS.
Chicago Zionist Dowie Raves Against
Rome, Pork, Tobacco and
Secret Societies.

London, DC. 13.-The new house of
commons is practically elected and the
conservatives returned to power with a
majority that portends that they will
remain in office anoher six years. Justl-
fica.ion OF the South African war. for
that was the only serious issue. has been
accomplished in less than two weeks. OF
the contests hat mark this weeks poll
ing, two attracted particular attention
that which resulted in defeat of the Right
Hon. Horace Curzon Plunkett, who ran
for the south division of Dublin county
in he conservative interest. and that in
which DR.. Gavin Brown Clark. the rad
ical candidate for Caithness was beaten.
The conservative journals OF England
derlore the defeat of Mr.. Plunket, re-
garding it as a serious omen for the fu-
ure stability of the unionists in Ireland
in the conservative interest, and that in
and significant of a serious lack of toll
Grafton on their part which bids fair to
perpetuate religious and political strife
to the detriment of Ireland's business
prospects. While tL..e OPP osition to Mr..
Plunkett was nominally based on his Civ
ing avowed home rulers government po-
sitions, a representative of the Associat-
ed Press learns that there were other
causes. It is once more a case of look
for the woman in the case" Mr..
Plunkett has long maintained a great
personal friendship for one of the most
charming of Dutlin women. h caus-
ct umbrage at this friendship was the
fact that she was an ardent Catholic and
home ruler and through her influence
some of Plunkett's nnionists opponents
believe, he came under the direct infiu-
ence OF the Catholic priests. So all the
forces of professionalism were arrayed
against him and he lost his seat. He was
vice-president of agriculture and other
technical industries. a commissioner of
the congested districts board OF Ire
land and a. commissioner of the colonial
ton board of ireland and Scotland. He
n and was chairman OF the recess
committee and of the Irish agriculture
organization.
The same strong feeling manifested
against Mr.. Plunkett exists under the
surface against Mr.. Gerald Balfour. If
he is ~reappointed chief secretary for Ire
land, it will be against the wishes of some
of the richest and most influential union
lists in ireland. DR.. Clark VIII retire
from politics to private life.
With those old scores settled, public
~orinion is finding a chance to air ftseH
about China and the fag end of the war
in South Africa ana is looking Forward
to the day when the troops return home.
What glad and enthusiastic scenes will
mark the reurn of the soldiers can be
gathered from the active preparations al
ready afoot and the more serious minded
are equally eiated over the prospect of
eradication of the shortcomings OF the
army when the popular ideal Lord Rob
'erts is once installed IN the wal office.
That those expectations will not be fun
filed seems probable from the tone OF
Lord Roberts letters to friends in Eng
land.
Though the clean sweep so much de-
manded is not likely to occur, it is an un-
doubted fact that Roberts will have far
greater powers than Lord Wolseley n
will use them without respect to persons.
The prospect of another international
yacht race creates no end eff anticipation
and interest. 1t is welcomed as a CRATE
full relief to the tragic happenings Which
have marked the just completed year of
the Boer war. The spirit of opposition
which Sir Thomas Upton encountered
among some of his own people last year
and the accusations Of self advertisement
do not appear likely to be repeated this
time, for the bona fide spirit of his
craftsmanship is becoming generally rec
Ognized, though the bulk OF Englishmen