The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-30

| Speaker Walthoe, an early republican;
the earl OF Halifax, Lady Betty Crom-
| well, daughter of the Protector, and
many others. Perhaps If one Of these
| could step down from his frame he could
unveil the mystery of the secret passage
and the crumbling skeleton.
BRITISH INTERNAL POLITICS
Bcw the War Is to Give the Liberals
! show for Success.
/ Copyright, 1899, by the Associated Press.)
London, May 2b.-The events of the last
few days have brought the internal polio
les of Great Britain once more to the
fore. This is especially traceable to the
bye-elections which took place this week
in the Isle of Wright. division of Hamp-
shire, and in South Manchester, at which
the Conservatives enormously increased
their majorities. The latter election is de-
scribed by Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, the
secretary OF state for the colonies, in
congratulatory telegram to Hon. William
Peel, the successful candidate, as being
"a splendid victory for the imperial
forces" It is learned that it was an i'm
peral victory INN ore sense than one, for
the defeated Liberal candidate Mr.. Lief
Jones, was opposed not only to the I'm
ionist machinery, but by the strenuous
efforts of that section of his own party
which is led by Lord RoSebery and known
Is the Liberal Imperailists. In fact, Lord
Rosebery and those who pin their polit-
ical faith 20 the eX-prenier regarded
Manchester as the crucial point of their
struggle 70 turn the party to their own
way of thinking The Liberal candidate
had pronounced anti-war views, and had
he been successful it would have sound
ed the death-knell of Lord Rosebery's
chances of ever again leading the party.
and might have forced him either to per-
manently retire or form a separate or
ganization. Lord Rosebery's followers are
privately jubilant over the Unionists'
sleeping victory, to which they contribut-
ed by sending to Manchester confiden-
tial ENJOYS. 1t is now believed the bulk
of the LIBERALS must see in Liberal-Im-
perialism the only plank whereby they
can hope to return to power. The vast
majority of English men, regardless of
party, are evidently strongly in favor of
the war. This sentiment, Lord, Rosebery
believes, can be manipulatedIeo as to give
the Liberals fighting chance at the next
election. South Manchester and the Isle
of Wright have greatly strengthened the
hands of Lord Rosebery's followers and
have made the liberal leaders return to
active political life an almost certainty
There is no truth in the reports that Lord
Rosebery will form coalition with Mr.
Joseph Chamberlain. What Lord Rose /
hoe ho5 tn %,a loo fovx-
months has been an active campaign
against the government for its dilatori-
ness in waging the war and a sweeping
agitation for common sense reform of the /
army. This, combined with expansion of |
the expire and the social and economic 4
planks which have always distinguished ,
the party, would. he believes. give him
fair chance of leading the new disinte-
grated and discredited party to victory
While the bye-electons have elated the .
Roseberyites and depressed the so-called 4
"little Englanders.'' they have also /
caused the Conservatives to speculate /
upon the desirability of an early dissolu- /
ton. In spite of previous rumors to the /
contrary. It has been tactily understood .
among the ministers that the general f.
election must await the practical end Of /
theh war, if not the pacification of the .
Transvaal- Now. however. they find they !
aare able to get such large maiorities I
from the constituents that it has become
a serious question if 1t would be better
to make hay while the sun shines. SO ,
strong is this feeling that, granting Lord 4
Roberts makes fair progress within the
next month. II is quite likely that dis
solution will occur at the expiration of
that period, though nothing definite has
yet been agreed upon.
In parliament itself the most import
ant event of the week was the settlement
of the Australian federation difficulty,
which Mr. Chamberlain announced as
concession OF their demands.
The bill enabling women 10 serve as
aldermen and councillors OF London,
though It has passed its second reading,
will not come up again. as it has little
or no chance Of becoming law.
The Mafeking rejoicinss have caused
tha weekly papers TO print serious articles
on the increase Of hysterfcal outhursts N I,
England and they ask the question II the
race is really losing its characteristics
A curious feature OF the demonstration
vas the enormous number Of buttons
bearing Baden-Powelrs anr Roberts pho
tographs The public here has taken Up
the button fad with an energy qeual 10
anything in its history in America The
bulk Of these buttons was imported from
American. the shrewd manufacturers
having secured photos OF brother officers
likely 10 become popular. Major General
Baden Powell. by the way, Is now suffer
ing the fate OF all heroes in being en-
gagged. BY runor, 10 several young women
In various parts CT the country. Like
Kitchener, he viii probably down the
rumors.