The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-18
ENGLISH ELECTIONS.
British Very Rapid About Their Poll
tics and Voting.

New York Sept IA dispatch to the
TrEinune from LONDON says:
run down by newspaper correspondents
after the meeting of the privy council at
their forecasts Tuesday. September q.
has been bulletned through the United
OF parliament. London clubs were
thronged in the evening, and the press re-
many well informed politicians considered
the rumors to be premature, and insisted
rom Lord sali LIg g There is tte rea
son Tor doubling the accuracy OF the news
which comes from the north. and a formal
OF a few hours in the court circular.
The date designated allows the short-
elections No nomination can be made
after the last day Of September, and the
elections will be finished by October Is.
Processes are as rapid here as they are
slow in America, and when the govern
there is the quickest possible transit from
one parliament to another The mechan-
ment. The Liberals have not made up
their list of candidates and as there win
not be time for completing. them an un-
districts win be uncontested, the Union
lists going in without a struggle. Another
striking proof has been offered that with
the SANCTION of the queen, public atten-
ton will be centered during the elections
upon imperial interests.
The colonial office has announced that
the Duke and Duchess of York viii visit
first parliament Of united Australia The
visit IS explained as mark of the. royal
in the battle for the preservation of the
empire Lord Salisbury received a credit
but without doubt Mr.. Chamberlain has
inspired the policy as he has also pro-
tive colonial volunteers. headed by Can
ada Tor review by the queen. He has
socialistic experiments, ana is rounding
put his career as the greatest or English
nuity in emphasizing IN every possible
way the worldwide interests which have
been involved in the war with South At
RIGA and in the settlement brought about
with the loyal support of the colonies.
It is possible that the new parliament
than formal work to do IN the meeting
in the autumn. but it is difficult to credit
ton will require legislative action IN Mo-
vember- The foreign office, in announcing
that Prince Ching and Earl Ii are fully
authorized by the emperor to negotiate
with the powers, virtually takes the whole
subject out of current politics for many
months. Skirmishing may continue for a
season at No Tao and other villages in
the nelghborhood of Pelin but diplo-
matte settlement of some kind will be
attempted, and this cannot be brought
about without many weeks of negotiation.
During this long interval public interest
in the far east at least in England viii
gradually subside.
has invested Lord Roberts bulletins with
much of their old-time fascination for the
public. General MacDonalds success in
driving bands Of guerillas across the Vet
is the principal incident recorded in the
as brilliant exploit The last stage OF
the war contains. however. little that is
lost heart and have ceased to display any
of their characteristic qualities and the
mainly hunting down train wreckers and
capturing cattle and abandoned stores.
v i've pubic Interest in the war until the
elections are over