The age-herald., 1900-10-07
ENGLAND BELIEVES THAT UNITED
 ACTION OF POWERS NOW IN SIGHT
The Fact That Lord Salisbury Has Followed Americas Lead Entirely
 Ignored By English Press.

London, October 6.-Thanks to Germanys withdrawal of her first note, and the sub stituton of it with compromise, there Is a general impression in England that a basis of united action by the powers Is now in sight That such a satisfactory stage has been reached through Lord Sahsburys following Americas lead Is Ignored by the English papers, which have not yet grasped the fact that the present German action Is a direct consequence of Lord Salisbury's verbal refusal to become a party to the suggestion that the surrender of the guilty Chinese officials must be precedent to the peace negotiations. Great Britain. 1t is fairly safe to say, will now never formally answer Germany's first note, but her in- formal answer, as cabled by the Associ- ated Press, had probably greater effect on the negotiations than any recent cir cumstances, besides making the continental plan for working independently of the United States unfeasible.
 With the Chinese muddle showing signs of clearing up, there Is some opportunity or paying attention to the quiet ending of the war in South Africa Out of 5000 wounded 29,000 have actually returned to duty. Such quick recovery of such large percentage of the wounded rather breaks var Is impossible owing to its slaughter though 1t is true 10000 British soldiers have found graves in South Africa.
 London Is already in state of expect ancy awaiting the return of the City Im- perial Volunteers from South Africa, and as soon as the elections are over the whole country is likely to give itself up to peril cd of jubilant anticipation pending the ar rival of Lord Roberts, whose return homo will be marked by celebrating such as Great Britain has not seen for many a year. The personnel of the next British Parliament promises to be of interest. La- bor Is well represented by Messrs. Burns, keir Hardie and Pell, the latter being the employe representative during the recent strike. MT. Hardie's success was quite un- expected He only visited the constitu- eney dhe Merthyr Tydvil district of Wales) two days before the poll.
 One of the most remarkable features of the elections was the sweeping defeat Of Captain the Hon. H. Lambton, of the British cruiser Powerful, who opposed the government candidate at Newcastle-on- Tyne. The failure of Sir Wilfrid Lawson 0iberaD, president of the United King dom Alliance for the Suppression of the Liquor Traffic, to defeat his Conservative opponent in the Yarmouth division of Cum berland was scarcely less surprising. Lite rary England Will De well TepreSeHleu, lor there will be Lecky, the historian; Pror. James Bryce, the historian; Winston Churchill Gilbert Parker and Mr. P. T. Atkins-Stephens to uphold the various branches of literature, to say nothing of Sir George Newnes and Arnold Foster.
 London is almost solidly Conservative, and Glasgow is entirely so. In fact, nearly all the large cities have given Lord Sails bury sweeping majorities.
 An altogether limited article Of sensible length appears in the Daily Chronicle, writ ten by an Englishman who knows America well, commenting on the orderliness and moderation of the election crowds in the United States compared with the ruffian- ism and lack of fair play exhibited 90 often in the present campaign in England.
 The progress of the bubonic plague in Glasgow may now be said to have been completely stopped. There have been no fresh cases for fifteen days. Twenty-one persons who have been in contact with plague patients remain in the reception houses
 remarkable case of wholesale success of grating occurred at Blackburn A fac- tory girl was literally scalped by her hasF catching in machinery. Twenty pieces of flesh have already been taken from her arms and grafted on her head. They have taken root and promise to form an adequate protection though the doctors say the girl will never have any hair, and