The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-29
English Election Campaign En-
genders Much Bitterness.
Chamberlain Accused of POliti-
cal Dishonesty.
AND HE is NOT ALONE.
Winston Churchill Comes in For
Share of Abuse.
Talmage to Preach in Wesley's
Old Chapel.

/ lIC0pyr1ght. 1900, by Associated PreSS-I j
| London, Sept. 29.-The election cam
paign is developing unexpected heat,
chiefly due to the vigorous efforts of the
Liberals to show a united front. Per-
sonalities are figuring more than usual
in the contests. Mr. Joseph Chamber
| lain, the secretary of state for the col
onies, by reason of the aggressive tone
| of all his speeches, is the object of many
| bitter personal attacks. Some of his en-
emies have declared him to be POLITICAL
| " dishonest and even go further than
that.
Winston Churchill,in Oldham has been
| SO vigorously attacked that Gen. Sir
Evelyn Wood, the adjutant general, had
to come to his assistance with a letter
| declaring there was nothing dishonor-
| able connected with his resignation
from the army and vouching. for the
correctness of Churchill's recent dual
role of officer and correspondent. Some
of the Liberals of Oldham apparently
make more serious insinuation against
the young candidate, but like his father,
Churchill seems to revel in fight and
is said to stand a good chance of being
elected.
Another war character. Capt. Lamb
ton of the British cruiser Powerful
has been assisted in his fight against
the government by getting a letter from
Lord Rosebery He is also backed by all
the artistocratic interests.
THE CHURCH IN THE CAMPAIGN.
Church associations are figuring ac-
lively in the campaign. The imperial
protestant federation has received
promises from 30 candidates to oppose
to the utmost any movement tending to
bring England and the vatican in closer
touch or towards f.Romanizing, the es-
tablished church. On the other hand the
leading Roman Catholic papers almost
unanimously support the Conservatives,
believing that If they are returned with
a solid majority they viii achieve the
project Of giving Ireland Catholic IN
iyersity and in other ways see that the
educational interests of Catholics in
ENGLAND dc 1t ss
The annual church congress in pro-
gress at Newcastle, was attended by
the archbishop of Canterbury and near
" all the other Episcopal and lay digni-
taries, including several American and
Canadian clergymen. Though held in
the midst of the election excitement. pol-
itics was carefully avoided and the pro-
ceedlngs were marked by unexpected
harmony. The spectacle of Mr.. John
kenSit, the anti-ritualiSt agitatOr, speak
ing good humoredly before socialists up
on the effect of the reformation sug-
gested to a writer, the lion lying down
with the lamb.
DR.. T. Dewitt Talmage has returned
to London after an extended trip
through Europe, from which he has
benefited considerably He breaches in
II,
80. and then goes to Ireland. There he
will address meetings at Belfast and
Dublin, whence he will return to the
United States.
ON THE QUEENS LIST.
The queen now has long list of names
submitted to her as those of persons
worthy ~, Of honors for service in South At
this list is already causing. keen specula-
ton IN eer,ana eertain circles The showers Of
G-s Companion of st. Michael and ST
George, etc, will be unprecedented. It
made an earl and be appointed viceroy of
Ireland to succeed Earl Cadogan, whose
Tesignation seems impending. What Lord
but Lord Kitchener, it is. said, if he re-
local rank of full general so that he can
be second in command to General Butler
after Lord Roberts leaves. Lord WoIseley
by the way is quoted in an interview as
saying that China Through love of ma
ture and art must one day develop into a
Lord Wolseley's opinion will be China
N-~s ' NEW PAPERS.
Two week1ies are about to appear The
first is Clement Scott's Free Lance, which
will be published next week with an ar
ticle by Marie CorelIi as the chief attrac-
tion. The second is a new society paDer
which Mrs. Williamson is about to bring
of unexceptiona1 social position the wife
of colonel in the British army and has
NAM a,cd ininnen6lai friends IDS here and =, in
brought out the celebrated Book of
Beauty four years ago, and has lately
been editing the society column of the
signature of 1.-THE Onlooker,'' which will
be the name of her paper. Mrs William
son says the paper will be run entirely
on the idea of the great value of Anglo
American cooperation in all questions of
politics and trade
All the London theaters continue to play
to crowded houses and new pieces are
rapidly making. their appearance. The
most notable of these is J. NJ. Barrie's
"The Wedding Guest" which was pro-
dueed for the first time at the Garrick
theater this evening.
Lumber Plant Burned.