The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-05
Lord Roberts Reports on Harris Long
March and Other Recent Develop
ments I'm the New Colonies.
MARK TWAIN COMING HOME
THE GREAT HUMORIST WILL LIVE
In AMERICA HEREAFTER.
Wine Vines I'm France Ruined by
Storm-some Recent Extensive
Surveys I'm Arctic Lands.

BOOM has swept the country. Yesterdays
pollings are a tale of increased Ministerial
list and diminished Liberal majorities. The
returns from the rural districts to-day
(Friday) and tomorrow may do something
to rehablitate the Liberals, but the results
thus far have fully justified Mr.. Chamber
lain and the party organizers who are
backing the government in their choice of
the moment to dissolve Parliament.
Few will doubt that an appeal to the
country month or two earlier would have
produced an even more remarkable Union
ist outburst Nevertheless the Ministerial
lists may already congratulate themselves
on being returned with an increased major
ity Yesterdal the Conservatives gained
twelve seats, as against three gained by
the Liberals.
The workingmen of the country have re-
piled in very decided voice in favor of the
war and of the annexation of the republics.
Even Liberal Scotland is at last feeling the
full force of the shock, the Glasgow Tories
being as much astonished as the Liberals
at their unexpected success In winning two
seats Mr.. Andrew Dreiburgh Proveland,
who was defeated in the Black Friars divi-
sion, had sat for Glasgow in the Liberal
interest since 1856. and the Bridgeton divi-
sion was Sir George Otto Trevelyan's old
seat Both had long been Liberal strong
holds. The results in Liverpool and other
industrial districts tell a similar story of
increased Unionist majorities.
Mr. Chamberlain, who was listening to the
results over the telephone, sent the follow
ing message to the people of Birmingham:
This has been a good days work for the
empire"
London itself felt the full tide of the
Unionist victory. The Liberal representa-
ton from the metropolis will not amount
to more than seven or eight out of sixty
two members. Indeed the isolated Liberal
successes only serve to enhance the sweep
ing nature of the Unionist triumph. In all
directions the anti-war candidates have
been defeated. Even Mr.. Cremer's success
at Haggerston is doubtful. as a recount
has been demanded.
Londoners were not slow last night to
testify to their delight. Wherever the re-
suits were displayed crowds collected to
cheer and demonstrate In favor of their
favorites. In various polling districts the
candidates appeared at windows or drove
returns from many points will not be
known until toward noon to-day.
AT midnight returns showed the total
number OF elected to be 3s7, with the rela-
tive strength of the parties as follows:
Ministerialists. ESQ; Liberals, including
Laborite. 72; Nationalists. As.
The Conservatives have gained altogether
twentyone seats and the Liberals fourteen.
The Daily Mail describes the elections as
''The rout OF the pro-Boers," and "The
debacle of Little Englandism.'
The Conservatives hold Newcastle by
enormously increased majorities, and Capt
Lambton, of the British cruiser Powerful
upon whom the Liberals counted to deal a
crushing blow to the government, finds
himself at the bottom of the poll.
The Countess of Warwick has intervened
in behalf of Liberal, j. u. Stevens, who
is trying to oust Sir John Stone, Conserva-
tive. from East Birmingham. Her Lady,
ships telegram, which is placarded to-day,
says: II do not participate in party politics.
but, as an indefinite protest against the
sighting remarks of minister of the
crown on labor representatives, and, as a
laborer In the interest of the great labor
cause, l. dSh you 10 COHNeT 10 counselor
Stevens my best hopes for his success"
Lady Warwick's reference is to the re-
| marks made by Mr.. Chamberlain at Birm-
ingham, Sept. %, when he attacked the
labor members of Parliament none of
whom. he said, in twenty-five years, had
caused to be enacted legislation for the
benefit of the working classes. Lady War
wick's Intervention did not avail
Mr.. John Morley the Liberal leader, who
was formerly chief secretary for ireland,
| has written supplementary manifesto, in
which he says he withdraws no word of
what he has said about the South African
| war, and adds:
Il regard it as baleful incident of a ret
| rograde policy. The Incorporation of the
| two Boer states is one of the most evil
blunders of our history
| Only one of the seven boroughs of Birm-
| ingham was contested. but the Liberals
| organized an aggressive campaign to take
| one seat in Mr.. Chamberlain's city. He
took an active part in the canvass In be-
half of Sir ]. Benjamin Stone, Conserva-
| tive candidate for East Birmingham. and
| the victory OF the latter, with a majority of
2l54. is considered in part a personal tri-
umph for the secretary of state for the
| colonies.