Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
Copyrighted, 1900, by The Associated Press.

Copyrighted, 1900, by The Associated Press
London, Eng, Oct. 13-The new
House of Commons is practically
elected, and the Conservatives return
to power with majority that portends
that they will remain in Office another
six years. justification Of the South
African War, for that was the only
serious issue in the campaign, has
beer accomplished in less than two
weeks; and the election machinery.
SO suddenly put in action, is already
relapsing into the quiescence of ordi-
nary times. OF the contests that
marked this weeks polling. two at
tracted particular attention, that which
resulted in the defeat of the Right
Hon. Horace Cuzrun Plunkett, who
ran for the South division of Dublin
county in the Conservative interest,
and that in which DR.. Gavin Brown
Clark, the Radical candidate for Cath
ness, was beaten. While the opposition
10 Mr.. Plunkett was nominally based
on his giving avowed Home Rulers
government positions, representative
of The Associated Press learns that
most bitter under-cuirent of personal
feeling had as much, If not more, to
do with it than the causes which APP
peared in the papers. 1t is once more
II case OF "look for the woman in the
case" Mr.. Plunkett has long main
tanned great personal friendship for
one of the most charming of Dublin
women. What caused umbrsge at this
| friendship was the tact that she was nm
ardent Catholic and Home Ruler. and
through her influence, so Mr.. Plum
kett's Unionist opponents believe, he
| came under the direct influence of
Catholic priests. So, all the forces o.
Professionalism were put 10 work, With
the result that Nationalist won no
seat SO long held by Mr.. piupkett, and
defeatad one Of the mos; !rapoftant
government officials in Ireland. The
Same strong :eejng ,naniiested against
Mr.. Plunketi eSjstH under the surface
| against Gerald Halfour. II he is re-
| appointed chief secretary for Irelapd.
| il will bs sgainat tn, wishes o. some
o. lha 'ichesI aua most pawerful
UnionisSs 10 irelaad. DIR. Gavin Rruwn
| fJlarlg's swsaping reverse at Caithness
| ensures Ills retirement FROG, public life,
| 10 tbe gtest relief OF the leatiing Lib
srals, whc have publicly d:sRvowed re-
sponsibility for his actions. With thsse
| old sneroa settlaj, public opinion is
| Ending q chance to air itself about
| China and the flag END Of the war in
| South Africa, and is looking forward
10 the day when the troops return
homa. What glad and enthusiastic
scenes will mark the return of the
soldiers can be gathered from the ey-
tenslve preparations already afoot; and
the ore serious minded, who can
scarcely be expected to Join in the
shouting throEgs, are nevertheless
equally elated over the prospect of the
eradication OF the abuses and shoI-
clmings Of the army when the popular
| idol, Lord Roherts, Ia onoe Installed in
the War Office. That these expecta.
tions will not be fulfilled exactly tie
way the public which regards the Wiz
Office in the light of an Aegean stable,
desires can he anticipated from tha
statement that Lord Roberts has ALREADY
written to several high officials eSpress-
| ing qualification at again being asso-
ciated with them. One of these is said
| to be Gen. Sir Evelyn. Wood. the adju-
tant-general to the forces.' But, though
the clean sweep so much oemauded is
| not likely to occur, it is an uDdpubted
| fact that Lord Roberts will have far
greater powers than Lord Wolseley, and
will use them without respect to per-
SONS.
The prospect of another international
yacht race creates no end of anticipa-
| tion and interest. IL is welcome as n
grateful relief to the tragic happenings
which have marked the Just completed
| year OF Boer warfare. The spirit OF
| oppos,tion which Sir Thomas Upton
| encountered among some OF his own
| people last year and the accusations of
self. a. ve' tsement do not appear likely
to be repeated this time, for the bona
| fide spirit Of his sportsmanship is be-
coming generally recognized, though
| the bulk of the Englishmen are begin
| ming to believe the cup Is in America
| for good. Cornelius Vanderbilt's re-
| fusal to accept Sir Thomas LiptoE's
| cup for 70-footers, won by his yacht
/ Rainbow. aud the circumstances con-
nected with the case cause the yachting
/ papers to comment on it regretfully,
| though the Yachtsman adds spitefully:
"If Parker had been an American citi-
zen, we might not have heard SO much
| of the matter" This view, however,
is not shared by Sir Thomas Upton,
who said to a representative of the
Associated Press: II am extremely
sorry the thing has occurred at all
but, as 1t did, am glad it was an En-
| glishman and not su American who
was at fault, for, had it been an Amer
lean, it would have given some people
here a chance to cay it proved Lord
Dunraven was right when he accused
thorough sportsmen.
Surrounded by detectives, John Alex
ander Dowie, a Zionist Of Chicago,
continues his denunciations of Rome.
| pork, tobacco and secret societies, and
has succeeded in securing 20 converts.