The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-27

the Liberal leaders, return to active no
htlcal life an almost certainty.
NO COALITION.
There Is no truth in the reports that
Lord Rosebery will form a coalition with
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. What Lord
Rosebery has had in mind during the
1ast teW months has been an active cam
pa1sn against the government for frs
oiatorlness in waging the war and a
sweeping agitation for common-sense
reform OF the army. This, combined with
expansion of the empire and the social
and economic planks which have ALWAYS
distinguished the party, would, he be-
heves, give him a fair chance Of leading
the new disintegrated and discredited
party to victory
Whlle the bye-elections have elated the
Roseberyites and depressed the so-called
Little Englanders, they have also
caused the Conservatives to speculate
upon the desira bility of an early Gtsso.
lutlon. In spite of previous rumors to
the contrary 1t has been tacitIy Under
stood among the cabinet ministers that
Inc general election must await the nrac-
tical end of the war, il not the pacifica-
tlon Of the Transvaal. Now, however.
they md they are able to get such large
lna1orft1es from the constituencies that ii
mas become a serious question If Il
the sun shines So strong is this feeling
that, granting Lord Roberts makes fair
progress within the next month it is
quite likely that dissolution will occur
at the expiration OF that period though
nothing definite has yet been agreed
upon.
In parliament itself the most important
event of the week was the settlement of
the Australian federation difficulty
which Mr.. Chamberlain announced as a
compromise, but which the delegates
privately claim as a complete conces-
sion of their demands.
Ihe bill enabling Women to serve as
aldermen and councillors of London,
though it has passed its second reading
will not come up again, as it has little or
no chance of becoming law.
DERBY UNCERTAINTY.
Seldom has Derby week opened with 50
much uncertainty regarding the race,
Which it is now adruitted is unusually
open. The Prince of Wales Diamond
Jubilee remains the favorite, but only by
a narrow margin. Forfarshire Chevin-
ing and Disguise II. have plenty Of back
ers. Mr.. James r. Keene's horse Dis-
guise ID will be ridden by TOD" Sloan.
The Only other American jockey taking
part in the race is L. Rei1, who rides
Bona Rosa. There will be about twelve
! starters. Lord William Beresford is re
ceiving much sympathy on the probable
inability of Democrat to run owing to
the horses bad form. None of the horses
competing is regarded as up to the gen.
eral Derby standard, but everythina
points to a close race and a brilliant at,
tendance.
The MafekiEg rejoicings have caused
the weekly papers to print serious
articles on the Increase Of nysterical out,
bu sts in England and they ask if the
race is really losing its characteristics
A curious feature of the demonstrations
was the enormous number of buttons
bearing Baden-PowelPs and Roberts
photographs.
The public here has taken up the but
ton fad with energy equal to any
thing in its history in America The
bulk of these buttons was imported from
America, the shrewd manufacturers hav-
ing secured photographs of British Of
fcers likely to become popular.
Maj Gen. Baden-PoWel ell, by the way,
is now suffering the fate of all heroes, in
being engaged, by rumor, to several
young women in various parts of the
country. Like Kitchener, he will prob
ably live down the rumors.