Show UPHELD HOME RULE I Plunketts Sympathy With Villi Principle Canses Causes His Defeat 1 WOMAN IN THE CASE CASEI 4 I ENGLAND INTERESTED IN RE RETURN TURN OP OF TROOPS t 4 London Oct 13 The new house of commons is practically elected and the conservatives returned to power with witha a majority that portends that they will remain in office anOther an ther six years Justification of the South African war for that was the only serious issue in inthe inthe Inthe the campaign has been accomplished in less than two weeks and the elec election election election tion machinery so suddenly put in ac action action tion is already relapsing Into the qui quiescence quiescenCe quiescence of ordinary times Of the con contests contests contests tests that mark this weeks polling two attracted particular attention that which resulted In the defeat of Right Hon Horace Curzon Plunkett who ran for tor the south division of Dublin coun corni county county ty in the conservative interest and that in which Dr Gavin Brown Clark the radical candidate for Caithness was beaten The conservative Journals of England deplore the opposition within their own party which resulted res lt d in IS Mr It Plunketts Pl downfall regarding it as a serious omen for the future stability of the unionists in Ireland and nd significant of ot ofa ota ofa a serious lack of ot toleration on their part which bids fair to perpetuate re religious religious religious and political strife to the detri detriment detriment ment meat of Irelands business prospects While the opposition to Mr Plunkett was nominally based on his giving avowed home rulers government positions positions a representative of the Associated Associated Associated Press learns that a most bitter undercurrent of personal feeling has had as much if not snore more to do with it than the causes which appeared in inthe inthe inthe the papers It Is s once more a case of look for fora a woman in the case Mr Plunkett has long maintained a great personal friendship for one of the most charming of Dublin women wO What caused umbrage at this friendship was the fact that she was an ardent Cath Catholic Catholic Catholic olic and home ho e ruler and through her influence so Mr Plunketts unionist opponents believed he came under the direct influence of Catholic priests So all the forces of Protestantism were put to work with the result that a nationalist won the seat eat so long Ing held by Mr Plunkett and defeated one of the most important government of in in Ireland Mr Plunkett u was vas vice president agriculture and anti other technical tries a commissioner of the congested districts board of Ireland and a com corn commissioner missioner of the colonization board of Ireland and Scotland He Hc founded and was chairman of the recess committee and of the Irish organization tion Non secretary tary The same strong feeling manifested against J Mr lr Plunkett exists under the surface s Gerand Balfour B If f fhe he is reappointed chief secretary for Ireland it will T De be e against the wishes of some of the richest and most powerful unionists in Ireland Dr Garvin Brown Clarks sweeping reverse at Caithness ensures his retirement retirement re ye from public life Look For the Troops With those old scores public opinion is finding a chance to air ir itself about China and the th of the war In Jn South Africa and Is looking for forward forWard forward ward to th the day da when wh h the troops re return rEturn turn home ome What glad and enthusiastic asUe asti scenes will vili mark the return of the soldiers sold ers can be gathered from froni the extensive preparations already afoot and the more serious minded are equal equally ly iy elated over the prospect of the erad eradication eradication eradication of f the abuses and shortcomings of the th army when the popular idol Lord Roberts is once installed In the war office That those expectations expectation will not be he fulfilled exactly the way the public which regards the war office in the light of an augean stable de desires desires sires can be anticipated from the state stat statement statement ment that Lord L rd Roberts has already alread written to several high h gh officials ex expressing expressing expressing pressing gratification at again being associated with them One of those is said to be General Sir Evelyn Wood the adjutant general genera of the forces But though the clean sweep so much de demanded demanded demanded is not likely to occur ur it Is an undoubted fact that Roberts will have hae far greater powers than Lord tord Wolseley ley and will use them without respect to persons Interest In lit Yacht Race The prospect of another international yacht race creates create no end of anticipation anticipation tion and interest It is welcomed as a grateful relief to the tragic happen ings which have marked the just com corn completed completed year of Boer warfare The spirit of opposition which Sir Thomas Lipton encountered among some of his own people last year and the accusations of s do not appear likely to be he repeated this time for the bona fide spirit of ot his sportsmanship is be becoming becoming coming generally recognized though the bulk of Englishmen are beginning to believe the cup is in America for good Cornelius refusal to ac accept accept accept Sir Thomas cup for sev won by Ms hIS l is yacht Rain bow and the circumstances connected with the case cause the yachting pa ers to comment on it regretfully though the Yachtsman adds spitefully If Parker had been an American citizen we might not have heard beard so much of the matter This view however is not shared by Sir Thomas Lipton who said to a rep representative representative representative of the Associated Press I am extremely sorry the thing has occurred at all but as it did I am glad It was an Englishman and not an American who was vas at fault for had it been an American it would have given glen some people here a chance to say it proved Lord Dunraven was right when he accused thorough sportsmen I have always wondered at American action In importing English skippers for they have got as good if not better than we have The cup is on its way to New York and I sincerely trust some ar arrangement arrangement arrangement may be arrived at whereby whery It can be accepted with honor and pleasure though of course I cannot help admiring the sportsmanlike action of Vanderbilt and Duryea Chicagoan Is LoudMouthed Surrounded by detectives John Alex ander Dowie Dowle the Zionist of Chicago Continues his denunciation of Rome pork tobacco and secret societies and and has succeeded In securing twenty con verts The meetings are the scene of constant disturbances which occasions Mr Dowie Dowle improves by abusing the English press averring that Masonry Is the power which causes it to oppose him In response to the request of a representative of ot the Associated Press for information Mr Dowie sent word that he had nothing more to say to the press which he added was leagued against him Among the still in Lon don are Senator Wetmore who is here m with wit his family ft r Jt Henry Mayer May r the first American Am rican caricaturist to make a mark on this side sails for home on tile St Louis Louls today HIS latest production a picture pl ture story st ry in color has received highly com corn complimentary notices from the press Mr Mayer believes there is a great open opening op n ning ing lag here for American illustrators and nd caricaturists In spite of ot the gloomy forebodings the theatrical season has profited rather tather than otherwise during duri the election weeks Comedy prevails to the utter exclusion of classic production except Julius Caesar at Her M Tree follows Julius Cae Caesar Caesar Caesar sar with Herod Oct 17 Sir ir Henry Irving opens his provincial tour at Manchester Oct 22 with his usual rep repertoire repertoire repertoire The open at Liverpool Oct 18 |