Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-04
BIOGRAPHICAL.
HE LIE - England's Premier, Together
with sketches OF Prominent Men Of
the New Government.

The Life "a England's Premier, Together
with sketches OF Prominent Men Of
the New Government.
The leader of the tories and the man
whom the qneen has called upon to form
new ministry is the marquis Of Sails
bury. He was born in Hatfield, England
In 1880. He was educated at Elton and
1t Christ church Oxford, where he gradu.
ated, and was elected q fellow Of ALI
Souls' college (l853) In 1853 he was
elected member of parliament for Siam
ford, and he represented that borough in
the conservative interest until his sue
ceseor to the marquisate on the death OF
his father, April IL, 1868. While in the
lower house he was known as Lord Rob
ert Cecil, until the decease of his elder
brother, on June IA, 1855, when he as
sumed the courtesy title of Viscount
Cranborne. In 1857 he married Georgi-
ana Caroline, daughter of Sir Edward
Hall Anderson, baron of the exchequer,
and niece of the celebrated Mrs. Opie.
His lordship took an active part in all
public measures which affected the in
terests of the established church, and in
the leading Church of England institu-
tons, and he was frequent contributor
to the Quarterly Repieso and to other Pc
riodicals. In Lord Derby's third admin.
istration he was, in July, 1856, appointed
secretary of state for India, which post
he resigned on account of difference in
opinion respecting the reform bill, March
2, 1867, when two other cabinet minis
ters-viz., Gen. Peel, war secretary, and
Lord Carnarvon, colonial secretary-also
gave in their designations. On Novem-
Der IL, 1869, he was
ELECTED CHANCELLOR
of the university of Oxford, in succession
to the late earl Of Derby. In l87l-72 he
and Lord Cairns, as arbitrators, conduct
ed q long investigation into the compli-
Gated affairs of the London, Chatham
and Dover railway company. His lord
ship was again appointed secretary of
state for India when Mr.. Disraeli return
ed 10 Office in February, 1874. When, at
the close of the war between Turkey and
Servia, differences arose between the
former power and Russia, the marquis
ofSalisbury was sent az special ambassa-
dor to the sublime porte, and he and Sir
Henry Elliot acted as joint plenIpoten-
tiaries of Great Britain at the conference
of Constantinople. His lordship left
England Nov. 80, 1876, and en- route visi-
ted Paris, Berlin, Vienna, and Rome.
The progress toward agreement made at
the preliminary meetings held at the
Russian embassy in Constantinople were
80 satisfactory that the formal confer
ence, at which the joint proposals Of the
powers were pressed upon the porte,
was opened on Dec. %. At the same
time the new constitution of the Otto
man empire was formerly promulgated
by its author, Midhat Pasha. The mar
quis of Salisbury really took the place cd
leader at the conference, which held al
together seven plenoary meetings. On
Sunday, Jan. IA, 1877, he had
AN AUDIENCE OF THE SULTAN.
at which Sir Arnold Kendall acted as
Interpreter, and pressed upon his males
ty the two points on which the powers
intended to insist, informing him that if
they were not accepted the ambassadors
would Immediately leave Constantine
pie. These two proposals were, that
there should be mixed Turkish and in
ternationaI commission OF supervision,
and the first appointment of the govern
ors should be ratified by the powers. On
Jan. Is, a special meeting of the Otto
man grand council was held, and about
l40 Mussulmans and about sixty leading
Christians were present. The proceed
ings lasted two hours, and were opened
by Midhat Pasha. With one dissentent
voice the council were unanimous in in
sisting on the rejection of the proposals.
of the powers. The conference held its
last sitting on Jan. 20, and Immediately
afterward Lord Salisbury left for Eng
land. On April II, 1873, he was appoint
ed secretary of the state for foreign af
fairs, in the place of the earl of Derby,
resigned, and he at once wrote memoir
able dispatch, in which he clearly enun-
ciated the policy of the government
with regard to the eastern question.
He and the earl Of Beaconsfeld soon af
terward were the representatives of
Great Britain at the congress of Berlin,
and on their return to London they met
with a most enthusiastic reception at
Charing Cross July Is, 1879 The Queen
invested the marquis of Salisbury with
the order of the Garter, July 80. On
August Sd, he and the earl of Beacons.
field received the freedom of the city of
London, and were afterward entertained
at grand banquet at the mansion
house.
He went out of office with his party
after the defeat at the general election
of April, 1880. At meeting of conserv-
alive peers held on May 8, 1881, at the
residence of the marquis of Abereav-
emmy, the marquis of Salisbury was
elected to lead the party in the house of
lords.
Lord Randolph Churchill