The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-19
cLapsroNs,s RESIGNATION.

The Cabinet Tender Their Resignation.
The Old Man Going to See the Que IN.
LONDON, June Elm the House of Com
mons last evening Mr.. Childers moved the
second reading of the budget and in his
speech explained that of the total increase
In the beer and spirits duties, England pays
seven-ninths, Scotland one-ninth, and Ire
land one-ninth. Sir Charles Dixie sup
ported the budget. He said tea
was already taxed enough. A further tax
of wines would not be very productive and
would injure the colonial trade. Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach moved that the proposed in
crease in the duty on spirits and beer was
inequitable in the absence of correspond
ing addition to the duties on wines. Mr..
Gladstone defended the budget but the
amendment was carried by 264 to 252 The
defeat of the Government created a scene
of wild confusion, the Pamellites being
especially noticeable for their expressions
of mad joy.
EFFECT OF THE DEFEAT.
LONDON, June 9.-The absorbing topic Is
the defeat of Gladstone's Government last
night Gladstone and colleagues met
at noon to-day, and remained in ses-
sion an hour and quarter. The session
Is said to have been a stormy one. During
the sitting, II is said, numerous accusations
and recriminations we're INDUCED in, but 1t
was unanimously agreed that there was no
alternative but to resign at once. This
having been fully resolved upon, the men,
beFs of the cabinet it is said, have
individually rendered their designations
to the Premier, who will,
it is expected, proceed to Windsor and
tender them, together with his own, to tho
Queen, before another twenty-four hours
have passed. The political situation is
viewed as very grave at this time. The
news that the cabinet has decided
to resign has caused much gloom
In commercial and financial
circles. On the Stock Exchange an unsettled,
shaky feeling prevails. Values have de-
Russian bonds are down 4 per cent. Ad-
much greater depression.
BIOGRAPHICAL
VIM. Ewart Gladstone is now an old man,
having been born Dec. 90, 1909. He has
been in public Office since 1882, when he
entered Parliament, and in 1884 took the
position of junior Lord of the Treasury
under Robert Peel. He was prominent
i'm office during Lord Palmeryton's time,
and succeeded that statesman as leader of
the House of Commons. In the crisis Of
1866 he resigned the Prime Ministership
and Disraeli formed q new Cabinet In
1868 Gladstone was again at the head
of the Government In 1874 he again
was forced to give way to
the opposition under Disraeli, but succeeded
him again i'm 1880. The Liberal Cabinet
to-day consists of, the following fourteen
members, all of whom will re-
sign, as did their chief: William E.
Gladstone, First Lord of the Treasury;
Lord Selborne, Lord High Chancellor;
Baron Carlingford, Lord Privy Seal; Hugh
c. E. Childers, Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer; Sir William Harcourt, Secretary
of State for Home Department; Earl Gran
vile, Secretary of State for Foreign AZ
fairs: Earl of Derby, Secretary of State
for the colonies; Earl of Kimberly, Secre-
tary of State for India: Marquis Of Har-
tington, Secretary of State for War; Lord
NorthbrOok, First Lord of the Admiralty;
j. G. DOdson, Chancellor of
the Duchy of Lancaster: Jos. Chamberlin,
President of the Board of Trade; Sir
Charles w. Dixie, President of the Local
Government Board; Earl Spencer, Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland.