The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-18
cLAosroNE's RESIGNATION.
The Cabinet Tender Their Resignatio>>-
The Old Man Going to See the Queen.


The Old Man Going to See the Queen.
LONDON, June 9.-In 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
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 a 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 Parnellites 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
I :
the sitting, it is said, numerous accusations
and recriminations were 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,
bers 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 the
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-
clined sharply. COnsols are dowE sic,
Russian bonds are down = per cent Adj
vices from provincial exchanges report
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
in Office during Lord Palmerston's time,
and succeeded that statesman as leader of
the House of Commons. In the crisis of
1866 he resigned the Prime Minjstership
and Disraeli formed 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 DisraeIi, but succeeded
him again in 1880. The Liberal Cabinet
to-day consists of the following fourteen
members, all of whom will re-
sign, as did their chief: William Z.
Gladstone, First Lord of the Treasury;
Lord Selb0rne, 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 At
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. Chamberln,
President of the Board of Trade; Sir
Charles w. Dixie, President of the Local
Government Board; Earl Spencer, Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland.