The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-13
CONFLICTING RUMORS.
Conservatives and Liberals
Wrestling for ADVANTAGE.
WALES CONSULTED
Nv the Queen, and He ADVISES 'n'
Formation Of q Ministry Dy
Marquis Salisbury.

AA0 ASAS
IoxnoN. Jun 11.-6:3O p. m.-Neariy
every hour brings a fresh rumor concerhis ;
the Ministerial question. The iatesv u
these rumors is that the Marquis Oh na
tinpton, Secretary of State for war, VIII NC
asked by the Queen to reconstruct WV
Liberal Ministry Gladstone TO reo'fo,
Nothing reliable, however, has INSPIRE
to-day up to this hour.
The Queen has made an appointment ~
confer with Gladstone on the present Crisis
in British political affairs. The conference
will take place next Thursday at
Castle. The Queen has arranged to return
to Windsor Castle on the goth inst.
MAY NOT ACCEPT THE RESERVATIONS.
The Standard says: tits understood that
the Queen has requested Gladstone to trans
NIT tn her his views in full on the pohtlca'
crisis. in order that arrangements may pe
10 To overt an immediate change IN the
British Ministry, 1t is not expected, tne
Standard continues. that the Queen VIII
accent the designations OF the Ministers OF
that any final decision will be reached con
corning the question OF changing the uov.
ernment until her Majesty returns 10
Windsor Castle. The Conservatives cane
nothing, the paper argues, untli the Que:m :
+ ia doubtful if the Liberal Cabinet car
hold together, SO great are the differences
at present existing between.lts members
There exists a suspicion, which daily deep
ems. the Standard declares, that the Uiao'
stone Ministry courted their recent defeat
for the purpose Of concealing behlnd lus eS'
c;tement their own ~dissensions. The state
ments made since the defeat by some LAD
erals who absented themselves from the
vote on the final division, show that the
Liberals might have saved themselves on
that vote if they had cared seriously &c
do so.
WANTS ASSURANCES.
Lord Salisbury at All informal conference
with a number OF Conservatives OF the
House of Commons said he would re1use
Office unless assured by the Llberal ieaueIs
that the factions Of the opposition would
NOT hammer the Administration. Ii the
Liberal majority was willing to give fail
NAV to the Conservative Ministry, ofhce
might be accepted. Without some such
understanding between the leaders on boil
sides, it would be impossible for the Con
~seryatives to undertake the Government
The possibility of such an understanding Is
being discussed in the political clubs. Mi
Gladstone, Lord Harrington and other
moderates believed it would succeed, while
Chamberlain and Sir Charles Dixie would
refuse.
Mr.. Chamberlain organ, the Birmingham
Post, to-day describes the Radical poncy
in the event OF a Tory Ministry being
formed. They must, the Post says, be
1.L.l eonL;1Ian fo 1ouISIafp and
compelled to explain and justify every step
and SO bound, limited and prevented iron
using for their own purposes the position
to which they have no real claim. Ihest
and similar declarations by other LIBERIA
papers
INTENSITY H FEELING
OF the rank and file OF C~onservatlves agains'
accepting offices, they considering it impos
sible without guarantees OF some supper
at the hands of the moderate Liberals.
The Queen is in telegraphic communica
ton with the Prince OF Wales and severa
members of the Privy Council. This is the
first time she has sought advice from tht
Prince on any State crisis. 1t IS reported
that he advised the Queen to follow thu
constitutional practice n call on the Mar
quis OF Salisbury to form a new Cabinet.
SALISBURY SUMMONED.
The latest report is to the effect that thu
Queen has summoned Lord Salisbury to
Balmoral and that the Marquis left London
tonight for the Castle. Ii the Tory Cabinet
i sformed Gladstone's immediate retirement
from public life is certain and Marquis
Harrington will be left to lead the opposi
tons. The news that Gladstone intends
to make his retirement coincident with his
resignation dismays the Liberals who relied
upon having him lead them in the politica
campaign.
A royal courier arrived in London this
afternoon, bringing the Queens reply tc
Gladstone's letter. 1t is understood the
reply contains an imperative summons To-
G~ladstone's attendance at Balmoral, and
the Premier left for Scotland by the mex
train. The court circular that
in consequence of political affairs the Queen
will proceed to London as fast as possible
AGERMAN VIEW.
BERLIN, June 1.-THE German diplo.
mats allege that one of the causes and the
greatest OF the resignation OF the Gladstone
Government was the failure Of the secret
mission of the Earl of Rosebury, British
Privy Seal, to Berlin. These diplomats
now assert that the object of that mission
was to secure a reconciliation between
Gladstone and Prince Bismarck. Another
cause is said to be the failure OF the Right
Honorable Chamberlain's secret mission to
Paris. Chamberlain's trip to Paris was, at
the time it was made, announced to be
simply for pleasure and recreation. The
officials in the Kaiser's foreign service de-
clare, however, that Chamberlain was sent
to the French capital by Gladstone for the
French Minister OF Foreign Affairs.
AN ANGLo-FRENcH ALLIANCE
in Egyptian affairs. This was to be based
on unequal shares in the control of the
the English control to be para
mount, and the consideration to be ac-
France being an Embassy from
King John OF Abyssinia, the establishment
OF which in the Khedive's dominions and in
counter-active OF the Italian designs. 1t is
declared hat the failure of both these mis-
sions greatly discouraged Gladstone, who,
losing heart at the discovery OF what he be-
lieved was the deep hostility against Eng
and, entertained by her immediate CONT
mental neighbors, suddenly awoke to keen
sense OF the failure OF his foreign policy and
concluded to abandon political life.
THE EFFEC ON THE CANAL.
The political crisis in British affairs
'trengthens the belief generally entertained
lere that the International Suez Canal
Commission, at present in session, will
dissolve without reaching a decision on
clause ten. It is thought that after dissolu-
the drafts OF the proposed treaty, each
containing the full text of the rival per-
,ons OF clause ten, will be submitted to the
Inherent powers, who will deal through
heir respective diplomatic agents with the
questions involved.