The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-28
The Political Commotion Creates Little Ex.
citement Among the General Public. but
Rumors of All Kinds Are Abundant.
An Editorial Statesman Suggests that
Parnell Be Made a Cabinet Officer.
Relations Of Greece and Turkey Growing More
Strained-The Porte Threatens an I'm
mediate Invasion of Thessaly.
THE FALL OF SALISBURY.
The Ministry Holds Meeting and Decid

THE FALL OF SALISBURY.
The Ministry Holds Meeting and Decides
to Resign.
LONDON, Jan 27.-The defeat OF the govern
ment last night, has left all the political parties
in the House Of Commons in state of chaos,
and may result in dissolution of Parliament
and an appeal to the country.
Mr. Gladstone held conference, this after
noon, with Lord Granville in relation to the re-
sumption of Office by the Liberals.
The Marquis of Salisbury will have an inter
view, to-day, with Mr.. w. H. Smith, who was
yesterday sworn in as Chief Secretary for Ire
land. A meeting of the Cabinet will also be held
to-day, after which the Ministers will proceed to
Osborne to place their designations in the hands
of the Queen The crisis excites but little inter-
est among the general public. Everything is
quiet, and the commercial and financial markets
are but slightly weaker.
The meeting of the Cabinet lasted an hour.
The situation was fully discussed, and it was re-
solved that the Ministers should at once resign.
The Marquis of Salisbury sent special messen-
ger to Osborne to inform the Queen of the de-
cision of the Cabinet
The Pail Mall Gazette. commenting on the fact
that the official records show that Lord Hart
ington and MIR. Goschen, both Liberals. voted
with the government in the division last night
on Mr.. Collinss land allotment amendment, de-
clares that their desertion of the Liberals in the
division completely disbars the Queen from in
trusting either of them with the work of forming
new Ministry. The Gazette further says that
Lord Harrington may possibly retirs to private
.f~ ~.
in the Liberal ranks to prevent Mr.. Gladstone
from forming durable Cabinet Mrs. Glad
stone to day took letter from Mr. Gladstone to
Lord Harrington.
The Pail Mall Gazette in leading editorial,
points out, as sombre coincidence, the fact
that the Salisbury Cabinet fell on the anniver-
sary Of the death of General Gordon, who was
killed at Khartoum JAM 26, 1885. Continuing,
the Gazette says ''Mr. Parnell confronts the
country the modern Warwick, being king
maker in reality. The Marquis OF Salisburys
foreign policy has not been marked by single
blunder. Lord Randolph Churchill was made a
steady and sober politician by the responsibility
of holding Office The Earl of Carnarvon did
better than other Viceroys of Ireland, and it is
evident the Liberals do not monopolize the re-
| the probabilities Of new Ministry, the Gazette
says that strong one could be formed by Mr..
Gladstone, if he would take into it such men as
Joseph Chamberlain, John Morley, William
Sprostan Caine Reginald r. Brieck, Sir George
Russell, Lord Rosebery. Lord Harrington and
Mr.. Parnell. Rosebery, the Gazette thinks,
should be made Colonial Secretary, and Harting-
ton Foreign Secretary, in place of Lord Derby
and Lord Granville, who filed the Offices, re-
spectively, in the last Gladstone Cabinet, and
who, together with the Earl of Kimberly, for
merly Liberal Secretary for India, should, the
Gazette maintains, be excluded from any
future government the Liberals may be called on
to form. Mr.. Parnell, the paper continues,
will, in any event, be virtually the Chief Secre
tary for Ireland, and he might as well be taken
into the Cabinet first as last In conclusion,
the Gazette says that If Mr.. Gladstone will
form his Cabinet of the material suggested he
will secure for himself the prospect of a strong
and stable government.
The Globe (Conservative) says it is rumored
that Mr.. Parnell has resolved to use the home
rule vote to overthrow Mr.. Gladstone at the first
opportunity that presents itself, should the Lib
erals assume power Mr. Parnell will do this for
the purpose of exhibiting to the Irish abroad his
power, in order to stimulate donations to the
Parnellite treasury, which was nearly drained
by the recent elections. The Globe is also au-
thority for the statement that Mr. Gladstones
new Cabinet will be mainly Radical, and that it
will introduce a measure of English and Irish
policy designed to settle the Irish question with
out conceding home rule in any form. In this
way Mr.. Gladstone hopes to retain the support
of both Radicals and Parnellites
Lord Salisbury is anxious to acquaint the
country with the nature of the Irish policy he
intended to pursue if he had remained in power,
and WILL probably, take occasion to make some
statement in the House of Lords tomorrow,
which will give him an opportunity to unfold
his Intended treatment Of the Irish question.
The Daily Telegraph says it is the opinion of
leading Liberals, including many former Minis
ters, that Mr. Gladstone should invite the assist
ance of Mr. Parnell or Mr.. Healy in arranging
home-rule scheme for Ireland.
The Standard says that Mr.. Chamberlain will
be Irish Secretary in the Gladstone Cabinet. It
also says that all the continent except Prus-
sia, regrets the resignation of the Tory govern.
ment
The Daily News fancies that Lords Granville
Rosebery and Spencer will be members of the
new Cabinet, although it thinks the appointment
Of Lord Granville as Foreign Secretary will
elicit deep growl from the Liberal party and
from the country.
The Telegraph says that Sir Charles Dixie
will be offered seat in the new Cabinet, but
that he will asked to be excused until the Craw-
ford Dixie suit has been settled. It is expected