The morning call., 1892-08-14
GOSSIP IN ENGLAND.
Speculation as to Gladstone's New Cabi-
net-Fesring the Cholers.


net-Fesripg the Cholers.
NEW YORK. Aug. 12-The Tribune's
special cablegram from London essays:
Salisbury returned from Osborne this morn
Ing, having handed the seals Of Office to his
reluctant sovereign. Gladstone will follow
him with one visit and probably two, me-
cessity that fastens public attention some
what disc0ntentedly on the situation. Be-
yond the facts that Lord Rosebery will be
Foreign Secretary. Sir William Harcourt
Chancellor OF the EXchequer and John
Morley Irish Secretary, nothing is settled
with respect TO the formation of the new
Ministry. Even these appointments do not,
as far as the outside public is concerned, rest
upon anything more than conjecture. T6ey
are inevitable and the appointments to the
Foreign Office and TO the Irish Office will
meet with unqualified approval. Even
Chamberlain. in his bitter speech on Thurs
day night, went ont OF his way TO express
his approval OF Rosebery's probable ap-
pointment The value OF this personal
compliment is modified by the explanation
that II was satisfactory because on the Ques-
tion of Egypt Rosebery's views are believed
To be radically opposed 10 those of Gladstone
and Morley.
One sufficient reason Why the rumors
OF other appointments boldly current are
unreliable, is that up to Yesterday Sails
bury was Premier. OF course, Gladstone
may have his list drawn up, but it is locked
IN the lnnermost recess of his mind. He is
peculiarly and not unjusty accused of a
proneness for q flow of language. His
tendency TO talk on certain occasions is
however, excelled by his severe uncom-
munlcatlveness on other subjects There
is the best reason for knowing that up to
last night none of his ex-eoieagues had re-
celvpd any direct intimation of his purpose
In relation 10 the new Ministry Even
when these are made known the public will
have TO walt and guess until the Queens
pleasure has been taken.
Next to the appointment of Roseberv The
question that eXcites large measure of in
terest in public minds is whether Labou-
chere Will receive anything, and if so, what?
Hls name is linked with that OF Sir William
Harcourt In story abou. an offense to
Gladstone by backstair mRchinati0n. What
Is really true IS that Gladstone was pro-
voked by Labouchere's persistent sugges
ton that home rule should be displaced in
Iavor OF registration reform" zone man.
one vote" and other planks In the radical
programme. That is not an insuperable
objection and Gladstone never nurtured any
malice. 1t Is pretty certain that Labou-
chere VIII have an office offered to him.
even OF Cabinet rank. Some gosslps saw
what IS more uncertain is whether he will
accept.
The possible approach of the cholera
creates very little alarm here, although il is
still heard of in Paris. Some doctors. hay-
ing mad opportunity to make an inquiry,
declare that 1t is not the Asiatic cholera
that has frightened the Parisans, butso
thing FAR less porteBtous. The latest re-
port from ST. Petersburg is that an unmis
taxable case of Asiatic cholera there has
resulted fatally. While there is no alarm
In the matter, it is publicly announced here
that the Local Government Board has
privately Issued a word of warning 10 the
metropolitan authorities. Paris is too near
London, and the stream of communication
too constant, TO permit an iueursiOn of
cholera on the Seine 10 be observed with
indifference from the banks of the Thames.