Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-08-16
THE LIBERAL CABINET.
Reported Differences Between Gladston
and Lord Rosebery.

Reported Differences Between Gladstone
and Lord Rosebery.
LONDON, Aug. 16.-WhiIe no authent ic
news of the composition of the new Cabi-
net can be obtained before Mr.. Gladstones
return from Osborne House, the following
list is said to be correct, nearly in every
particular:
Premier and First Lord of the Treas
ury-W. E. Gladstone.
Lord Chancellor-LordH erschelI.
Chancellor of the Exchequer-Sir Will
liam Harcourt.
Foreign Office-Earl of Rosebery.
Home Office-H. H. Asquith.
War Office-Campbell Bannerman.
Admiralty Spencer.
Chief Secretary for Ireland-John Nor
ley.
President of the Board of Trade-A. J.
Mundella.
Local Government Board-Henry Fow-
Ter.
The great subject of discussion con-
tinues to be the reported difference be-
tween Mr.. Gladstone and Lord Rosebery.
There is no certainty yet that Lord Rose
berry will enter the Cabinet. 1t is certain
that, If he is not put in charge of Foreign
Affairs, the Liberal cause will be greatly
weakened.
The Tories are ardently hoping that
there is a breach, as reported, between
Mr.. Gladstone and the man who has been
one of his closest friends, and who was
his host during the Midlothian campaign.
The point of difference between the two is
said to be the evacuation of Egypt, and
it is also said that the difference did not
originate since the assurance of Conser-
vative defeat, but that Mr.. Gladstone and
Lord Rosebery discussed the subject at
Dalmeny Park, with a result unsatisfac-
tory to both.
Lord Rosebery considers the retention
of Egypt indispensable to the security of
Great Britain's possessions in the East,
and he is rather inclined to strengthen
than to weaken the British hold upon the
country. He is also, it is said, strongly
in favor of the proposed railway to the
Victoria Nyanza, project against which
Mr.. Gladstone has to some extent put
himself on record.
1t is said Lord Rosebery considers the
British government virtually pledged to the
construction of the railway, in compliance
with the language and spirit of the gen
eral act of the Slave Trade conference at
Brussels, which declared chat the most
effective means for counteracting the
slave trade in the interior of Africa are
the following:
uS COnSlfuCUIOH OIL FOduS ana IN par
ticular of railways connecting the ad-
vanced stations with the coast, and per-
uniting easy access to the inland waters
and to such of the upper courses of the
rivers and streams as are broken by rapids
and cataracts, in view of substituting
economical and rapid means of transport
for the present means of carriage"
The railway scheme cannot go ahead,
beyond the preliminary survey, unless the
government is willing to guarantee three
per cent. interest upon the capital of
two million pounds, and as to the justice
and prudence of doing this there is said
to be wide difference of opinion between
Mr.. Gladstone and Lord Rosebery.
Notwithstanding these and perhaps
other differences, it is reported to-day
that Lord Rosebery will take the Foreign
Office, and disappoint the Tories in their
expectation Of being able to raise lingo
cry against Mr.. Gladstone.