The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-22
rHE EARL or DEnsY DEAD.

0oo Of the Great Premier o04 4ombo1
u 0lsdstone's CabinsG
LosDox. April 1.-THE Earl Of Derby
died this afternoon:
Edward Henry Smith Stanley, the Afth Earl
Of Derby. vs. born ct Knowslsy Park. LAnca-
shire. July Il. lS26 and was the con Of the great
orator and statesman who was thrice prime
Rugby. ana was graduated In lSlS from Trinity
college. Cambridgs, with high honoss In classics.
From bis father, 'the Rupert Of debate and
the most finished parliamentary orator Of his
times. he Inherited the profession Of politics.
In lS1S he failed OF an election representative
for Lancashire, but shortly afteeward, during
his ahsenoe on . tour in America, he was ~.
turned to parlismsnt for Lynn-Rsgis, which
borough he represented for nineteen yeafs,
until In 1850 his father died. and the soo,
previously known % Lord Stanley, succeeded
% the oorldom. He as once took . marked
position - one Of the strongest men among the
modexate Conservative Of the house Of COM
mons. While On journey 10 India, in 1850, he
Wa made under SECRETARY OF state for foreign
ahaifs In his .fathss's administration, and in
1858 brought forward plan foR reform In Indian
Affairs, substantially the same that was adopted
In 1S56 In 1855 he declined cabinet once un-
der Palmerseon. but In 1855 entered his fathers
second administration - colonial secretary,
and soon afterWard Was made president OF the
board OF control and commissionss foe India.
He was secretary Of stats for India, 1850. and
managed the transfer Of British India from the
East India Compauy's control 70 the
crown odicsrA A. SECRETARY OF state for
foreign Affairs Cls666o and ls7A7S). he
won the reputation Of . safe and
industrious man. without any Of his fathers
brilliancy and dash, but with admirable cspa.
city for the details Of that difficult position.
His mind was Of the judicial quality, with no
partisan bias, with no fire, with no faculty for
constructive statesmanship. He was Q pre-.
sminently plain and safe man. Of phlegmatic
and slow temperament almost non-combatsnt
In parliament-in short, the very reverso OF
what his brilliant father waa His retirement
in 1878 from Bsaconsneld's cabinet was caused
BY differences with his tellow.ministers regard.
ing the occupation OF Cyprus. In 1870 he mar.
ried the Dowagee 1archi0ness OF Salisbury.
While in the lower house he served on many
important commissions In lS7l he was chosen
lord rector Of Edinburgh university. In 1879 he
announced the severance OF his connection with
the Conservative party. When In 1882 Gladstone
reconstructed his cabinet Lord Derby became
colonial secretary. and held ONCE until the fall
OF the ministry In 1854 He was an unswefving
advocate OF the liberal idea of colonial In.
dependence For the past few years he hac not
been active in politica He inherited l,225O. 900
from his father. and his rentals amounted to
e6Sooo0 yearly.l
OTTAWA, Ontario, April 2l.-A dispatch
was received at the government house this
afternoon announcing tho death Of the
Earl Of Derby, brother Of Lord Stanley,
governor general Of Canada. Lord Stan.
ley succeeds to the title and estates worth
nearly 81, 900 coo year.