Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-03

LONDON, March s.-By command OF
the Queen Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone will
proceed to Windsor Castle this after
noon. and will remain as the guests OF
Her Majesty until tomorrow.
At noon tomorrow y priTy council
will be held at Windsor Castle, and
upon this occasion Mr.. Gladstone will
tender his resignation OF the Premier
ship.
The Earl OF Kimberly, Lord President
Of the council, Earl Spencer, First Lord
OF the Admiralty, and the ether minis
ters, with the exception OF Lord Rose
berry, will be present
Mr.. Gladstone is in excellent health
and spirits to-day and spent the fore
noon quietly at home.
The Radicals, headed by Mr.. LAbou-
chere, have decided not 10 serve under
any peer, and they stats that n Lord
Roseberry is made Premier the exist
ence Of new Ministry is limited TO
week
The general opinion In official circles
tonight is that the Queea will summon
Lord Rosebery.
Mr.. Henry Labouchere, in an inter
view to-day, was asked what he would
do il Lord Rosebsry became premier.
In reply 10 Mr.. LabOuchere said that
il the Conservatives moved want OF
confidence In such government he
would not support the government, Snd
he thought az leas; twenty-five mem
bers were 10 full sympathy with bis
views Of the situation aud that II they
were driven TO extremes they would
even overturn a government headed by
a Peer.
LONDON, March 2.-Mr. Gladstone ar
rived at Windsor Castle this afternoon,
and was 10 consultation with the Queen
before dinner. During this consulta-
tion the Premior intimated TO Her Ma
jesty his intention TO resign, but the
formal tender OF bis resignation Is de-
ferred NATL after the meeting OF the
Privy Council tomorrow.
Mr.. Bayard. the United States Ans
OAssador, and Mrs. Bayard were among
the guests who dined with the Queen 40
| Windsor Castle this evening.
Ia his consultation with the Queen,
Mr. Gladstone explained fully 20 Her
Majesty the reasons for bis retirement
The Queen expressed her regrets that
the country should lose his
services, and offered him a
peerage. This Mr.. Gladstone declined
to accept. Mr.. Gladstone recommend
ed that Lord Rosebery bo appointed as
his successor. A telegram was sent
later TO Lord Rosebery. who is a. Ep-
som, summoning him 70 Windsor for
three o'clock tomorrow afternoon. IL
is understood that ne will accept the
Premiership, but that there will only
be two other changes In the Cabinet.
The Times In an editorial says: "Mr
Glad stones retirement In some sense Is
n turning point in the history Of the
kingdom. The House OF Commons will
be profoundly changed by bis with
drawal from public life. He has been the
watchful guardian OF the dignity and
authority OF the House even until the
habit OF autocrstic power has rendered
his imperious temper difficult 70 con-
troll. The House will sadly miss his re-
strsining influence, which Is more than
ever required now, when manners are
degeneratiDg and respect for constl-
tuted authorities Is regarded By many
as marx or weakness.
The Standard says
at is understood that Mr. Gladstone
will retain bis seat Ia Parliament
II is regarded as certain that the Earl
Of Kimberly will have the Foreign
Office, while Mr.. John Morley will sue
ceed him as Secretary for India.
The Parnellits members reagrd the
retirement Of Mr.. Gladstone a. be-
trayAl Of the Irish cause, and are in-
clinsd TO oppose any ministry - which
Mr. Gladstone is not a member