The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-06-26

LONDON, june 2B-Great Britain's new
premier has partially completed the new
ministry, and announces the appointment
of the following Premier and secretary
of state for foreign affairs, Marquis of
Salisbury; president of the council, Duke
of Devonshire; first lord of the treasury,
Mr. A. J. BalfouF; secretary of state for
the colonies, Right Hon. Joseph Cham
berlain; chancellor of the exchequer, Sir
Michael Hicks Beach; first lord of the adj
miralty, Right Hon. George J. Goschen.
The other members of the government
have not yet been fixed upon.
The new premier, Robert Arthur Talbot
Gascoigne- Cecil, third Marquis OF Sails
bury, was born In 1880, and married the
daughter of the late Baron Anderson. He
was educated at Oxford, and is chancellor
of that university. He has been twice
secretary of state for India and twice sec
retary of state for foreign affairs He was
premier in 1885, and formed his second
ministry in 1886. He resigned in 1892. He
proceeded to ConstantinOple as special
ambassador at the conference there in
November, 1876, and he and Lord Bea-
consfield, in 1878, were the representatives
of Great Britain at the congress of Berlin.
Spencer Compton Cavendish, K. j., p.
c., eighth Duke OF Devonshire, is the leader
of the Liberal Unionists in the house of
lords He was born in 1888, and was edu-
Gated at Trinity college, Cambridge, which
conferred upon him the degree of NJ. A. in
| 1852 and LII. D. in 1862 His second title
is that of Marquis of Harrington. He was
attached to Earl Granville's special mis-
sion to Russia in 1866. He has been lord
of the admiralty, under secretary for war,
secretary for war twice, postmaster gen
eral, chief secretary for Ireland from 1871
is 1874 and secretary for India in former
Liberal governments. He sat as a mem
Der of parliament for different districts
from 1857 to 1891. He is a chancellor of the
| University of Cambridge and an alder
man Of the Middlesex county council.
Hon. A. j. Balfour the new first lord
of the treasury, is nephew of the Mar
quis of Salisbury, his mother being a
daughter of the second Marquis of Sails
bury and sister of the present Marquis.
He was born in 1S4s, and was educated
at Elton aud at Cambridge He was ap-
pointed president of the local govern
ment board in 1885, and was secretary for
Scotland, with seat in the cabinet, from
1886 to 1887 He became chief secretary
for Ireland on the resignation of Sir
Michael Hicks Beach in 1887, and retained
that position until 1891, when he became
first lord of the treasury and leader of the
house of commons, retaining that position
until 1892, when the Salisbury govern
ment resigned.
Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, the UniOnist
leader in the house of commons, and the
newly appointed secretary of state for the
colonies, is one of the foremost and most
daring men in British politics at the pres
ent time He is credited with having en-
gineered the downfall of the ROsebePy
government, and is undoubtedly d man Of
great personal ability He was born in
London in 1896, and has been married
three times, his present wife being a
daughter of w. G, Endicott, formerly sec
retary of war of the United States. He
was educated at the University college
school, London, was formerly a manufac-
turer in Birmingham, and retired from
business in 1874. Mr.. Chamberlain has
been three times successfully elected
mayor of Birmingham, and was president
of the local government board in 1885. In
August, 1887, he was appointed one of the
commissioners TO settle the fisheries dis
pute with the United States. He has sat
r. for Birmingham in the house of commons
since 1876
Sir Michael Edward Hicks Beach, ninth
baronet, was born in 1887, in London. He
was educated at Elton and at Christ
church, Oxford where he graduated B
A in 1858. and NJ. A. in 1861. He was par
liamentary secretary TO the poor law board
from February till December, 1868, with
the exception of few weeks, during
which he was under secretary for the
home department He was chief secretary
E .Ni
state for the colonies from 1878 TO 1890
He was appointed chancellor of the ex,
cheouer in 1885. and again secretary fol
Ireland in 1885, He resigned the latter
office in March, 1887, but remained mem
Der of the cabinet without office till Jan
uary, 1888. He Te-entered the cabinet in
February, 1888, as president of the boarJ
of trade He has been a member of par
lament since 1884
Right Hon. George Joachim Goscher
calls himself Liberal. Unionist, though
he held office in Lord Salisbury's former
Conservative ministry, He was born in
1881, and was educated at Rugby and al
Oriel college, Oxford He was appointed
an ecclesiastical commissioner in October
1882 lord rector Of Aberdeen university il
/. 1887, and lord rector Of Edinburgh uni
| versity in 1890. He was vice president o.
the board of trade and paymaster genera
in lS85-66, and subsequently chancellor oi
the Duehy of Lancaster, president of th,
poor law board and first lord of the ad
miralty He was engaged on "a specia
mission to Constantinople in 1S80-Sl, ant
was chancellor of the exchequer in Lor,
SalisbuTy's second administration in 1882
92 He has set In parliament for differen
districts since May, 1868.
1t is believed that the Marquis of Sails
bury before deciding to form a new min
istry, received assurances that the outgo
ing ministry would assist the new govern
ment in passing the estimates in time &
enable parliament to dissolve by July lC
The Tories are reluctant.
- Both parties profess to be ready for
| general election in July but the outgoin
i ministers do not appear greatly disheart
ened Lord Rosebery and Sir William
Harcourt are particularly jaunty and jc
vial, and make 1t plain that their releas