The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-24
SALISBURY TO SUCCEED,
He Will Be Entrusted by the
Queen With the Formation
of a Ministry.
WILL DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT.
The New Cabinet to Consist Of
Liberal-UnionistS and Con-
servatiVeS.

LONDON, June 23.-It is officially an
nounced that the Rosebery Government
will resign; that Lord Salisbury will be
summoned by the Queen to form Minis
try, land that his Cabinet Will proceed with
the routine business of the House, obtain
provisional supplies and then dissolve Par
lament. 1t is expected that the elections
will take place the 10th of July.
The second meeting of the Cabinet yes
terday began at P. NJ. and lasted until
4 80. The meeting was held to decide
whether the Government should resign or
dissolve Parliament. 1t was decided to re-
sign.
After dinner, at Windsor Castle last
night, Lord Rosebery had long private
audience with the Queen and communi-
Gated to her the decision arrived at by the
Government. The length of the Cabinets
deliberations was due TO the attitude of
Herbert Asquith, the Home Secretary, and
John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland,
who strongly opposed any step involving
either resignation or dissolution. They
argued that in view of the stage OF the de-
bates on the Welsh disestablishment and
the Irish land bills the Government ought
TO pass both of them.
William O'Brien, who, until a few days
ago, represented Cork City in the anti-Par-
nellite interest, but who was compelled to
retire from the House, owing to his having
been declared bankrupt, visited Downing
street and urged that it was the imperative
duty of the Government to pass the Irish
land bill.
All the Ministers with the exception of
iar p0calarx- raroaino1 ;Y,{
Sunday. Messrs. Thomas E. Ellis, first
Liberal whip; George c. Leveson-Gower
and Ronald C. Munroe- Ferguson directed
business at the Liberal whips Office during
the forenoon. They engaged in the prep
aration of electoral lists. The Liberal CEN
tral offices were at once opened. Prime
Minister Rosebery this morning walked
unattended to the O'Clock service at st.
Georges chapel, Windsor Castle. After
breakfast he strolled through the castle
grounds. At IL he went to the Frogmore
royal mausoleum with the royal family,
and afterward had an audience with the
Queen. He then had luncheon, after
which he was driven TO the station, where
he took a train for London. Arrived at
the Paddington station, he took carriage
and drove to his official residence in Down
ing street. Here he found waiting for him
Lord Tweedmouth, Lord of the Privy Seal
and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
and Arnold Morley, Postmaster General.
Mr.. Asquith arrived soon after Lord Rose
berry. The quartet conferred until 6:45,
after which the decision was first officially
made known.
OF course nothing yet is definitely known
as to who will be selected by Lord Sails
bury for ministerial and other positions.
Complete harmony prevails between the
Liberal Unionists and the Conservatives,
as was recently evidenced by the speeches
at the Conservative banquet by Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain, the Liberal Unionist
leader, and others. The rumor of dissen-
sions between the two parties were then
effectually laid, and it was predicted that
the. Liberal -Unionists and Conservatives
would be finally merged into one great
National party. 1t is generally supposed
that Mr.. Chamberlain will have a position
in the Salisbury Cabinet, but what his
office will be is purely a matter of coniec-
ture as yet.
The Central News is authority for the
statement that Rosebery, while at Wind
sor Castle rendered the resignation of him
self and colleagues to the Queen, who ac-
cepted them. Her Majesty has sent for
Lord Salisbury, who will proceed to
Windsor Castle tomorrow, when he will
be entrusted with the formation of Min
istry.
Lord Rosebery did not arrive at Down.
ing street until 500 o'clock, and about half
an hour later the fact became known that
the action of the House of Commons on
Friday accepting the motion of Mr.. Brod-
erick to reduce by f100 the salary of H.
Campbell-Bannerman Secretary of State
for War, motion made solely for the pur-
pose of calling the attention of the House
to anEalleged deficiency in the small arms
and ammunition stores, had resulted in
the overthrow of the Liberal Ministry.
1t is charged by some of the supporters
of the Government that Mr.. Brodericks s
motion was made with the knowledge of
Lord Salisbury and Mr.. Balfour, and that
it was made at time when the Govern
ment was mapping; in other words, that
the opposition sprung trick on the Lib
erals and by majority OF seven votes up
set the Government.
Some of the Unionists strenuously deny
this and claim the vote was only the cul-
mination of the dissatisfaction existing
against the administration of the s'ar
Office. However the case may be, it is
ertain that the Government met defeat in
an entirely unsuspected momentan man.
Ter. after successfully tiding itself over
crises when defeat would have hardly been
surprising. 1t is stated that in his inter-
view with the Queen Lord Rosebery, after
informing her as to the status of affairs,
advised her to summon Lord Salisbury to
form Ministry.
Lieutenant-ColonelA Arthur Bigge, an as
sistant private secretary to the Queen,
to-day conveyed her Majesty's summons
to Hatfield House, Lord Salisbury's resi-
derce in Hertfordshire. Lord Salisbury
will obtain the views of the Duke of Dew
onshire, the Liberal Unionist leader in the
House of Lords, before he goes to Windsor
ymorrow.
Mr. Cham herlain had an iuferv;aw NTH