The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-07

Doru LahdsdoWne, secretary for state for
war, are brOthers-in-law. JOSEPH Cham
Derlain secretary Of state for the colonies,
mas promoted his son, Austen, his hench-
man. the Right Hon. Jesse Ceilings, an1
ms toady. Joseph Powell williams
Besides the family taiut there is a dis
NAL order arising from the association of
number of the ministers with public com
panles. Gerald w. Balf0ur is a director in
seven companies, some Of which are of
doubtful standing. Lord Balfour of Bur
lelgh' secretary of Scotland, bosses four
companies; the Right Hon. Charles T.
fltchie, president of the board of trade
three; W. H. Long, president of the board
OF agriculture, four; Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, chancellor of the exchequer. two:
Hon. a. Akers- Douglas, first commission
er OF works. three; Sir Matthew W Rid
ley, nome secretary two: NicOunt Gross
lord privy seal, two; Lord George Hamil-
ton, secretary of state for India, two; the
Hon. William St. John Broderick under
secretary of state for war, six; Austen
Chamberlain, civil lord of the admiralty.
two; Joseph Howell Williams, financial
secretary Of the war Office. two, besides
being connected with the firm of Kynoch
x Co, contractors to the war office. of
which Mr.. Powell is financial secretary;
and Sir John Coral. vice president of the
council, three, including the notorious New
Zealand Loan Agency, relations with
which some time ago compelled the Right
Hon. Anthony J. Mundella to resign the
presidency of the board of trade.
Lord Rosebery compelled the members
OF his cabinet to resign their business con
nections. 1t is rumored that Lord Sails
bury will follow similar course, but pub
lie resignation is known not to imply a
rupture of private relations. Just suspic-
ions Will remain of the character of a
government containing SO many Guinea
pigs" name applied here to the direc-
tors of companies who receive a guinea
each for attending board meetings.
Lord Salisburys eldest son and heir, Wis
count Cranborne, has not yet been nomi-
mated for any position. He is a crack
Drained noodle, who it will be difficult to
fit in. He is certain, however, to get some
thing.
The spectacle of Lord Salisbury's initial
blunders has so raised hopes among the
liberals that their immediate influence
will probably be the loss of number of
seats to the unionists. The most hopeful
unionist prediction now gives a thin par
liamentary majority of forty. Mr.. Childers,
whose accurate estimate in the last general
election earned for him the reputation Of
a prophet says that there will be tie in
the next house, or else such a limited un-
ionist majority that the government will
be left helpless.
A feature OF lne campaign IS the most Ol
women canvassers. They are largely prim-
rose DANES. Most of them are working for
love, while others are campaigning for
money Many of them are undoubtedly en-
Unused by the associating of unionism
with the church and crown. Miss Balfour.
sister of Arthur ]. Balfour, will stump
East London with Lady Gwendolin Cecil,
daughter of Lord Salisbury and the Dowa-
ger Lady Westbury. They are most effec-
tive canvassers.
The Russo-Chinese loan was undoubted-
ly signed at Pekin on Thursday, and at
St. Petersburg yesterday, according 10 the
Statist, though there is no guarantee be-
tween Russia and China, Russia guaran-
tees the issuing bankers. The loan is Sc
cured on the Chinese customs revenue,
ranking after the existing charges The
Statist is of the opinion that China has
compromised. If she shall be unable 20
pay the interest on the loan, the Issuing
bankers may demand a voice in the ad-
ministration of customs, or ask Russia
to make good her guarantee. Then Rus
sia will insist in sharing the control of
the customs. The loan involves an annual
charge of ESQ 900. With the existing
charges this will leave half of the total
customs pledged. Will any syndicate
bring out the larger loan that China re-
quires, getting a mere second mortgage
on the customs as security? If China
cannot so borrow she cannot pay the In
demnity to Japan, so the whole present
question will be reopened.