The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-24
LORD ROSEDERY RESIGNS
Is Released from Further Duty by
Queen Victoria.
THE RUSSC-FRENCH ALLIANCE
VIII Join Forces In Case OF an Attack from
Germany or Austria -Dinner to
Cardinal Gibbons Other
Foreign News.

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contains the following: The Earl Of
Rosebery. first lord of the treasury and
president of the council, arrived at
Windsor castle Saturday and rendered
his resignation to Her Majesty, by
whom 1t was accepted.
Speaking to his constituents in Bat
tersea last night, Mr.. John Burns, a
socialist member of the house of com
mons, urged the government to stick
to the work it had undertaken to per-
form and not go to the country until
| vote of want of confidence was car
| iied against it.
| London. June 23.--It is officially an
nounced that the Rosebery government
will resign. Lord Salisbury will be
summoned by the queen to form a min
| isttry and the cabinet will proceed with
the routine business of the house. OBJ
tain provisional supplies and then dis
solve parliament.
1t is expected that the elections will
| take place about July 10.
| The second meeting of the cabinet
yesterday afternoon began at o'clock
and lasted until 5.45. The meeting was
| held to decide whether the government
| should resign or dissolve parliament.
1t was decided to resign.
After dinner at Windsor castle last
night Lord Rosebery had a long pri-
vate audience of the queen, and COM
municated to her the decision arrived at
| by the government.
st. Petersburg, June 23.-The czar. in
| conversation today with a member of
~ ff.s.a inn l. Il
as displeased with the unworthy be-
havior of the Paris populace over the
visit of the Fench fleet to Kiel. He ad-
ded that he though that the ostenta-
| tious restraint of the French squadron
did not accord with the intentions of
President Faure and NJ. HanotauX, the
| French foreign minister. His majesty
| referred in the heartiest way to En-
peror Williams speech, which found a
joyful echo in his own heart.
OF course, nothing yet is definitely
known as to who will be selected by
Lord Salisbury for ministerial and
other positions. Complete harmony
prevails between the LIBERAL Unionists
and the Conservatives, as was recent
ly evidenced by the speeches at the
bsrlain, the Liberal-Unionislt leader.
and others. The rumors of dissensions
between the two parties were then eff
fectually laid, and 1t was predicted
that the Llberai-U Unionists and Conser-
vatives would be finally merged into
one great national party. 1t is gen
orally supposed that Mr.. Chamberlain
will have a position in the Salisbury
cabinet, but what his office will be is
purely matter of conjecture as yet
Anarchists Fooled.
Berlin, June 22.-The officials, especi-
ally the officers of the police depart
ment, are congratulating themselves
upon the fact that the presumed an
archist plot to spoil the fetes by the
commission of outrages peculiar to the
sect were bafFled. According to cur
rent report the anarchists had arranged
for a grand coup at the outset of the
proceedings by blowing up the artificial
island in the Alster river. Anonymous
letters were received by the Berlin Off
cials warning them that such an at
tempt was contemplated and would be
made If the most rigorous precautions
were not taken. Small Importance was
attached to these menaces at first, but
repeated inexplicable accidents to the
electric wires which were laid to iluml-
nate the island caused the authorities
to believe that there was some founda-
ton for the reports and to resort to eX-
treme precautionary measures. Boats
were forbidden to approach the island
and the police patrolled the river in
steam launches night and day, and the
same precautions were taken at Kiel
The consequence was that If there were
really any serious attention to comnit
outrages the plan was frustrated. No
body who was not known succeeded in
getting near any of the royalties pres
ent, nor did they get very close to the
scenes of the various ceremonies.
The Russo-French convention, which
the Paris newspapers allege has been
concluded. is said to agree that If Ger
many should attack France. Russia
would send 100000 men at once to the
German frontier. On the other hand, IL
Austria or Germany should attack Rus
sia, France would interfere in similar
manner. The reports of the conclusion
of such an agreement. however, are re-
ceived in official circles here with in
credbility.
Dinner to the Cardinal.
Rome, June pa splendid dinner
was given this evening at the American
college here in honor of Cardinal Glib
bons Sixty covers were laid and
number of cardinals and many Italian
and foreign notables were present.
Kiel, June 23.-Emperor William to-
day visited the American cruiser San
Francisco.