The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-26
SALISBURY.
Has Already Selected Five Members
OF His Cabinet.
CHAMBERLAIN CALLED TO OFFICE.
1t Was He Who Overturned
RoSebmy's Cabinet.

LONDON, June e6.-Tho Marquis OF Sails
bury has formally accepted the premier
ship made vacant by the resignation of
Lord Rosebery.
Robert Arthur Talbot Gasooigne Cecil
third Marquis of Salisbury, was born In
1880, and married the daughter of the late
baron Anderson. He was educated at OK
ford, and Is chancellor OF that university.
lie has been twice secretary Of state foi
India and twice secretary Of state for for
eign affairs. He was premier In 1855, and
formed Ills second ministry in 1856. He
resigned in 1892, He proceeded to Con-
stantinoplo as a special ambassador at the
conference there In November. 1876, and he
and Lord Beaconsfield in 1873 were the
representatives of Great Britain at the
congress Of Berlin.
Lord Of the Treasury.
A. j. Balfour, Conservative loader in the
house Of commons, has been appointed
first lord Of tho treasury In succession &.
Lord Rosobery, who held that position Us
we'll rs the premiership.
n. j. Balfour, the first lord of tho treas
ury, is nephew of the Marquis of Sails
bury, his mother being daughter Of the
second Marquis of Salisbury and sister
OF the present marquis. He was born in
ls4S, and was educated at Eaton and AT
Cambridge. He was appointed president
OF the local board government in 1885 and
was secretary for Scotland, will Ii seat In
the cabinet, from 1885 TO 1887; he became
chief secretary for ireland on the rosigna
ton of Michael Hicks-B Beach In 1887, and
retained that position until 1891, when,
upon the death Of William H. Smith, no
became first lord Of the treasury and
leader Of the house Of commons, retaining
that position until 1892 when the Sails.
bury government resigned. He was elected
lord rector of ST. Andrews university in
1887, of Glasgow university in 1890, and
was elected lord chancellor Of the Univer.
sity of Edinburgh in 1891
Joseph Chamberlain, the Unionist
leader, has been appointed to succeed tho
Marquis of Ripon as
Secretary Of state For tho Colonies.
Joseph Chamberlain Is one of the fore
most and most daring men in British pol.
itics st tho present time. He Is credited
with having engineered the downfall OF
the Rosebery government, and Is undoubt-
edly man of great political ability. He
was born In London in 1885, and has been
married three times his present wife be-
ing daughter Of w. q. Endicott, for
merly secretary Of war Of the United States.
He was educated ut the University college,
London, was formerly manufactures in
birmingham, and retired from business
in 1874. Mr.. Chamberlain was three times
successfully elected mayor of Birming-
ham, and was appointed president of the
board OF trade in 1850 and president OF the
local government board In 1886, resigning
the latter Jts shortly afterward. In
August, 1887, he was appointed one Of the
commissioners TO settle the fisheries dis
pute with the United States, and is q fel-
low of the Royal society.
The other members thus far chosen are:
Duke of Dcvonshire, president of the
council.
Michael Hicks. Beach, chancellor of the
exchequer.
George J. Gosehen. first lord of the ad-
miralty
The other members of tho government
have not yet been fixed upon.
Fighting Joe's Tactics.
Joseph Chamberlain, Fighting joe"
as he used to bc called in parliament
about tho time he deserted Gladstone.
sprung the trap which caught the Rose
berry ministry. Originally he was
Liberal, battling valiantly against the
Tories under Gladstone, in whose second
cabinet he was president of the board OF
trade.
Chamberlain led the advanced Radical
wing until shortly after the formation Of
Gladstone third ministry, In which he
was president of the local government
board, he quarrelcd with his chief over
homo rule and quit the Liberal ranks.
Then he formed the Libcral-U party,
which he now leads in parliament
This party, after seeding from the Lib
eral party, on account Of the Irish ques-
ton, formed an alliance with the Con
scrvatives or Tory party. Chamberlain
aspired to tho leadership OF the alliance
Having held the balance of power under
the Gladstone and Rosebery governments,
he just now holds in his hands, ho seems
TO believe, the fate of the Tory govern
ment about TO he installed.
The Conservatives wanted general
election before taking control of the gov.
ernment in order TO find out Just how
strong Chamberlain Is with the people.
Then they could gauge the amount of
patronage necessary to be given 20 him.
They calculate upon capturing q lot OF
Liberal Unionist seats, thinking that the
members of the Liberal Unionist party
have been in the Conservative fold so long
many, II not most are ready to become
straight-Out Tories. IL was Just this sort
of test that Chamberlain sought 10 avoid,