Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-26

scotland, with a seat in the cabinet, from 1886 to 1887. He became chief secretary for Ireland on the resignation of Sir Mi Chacl Hicks Beach in 1887, and retained that position until 1891, when, upon the death of Mr. William II. smith, he became first lord of the treasury and leader of the house of commons, retaining that position until lSy2, when the Salisbury govern mcnt resigned. He was clScted lord rector of St. Andrews university in 1887, of Glasgow university in 1870 and was elect Cd lord chancellor of the University of Ed inburgh in 1891.
 The New Colonial Secretary.
 The Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, the CnioniSt leader in the house of com mons and tho newly appointed secretary of state for tho colonies, is one of the fore most and most daring men in British pol itiCs at the present time. He iS credited with having engineered the downfall of the RoscbCry government and is undoubt elly n man of great political ability. He Was horn in London in lSS6 and has been married three times, his present wife be ing a daughter of Mir. w. C Endicott, formerly secretary of war of the United states He was educated at tho l'nivCr- sity College school London; was former ly manufacture in Birmingham and retired from business in 1874. Mir. Cham hrrlain has been three times SuccrSsivcly elected mayor of Birmngham-in 1874, 1875 and lH76--and was appointed prrSi- dent of the board of trade in 1880 and president of the local government board ill 1856, rCSigning the latter post shortly aftCrward. In August, lSST, he was ap- pointed one of the commissioners to settle the fisheries dispute with the United States and is a fellow of the Royal society.
 Spencer Compton CavcndiSh, k. j., F. C.. eighth Duke of DrVOnshirc, is the leader of the Iihvral- CnionistS in the house of lords, He has been prominently diScuSStSl as SrrrvtAry of state for foreign affairs, the office which Lord Salisbury has himself assumed in the cabinet. He has been lord of the admiralty, under secretary of war, secretary of war twice, postmaster general, chief secretary for Ireland from lS7l to 1874 and secretary for India in former Liberal governments. He sat as a member of parliament for different districts from lS57 to 1891 He is chancellor of the | university of Gam bridge and an alderman of the MiddlGSex county council.
 The Right Hon. Michael Edward Hicks Beach. ninth laronut, was born in lS37 in London.
 Right Hon. George Joachim Goachen calls himself a Liberal Cnioni$t, though he held office in Lord Salishury's former Conservative ministry. He was born in 1851 and was married in 1857 to Lucy, | daughter of John Daley, Esq. He was educated at Rugby and at Oricl college, Oxford.
 The StanlnrIl'E Berlin correspondent says that there k good reason to haliovc | that l.n'i ~aliShury'S accession will lcad | to an ,i!trnte hutwrVn Germany, Eng land and Japan and probably lator Amer | iCa | The Times SIyS that the Duke of Dev- on>hirr, formerly the Marquis of Harting- ton, will also preside over the Committce for the national and imperial defense. | This committee was rCcommCndrd by the | Harrington cnmmisS'on and is now first formally constituted. It will combine the 1 admiralty and the war office and will car 1 ry into rtttrt the projected reforms in the war office" Lord Salisbury would have given the Duke ut Devonshire the foreign portfolio, but the latter preferred the presidency of tho council, with the i'm purtaut duties which have been added.
 Mccarthy Issues Manifesto.
 Justin Mccarthy has issued a manifesto to tho people of Ireland stating that the defeat of the government has placed Irc 'and'S bittcrest enemies in otfi ;c.
 For a brief space before the election the manifesto says Downing street and Dublin castle will be occupied by mcr Elcdgrd to the policy of coercion in Ire land. This defeat was compaSScd by the factiunists who still divide Ireland and by the votes of the Chambcrlains, the Rus sells and other false friends of land re form
 Advocating tho continuance of the al liancc with the Liberal party aS Ireland't only hope of rrdrcss, the manifesto ap pcals earnestly to IriShmcn ut home anC abroad for funds with which to fight theil enemies in tho coming election campaign
 In an interview John Redmond SaiC that 1t seemed probable that the election would result in the dsfeat of the Abera party. Tho ParnelliteS had invited tn, government to dissolve parliament wheI the Liberal party was united. Mir. Glad stone gave the same advlce and he (Red mOnd) was in Q position to assert positive ly that Mr. Gladstone resigned becaus the cabinet rejected his advice.
 If the government had dissolved parlia ment then, the Liberals would have car ried the country on the homo rule policy
 They now go tO .-- (, Gi.;.y without
 policy, without .--d..-i'Na.Gn, diScrea
 it-d and diShtlrtoHv
 He did not ana cip.tI that the Tory go
 ernmGnt would cSCreS lrSlaI d. The
 would have tLc pow CT to pass tho Iris
 land bill through the house of lords, al
 they were moro likely to do so quick
 and to provide moro money for the pu
 chase of hand than tho Liberals. He WI
 not sure that home rul0 would not event.
 ally be dealt with by the Conservative
 The political prisoners could not be wor
 off under a Tory government than th'
 wero under Mir. Asquith, the retiriI
 home secretary.
 Salvation Army LAS&ls Goes to Jail.
 COLORADO SPRIxGs, June so.-Captai
 Blanche COxs of the Salvation Army, a intelligent and refined lady, has gone { jail for 30 days for preaching in the street.