Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-11-08
CABINE'T T /.
QUEEN viCTORIA'S NEW SET OF
MINISTER'S ANNOUNCED.
SALISBURY TO RETIRE
War Portfolio Given To Man Who
Is Notorious for lncon petency
During : outh African War.

London.-(Special.)- Britain's
hew ministry, so far as the principal
officers are concerned, will be about as
follows:
Prime minister, Lord Salisbury.
Secretary of state for foreign affairs,
Lord Lansdowne.
First lord of the treasury. Arthur
Balfour.
First lord of the admiralty, Earl OF
Seiborne formerly political secretary
If the colonial office).
Secretary of state for the colonies,
Joseph Chamberlain.
Chancellor of the exchequer, Sir Mi
| chael Hicks-Beach.
Secretary of state for the home de-
oartmert, Charles Thompson Ritchie
formerly president of the board Of
tcade).
Secretary of state for India. Lord
George Francis Hamilton
Lord lieutenant of Ireland. Marquis
If Londonderry or the earl of Dudley.
bury.
Lord president of the council, Duke of
Oevonshire.
Lord of the privy seal. Lord James Of
Hereford.
Secretary for Ireland, George Wynd-
aam.
Secretary of state for war, w. St
John Brodrick.
President of the board of trade, Ger
aid William Balfour.
ADVANCE FOR LANsDOWNE.
On awakening this morning London
earned for the first time that Lord
Salisbury would no longer retain the
foreign ministry and that LORD Lans-
downe would be promoted to that post.
None of the London dailes have yet
discovered that Lord Salisbury relin
quished the sole control of foreign af-
fairs with extreme reluctance, and only
after had majesty had fatty refused TO
permit him to undertake the burden of
two great portfolios in the new cabinet.
SELBORNE'S ADVANCEMENT.
Second only to the establishment caus-
ed by the elevation OF Lord Lansdowne
will be the surprise growing out of the
selection of the carl of Seiborne, late
under secretary in the colonial office
as rsfit lord of the admiralty. This
portfolio stands first III rank after the
secretaryship for foreign affairs. The
af SoIh iS nT1I1r
years of age, ara is without naval ex-
Derience. He possesses only mediocre
ability, and Mr.. Chamberlain wished to
get rid of him in the colonial office by
sending him to South Africa as govern
or of Cape Colony; but Lord Salisbury
objected and the earl himself did like
wise. compromise was effected by
placing the young noblemen at the head
of the SEA lords.
PREMIER PREFERS BRODRICK.
Mr.. Brodrick's selection as minister
of war will not create any enthusiasm.
It was expected that George Wyndham,
late parliamentary under secretary Of
state for war would get the war port
fOli0 because OF MS OI1llJduI S6INiCeS
in behalf of the government during the
South African struggle. But Lord Sal
;sbury said he did not know Mr.. Wynd-
ham and preferred Mr.. Brodrick, VINO,
he declared, had conducted the Chinese
business very well. Consequently Mr..
Wyndham must be satisfied with the
Ilish secretaryship.
According to the present programme
Earl Cadogan resigns the vice-royalty
of Ireland and will be succeeded by
either the marquis of Londonderry OF
The earl of Dudley.
LORD CROSS STEPS OUT.
Lord Cross, formerly lord of the privy
zeal. disappears from the cabinet. The
earl of Halsbury. lord high chancellor.
and Lord James of Hereford, chancellor
Of the duchy of Lancaster, were asked
to resign, but refused. Both will sit
in the new ministry. Charles Thomp-
ron Ritchie takes the home Office, and
some other place will be found for Sir
Matthew White Ridley, the late incum
Dent of that post.
Gerald Balfour resigns the chief sec
retaryship for Ireland and becomes
president of the board Of trade. View
ing the new cabinet as a whole, it
hardly appears constructed for vigorous
original work in any direction.