The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14
TO Be A CROWN COLONY
Great Britain S Intentions Regard
ing the Transyaal.
Sir Alfred Miners Administration
in the West Indics-Cecil Rhodes
Not TO Have Any Voice in the
Settlement of the New Cabinet.
Especial Cablecrsm-Copyrightcd.)


LONDON, Get. 1.-Two events today
mark the opening of Lord Salisbury's
Government under the new Parliament
Sir Alfred Miner started for Cape Town
and Pretoria to initiate a civil admins
tration in the Transvaal and Salisbury
and Balfour attended at the Foreign Of
fee and received visits from such in
fluential party advisers as the Duke OF
Abercorn and Mr.. Akers- Douglas. The
British elections have simplified Sir Al
fred Miners mission as the Results con-
firm mis- policies equally with Mr. Cham
berlain's without asking the disclosure
by the Government of its scheme. 1t is
known that along general lines it viii
be that of Crown colony. with an adj
m;nistration similar to that of Ceylon
and the West Indies until Miner advises
that the elective element shall share 10
the control
His temperament is anti-military and
it is certain that he will seek the quick
est exit from the present Irritating in
competence of junior officers holding
magisterial positions. The result Of the
election, moreover. has been to reject sir
Henry Campbell Bannerman's advocacy.
repeated after his own election as the
official Liberal leader, of the plan that
the former Boer institutions should be
continued and that nothing should be
done to make them feel that their indie
pendence had been lost.
1t is not expected that Cecil Rhodes
will have any advisory voice in the settle
ment. His South African League Con-
gress at Cape Town this week has fallen
fiat and his hostile reference to Mr.. Rose
Innes has only succeeded in extracting
from Sir Alfred Miner an intimation that
he will ask Mr.. Rose-Innes to re-estab-
lish the Transyaal judiciary.
The second event, that OF Lord Sails
bury's visitors, is more Immediately in
teresting here, in view of the possible
Cabinet changes expected by The people.
Those who are expecting a sensational
reorganization will be disappointed. The
Queen will hold a privy council at Bal
moral on Tuesday and probably the world
will know all that is necessary OF Lord
Salisbury's plan on the next day. There
is some authority for stating that Lord
George Hamilton. the present Secretary
for India, will be transferred to the Ad-
miralty and the Marquis of Lansdowne
fee. In that event. the Ri. Hon. William
Hansbury, the Financial Secretary OF the
Treasury, will be promoted TO the all-im-
portant post of Minister of War.
There viii also be some shutting of mi
nor posts. according to current rumor.
Lord Salisbury will have to find a peer to
succeed Lord Cadogan as Niceroy OF Ire
land. Lord George Hamilton is not a
brilliant man. but he has had much admin
istrative experience and ii is thought that
he might be less likely to make a fool of
himself than cleverer man. Mr.. Hans
bury is, probably, next to Nj. Chamber
lain. the ablest man in the Government
although the man in the street" knows
curiously little of him. Early this year
he was offered the postmaster generalship
to succeed the Duke of Norfolk, but he re-
fused because 1t was not accompanied by a
seat in the Cabinet.
The result of the election was forecasted
by Mr.. Chamberlain, who was confident
that the majority would be not less than
No. and was fairly certain that ii would
reach l35. He stated yesterday to a friend
that the general election had furnished
him with only two serious disappoint-
ments-one the success Of Mr.. Labouchere
in his contest for reelection from North
ampton, and the other the triumph of the
Liberal candidate in Augby. which was
part OF the country over which Mr.. Cham
berlain has long regarded himself as po-
litical lord paramount. Not only did a Lib
eral wrest the seat from one of Mr. Cham
berlain's henchmen. but the victor is Mr..
Corrie Grant. one of Mr. Chamberlain's
most bitter and determined enemies. Mr..
Grant will be sure to take leading hand
in CHARACTERISTICS batting" one of the most
cherished recreatiors of the advanced Lib
erals.