Evening star., 1900-10-06
SILENT SALISBURY
British Premier Keeps His Political
Plans to Himself.
RUMORS as TO- NEXT CABINET
Belief That There viii Be But
Few Changes.
FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP

LONDON. October 6.-As q conservative
majority daily becomes more and more as
sured speculation as to the personnel Of
the next cabinet grows rife. and all sorts
Of guesses are published. None Of these
however, seems inspired. All take 1t for
granted that sweeping changes will be
made but this conclusion. the Associated
Press learns, Is unjustified. The facts are
that Lord Salisbury, always uncommuni-
cative. has not broken the habit Of his life
for the benefit of close friends or even fell
low cabinet members; but from peer high
in conservative councils the Associated
Press learns that the makeup of the next
cabinet will be so similar to that of its pre-
decessor that it will come as a startling
surprise. The Marquis of Lonsdowne, who.
next to Mr.. Chamberlain, Is the object of
more attacks than any other cabinet men,
ber. can have the war office fortfolio again
1t, as he has implicit belief in Lord Rob-
erts. and is anxious to cooperate with him
in reforms which he has been contemplat-
ing for some time. but would not commence
with Lord Wolseley, the late commander
in-chief. and Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood, the
adjutant general, with whom his relations
are greatly strained.
The Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland.
1t is untrue that either Lord Lansdowne
or the Duke Of Marlborough has been Of
fered the lord lieutenancy Of Ireland: and
1t is quite improbable that either will have
such an offer, though Earl Cadogan does
intend to retire. much to the relief Of the
leading conservatives in Ireland. who are
bitterly opposed to Mr. Gerald Balfour's
(the chief secretary and Earl Cadogan's
attempt at non-partisan government.
Lord Salisbury will resume the premier
snip and the foreign Office portfoiio at
least everything he has said to his fellow
members Of the cabinet points to his doing
so. Probably the. only really important
change made will be in the admiralty, for
which the Rt. Hon. Robert William Han
bury Is being fayarably considered; though
Lord George Hamilton. who formerly was
at the head of the admiralty, could have
the portfolio again, but he prefers to
main at the head Of the India Office The
Earl OF Selborne, at present Mr.. Chamber
lain's assistant, has been selected for pre-
ferment. He is regarded as one of the
strongest men in the government. and may
nave seat in the cabinet in place Of the
Rt. Hon. Walter, Long. president of the
board Of agriculture. II he does he will
add one more 70 the long list of Lord Sails
burys relatives controlling England's des-
TIMES, as ne married the premier's daugh
ter yY~.----
DenunciatfOn Of Chamberlain.
The vigorous personal attacks upon Mr..
Chamberlain continue. and seem to gather
bitterness the reality of defeat dawns
upon the liberals. The Hon. P. J. Stanhope's
reverse at Burnley is construed by the con-
servatves as a. direct rebuke for his bitter
denunciation of Mr.. Chamberlain but Mr.
Stanhope adheres to his attitude, reiterating
that he Is ready to prove in the courts that
MIR. Chamberlain only "whtewashed" Cecil
Rhodes In the house OF commons because
another member had letters in his pocket
discriminating Mr. Chamberlain in the raid.
This member, though not named by Mr..
Stanhope the1 Associated Press learns Is
Mr.. Abel Thomas, "a liberal. who repre-
sented East sCarmarthenshire in the last
parliament. r~'-' - va
In the meanwhile. Mr. Chamberlain is
apparently unmoved and is serenely send
ing messages to the nation and stumping
the country, putting all his vigor and strong
personality into the campaign. in marked
contrast with the other cabinet ministers.
While Mr.. Chamberlain is practically the
only interesting figure In the struggle in
England. there are in Ireland several men
and issues stirring up the country into such
chaotic condition of party lines has
never occurred before. and 1t would excite
the greatest interest were 1t not for the
fact that England is so occupied with her
own local contests. 1t is claimed that Mr..
Timothy NJ Healy has split the Irish party
to almost as great a degree as did the late
Charles Stewart Parnell, and that the bit
terness injected into the fight equals that
Of the historic division. The Freemans
Mr.. Healy's candidates Is without an
atom of self-respect," and describes his
campaign as one of secret calumny and
viification' The paper blames him for
the loss Of Galway, saying:
The Disgrace Of Galway.
Galway has disgraced the national So
lidarity. broken once more by the treason
of renegade home rulers. and the flag Of the
union has been planted beyond the Shan
non."
On the other hand, the Dublin Independ-
ent supports Mr.. Heaiy and Cardinal Logue
has also come out with declaration in
his favor
AS a result Of the split Londonderry and
Galway have changed their coIors and
other constituencies are likely to follow
suit.
The Duke of Abercorn whose son, the
Marquis of Hamilton. ousted Count Moore
from Londonderry. said to a representative
Of the Associated Press:
Frankly, you can say to the Americans
that the people In my part of the country.
e sS
lack OF coal and many other facilities are
drawbacks to the development of many Of
our industries. But everything will come
in time and whether Ireland returns an in
creased or a decreased nationalist majority,
1 believe she will improve commercially.
Slowly, perhaps but surely. So, we may
eventually decrease the number of good
Irishmen who annually go to your side Of
the water"
Mr.. John Parne1l, who was so curiously
ousted from South Meath. only secured the
nomination by recanting his action in pre-
senting the keys of Dublin to Queen Vic
toria on the occasion of her visit to that
city, in the following words:
II would sacrifice my official position OF
sheriff il ever again had to undergo such
humiliating degradation."
Mr.. Parnell was thefeupon declared suit
able as a member, and would have been
sent to the house R commons but for the
ingenuity Of the friends of James Laurence
Carew, whonYas defeated in the contest
for the College Green division Of Dublin.
not only on acco9pt of his attending the
royal garden farty' but because of his sup
port of Mr. HealyT Owing to technically
Mr. Carew was abacted for South Meath
without oppostion5e
coNsERy ArifsyEs II HAVE 271.