The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-11-10
CONSIDERED
4 MERE FjI|JGUREHEhD.
Britons Of All rar1les III. IL Sails
bury''s Selection for For
eign Secretary.
puPpET OF PRIME MINISTER
General Opinion of Liberal and Conserya,
live Press Is That the Premier
WIZ Practically Retain Dlrec-
tlon of; Foreign Affairs.

London, Nov. 6.-(Gopyright, 1900, by
the Associated Press.)-'Claa In robes
of dazzling failure" is the way one lib
eral newspaper describes the marquis
of Transformers entry into the foreign
Office. This undoubtedly expresses pre-
ponderating public opinion. Even those
organs which freely uphold Lans-
downe's appointment allot him the po-
sition of mere nominal head OF the for
eign office, blindly following out every
wish of the premier. This, the Associ-
ated Press learns. Is quite opposed to
Salisbury's own idea. He does not
share the general belief hat in the
war office Lansdowne did badly. In
fact, the premier gave Lansdowne the
option Of continuing in his former Of
fee or taking the new billet, and was
delighted that he accepted the foreign
office. He a long contemplated Lans-
doWne as his successor, should the doc
tors refuge to allow him to continue the
severe duties he undertook during the
last parliament. One OF S%alisbury's
closest friends said:
Lord L%ansdowne, by his training
and social career, Is more fitted and
available to meet diplomats and decide
large issues. Should he fail 1t will only
be because he Is too much of a gentle
man," f
The under secretaryships in the war
and colonial offices, vacant through
changes in the cabinet, must be Sc
|lected, which is not easy. r. w. Ham
bury, financial secretary to the treas
ury, is believed likely to succeed c. II.
Richie as president of the board OF
trade: and George Wyndham. parlia-
mentary secretary of the war office. Is
frequently mentioned as the successor
of Gerald Balfour as chief secretary
for ireland, though the latter's resig-
nation is by no can certain. Gerald
Balfour may change the chief secretary
of Ireland for the board OF trade. II
this occurs 1t will give the Cecil family
four of the most important offices in
the cabinet, which calls out from lib
eral papers the cry of nepotism.
New I.aurels for Rosebery.
The new publication of Lord Rose
bery's history OF Napoleon has not only
brought forth unanimous and I'M
bounded praise, but has given rise to,a
general feeling Of regret that the pres
ent undistinguished cabinet could not
avail itself Of such u brilliant intellect.
On all sides it is admitted that this
latest work reveals Rosebery at his
best. What will he do next? This is
the question on all sides.
Once more the Introduction Of Amer
lean methods will revolutionize British
traffic. AS q result of the visit of the
superintendent of the Southwestern
railroad to the United States the direc-
tors of the road decided to substitute
for the present lever system of signal
ing the pneumatic method employed on
American roads. The latter's ~installa-
ton is now taking place. Other lines
will likely follow suit, so that the i'm
mense signal boxes which have long
been features of the great termini will
probably disappear.
Lord Roberts sends from Pretoria an
earnest and striking appeal to his
countrymen to refrain from turning
the welcome Of the homecoming troops
into a drunken orgy.