Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-03
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London. Nov. 3.-"Clad in the robes of
dazzling failure is the way one liberal
newspaper describes the Marquis OF
L~ansdowne's entry into the foreign Of
flee. This undoubtedly expresses the
opinions of = pr~eponderance OF a Brltlsh
public. irrespective of party lines. Even
among those organs feebly uplolding the
adyisability of Lord Transformers APP
Monument. there is a tendency to allo-
cate him the position of a mere nonlhal
head of the foreign office. blindly follow
ing out every wish of the IN rms.
the Associated Press learns, is quite OPP
posed to Lord Salisbury's own idea. lie
does not share the general belief that IN
the war office he did badly. In fact, the
premier is so convinced of the reverse
that he gave Lord Lansdowne the option
of continuing in his former office or tax
ing the new billet. Lord salisbury was
delighted that Lord LansdoWne was WILL
ing to accept the foreign office poftfotlo.
He believes he will make a strong foreign
secretary, and had long contemplated
Lord Lansdowne as his successor should
the doctors refuse to allow him TO con-
tinue the severe duties he undertook dur
ing the past parliament. One OF LORD
Salisbury's closest friends said to a rep
ceSenCallNe Oh the ASSOCldleu
Lord Lansdowne, by his training ana
social career. is more fitted and available
to meet diplomats and decide large is
sues. Should he fail of success, it will
only be because he is too much of a
gentleman
BURIED IN FREE BOOKS.
With reference to Irish matters. an
amusing story is going the rounds about
the Duke of Marlborough, whom the pa
pers frequently, without basis, mentioned
as Earl C~adogan's successor in the lord
lieutenancy of Ireland. On the strength
of this, it is said. a large amount of Irish
literature has been imported to Blen-
helm, where a recent visitor is alleged
to have found the young duke almost
buried amid histories of Ireland.
Mr.. Gerald Balfour ma change the
chief se~cretaryship of Ireland for the
board of trade. If this occurs. it will
give the Cecil family four of the most
important %eofices in the cabinet, which
calls out from the liberal papers the
cry of nepotism.
The publication of Lord Rosebery's
history of Napoleon has not only brought
forth unanimous and nbounde praise,
but has given rise to a general feeling
OF regret that the present uTdlStllSulSn-
ed cabinet could not avail itself of such
q brilliant intellect. 1t is a careful mon
ograph of Bonaparte's uays, and, while
1t discloses no new historical facts, it
deals SO masterfully and impartially
with all the available evidence that it
must stand, so the critics say, as an au-
thoritative record, in addition to being
the most perfect character sketch ever
penned. It teens with powerful cpl
grams and touches of humor and mag
nation, while the British ministers re-
sponsible for the righteousness of Napo-
Icons captivity are treated with merci-
less satire. On all sides it is admitted
that this latest work reveals Lord Rose
berry at his best. What will he do next?
This is the question which arises on all
sides.
AS LIEF GO TO JAIL.
How bitter politics are growing in Ire
land can be judged from an open letter
from William O'Brien, saying he re-
enters parliament with the utmost re-
pugnance and with no more satisfaction
than he would re-enter an English Jail.
But, Mr.. O'Brien adds, he considers it a
national duty. He also says the exclu-
sion of Healy and his faction from the
Irish party is the only means of enabling
men of honor to remain in 1t.