Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-08-09
MINOR CHANGES IN CABINET
Balfsur Has Made Nuddls Of Fsrcing the
Fossils 70 Retire.
YOUNG CHAMBERLAIN SITS WITH FATHER
Earl DudIey Gets the Position OF Lore
lieutenant Of Ireland, Much 20 the
disappointment Of Duke
OF Marlborough.

Copyright, 1909. by Press Publishing Col
LONDON, Aug. 8.--(New York World Ca.
blcgram-Special Telegram. i-Tho earl o.
Dudley has been appointed lord lieutenant
Of ireland, Charles Thompson Ritchie
chancellor OF the excheuuer, and Aratai
Akers- Douglas. home secretary. Austin
Chamberlain, son Of the colonial secretary
has been appointed postmaster general. vice
the marquis Of Londonderry, resigned. Az
Austin Chamberlain will have a seat IN
the cabinet, the rare spectacle will be fur
nished Of both father and son holding
cabinet rank simultaneously. new once
that Of minister Of edccation, has been
created. to which the marquis Of London
derry has been appointed.
The appointment Of Sir william Hood
Walrond to be chancellor OF the duchy OF
Lancaster. in place Of Lord james Of Here
ford. resigned because Of ill-health, also
was oflcially announced today.
King Edward has approved all these ap-
pointments, as well as the following:
First Commissioner OF Works-Lord
Windsor, in succession to Aratas Akers-
Douglas.
Financial Secretary OF the Treasury
william Hayes Fisher, in succession ia
Austin Chamberlain. Mr.. Fisher has been
junior lord Of the treasury since 1895.
Parliamentary Secretary Of the Treasury
Sir Alexander Fuller AOland Hood, vice
Sir william Hood wairond.
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
Henry William Forester, NJ. P.
Under Secretary for India-Earl Percy.
Under Secretary to the Home once
Thomas Horatio Arthur Ernest Cochrane,
NJ p.
Under Secretary to the War onhce-The
earl Of Hardwicke. who was under secretary
for India.
Parliamentary Secretary Of Education
Sir William Reynall Anson.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board Of
Trade--Andrew Bonar Law, NJ. P.
The earl Of Dudley, Sir William Hood
Waldron and Lord Windsor will not be in
the, cabinet, but George wyndham. chief
secretary for ireland, does become a mem
ber.
Premier Balfour's promised drastic recon
struction Of the cabinet seems to be ending
IN smoke. Practically no new blood IL In
troduced.
II appears InaI DaIf0ur nAa recK0ne0 on
the spontaneous retirement Of some OF the
older ministers like Lord Chancellor Calls
bury. Lord Chancellor Ashbourne and Lord
Gevrge Hamilton. When they did not offer
to retire he thought to give them SUM-
ciently plain hint by asking each DO you
wish to remain on7" To his discontinue
thex all answered yes.
This blocked the reconstructIon. Baifoul
alone sueceodat in geetinE Lord Iames> 50
20. This muddle iB charecteristic OF Bali
four and has excited great indignation IN
the party.
The duke Of Marlborough Is beaten for
the Irish vice royalty by Earl Dudley. This
as considered a great setback for MarIbof-
ough. who had come to regard the reversion
Of this ONCE almost as his right. Dudley
enjoyed strong support from the king. who
likes him personally, while he makes little
secret Of his opinion Of Marlborough as
lacking In fulhllment OF his obligation as
q contributor to Londons social gaieties.