Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-08-28
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
LORD SALISBURY DEAD.
Three Times Prime Minister of Eng
land and the Greatest Figure Left
on That countrys Political Stage.

Lord Salisbury, the greatest figure left
on Great Brtain's political stage, died
Saturday night after long illness with
a kidney disease. In private life as in
politics he had always been an aristo-
crat. and his course had always been with
the conservative side. He was three
times prime minister, and for 90 years
was an active figure in politics, begin
ming his career with election to parma
ment in 1858 and closing it by resigning
from the premiership of King Edward
cabinet last year when he was succeed
ed as prime minister by his nephew,
Arthur James Balfour.
Lord Salisbury. Robert Arthur Talbot,
ninth earl of Salisbury Niscount Gran
borne. Baron Cecil, was born on Febru-
ary s. 1880. and succeeded to his title and
estate in 1865.
Lord Salisbury was always a tory to
the backbone but a free lance within
his own party. In his three terms as
prime minister he held that post, all told,
for 1872 years, a longer term than that
Of any prime minister since the earl of
Liverpool. in the beginning of the lSth
century. He was a member of every
conservative cabinet from the time or
the earl of Derby's third administration
in 1866 Under Lord Beaconsfield he was
minister of foreign affairs, and held that
post in connection with his own premier
ship throughout his first two admins
trations. When prime minister for Ed
ward VII. Lord Salisbury resigned the
ministry OF foreign affairs to Lord
I.andsdowne.
Lord Salisbury, as foreign minister,
showed dislike and distrust of the
United States. but he always managed
to avoid complications. The Venezuelan
affair was, of course, the most consplcu-
Gus incident of his success in knowing
when to stop in an unfriendly course to-
ward this country. one of the surprls-
ing things in his career was speech in
1896 in which he practically admitted
that he was sorry for the stand that
England under his guidance, had taken
in the Venezuelan matter, and in winch
he SAID that he accepted the Monroe doc
trine as an article of policy and that
England had never meant to attack the
Monroe doctrine.
In 1857 Lord Salisbury married Geor-
giana Caroline Anderson, the daughter
of a barrister. The marriage was dis
tasteful 20 his family, and for a few
years Lord Salisburys income was cut
off and he was obliged to support hlm-
self by writing for the reviews, The
marchioness was a clever and ambitious
woman, and had mucn 10 do with her
husbands success. She died in Novem-
Der, 1899.
Lord Salisbury's lobby was science.
He was an expert in chemistry, ana
found much of his recreation in his lab
oratory at Hatfield house. He had been
cha ncellor of the University OF OXFORD
since 1869
Lord Salisbury's death and the con-
seuuent elevation of NiscoVnt Cranborne
Ia The marduisate will inevitably lead 10
alterations in the personnel of the min
istry. as the new marquis cannot retain
his under secretaryship in the House OF
Lords. where The marquis of LansdoWne
represents the foreign office. Niscoun'
Cfanbornes departure from the House
81 Commons and consequent elevation
10 the House of Lords will cause a by
election in the Rochester division.