Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-04-21
BEACONSFiELD DEAD.
TuLL oY YEARS rnE TORY LEADER PASSES
AwAY--srhTEsAAN AND NOVELIST.

AwAY-srhTEsMAS AND NOVELIST.
LosDoN, April 1850 =. u.
Lord Beaconstield Is dead. HIS death
vas much more sudden than his physi.
clans expected. At five \. ". the news.
papers announced that his symptoms
had given grounds for more grave anx.
ie;ics than at any period during his i'll.
ness. The bulletins OF yesterday morn
ing had stated that he had been more
restles, during the last twenty four
hours and that there WAS no material
gain in his strength. The news 1T ten
=. v. was that he was restless during the
day aud that his strength had dinn.
ished. His death took place at half
past four An.
Benjamin Disraeli, the distinguished
English statesman and author. wa born
at London in December. 1906, and was
the son Of lsaac Di-raeli. an English
l.tcratcur, who, also born near London,
Inherited large ioriuae from his father.
a Venetian merchant Of Jewish cx.
Traction. In 1896 Bruismin produced
bis first work, "Nlvian Grey. - fashion.
able novel which met with great fsyor
this was followed iu 1880 by "The
Young Duke and two years later
"ContariDi Fleming was publi-hci.
The life OF Dsraei reads like a romance.
4 successful author at 3Jycar., hc carly
looked forward TO political distinction
In 1881 he was = candidate on the Ksd.
ical side loF tAe borough OF Wycomhe.
and he lost iho election ~ two contests.
He was candidate ia 1885 as % Con
scrvstiye in tho borough uf Taunton.
and Jared no better than before but ~
1897 lie Was returned to Parliament A.
candidate for the borough Of Naii.
stone IIou the formation 81 Lord
De'b,'s Ministry jn lsi2 p.a-ar.i be.
came Chancellor OF "a" .E,hrgper. Hc
flied the same o.,Isr IN 1888. an! in
l-i1 lruu2 2h' forward au elaborate i.il
for electoral reform. aLirA v a defeated
in the House OF Commons March ~
and Parliament W.. Dissolved AY-il -.
1t was not until l,G1 that the Derby
Nimstfy again came IN power. with
D,-farI ~ tbe same capacity. On ia
resignation ot the Earl of Derby IN
ls6S bl-rHcl became Prime Minister.
/ hut on the dissolution 81 Parliament.
owing 20 disagreement ~ to tho discs.
iNhlFhmcnt of The lJish Church. tho
Ministry IN the ucv elections foun /
them.elves in minority. and were
forced 10 resign. \ Lihcrsl Ministry
was then IN power until 1873, when II
made an appeal to the country and vas
defeated. pisraeli was again called to
the helm. and remained Tor full Par
llamentary tcym-seycn years-wheu
I the Liberals, in 1850 again triumrhcd
at the elections. and D,-raeli retired.
having entered the House Of Lords A.
/ Earl of Beaconsfcld in 1877. lie had,
/ however. previously refused the peerace.
| but made his wife Countess instead
I IL was during bis last administration
I that the Queen assumed the title oil
| Empress Of India. In 1870 he publish.
ed "Lothair," politicoreligious novel
1 which attained great circulation, and
only last year "Eadymion" was given to
the world by its distinguished author
IL was probably bis most profitable
novel. Disraeli's name Is associated
with many prominent events in the
modern history OF England, and it is
doubtful il the romance of his career
will ever be eclipsed by that of any
| British Premier