Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-02-12

his mas De- ii u WccA W SACtlluB
vents. The riot of London me-
chanics, driven to desperation by
hunger, the strike of coke burners
in the coal region of Pennsylvania,
the tragedy at Seattle aud The com.
motion in our own city. are sup
plemented by another occurrence
which sends all aiditlunai PAM to
he heart Of every patriot and every
IRE nd of humanlty-the death OF
General Winfield Scott Hancock,
one OF the brightest lights III the
galaxy of American genus. Not
merely as soldier, but DIS Il states
man and citizen have his ACTS Il lied
a luster to his brilliant career, while
underlying every act are consplcu-
ousiy displayed the controlling prin-
ciples of devoted and uuseliisu pa
triotlsm.
HIS military career is briefly sum-
manzed III the following lines: He
WIS born i'll Montgomery county,
Pennsylvania, February ii h, 1924.
and graduated at West Point Ill
1914. He served through The Next
can was, and was hrevetted First
Lieutenant for gallant and meri, orr
Gus conduct in the battles OF Con
trerus and Cherutuscu. F.o.n 1913
10 1850 he was again Oh li.utieI
duty, and from 1859 10 1861 he WAS
Quartermaster of he Southern Dis
trict of California. AT the breaking
out of tue civil war he Was recalled
to Washington, and was made Brig
adler General of Volunteers, Septem-
TENDER 23d, 1861. During the pc
ninsular campaign he was especially
conspicuous at the battles OF Will
llamsburg and Flazier's Farm. lie
took al active part i'll the subsequent
campaign in Maryland at the battles
of South Mountain and Antletam.
Having been made Major General ,
he commanded u division at Fr9der-
icksbuIg and Charlottesville. lie
especially distinguished himself at
Getty sburs, where he was badly
wounded. For his conduct III this
battle he received the thanks .!
Congress. Later in the war he
commanded corps in Grants Vir-
GINA campaigns. After the war he
commanded successfully several de-
partments, finally, in 1872, succeed
ing General Meade in the command
of the Department of the Atlantic,
which he commanded until his
death.
General Hancock was always q
favorite with his party and amid
temptations which would have
swayed lesser minds than his, re
NAMED true to the interests of civil
government. In 1880, he was the
candidate of the party for President
and was only beaten by the ap'
plication of the well-known Dorsey
tactics in two of the doubtful
States.
The death was received at Wash
ington with the usual formalties
attending the demise of distinguished
men, but there as everywhere else
there is deeper sorrow than is ex
pressed by outward symbol. Mem
bers of the Cabine. will attend the
funera! ut Norristown Tomorrow
The President will be unable to at
tend. Letters of condolance have
been sent to Mrs. Hancock by the
President, Secretary of State and
o,her prominent men.
Gen. Hancock needs no eulogy.
His life has been an epic poem, ant
his deeds will be craven on the
hearts of future generations in lines
that will remain after the marble d
the tliumphal column has crumblel
into dust.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of tho 10if
instant says that Delegate Voorhees,
in speaking ofthe outbreak at Seattle
says it is but the natural outgrowtt
OF the pauper labor of China sup
planting the mechanics and working
men of the west in every direction
He saws when Eastern parties twit