Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-01
and spoke in the debate on the clergy dis
cipline bill Thursday evening:

The right honorable gentleman was in
excellent voice. 1t is trfte to say so, but for
he 1 s, not sposen With tsa sb sS S
tone, 30 peculiarly his own, as he did last
night. The sense of hearing was delightful;
his gesticulation, too. was remarkably
s~ssps of h the smsras'.iSS ns sSs
Ing of the body in manner
master in the art Of gesture. He lives again
In his youth His back was as straight as
that of an officer of the Guards. his figure as
1.-THE as that Of q Greek athlete = and ns as his
with radiating expression, and his voice
grew in volume, ripeness and charm Of tone,
the House filed up and and he he held al In
Is isi'G1s marvslousy as sy If 'pe We hs ask % 8hss
is the secret of his wonderful
voice, the answer is obvious. It is in the
chest is of extraordinary depth even row,
though when he is walking across the floor
of the House he seems bowed and
ing it expands and his shoulders are
squared. An actual physical transforms
ton takes place before ones eyes
Another obvious explanation Of the quality
with which his ideas troop into his mind
Glad in instructive language. With mind
liquified with ideas, and physique which
has def1ed age, it Is no wonder, after all,
that his voice should be so finely effective.
Last nights speech was indeed q triumph,
and none cheered more heartily than the
political opponents with whom, for once, he
was in cordial agreement =
Gladstone Not China Connoisseur.
At an auction sale of china Thursday IA of
the lots were catalogued as formerly the
property of the Right Hon. W. E Glad
his collection several years ago." The
auctioneer expected this announcement
would attract big crowd of enthusiastic
Gladstonians, and that large prices would
be realized, but he was disappoint-
ed in each respect, for only
dealers attended. The chagrined
auctioneer remarked, somewhat fippantly,
that Mr. Gladstone was better politician
than a Judge of china, and the dealers, who
we're mostly of the Hebrew persuasion,
jovially agreed with him. The best price
realized for Gladstone lot was 14H guineas,
paid for pair of old Chelsea groups of
lamb seated under Towering trees, with
nozzles for candles 12H inches high.
Seven guineas were paid for
pair of small Dresden busts emblematic
of the seasons, and similar price was
given for bow figure Of Mars in open pink
and white scroll prints, but only 9 shillings
could be obtained for ga Frankenthal cup
and saucer painted with Watteau figures,
and a Paris eggshell cup and saucer with To-
tus flower pattern on the cup, on a raised
branch stand" Somebody at the sale sug-
gested that if Mr.. Gladstone would sell his
books or his correspondence there would be
no 9 shilling lots.
Goschen's Illness Getting Serious.
The illness of Mr.. Goschen is more severe
than is generally considered. His absence
stops all financial discussion, and If his con-
dition continues the Government will find
itself in something like dilemma, for the
House is opposed to giving grants on ac-
count of votes without show of discus
sion. Moreover, Goschen is not likely to
have things entirely his own way when the
budget resolutions are discussed. By
process of arithmetic which may not have
been provided for in Goschen's curriculum,
Sir William Harcourt seeks to show that
the Chancellor of the EKchequer had no
surplus at all last year. He says the Chan
cellor borrowed over million for the needs
of the army and navy, and that this sweeps
away the surplus entirely If Harcourt is
right then Goschen has been doing some
financial juggling.
The Duke of Devonshire goes down to
Windsor next week to deliver up the in