The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-24
Herr Spencer Church

81 S...s Henry Spencer Church
!.s-s ! descendant OF John
+ @ tse son Of needy
hanger-on At the court Ok
Charles H. John had =
SITTER, Arabelia by name.
s an Enattract!ye girl, who
4 vas maid OF honor to the
9 Duchess OF York The
S. witty kirag used to say Of
S his brother James's ugly
misfresses that his father
confessor must have xe-
s. II Iected them by way Of
81 II n PHI penance: 50 Arabeila, the
8 SQ1rIfxfx asad OK the duchess, be-
Ssi56. the maid Of the duchess. be-
- nistrexs Of the duke. AraDel-
1rc1Ion was the means Of johns
rous0tion in the army; but If he
q .7S u ROD account his sisters vices.
- : vet better market Of his own.
- Palmer, Duchess Of Cleveland.
6ek3nd had been created Earl OF
lin hy Charles H.. as the re-
= ~ wIfes dishonor. took q vlc-
o. one occasion the king surprised
l6e1ffy pair under very suspicious
u6inuces, whereupon Churchill leap
20 y the window: for which hazard
Z ~ the duchess presented him with
rnnds. This was by no means the
nornnixry favor Churchill received
1ayhsr. and other ladies' Of the
- 6ued bis rise to his sisters dis
3 who had been kept by the most
=. snrerIous and shameless OF har-
III whose public life. to those who
~ steadily through the blaze OF
111s and glory. will appear a prodigy
] r nrDIlnds !" When 81 years old he
1ocome. through the favor OF the
II York. a maior-generai and a
= bosA England and Scotland, be-
ho&1ing several weli-paid Offices.
- II trusted him implicitly. and
$50 lin .. Iieutenart-general yet all
II ffme be was plotting with William,
- q Orange, and when the latter
- England Churchill basely de-
~ ~ sovereign. King William made
So MI Of Marlborough. but he again
r6 f1lsk. and the king dismissed him
- eacs and imprisoned him In the
~. The death OF King William
{ ~hs Churehill again. to the front.
- Anne restored him to power. In
- With France be commanded the
- and Dutch troops with signal
~. Winning the great hattie OF
e1u. beside other successes. The
- made him q duke. Parliament
- him enormous sums Of money. and
\ me- still larger sums. His corrupt
Nas 20 open and shameful that the
lelsl and long-suffering English peo-
tempsllsa him to retire from office.
! he did not disgorge his enormous
Such was the great MarIbor-
~ nDn whom the ChurchiIIs OF to-
q - proud 10 claim descent. Suisse
~ aHkes had his traits of genius and
1alisys out lacked hts thrift, and the
tnst fortune was sauastersd.
e hss duke. Lord Randolph Churchilrs
ss1. was q notorious iiberfIne, but
- su lmbeciis. like so many OF the
- Peers. He had sunk so low in
80 q the English people that when
eseama necessary for him to marry a
Noma1 ar lose his estates he eaald
20 wife In England and was obliged
y 70 New York. where he was re-
u. 80 Win open arms by society, and
1narried Mrs Lillian Hammersiy. a
llay widow. who survives him. Ran
- Henry Spencer Churchill younger
Essafs Of the duke, was a man OF ex-
aasA1ary ability. but wrecked his life
- use OF morphine ana cigarettes.
- rs born February IS. 1919, and edu-
s-'sa - oxford Soon after leaving col
- g VISITED America 20 study its In
s.ss4'rnS aud II possible marry some
10y. One night he attended a BAH at
s apsco's. New York, Miss Jennie
s'sssse TIE Beautiful young daughter Of
8 'sSsu Jerome. being also present.
- met there. and were soon aftrwarsf
The wedding, In 1874. was a
- event As wedding gift the
80 received from her father $4,000
- fseis worth $4,000 and securities
sss 40 income Of sie.oae a year. IL
20 AT. Jerome impoverished himself
81 .sse TIE dover. which Churchill. who
sau M. insisted on. The cpuple
sa sas England. and Churchill went
- pesisles. with great success. his
- - POPULARITY helping hm enormously.
- sa'erea parliament ia 1874. sat until
g woodstock. and then became
- Ter South Paaairgton, n popular
- District. With Sir III. %. weolfr.
-. ad-hariIett and Arthur gaifnur no
- clagsie in the house of commons,
-. IS the fourth party. whose sun
- - craftsmanship ,ook the form OF
sea srsi vulgar abuse og the gov
sss Churchill was democratic In
s.AassF, ready speaker. and gained
's1oas following among the work
S - 81 Tendon. In the house church
8. s's'selsiiy distinguished himself by
- $40 indecent attacks or the AGED
- who paid iitsle attention "a
- 80 Sessaact endearea hinl TO the
es. In lSS be became secretary
- A sa the Salisbury government,
-. ..&fsed his tenure Of Office by the
III q Upper garmah. when
- .sAssseslry again took office in 1856
$50 - - aaeleh became chancellor OF the
- 4. aaa leader OF his rsrts in
] y. Use q eo0amoEx lie resigned IN
I 49,. noaies w'shou, having prepared
g. -. u Ras sas3 then that he quit
! A. 80 4se al quartet with the Prince
sssw = over sse latfer's attention. 20
s.,s .aarehili. bat il was af.erwarss
sss.- vast DO could rot agree With
IA ,s .-s'''sers og tse cabinet. Ills mind
- sr-sssss 70 faa. owiug TO the Use Of
4 - ana ais conduct Ia the house
.ss vas IKE that OF a drunken
sssse vas as likely 20 attack the
Asxss - % defend il. ard Mss
4 ~. s,.s.iaally became afflicted 50 that
asss.s. 8 . d. TIE AgaasnS OF his hrasr.
sssssss..s sS'lapse ha was. next 10 Mr..
sssses. tbs aaost talked Of the n,.xt
tsss-s aaaa IN England. and the tories
sz.s,..'sss seAVsi Ia the tine when r,ar,.
sse.as' 4, .saFvhld. instead q salisbury.
sssn 49, So shasa. After his retirement
ssssss. '.sSs De weai iuso a geld pros