Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-19

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est depth it ever reached. Lord Beacons-
field Oisraeli) had returned from the Ber-
lin conference bringing, as he said, Peace
with honor," and all the men who opposed
the pro-Turkish policy of the government
were stigmatized as friends of Russia
consequently traitors. The masses took I'D
that false and foolish cry, so often heard
when war is thought near at hand-that
| the opponents of war were only such be-
| cause they favored the hostile country as
against their own. London was almost
unanimous for sustaining Turkey at all
hazards against Russia, and the music
halls rang every night with war songs, the
| favorite refrain being
We do not want to fight: but. by lingo, If we do.
We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've
got the money too.
So the war party came to be called the
"Jingoes." The Turks had perpetrated
most atrocious massacres in Bulgaria. and
Russia had marched her armies toward
Constantinople. Beaconsfeld as prime
minister ordered the British fleet to that
city and began to concentrate troops at
Cyprus, while Mr.. Gladstone denounced
! the Turks and declared that the time was
past when England could honorably sus-
tain them. Beaconsfield excited the poprl-
lar hatred against Russia and carried the
day The Russians were restrained when
| within sight of Constantinople, and on the
invitation Of bismarck the powers con-
vened at Berlin and patched upan arrange.
ment which gave Turkey little longer
lease of life.
The people were pleased to see England
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| European affairs. All the morning papers
Of London except The News took part with
Beaconsfield and denounced Gladstone In
no measured terms. The peace men"
were occasionally Missed or otherwise IN
suited i'll public places, and at length Mr..
Gladstone and his wife were hustled" as
the phrase goes, in The public street. As
| the event pro4uced much indignation. the
| London pap swere not anxious to give
publicity to the details, and by way of
apology it was stated that IA little mob Ct
! patriots returning from lingo carnival
created the disturbance.
| The fact remains. The statesman who
had served England so long and well was
while walking with his wife pressed upon,
dcrided and insulted till, the danger of as
sault seeming to them imminent, they took
refuge in the hall of the nearest house
and that's all the London papers admit.
But reaction was at hand. When all the
| particulars Of the Berlin settlement came
out, the people were disguised. The Tory
| party was completely overthrown at the
next election, and il 1850 Gladstone be.
came for the second time prime minister.
| Gladstone's Victory IN 1892.
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campaigning the overthrow of Lord Sails
J bury's government Aug. II, 1892, though
perhaps less dramatic than that attending
the downfall Of Mr.. Gladstone's govern.
ment in 1855, was full of exciting episodes
Mr. Asquith had moved vote of mo con.
| iidence' Che house was full, 10 mem.
bcrs only abstaining from voting. A sin
! gularly brilliant and caustic piece of rhet-
oric from Mr.. Chamberlain was followed
| by eXtemporaneous remarks by Mr.. Chap.
lin, who, because one or two members OF
the ministerial minority We're late, spoke
largely against time. He was frequently
interrupted by indignant Irish members
with groans cries OF vide! WIDER loud
laughter and much talking Dr. Tanner,
| privileged jester, even went so far as to
march solemnly up to Mr.. Chaplin's side
with glass of water, but the orator kent
on despite Interruptions until noon, when
the tardy ones arrived, and he sat down,
while the house called for the division. 1t
took fully 20 minutes to count the votes.
Mr.. Gladstone was among the very last to
return from the Hobbies by way Of the bar,
and he was received with vociferous cheer
ing First the Irish members and then the
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shouted and waved hats until their chief
had seated himself Mr.. Balfour received
similar ovation from the ministerial
minority when he took his place behind
| the chair
Then Mr.. Majoribanks, the governments
new chief whip, entered with the figures OF
the majority, which he whispered to Mr.
Gladstone before he took his place In front
OF the table and to the right of the speaker
always reserved for the successful tellers
The whole house was so noisy and excited
that it was long time before silence foI
the reading of the figures could be secured
There was more wild cheering when the
figures were given out, and cries of "Evict
ed" Remember Mitchelstown," down
with coercion" arose from the Irish mem
bers. Mr.. Balfour moved adjournment
and in 10 minutes the house was cleared
Mr.. Gladstone had great reception from
the crowd outside Us he drove away with
Mrs. Gladstone, who had watched the
scene from her usual corner in the ladies'
gallery.
! His Marriage and His Home.
Mr.. Gladstone was married July %, 1898
to Miss Margaret Glynne, of Welsh fam
lily, who brought TO him considerable prop
erty, which included famous Hawarlen cas-
tie. She inherited it through long line OF
descent from one Sergeant Glynne and his
son, the Baronet William Glynne They OBJ
tanned it at the close of the great civil war
and the former owner, James, earl of Derby
had lost his head. Of course it has his
tory, like all the old places in Great Brit,
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