The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-20
WARM WORDS OF PRAISE
FOR MIR. GLADSTONE,
All Classes Join In Expressions OF
National aud Industrial Grief At
the Aged sfatesman's Death.

LONDON. May is.-Every Other topic in
Great Britain dropped out Of sight before
the passing Of Mr.. Gladstone In two
places, perhaps. was the tension most
keen and heartfels-the house OF commons
and Hawarden.
Just before the house rose yesterday. a
telegram from Mr.. Herbert Gladstone
reached LORD Stanley. announcing that
his father was sinking. Already both
his death and the hush OF grief seemed 10
fai! over the scene OF his tr!umphs. and
from the presen. men surned 10 the past,
recalling sayings and do.ngs. A great Hon
lay dying. lis old coliea CUES. his one-tine
enemies and followers. watching his last
long fight with his last implacable foe.
as they watched In past days his fight
against foes whom ne had overcome
True 10 himself. he was yielding slowly
inch by inch. II was generally believed
at St. Stephens thar bk dying was but
the sequel 10 thai great scene witnessed
four years ago. when. his last speech
spoken. he quilted the house without one
word OF spoken advice Anticipating the
Inevitable. the members Of the government
discussed the appropriate procedure to be
observed aud resolved that no effort on
their part should be wanting 10 mark a
suitable sense OF their loss.
Disregar5lng recent presidents. 1t was
decided that the programme In parliament
cases Of the Earl OF Chatham and OF the
younger Pitt. namely. an address TO her
majesty, praying for q funeral al the pub
lie charge and 4 monument erected a.
Westminster abbey.
Throughout the whole kingdom. every
public gathering added It's words OF grief
TO the volume of national mourning truly
voiced IN the Telegram from the Prince OF
Wales 70 Mr.. Herbert Gladstone:
xx..s
mother and your family. at ibis trying
time you are experiencing God grant
thAt your father does not suffer.
ALBERT EDWARD"
at the banquet OF the Home Counties
Liberal Federation last evening Sir Will
lam Vernon iiarcourt. liberal leader in
the house OF commons instead OF deliver
Ing an important party attack. only Ut
tered few words Of grief and left the
room. The Duke of Deyonshlre, lord pres
ident OF the council OF ministers. speak
lag before the British Empire League. re-
ferred touchirgiy 70 the rnournfuI scenes
at Hawarasn. where 1.-The creates; OF
EnsAshmen was slowly passing away"
In other places. Lord Horatio Davis.
Lord George Hamilton. the secretary Of
state fer India: Henry Csmpheii-BanBer-
mann and many others In London. rs well
as In Birmingham. Swansea. Cardiff, Lsv-
erpoo', Eainhure and elsewhere. a. ell
t~S't "a eAttlSEiHk ~kSHtftsdfes 0iNtftF-s
agitatorS. reformers and womsn-Jo.Bed IN
TIA expression Of national and Individual
grief. while the press without exception
publ shed columns Of detail and columns
az editorial comments. il was tia topic
Of the hour in Great Britain. hu. abroad
the evidences OF sympathy were almost
- universal
NJ Faure, president of the French re-
pubic. daily inquired and has regularly
received every bulletin. THE press OF Bel
giGfa. France. Italy and Greece, "a spon-
tancous ou;0uTsts, recalled how many op-
pressed peoples during Mr. Gladstone's life
have offered hymns OF praise for his In
PREVENTION in their behalf. while In Madrid.
even. the prospect Of his death has caused
a twenty-four hour suspension Of var ami
mostly against Engla nd
Not ;he seast point in this tribute 10 NJ.
Gladstone ~as its profound unanigsty.