The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-26

1 mailer 81 SUI ~ A1S ~ tlfE~S VIM
| know the disilngalsf~d statesman.
The influence II - young ard
beautiful wife vino was an American girl
Of the most steruiy patriotic mold, Is veil
known tn London. She Is an Endlcott'
daughter ~ ex-Secrstafy Of War NHham
&. Endicots and a descendant Of stern olo
Governor John EnGicott. Of PuHtan New
Tng.and days. Ii Is family that in spite
of TIE turns OF fortunes wheel has al
ways managed 20 retain wealth and social
supremacy. Mrs. Chamberlain has large
fortune invested IN this country. and Dir.
Chamberlain IL aiz0 said 10 have purchased
valuable interests both at the tine OF MS
visit 10 America when ne me- ais "ife, In
Jss1 and later when he came over In re-
gard to the Venezuela dispute.
No American woman residing on Yankee
soil In more devoted 10 her native land
than Ii the wife OF the great English
statesman. with his intensely democratic
ideas Mr.. Chamberlain has always been
al admireT OF this great republic. The
cordial reception given him by tins press
and public those occasions when 40
has visited this country could but increase
his cordially toward the american people.
Ills own career Is strongly similar TO
thai OF many American men. he is 10y
birth a man Of the peop.e. fof, he him
seif SAYS lis grandfather VAS d Wiltshire
laborer who worked for seven shiil.nss a
week. His father a manufacturer OF
wooden screws. and 10 his business the son
succeeded. At Is he retired indePend-
emily wealthy man and devoted himself
to gratifying his ambi,on for political
power. lie entered politics when about -
years of axe and al one OF the oHiSta
Of his native city. Birmingham placed IT
On the ROAD to becoming one Of the rich
est municipalities in the world. He has
always proclaimed himself the friend Of
the poor man and the workingman. He
was a friend Of and pronounced the fu-
neral Grafton of tae great cominoner, the
Hon. John Bright, a4so Of birmingham
Once the friend of Mr. Gladstone and
ore OF the leaders OF the Liberals he left
the party with his adherrnts AT the time
home rule was taken up by IL. From the
most radical Of I4i0erdists he became one
Of the most pronounced of Tories. go much
30 that Queen Victoria and the royal fam
lily regard him as one of the bu.warks
of imp. riaism. lie Ia The most friend
Iy terms Win the queen, and he and his
wife are often asked - dine AT Windsor
castle. an honor coveted by peers OF the
realm.
II he were Prime minister 81 EDgisrd,
and It IS Acknowledged that the premier
ahip y the object OF ms ambitions. II Is
probable the queen would ba greatly
PLEASED Under Lord Sal.shury's govern
ment. Mr. Chamberlain ho.ds the position
of secretary Of state for the colonies Ills
stated object IT. thc cemenung OF The
bonds % EnG.ands dependencies. the cx~
tension OF colonial trade and commercial
alliances ana the demonstration OF the
statement that blood Is thicker thsH
water" In line wIth thts policy is h
speech IN favor of union of the tNG
great nations 81 Ansi saxon origin. n
woman ia England Ytabth!y excrc seJ 50
great an iH,iucnte or t.aRlis1 po.tticS
f1s Mrs Chamberlain through the IN
sirumen,a!lty Of h,r famous husband
London society IS ROW said 30 he arg
iy IN the hands OF American women Of
wealth Who haze married into the odes,
uud u0tiest families of England. To se
le,i from among these beautiful ana utica
women the oavT NAo have ur may hav.
mast 20 10 VITA bring rs about an ajli
anre between EuguId ana America wou!t
BE- 4 Vesy diincu,; matter.
The daughter 81 NJ ". *. Vanderbilt.
of NV York. p!obah represents thc
most conspicuous title IN England, Sh
is tho present Duchess uf Marlborough.
the hrs, hAlder OF that tuie having been
the famous SARAH Jeun *. noted for he
beauty. her SIT aad htr Ia temper Sarah
Jennings VAS enc % tae cievervSi women
Of her time and was practically the ruler
of ENGLAND through Queen Anne. as she
was OF her big. handsome. good -nafured
husband, JOHN Churchill. Hh1 won .hc hs
tie eg Wemhetm.
s!rs,e the days of Joan Churchill. and
Sarah jennings these have not been au>
MatlhorcuEhs " ho amounted 81 much AMI
the present alien az HisuA~tw castle - ~"
family ~ she fuEii@a government as "a
mark ~ Ste appvcr. a ttau II 'hurcAslrs vlo-
tories proved %, ht i strttahtt, hooioo sar
the fortunes 81 tHc Mar.horauEhz have been
di~lqated ln keeping up this magniacea'
establishment which ta spieniar eclipse
some II thu ROYAL ct<t,s ~ Ens and. II
Las. Uukr 80 Narlhofou&h, who ~as 4.