The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-19
,.cted in Honor of His
Public vices'
',BLE POLITICAL CAREER
,,se for Stxty-six Years.
..c,bie Author as Well
- q Statesman.
|. May 1O.-Mr. Gladstone
,.,ocL this morning.

o'clock this morning
mo had been unconscious prac-
a.y although at times he
..eopnize some of those about
,n,v he did recognize his wife
aldo him all day except when
an prevailed on her to rest
h clasped her husband S hand
he'd him. Apparently he slept
occasionally utterlng a few
incoherent. dreamy way, words
who were watching were I'M
n. Their only consolation was
! not suffering pain. No mar
administered. Although a ma
raj will probably be accepted
Nv there is little doubt that the
Mr.. Gladstone will be laid to
peaceful graveyard at Hawar-
ling the church where he was
re than half a century ago.
Nay 1S.-Every other topic In
5in yesterday dropped out OF
the passing away of Mr.. Glad
harden focused the attention OF
Just before the house of COM
yesterday a telegram from Mr..
Hstone reached Lord Stanley,
his father was sinking. Already
Death the hush OF grief seemed
the scene of his triumphs, and
|ent men turned to the past, re-
ngs and doings. A great lion
bis old colleagues, his one time
q followers watching his last
Eht with his last and implacable
watched in past days his fights
whom he could overcome. True
be was yielding slowly inch by
. generally felt that his dying
uel TO that great scene witnessed
20 when, his last speech spoken
fae house without one word OF
Fng the inevitable. the members
frnnnent discussed the appropri-
|lnss to be observed and resolved
RI on their part should be want
a suitable sense of their loss.
. recent proceedings, it was de-
he programme in parliament
IL same as that adopted In the
Sarl OF Chatham and of the
" namely. an address to her
|sHng Tor a funeral at the public
monument erected in West
fv!' throughout the whole king
One expressed grief at the ao-
Ind.
nquet OF the home counties OF
a'snt Sir William Vernon Har-
- 'eaaer in the house of COM
FAC OF delivering an important
f. only uttered a few words OF
Pr the room.
" pe'onshire, lord president Of
Of ministers, speaking before
Empire league, referred touch
mournul scenes at Hawarden.
e'ea'est Of Englishmen was
'lns away"
a4ees Lord Mayor Horatio, Lord
' !. secretary OF state for
'y campbell Zimmerman and
! 70 London as we'll as in B,r-
ss'aln' Liverpool, at all sorts
4-politicians. divines. re-
~, and women-joined in
wv OF national and individual
"e press without exception de-
'nnent. "
! .oplc OF the hour in Great
oau the evidences Of SYM
!. .'n0st as universal. NJ. Faure.
= 'ne French republic. made
4. ana had regularly received
, = peisium. France, Italy and
A'aheous outburst, recalled
~. people during MIR.
ii. = mad offered peans of
49, ''Vention in their behalf
hin. press speak
=. !, sV'pt on this tribute to Mr..
us profound unanimity.
~ william Ewart Gladstone,
,sas Fourth son of the late Sir
\. !, oaronet, of Basque, coun.
- =. D., a merchant of Liver.
q. 00rn there December 20.
81 Suea'ed at Elton and Christ
"a. taking a double first class
= !. spent some time in a con-
~, = was Returned at general
1882, by the conserya-