The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-19


Mr.. Gladstone had been unconscious
practically oil day. though NJ times he
eeemed 10 recognize for moment some OF
the watchers about him,
Though . national funeral vii PROBABLY
- accepted by the family. there Is niue
Aoubt that the remains OF DIR. Gladstone
viii be laid to res. In the peaceful grave
yard at HAwarden. adjoining the cauren
where he was married more than half
century ago.
Mountains have fallen
LsAs .ns { Tapan the clouds and vain Inc
Rocking their Alpine brethren.
In December OF isaa. when William Ewart
Gladstone wAs born. the paint was still
fresh on the oaiy steamboat In the world.
Thus far and no farther had 9roeeszied
~ oveaukion Of human passage By water
ways and rivors. The methods OF pressry-
Inn ME and the means OK destroying II
wsre scsrcely improved or modified since
the middle ages. In January OF that year
Dir John Moore. Mt Corina, won his fatal
victory over tho French with fiintlock
mualksts All the arts Of modern life were
stili In tho rudi1nentary stages.
In Great Britain II cost ~ pence TO send
4 letter 40 miles. and In the United States
II cents for tha same service. There was
not m lron barred tramway on the face OF
the Giebe. Nn hoped TO ny through the
cir. but had no expectation OF being pro-
PEELED by steam. In that year, after his
stxty-Axfh ascension, d.ed Francois BIan-
chard, trst Rsronaut TO cross the English
chanasL In the fzsm sheda Of the world
there MAS perhaps not a single pillow with
iron or stssi mo1dboArd. The harvest
nands In the wheAtfslds of all countries
from Poland TO tho Alleghanies cut their
- 49,. .-.as
on the earth or sea was the sailing vessel.
and that might DO surpassed in speed by
rAcehofSes.
Mans knowledge of nature was only ru-
dimensary Uranus was then tho outside
member OF the solar SYSTEM The first
four asteroids had been discovered In the
can preceding years. Ssr Ilumphry Davy
was just recovering from ina nervous
fevsr with which he was Frustrated on his
discovery Of sodium and potassium. Tho
greatest telescope of the world Was the
G-foot reflector OF the elder Herschel.
Young FrUunhofer, In the Institute OF Mi
Mich. Was experimenting with his lenses
ssnd prisms. trying TO anaiyxe tho collar
apectrum.
The social and domestic life of mankind
WAS equally far away. In Great Britain
the system OF s.rvituee was still protected.
Only year before the slave trade In the
United States had bsen openly practiced
by the merchants OF Boston under the cod
atitation. In the home life OF England tho
right Of husbands 10 whip their wives as
freely as they might whip their slaves was
denied by O few scoNers who had no In
fiuence
In the political states OF the world history
had appointed France ard France had ap-
pointed Napoleon 70 lead revolutionary
storming party against the ancient order
In Europe. Tho European countries were
H.. -
that the storm might pass and that they
might again emerge 10 sss on shraneS ard
hunt In parks and gather beauty of doah:-
fts reputation Into courts where fashion
reigned and virtue was not even Temem-
hered.
In our own country the third yirglnian
president had In the preceding spring come
10 tho chief magisifaey OF the young re-
public. Our brief federal asesnaency had
yielded 10 a moderate democracy inp.r-
sonatea In Madison and his secretary Of
state. Hamilton WIS fvs years dead.
Henry Clay was leader OF the house. Tho
e,isr Adams was contributing TO the Bos-
Ion Patriot letters I'm defense of bis policy
while president. Children born on the day
o. tho death OF Washington were connplet-
.ng their tenth year. Pitt and FOX were
three years dead. On the sih OF July Ma
paieon fought his great battle Of Wagran.
and on the 18th o. December he divorced
Josephine.
X WAS under these conditions and these
stars that William T.. Gladstone was born.
His llfo limo has been drawn leugthwise
through thu century, hut other great lines
are there also. Gladstone did not cerne or
20 aione. The year iSrs was a. consplcu.
ous for it, human products A. had been
that forfieth preceding year which brought,
into being the two world conuuerors Hum
holdt and Rnnapsrtc. The planetary tug
FAIL tn 4A4A ~
ruary IN this year, ard ooincldentaily on
The came dav came into tia world Charles
Robert Darwin IN England and Abraham.
Lincoln IN America. In this year also WIS
bora Alfred TenaySon. chief singer or the
Victorian era. and Edgar A. Poe. tAs sass,-
ber spirit es the West. In this year also
came Mende,ssahn The great and Oliver
wendell Holmes. the chief Wit Of tie new
world
Central In this group Of lmmortais was
tbs son Of Sir John Gladstone. born n,
Ifverpoci on December - lSas q, be eslu-
Gated ct Etons trained privately for two
years by Dr. Turner tssgerwsrs hishox, 81
CAioutsas and finished enthusiastically hy
the university discipline at chrssichur,.h
Oxford. from which he Was graduated h,
1871.
Gladstone began public IKE as a s'ssuser-
vatfve. He was the son o! 4 merchant
He Inherited that commercial spirit which
regards business as tire FIRST concern ,f
human life. IL 10 doubtful whetaer Glad
store ever In hls carer considered any
crest question without frs, estimating ;ts
business effects on Great Brisaia ana rs
commercial aspects in relation with Tire
sraiFs OF the world. he WAS strictly A
business statesman. His temper was c.se-
iiosi> and reserved. He believed 81 dis
iurh'ag thsngs-with words. std in reforn-
ins ihsasS-with legislative ~nAcssnents
The conservative spirit o. Gladstone.
manifested even in those parts 81 his Afs
which ara regarded SIS radical ana ~
fefuatoFy. WAS always predominant He
was courageous ia tire conflict ~ debate
ard sssdScso@S az r distance Ne states
Ha.h ex~T more eagerly embarked ia for
Sasn Affairs. none WAS ever more radical
se respected coatitiens IN the Eass ia,
nsae wss ever saoTc eTusieat aeoat dis
sufhSns bfgUsh @aeie1y With Aets.aI rasiE-
esatssia except when British society haa
ssfsaaf reformed Itself ana onay called gor
sosa~ e1s tc deliver It's purpose in words.
q Mss IN This frame that ssgsdsta,se In
.NN entered public tise He Was sen, into
rsiAs'ners "a Tory represexs; alive Of
SeAaFA under tie patronage et the Duke