Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-05-20
GLADSTONE LIKELY TO BE BURIED
IN Westminster ABBEY.
FAMILY WILL PROBABLY AGREE
NATIONAL FUNERAL TO BE VOTED
BY PARLIAMENT TO-DAY.
Expression of Grief ana Sympathy
Gathers Volume Hourly-An Con-
tinental Papers Publish Gem
erOus Tributes-Mr. Glad.
stones Last Hours.

LONDON, May 20.-The date Of the fu-
neral of Mr.. Gladstone has not been fixed.
but probably Tuesday will be chosen. The
preparations continue for burial at Ha-
warden. Up to last evening Thursday) the
family had received no notice Of the nation
al funeral which will be voted in parlia-
ment to-day. The general opinion favor
ing an interment in Westminster abbey.
the family will probably give way to the
national request. Mr.. Gladstone did not
leave any wishes on the subject. Dean
Bradley, Of the abbey, has selected as the
most suitable spot the Nave.
The body will be removed to the large
bedroom to-day Friday), and placed in a
plain cofin, surmounted by an oak cross,
extending nearly the whole length OF the
lid. At its foot will be the inscription.
Three panels are on each side. the center
of each being of raised dark metal.
The universal expression Of grief and
sympathy gathers volume hourly. Memoirs
and "reminiscences of Mr.. Gladstone are
flooding the press, which everywhere shows
column rules reversed. Almost every
court in Europe has wired condolences.
Vice President Hobart cabled the Daily
Chronicle as follows:
''Not even in his own land was Mr.. Glad
stone more highly esteemed and venerated
than in the United States. His death has
been well nigh a national calamity to us.
and 1t occurred at a time when our people
are closely drawn together by ties of SYM
pathy and mutual interest toward the i,a-
ton to which his long career of public USE
fulness was so generously dedicated"
Captain Alfred T. Mahan, Of the United
States navy, the famous naval expert,
| cabled:
1.-The thing that always most impressed
me was the profound homage his massive
intellect paid to the Christian scheme Of
faith. That an ever deepening faith in
| thought and practice should be the re-
| suit. in such brain, Of SO long an expert
ence of public life, will perhaps be the most
| lasting and the deepest influence left by
this very great man."
Sir Henry Irving, in sympathetic trib-
ute. on behalf Of his profession, says:
"Mr. Gladstone took the most intense in
| terest in the theater and in the piece he
was witnessing, upon which his remarks
were always characteristic. For example,
when seeing King Lear he remarked that
| shown to be existing at the time Of the
| play, when the invader was made vel
| come" 90
| In consequence Of the death Of Mr.. Glad
| stone, the state ball at Buckingham palace,
which had been fixed for Monday next, will
be postponed. hilr-
Public opinion Is profoundly stirred by
the death of Mr.. Gladstone. A member of
the cabinet. in the course Of long inter-
| view, says: "It is difficult to find words
adequate to express ones feelings at such
an event. The disappearance of such a
central figure is tremendous loss. In par
lament and throughout the country his in
fuence over our public life was unparal-
leled."
Lord George Hamilton said: what i'm
! pressed me most in Mr.. Gladstone was his
extraordinary moral influence, especially in
converting the house Of commons to accept
his home rule bill. Nothing but his per-
sonal influence could have achieved SO
| much in the face Of insuperable difficulties.
I doubt whether there ever was a parlia-
mentarian who equaled him in his high
standard. His dramatic aptitude and quick
adaptability as an orator made him equal
to any emergency"
Sir Charles Dixie, Radical member for
the Forest Of Dean, said: "Mr. Gladstone's
i
fashioned courtesy; while as a statesman 1t
was his absolute mastery of finance both
in principle and detail, mastery which
was Incompatible and superior to that OF
any Of his contemporaries
Mr.. Henry Labouchere, editor Of Truth,
and Liberal member for Northampton.
| said: what impressed me most was his
power OF concentrated effort. Once he had
decided on a course of action, every thought
was bent to attain the end No duty was
too arduous. He was animated both by his
supporters and opponents inspiring the
| former with his own fierce energy; while II
he could not gain over the latter he crushed
them. IL was to this grim determination
| that he owed most OF his success"
Mr.. James Bryce. Liberal member for
| South Aberdeen, and author OF the Amer
ican Commonwealth" said: II cannot re-
call any other case in English history
where the whole nation followed the sun
setting Of a life with so much sympathy
and regret"
Mr.. John Redmond, Parnellite member of
parliament for Waterford. said: THE loss
| to England is absolutely incalculable.
Englishmen Of all parties should be grste-
full for his services in promoting the pros
perity of the empire"
Herr Francis Kossuth, leader Of the
Hungarian party advocating an independ-
ent Hungary. says:
"Mr. Gladstone personified the typical
| Englishman. His death Is q blow to all
lovers of freedom in Europe. In foreign
policy, in my opinion, he often took the
| wrong course Perhaps it was because of
an insufficient knowledge Of local circum-
| stances"
The Daily Chronicle, In its editorial ON
Gladstone, says:
"His life presented aspects Of charm to
all minds. His learning captivated the
scholar, his eloquence and craftsmanship
the politician, his financial genius the bus
iness man; while his domestic relations and
simple human graciousness appealed to all
hearts,"
Beneath the editorial is the following quo
tation in loaded type:
There Is prince and great man
fallen this day in Israel"
The Standard says: whether men agreed
with him or differed from him in matters
Of party politics, they could not come with
IN the range OF his influence as an admin
istrator without being profoundly Impress
ed alike with his extraordinary powers of
dispatching public business most efficiently
and his absolute devotion to what he be-
lieved to be the highest interests Of his
country"
All the Continental papers publish trib.
utes to the late Mr.. Gladstone. The
French papers are especially sympathetic
and the Greek newspapers express deer
gratitude for what Mr.. Gladstone did fol-
Greece.