, 1898-05-25

Upon Sir VIM. IIarcourt asserting the
House adjourned. y greater tribute is con-
sldered impossible even 10 royalty. Since
the deaths Of the Earl of Chalham and
William Pitt several similar proposals. have
been privately made and privately declined.
Which IS not expected Of u formal Parliament
tHry tribute, even though it is remembered
mat III his euIo-y II Lord Beaconsield lie
especially praised his choice Of burial at
Hu5henden.
The first funeral services are still likely
t" take place at IIlwarlen, but will be sim
pie and >ttlctIy without flowers 1T his
own published aud personal request. The
general admiration II his character is heigh-
tened 10y an intimltiou that his fortune is
only forty thousand sterling.
Conventional signs If mourning can easily
be imagined and impossible to specify. but
they are e%ciipsrd by the receipt already OF
700 resolutions from different wolkmcn's
societies.
Al'tDer account of his death says that his
last word was amen" pronounced while his
son was reading the Litany.
Tie Times says that Nh. Arthur Balfour
Is unequal 10 the severe cxeItions both
mental and physical owing to an attack Of
influenza and weakness of the heart. which
explain his apparent exhaustion and tile inau-
dibility Of his remarks in The House.
Madrid news states thtt Senior Castillo
declines the portfolio Of Minister Of Foreign
Affairs.
Other news reports that it is considered
that Mr.. Chamberlaim's Birmingham speech
precipitates an universal coutlagration, neces-
stating Spain's foreign agents to 10 the
best possible to promote alliances with
France and Russia.
An Odessa telegram to the London "Moil'
states thai if Spain can gain a naval victory
II general rupture is inevitable.
Russia it is SAID is actively preventing
England from co operating with the United
States, as is shown by her military prcpAla-
tions and diplomatic Efforts TO dctacr
Japan from an entente with England and
the Unitel States.
In New York up to the l9rh nothing Off
ciol or ~unoficial was known as 10 the whero-
abouts Of The Cape Verde squadron. Press
dispatches from all points in Tho West Indies
and Central American fail to locate il.
A Gibraltar despatch reports that the Span
ish warships ''PelayO," "CurIoS o. Alfonso
49," ''Yittoria. - "Giraldi.' and the auxiliary
cruisers "Rapido," Alfonso - "BuenoS
Ayres," "Antonio Lopez, : together with three
torpedo boats are now at Cadiz. and are ex-
pected to sail for the Philippines with II 900
troops before the end of the month.
Washington news stntes that the reported
capture Of the .. 5 S. Yale" is denied.
Another Hong Kong despatch reports thata
u. S. warship has left for Manila with a great
number of insurgents.
London, 2lst.-It is announced TINT Mr..
&. V. Lehmte, Coloninl Secretary Of \lauriti-
us, and Mr.. Sydney Olivier, Secretary Of the
Royal Commission, appointed to enquire
into the condition OF the West Indies in 1850
have been created Companions Of the Order
of St. Michael and ST. George.
A Madud telegram, dated 18Th, states that
the Spanish feet has arrived at Sautiago
without accident.
The Madrid correspondent of the London
"Standard" reports that the success OF Admit
raj Cervern in avoiding he American fleets
and keeping them on the alert excites much
enthusiasm and causes the pIess to Glamour
for the prompt despatch Of The reserve fleet
to the front.
New York, May 23rd.-London news re-
ports that Queen Victoria, on receiving the
news of Mr.. Gladstone's death, at once tele-
graphed to Miss Helen Gladstone as follows;
lam deeply grieved at the sad news. Beatrice
and | wish TO express our deepest sympathy
to your dear mother aud all Of YOU"
The Car tclegraphed the widow TO the
effect, that the civilized world beweeps the
Statesman, whose views wate so widely hu-
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