The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-10
NOTABLE old PBRSONAGES
Queen VictOria's Death an Epoch in
LOngevity's History.
The Pope Of Rome Richer in Years
Than EngIand's Late sovereign.
List of Several Now Active in Life
Who Have Passed Allotted Spnn.


! The death of Queen Victoria removes
one Of the two most illustrious old people
| of the close of the nineteenth century.
| Pope Leo XIII still lives at the age of
| ninety-one years. Three years ago the
| list included two others-Gladstone and
| Bismarck. These four stood in Il group
by themselves in age and reputation.
Gladstone had done more, perhaps, than
any other man in Europeit tie promote po-
litical ideals and to give the common peo-
pie of the old world a share in the Gov
eminent. Bismarck had been the great
unifying force that welded powerful
empire out of scores of petty. states. Vic
toria was the embodiment of domestic
virtues and a strong factor in preserving
the peace of the world. Pope Leo is the
religious ideal of mOrele than 200 ~, 600
souls. The English statesman, then the
oldest of the four died in May, 1898, at
the age of eighty eight. The man of blood
and iron, live years his Junior. survived
him only ten weeks The death of Vic
torid comes less than three years after
that of her famous contemporaries. Only
the Pope is left, and he lis so, feeble that
the announcement of the end at any time
could occasion no surprise.
The list of men and women above sew
enty includes many well known names
In America CassiuS NJ CLAW is living in
retirement at his home in Kentucky, a
year older than the Pope. He was ten
years old when Victoria was born, and al
most in middle life when she came to the
throne. Before the memory of the present
generation he had served as minister to
the Court of st. Petersburg Samuel
Smiles, the biographer; Bishop Clark of
Rhode Island, and c. L. Tiffany, the jew
eler were born lightweight years ago
Elizabeth Cady Stanton is still vigorous
at the age of eighty-tive, and with Susan
Il. Anthony, five years her junior, con-
tinqes to work for the cause of woman.
Julia Ward Howe, author of the Battle
Hymn of the Republic" is eighty
Russell Sage, although he is eighty-four
years old, is still in active business life
Ex-senator Dawes of Massachusetts
whose name is borne by the Commission
now at work among the nations of the
Indian Territory, was born the same wear
with Mr. Sage. The Rev. DR. Newman
Hall, the British clergyman and writer of
devotional books and poetry. is the same
age.
King Christian of Denmark is year
younger He is the oldest monarch of
Europe, although Francis Joseph has
reigned longer Christian came to the
throne In 1863. His wife, Queen Louise.
who died three years ago, was known as
the royal matchmaker. One of his daugh-
tiers shares the throne Of England an
other is Dowager Czarina of Russia and
son is King of Greece. Other royal per
sonages who are seventy or over are Eu-
genie, eX-Empress of the French, who is
seventy; King Oscar of Sweden and Nor
way, three years her Junior: Emperor
Francis Joseph Of Austria, eX-Queen Isa-
bella of Spain. and President Diaz of
Mexico. who are OF the game age, seven
~.
Among the aged public men Of the world
are eX-Secretary Boutwell, Grants
Secretary of the Treasury, of Mr. Evart's
age; ex-Premier Crispi Of Italy, who was
hf no Eu TTN4 va VIII
Premier HOhenlohe Of Germany, seventy
nine; Abram ;, Hewitt, a year his Junior:
eN-Speaker Grow of the House of Repre-
sentatives, and Ii Hung Chang OF China,
and Senator Morgan. both seventy-six:
Senator Hoar, seventy-four; Senior Sa-
gasta and Sir William Vernon Harcourt
Seventy-three: Justice Gray of the SIN
preme Court, and Lord Pauncefote, both
scyenty-twO Senator Allison, Senator
CullOm, and ex-senator Schurz, a wear
younger. and Lord Salisbury, eX-Secreta-
ry Tracy and Senators Vest Teller and
Jones, all of whom are seventy The list
of aged soldiers would include General
Longstreet, who Is Of Victoria age: Cen
eral sigel, seventy-siN; Lew Wallace, sev-
entN three, and General Howard. SEVENTY
Florence Nightingale to whom the Eng
fish people gave S250,00O in recogni-
ton Of her services in the Cri-
age of eighty. Herbert Spencer. the sci
enlist and Philosopher. is year younger:
Prof. Virchow. the German psthologist, is
seventy-nine. and Prof Wallace Oar
wins most famous exponent in England,
ScN cnty-eiCht Among men Of letters
Donald C. Mitchell 0k MARVEL Is seven
ty-cight; Thomas Wentworth Higginson
and Prof Goodwin Smith a year young
or, George Macdonald is seventy-siX.
Richard II. SLoddard is seventy-hve, and
Ibsen, Jules Verne and Count Tolstov are
seventy-tWo. General Booth or the Sal
vHtion Army and Joseph Jefferson are
Scventy-One
Five years will make u marked change
In the list. A survey 81 this aged com
pany coupled with the7remembrance of
the changes Of the last half decade, re-
calls the words OF Moses; we spend our
our years are three score years and ten,
and if by reason of strength they be four
score, yet is their strength labor and sor-
row; for il is soon cut off and we fly
away. Kansas City Star