The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-23
Eng|ands FOrnerPremier Passes
 Away Peacefully
ALI ENGLAND IS MOURNING
Ambassador Bryce Pays an Eloquent Tribute To Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman, Whose Death Is
 keenly Felt by Brtons.

London. April 2.-Sir Henry Campbell onnnerman, former British premier died at 10:40 o'clock this morning at his of- ficial residence. No. 10 Downing street. The end was peaceful.
 The death of Sir Henry after finger ing illness of more than two months did not come as a surprise, although the doc tors bulletin had not declared his condi- tion critical, that fact being perfectly un- derstood, and the public had been expect ing the announcement of his end at any hour during the past fortnight. The news came in the form of the following bulletin, issued at 10:30 o'clock this morn ing:
 Sir Henry Campbell- Zimmerman passed peacefully away at 9:15 o'clock this morn ing. The cause of his death was heart failure R. w. BURNETT"
 In the death chamber when the ex- premier breathed his last were his niece Henrys host since the death of Lady Campbell Zimmerman a little more than year ago. Dr. Burnet, who was MT Campbell -Bannerman's personal physician and who had been in constant attendance during his long illness, and Sir Henry S butler.
 Sinking Was Gradual
 The ex-premier had been unconscious most of the time during the last two oi three days and his sinking was gradual A few hours before his death telegram, were dispatched to King Edward, who 1 with Queen Alexandra. is visiting thu Danish royal family at Copenhagen: th, Prince of Wales and the cabinet minis ters. Immediately newspaper reporters were keeping vigil before the house oi the dying statesman. but the only news handed to them was in the form of a bull letn more than an hour after his death A few minutes thereafter crowd as- sembled in Downing street, but all per sons were barred from approaching the house by a cordon of police.
 Sir Henry's final illness dates from Feb ruary 12. when he last appeared in the house of commons. and moved the closure of the Scottish land bills, although he had been ailing since November 3, 1907 when he participated at an entertainment in
  On November II. after addressing a politi- cal meeting at Bristol, he was seriously stricken with heart weakness and later influenza was added to his heart trouble, bringing on his fatal illness.
 It is known that the ex-premier was op- posed to a public funeral, and it Is be- lieved he will be buried without ostenta- tion beside the body of his wife at Meig- ale, in Pertshire, Scotland.
 T IA.- oh Inr nfI 1e excheouer. on receiving the news of Sir Henry's death, said "I never met Q great public figure since l have been in public life who won so completely the at tachment and affection of men who came in contact with him
 An Honorable Career
 Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman was born September [, 1886. He was the young. est son of the late Sir James Campbell of Stracathro, Forfarshire. some time lorc provost of Glasgow. He assumed the ad. ditional name under the will of his ma. ternal uncle. the late Henry Zimmerman of Munton Court Kent. who bequeathed to him large estate. He attended Gias sow university and Trinity college, Can't bridge. In 1860 he married Charlotte, daughter of Maj, Gen. Sir Charles Bruce She died in 1906 and from that time
 
 dated
 For nearly 40 years he sat for the same seat-the Stirlingburghs-and his record of office goes back to 1871. when he was financial secretary to the war office, which post he held second time from 1880 to 1882. During the next two years he was secretary to the admiralty, and in 1884 he succeeded Sir George Trevelyan, as Irish secretary. filling that office ably md Gi tirti1 fo II If IL stone ministry, in 1885, in spite of the fact that the Irishmen described him as the Scotch sandbag" In the short government of 1886 he was secretary of war to that post, which he retained under the last liberal government. He was chosen lead CT of the liberal opposition in succession to Sir William Harcourt in February, 1S99 The Boer war proved stumbling block to the administration, but notwithstanding the differences between liberal imperialists and other liberals over this question, n unanimous vote of confidence in his lead ership was carried at a meeting of the liberal party held at the Reform club in July, 1901.
 Clash With Rosebery.
 CSln 1902 passage of words took place between him and Lord Rosebery oyer the doctrine of the 'cean slate' in re- gard to the Irish question and other pub lie questions, and the Liberal league was formed Sir Henry again received the solid support of the liberal party in the house in 1903. 1904 and 1905, in opposing the education and licensing acts. MT. Chamberlain's fiscal policy, and the gov ernments action with regard to .licens- ing and to Chinese labor in South Africa On the resignation of the Balfour ad- ministration in December. 1905. Sir Henry was summoned by the King and formed a liberal cabinet himself becoming first lord of the treasury and prime minister. The general election followed and Sir Henry Campbel- Zimmerman entered the new parliament with the greatest ma jorty ever given to British premier.
 It was prophesied at that time that the incoming of the new party into power would make complete upsetting of the old order of things; that the liberal gov