The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22

tnnt II Is said that when he was Gov
ialn TO substitute In the litany the
words. Thy servant Arthur. our most
E. ThGio sn,vo G0veWr ia, for the Phrase.
Gus Queen In the liturSicol prayer for
the reiEning family:
is difficult to believe. But what is tue.
Is. that several years after his retire
ment from the colonial service: he sud
gladstone that he had nominated him
for a ,peerage; Tho fact ofithe matter
WAS that Gi1id ,S dnrinG tho las, de-
culiarity of thinking that all the peO-
pie whom he liked Were home rulers.
Gordon, US Lord Stanmore was then.
especially as tho son and private see
tho fourth Lord Aberdeen. so, many
years Secretary of state for Foreign
Affairs and Premier. If no nominated
order that he might vote in the House
OF Lords for the home rule bill of 1893.
Sir Arthur Gordon, however, was so
impressed with the value OF the ser
vices which he had rendered as Gov
ernoi that he ut once assumed that
the peerage was offered to him By Mr..
Gladstone solely and entirely in rccog-
milton thereof.
When Gladstone's home rule bill
finally reached the House OF Lords. and
the peers were called upon to declare
themselves. Sir Arthur Gordon. who had
lthcu inc llllc pI l1OTu Sl3ll1ncGt on MS
elevation to the upper house. pro-
claimed the fact that he would cast his
vote against home rule ON learning
this. the Grand old Man few into one
Of his great RACES, and DENOUNCED Lord
Stannore as ungratcful and disloyal
If he failed to fulfil the sole condition
OF his elevation TO the House of Lords.
Lord Stanmorc cndeavorcd to find
refuge from taking part in the division
be ready for him to be sworn in i'll Zine
TO vote. Gladstone would not accept
this excuse. and went TO the length Of
sending Il baron's parliamentary robes.
borrowed from another home rule peer.
1t was In this home rule garb, there
fore. that Lord Stanmore was sworn
In as member of the House OF Lords.
where he was Obliged, with - very WY
face, TO vote in favor OF the home rule
pill. lie did SO under protest. and re-
lievcd his feelings by rampant Unionism.
both In and out of Parliament. from
that timo forth until the day OF his
death.
His son and successor. the present
Lord Stanmore. is. however. n full
iledged Liberal, and Is one of tho home
the national legislature lie is un-
married and good looking, but not rich.
1t is only fair TO the late Lord stan
FIJI Islands. and as high commissioner
of the Pacific, he did more than any
other man to put down piracy in that
birding" which is the ordinary name
for that particular branch OF the slave
~ sttit WHICH uScn " w sly lc'i
as the recruiting of colored labor for
the sugar and cotton planta tons OF
Australasia" Even TO this day. the
mere mention OF his name is sufficient
to elicit Il volley OF curses from the
sugar growers sud cotton planters OF
the Antipodcs. which is. perhaps. the
best tribute that can he furnished to
the zeal and success with which he
suppressed with n stern hand the kid
mapping of the kanakaS.
Although Emperor William only
spent II few hours in Alsace the other
day, for the purpose OF Witnessing
some manocuvres OF the troops in that
part of the Reichsland, and did not go
near either Strassburg or Metz. yet the
most extraordinary preparations were
made for his brief stay. II had been
arranged that he should witness the
sham fight from a certain rocky emf
nence. and for two weeks beforehand.
soldiers from the Calmar garrison we're
engaged in washing the rocks in uues
ton with scrubbing brushes and soap,
after which they were well rinsed. and
then covered with quantities of moss.
Just how they made the moss to stick
To the rocks. am unable 10 say.
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