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Show Gladstone Faces the Crisis Confidently. Confi-dently. New Yobk, February 3. Sun's cablegram: Everything now hinges on Gladstone. He admits he went to Osborne without having formulated a plan for dealing with the Irish question, and he says that he still has none readv. But he is confident, cheerful, almost gay, in the belief that he will prove able to satisfy everybody. Nothing like it has been seen since the days of the American Republic, Repub-lic, which shadowed the beginning of President Presi-dent Linooln's administration; when Secretary Secre-tary Seward gave secession sixly days to live With equal trust and confidence Gladstone Glad-stone now faces the most threatening crisis of English history in the present reign, and solemnly promises that all the swarming dangers shall be averted. He stands alone, both as to counsel and action, kot one of the candidates for seats in his Cabinet Has been consulted about the possible settlement of the Irish question. - All stand with closed eve3 waiting for what Gladstone may send. In the selection of his Ministers, Gladstone is taking his own time with exasperating deliberation. de-liberation. He said to-day that but one Cabinet position is definitely filled. |