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TITE SCRANTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORENO, FEBRUARY 27, 1807.
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1 THE INAUGURATION DF PRESIDENT f K1NLEY
x Outline ol" (lie Arrangements Tor Next Thursday's
Uig Demonstration At Washington.
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Washington Letter, Philadelphia Itoeoiu.
The grandest demonstration ever at
tending the Inauguration of a president
of the United States will bo made on
Thursday. March 4, when "YHllam Me
Klnley will lake the oath of his olilco.
"With one of the most Imposing proces
sions ever set In motion in this country
and attended by one of the most bril
liant assemblages of statesmen, finan
ciers, public men and lenders In the
various pursuits, ever gathered to
gether In this country's capital, the
lender of a distinctive policy will be
ushered into the chief olllce.
The day of Inauguration Is the only
day that "Washington becomes cosmo
politan. It entertulns thousands of
visitors, (matches sleep from Its Inter
esting populace., half starves Its more
unsophlstocated and patriotic sight
seers and dances at least one nlsht
away. There are three things to see
cind do on this day of days march In
or see the parade, watch the president
elect tuke the oath and attend the In
augural ball in the evening.
The elaborate reception always given
to new presidents Is the work of all
political parties and unprejudleal to a
highly satisfactory degree. President
Washington's services were strikingly
simple and Mr. McKlnley's will be as
strikingly elaborate as the democratic
American limits display.
Preparation for the auspicious event
has been under way for some time. A
Score of committees and dozens of men
have been planning and figuring and
spending the thousands of dollars sub
scribed and appropriated in a royal
way.
GRAND PAIJADE.
Fifty thousand men, who will march
twenty-four illes front, six pneesapart
and will take lour hours to pass the
reviewing stand, will constitute the
most Imposing feature. Governors and
their staffs In brilliant uniform, na
tional guardsmen, legulars, murines,
civic bodies In uniform, brass bands in
impressive profusion, will all pass be
fore grand stands capable of seating
ir.0,000 people, while thousands more
Mill lmethe sidewalks.
Military display lias not always char
acterized Inaugural parades. William
Henry Harrison's Inauguration was
dignitled by the presence of the Phila
delphia Grays, the crack military or
ganization. This was the llrst time
that a company of soldiers from be
yond the limits of the District of Co
lumbia attended on such an occasion.
All of the political organizations that
appear In the parade will be required
to wear uniforms. Furthermore, they
will bo .interspersed with soldiers in
such a manner as to relieve the mono
tony. General Horace F. Porter as grand
marshul has decided that the parade
shall move In the order of states as
they were admitted to the union. The
only carriages that will be permitted
in the line will be the ones occupied by
the presidential party. Drilling by
companies will not be permitted during
the parade, and lloats will not be al
lowed In it.
INDIANS IN LINK. ,
Among the features will be an Indian
exhibition In whiehi the progress of the
savage from his llrst known estate will
be shown at a glance, with some not
too wild Sioux as the most savage sav
ages in the land, and Indian police,
laborers, students at Hampton and
Carlisle, the Carlisle Indian, and a few
Indian statesman to round out the il
lustration of In llan advancement.
Two thousand ox-Confederates will
be In line attired in gray ulsters lined
with blue attended by U00 Virginia cav
alry. All will wear the old type of
gray slouch hat Identified with the ad
herents of the Southern Confederacy,
and badges containing portraits of Mc
Kinley and llobart, pendant from blue
and gray silk rlbbc -s, with an Ameri
can flag at the top . Iing the plti of
the badge. The blue a.: gray ribbon
bears the motto, "There shall be no
North, no South, no Eust, no West, but
a common country. Washington."
Bicyclists were refused place In the
line In common with many other or
ganizations as, If all were allowed to
march who wished, the parade would
be too large to handle. The murcheis
will be dismissed this year at Wash
ington Circle Instead of at the White
House as formerly.
There will be the usual two parades
from the White House to the Capital
and return, and Pennsylvania avenue
will be cleared at II o'clock in the
morning. Every window on the avenue
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OUR NEXT VICE-PRESIDENT.
.will have its price. In the hotels the
guests who are so fortunate as to have
front apartments will consider them
cheap at any decent cost. The uverae
prlco Is about $10. The committee of
public comfort, that has registered
rooms for lodgers or boarders, has also
registered 325 windows, to bo rented for
from $7 to $C00, the latter juice bolus
for u room with a range of windows.
On private stands, the price of seats
will range from DO cents to $4.
Mr, McKlnley will wnko up In Wash
lngton on Match a and will bo escorted
to, the Ebbltt House. Ofllclal custom
demands that l)e call on President
Cleveland as soon as poasiblu nnd the
latter must return the call within an
hour. In the evening, Mr. McKlnley
nnd wife will dine at the White House.
The cabinet officers to be and the cabi
net officers about to retire will nlo
mako their formal visits on thnt day.
Etiquette requires that these calls
should not last longer than half an
hour.
The last ofllclal day of President
Cleveland's term Is a hard one. He must
sign or veto the last bills passed and
hurry through with the final Cabinet
meeting on the morning of Thursday in
time to receive Mr. McKlnley, Mr. Ho
OUR NEXT
bart, members of the new Cabinet and
comlttees. The President and President-elect
will walk side by side to the
carriage, the others following nnd the
great parade Is then started. Mr. Cleve
land wHl'allght llrst, at the entrance to
the Senate. The party will be escorted
to the Marble Itoom, where President
Cleveland will leave them, going directly
to the President's room, which he has
not entered during his present term.
There he transacts whatever business
comes before him.
The executives-elect will have a lunch
spread for them by Vice President Ste
venson and will stay where they are
until Vice President Stevenson puts
the customary resolutions and declares
the Senate adjourned without day. In
the meantime, the families of Mr. Mc
Klnley and Mr. llobart and other olll
cinls have been ushered Into the gallery.
As soon as 'the Senate adjourns the door
keeper will announce the Speaker and
House of Representatives who, with
the Supreme Court nnd legations will
enter.
TAKING THE OATH.
The new Vice President Is the first
to be sworn In. He will be escorted to
the senate, by a committee and after
taking the oath will call the senate to
order. New senators will then be sworn
and President-elect McKlnley will en
ter, followed -by President Cleveland.
Then, headed by the Marshal of the
District of Columbia and the Marshul
of the United States Supreme Couit,
the party followed by members of con
gress and olllcors, will move to the east
end of the Capitol, where the Inaugura
tion will take place.
This Is an exceedingly simple cere
mony. On a high stand, crowded with
otllcluls and dignitaries, Including
President Cleveland, President-elect
McKlnley will bare his head and de
liver his address. When he chooses, he
will announce his readiness to take the
greatest oath of otllce possible In the
United States, which will ha adminis
tered by Chief Justice Fuller. Possi
bly but few of the vast audience will
hear his address 'twill be pantomime
to practically all but those near him,
but when he kisses the sacred book
there will arise a great cheer of satis
faction and t)ie now president will,
with Mr. Cleveland, return to the white
houso and review the parade from a
stand across the street,
DANCING- IN THE EVENING.
The inaugural ball will be the daz
zling feature of the dny. For perhaps
the last time the pension building will
be used and will bo transformed Into u
ball room of udmliiug mugulllcenue.
lt Is the people's ball. Culture, wit.
power or wealth Is not essentlul for one
to be a participant; $5 Is the one mnglc
card and It Is estimated that li",000 V
plu will pny the price. No one can en
ter without the payment of this pelt
excepting President and Mrs. V.uKIn
loy, his private party nnd the diplo
matic corps.
The rod, white and blue profuslo-i of
former balls will Somewhat give way
this time to the ideas of a professional
decorator. Flowers, plants and softly
toned lights will not play havoc with
the rich colors of the ladles' dresses as
complained of heretofore. The court
In the pension building will Irs lined
with white und gold throughout. In
the celling there will bo three canopies;
the great central pillars will be hld.Vn
by covers of gold and white. Ovt-r
this background, which must he vcty
elegant nnd effective In so lnrge a hall,
there will be a lino display .if foins
nnd flowers.
Orders have been placed for fi.000 pal
metto palms and 200 cases of smllnx
from Alabama, besides over 4,000 pots
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PRESIDENT.
of maiden-halt- fern, COO blooming
azaleas, 1,000 yellow genestas, 1100 aca
cia, 50,000 tulips, 1,000 long-stemmed
American lieauty roses, H.OOO assorted
roses, If.OOu orchids, 1!00 rhododeudrops,
1,500 strings of asparagus plumosa, 500
palms In pots. li.OOU or more Easter lilies
and 1,000 lilies of the valley.
To promote conversation for those
who do not dance and to regulate the
movement of the dancers there will be
music by a band of sixty-five pieces,
under the leadership of Victor Herbert,
and by an orclmstra of 125 pieces, led
by Will A. Haley, of Washington.
THE PRESIDENT'S PROMENADE.
The event of the evening will be the
arrival of the president and wife. They
are expected about 10 o'clock and will
be received with great elcat. Apart
ments have been set aside for their
use and with Vice President llobart and
wife they will promenade the ball
room. Supper will be served at mid
night for $1.00 extra, provided by a
Phlldelphla caterer, but there will be no
wine. This Is In accordance with the
views of the president, and may serve
as a precedent, particularly after the
disgraceful scenes at the last ball, when
too much liquor served to make some
people boisterous.
THE MENU IS AS FOLLOWS.
Haw Oysters In Ice.
Consomme In Cups.
Broiled Oysters.
Oysters a la I'oulette.
Chicken Cutlets.
Sweetbread Putties.
Terrapin, Philadelphia Style,
Chicken Salad,
Lobster Salad.
Crab Salad.
Smlthlleld Hanr.
Tongue.
Game Patties. Boned Turkey.
Pate do Fols Gras.
Assorted Sandwiches.
Vlnalla Ice Cream,
Chocolate Ice Cream,
. Lemon Ice.
Roman Punch. Assorted Cakes.
Fruit.
To make access to and egress from
the hall possible minute instructions
are to be given to the police on duty,
so that they may be able promptly to
guide everyone approaching the hall
to enter, and a plan has been agreed
to by the liverymen that instead of
waiting for a coupe, Herdle cab, four
wheeler, or coach, a man or a couple
ready to leavo may take the first ve
hicle like his own upon production of
his ticket.
Those who do not care to go to the
ball wUl find plenty of enjoyment. The
town will be wide open. For those who
wish to view the white houso at night
$4,000 worth or fireworks will be burned
In the white lot. One of the pieces will
be an American flag, 250 by 500 feet,
suspended by balloons in the sky im
mediately over the heads of the niultL
tude present. One display will be a
mldheaven piece that will for n moment
turn night into day.
The display ulung Pennsylvania ave
nue will be fine by both day and night.
Instead of trustng to individual dis
play the matter has been taken In hand
by the general committee and a system
of decoration adopted that will make
the big hlghwnj one of full grandeur.
The governors of the various states
have been asked to decorute and lllum
inuto the arches to be erected In their
honor at the Intersection of Pennsyl
vanla avenue with the streets crossing
from north to south. -
The handling of the great crowds that
will be here Is an Importunt feature.
The committee of public comfort lias
plenty of looms on its list and private
houses have been thrown open for
guests.
DEATH OF THE
GREATGWALCHMAI
The Eisteddfod is Deprived of its Alosl
Historic Character.
ATTAINED THE AGE OF NINETY-FOUR
Madame ICdith Wynne nnd Madame
Dolby In tliu Loir.;, Long Auo--An
Kiiilucut Young Welsh Composer
Dies at Swaiisctt-Otliur .Important
Notes.
The death' of the venerable bard,
pre"aehor and writer, Gwalchmal, othcr
w Ise the Rev. R. Parry, of Llandudno,
deprives the eisteddfod of Its hoariest
and most hlsluiio figure, the Welsh
Congregational body of Its senior min
ister, and Wales of Its oldest ni;d most
revered haul. Porn so far back as
1S04, the old gentleman had nttained
the pntilarchal age of SU only six years
short of a century and the news of
his decease will be received with very
great regret by the many thousands of
his admirers spiead throughout the
length and breadth of Wales. At the
National elsteddfodau Gwalchmal was
for very many years a piomlnent and
active olllclal, and at the Gorsedd
where Clwydfardd (the late Archdruld),
Ilwfa Mon, and himself Impersonated
the three primitive bards, lienydd, Al
uwn and Gwron his appearance was
Invariably one of the .sights of the
ceiemony, his breast being literally
covered with glittering silver medals,
many of them of enormous size, the
tiophles of ills elsteddfodlc victories.
At the national festival at Llandudno,
In July last, Gwalchmal missed scarce
ly a single meeting. Witli one haii.il
leaning on n stout stick, and the other
linked In the arm of his daughter
w hose death we recorded a few months
ago the old man was one of the first
arrivals each morning at the eisteddfod
on that occasion, and nis hale and
hearty appearance seemed then to jus
tify the hope that he would outlive the
present century. Gwalchmal may bo
regarded as the last of the Welsh
bards who flourished In the ISO's and
40's and helped to restore the eisteddfod
to its pristine glory, lie was likewise
the sole survivor of the bardic assem
bly which in 1SU2, at the P.eaunuuis
eisteddfod, In the presence of her Maj
esty the Queen (then Princess Victo
ria), took part in the ceremony of
'chairing" the successful bard, the late
"Caledfryn." A typical Welshman,
GwaU-hmni traced his descent from
Gweirydd ap Rhys Goch, one of the
founders of Pyintheg Llwyth Gwynedd
15 tribes of North Wales). In his youth
lie received a superior education, and In
"is:2 was ordained the minister of the
Welsh Congregational churches nt
Henryd and Conway. In subsequent
years he uiliiisteied nt Llandovery and
ifestlnlog, but eventually retunie.l to
Llandudno, where the best part of
lis life had been spent. He was
a proline writer, and for many years en
riched the magazines of Wales with his
literary productions. Among his pub
lished works are "History of Llan
dudno" (in English), which Is the source
whence all the writers of the guides to
that popular resort draw their Inspira
tion, "Hanes yr Eisteddfod," "John
Ellas," "Enwoglon Mon," "Lleoedd o
Ddyddordeb Hanesydol yn Nghymru,"
"Vmuellldunt'tli yn Mon," and "Bard
donlaeth." He contributed 005 articles
to Oewn Jones' Cymru ("Wales") com
piled the best part of a Welsh diction
ary, wrote pamphlets on "Education In
Wales," described Welsh religion In a
series of articles to the Evangelical
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GWALCHMAL
Magazine, wrote a novel, and prepared
Welsh versions of several valuable Eng
lish works, Including Dr. Dick's "Phil
osophy of Future State." It was as a
Welsh bard, however, that he was best
known; and his trophies included six
teen sliver medals, two jrold medals,
and seven or eight oak chairs. His
chief elsteddfodlc victories were: Su5
at Llaneuiiymedd, Subject, "Trafni
dlaeth;" 1S0 at liala, "Plegwryd ap
Solsyllt a Cherddolaeth;" 183U at Mer
thyr, "Coronlad y Frenhlnes Victoria;"
1S42 ut LUfon, "Llosglad y Twr Owyn;"
1S51 at Liverpool, "Mordwyaeth;" 1853
at Abergavenny "Cyllnfau Derwyddon
Mon;" ISS'J at Llanerchymedd, "Y Dyeh
wellad o Babllon;" 18G7 ut Carmarthen,
"Y Miltlywyddiant;" 1S77 at Llunwrst,
"Dewi o Ddyfed."
His zeal for the eisteddfod and nil
Welsh institutions was unbounded, and
only n lew months ago, when the Gor
sedd was so fiercely attacked by Pro
fessor Morris Jones, the aged bard,
though in ills 01th year, rushed to the
fray in defence of his beloved institu
tion, and declared his Intention of
writing a book which would dumbfound
the critics. Possibly, had lie lived a
little longer he would have carried out
that Intention. To know Gwalchmal
was to esteem and revere him, and hl3
death is sincerely mourned.
The funeral of the late Welsh bard
'Gwalchmal took place Thursday at
Llandudno. The following letter of
condolence was lecelved from the
Prince of Wales: "Marlborough house,
10th Feb., LSU7. Dear Sir 1 have sub
mitted your letter of yesterday.'s date
to the Prince of Wafes. Ills royal
lilghnss desires mo to express to you
his great regret at hearing of the loss
whlcli Wales has sustained by the death
of tile eminent bard Gwalchmal. He
sincerely condoles with the princi
pality on the sad event. Yours faith
fully, Francis Knollys."
wioi.su Nuiys notks.
Professor T. Charles Edwards, D. D
wrote the chapters on the First Kplstlu
to tliu Ijoilnthiuns and on the Epistle to
the Hebrews for "The. Illustrated Bible
Tieasury," recently brought out u infer
tho edltoishlp of the Rev. Dr. Wllllum
Wright.
A Welsh translation of Mr. J. R. Vin
cent's work on "Tho Land Question In
North Wales," has Just been published,
the translator being Mr. T. 11, Roberts,
of Carnarvon. Sir. Roberts hns also writ
ten for a London publisher u handbook
to the spas of Wales, and the work Is
now In the press.
Islwyn's Welsh poetical works have
now been published by Sir. O. W, Ed
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wards In a bulky volume of hU'j papes.
"lshvyh," declines the versatile editor,
"Is thought by many to bo the gie.u
est poet of Wales." In any case this vol.
nine lull of Celtic tlioughtfulness and
mystery, full of Hebrew sanctity cannot
fall to bo a mighty power for good.
A statuo of the grent Daniel Rowlands,
of Lliingcltlio, an exact duplicate of tliu
memorial strt'tue which Is at Lluugcltho,
has been presented by a lover of tho In
stitution to the Bala Theological college.
Lord Bute's experiment In wine-growing
ut Castclt Coclr continues to pleaso
him, und it pays Its way. His yield last
year ftom thirteen acres was forty hogs
head' of wine, albeit the autumn ruins
injured his crops very seriously. Should
this rcnllzo a fair price, It would allow
of something being carried forward to
reserve.
Tho now vicar of Ilrecon, the Rev.
14. L. Uevan, Is tho son of that gifted
defender of the church, Archdeacon Uov
un, of liny. Until the beginning of last
year he served us the chaplain of tho
Gordon Boy's Home at Working, In which
cnpuelty he was selected to preach tho
anniversary sermon on the death of Oor
Uon at Sundi Ingham church,
Tho Rev. Abel Parry, the noted Baptist
preacher, who visited this country u few
summers ago, has been appointed by tlio
Wclh Baptist Home Missionary commit
tee to visit the churches on behalf of tlio
Forward Slovement. Sir. Party hopes to
be able to raise ten thousand dollars to
wards aiding the weak churches of '.ho
denomination and establishing ikw
causes.
The Celtic society of Aborystwith col
lege husj been fortunate in securing the
services I of Professor lleikomer to de
liver a lteturo on "Art Culture In Wales."
The same society will hold next term Its
second annual eisteddfod within the col
lege walls, and It is worthy of note that
the college eisteddfod held at Abery
stwlth last year was the llrst eisteddfod
over held within the precinct of a col
lege. The Most Rev. Dr. Emanuel van due
Bosch, O. S. F. C, Archbishop of Agra,
bus been staying for some days with tliu
Fathers of St. David's Slonastery, l'anta
supM, neur Holywell. His Grace, who lor
uu urchblshop Is young, being only In
his l.lrd year, was Bishop or Lahore when
ho was transferred to the Ai'chluplscopnl
See of Agra. Before the Holy See chore
him for ecclesiastical dignity h'e was a
friar of the, Order of St. Frauds Capuch
in. Tho archbishop has paid a visit to St.
Winilrlde's Well, which appeared to uf
ford him great Interest.
Tho "Herald Cenhadol" continues to
Improve 'both In matter and taste. The
February number Is brimful of mlsslon
uiy news of interest. A biographical
sketch appears therein of .Mr. Charles 11.
Williams, who Is about to depart for
India, ft will be remembered that this
gentleman, who bus had a successful ca
reer In Cardiff university, was at Con
stantinople with a friend at tliu time the
great massacre commenced, and at the
Curdlff Armenian meeting he recounted
some of his experiences In tho Turkish
cupitul. Sir. Williams is a native of Cole
ford, but lived for many years In Ogmoro
valley.
Wales and things Welsh arc acquiring
a prominent place in English llturaturu.
Ernest Rhys, Owen Rhoscomyl, and
Hluyn Thomas have each In turn made
their essay. Tho last named, the popular
pastor of Newport, in his recently pub
lished "SInrtyrs of Hell's Highway" lias
broken new ground so far as Welsh writ
ers are concerned, and his book is the
nearest approach to Stead's ".Maiden Tri
bute of Modem Babylon" that any writer
has, since Sir. Stead's Impiilsonmeiit,
ventured upon. But, then, thosu who
know Elwyn know all that he fears
nothing!
Towyn Is bent on practising what ho
preaches. He was chairman of tho Llan
dllu United District school board for the
last thiee years, was returned at the
head of the polls at the recent election,
and his le-electlon to thu chair was as
sured. When the board met, however,
Towyn, occupying the chair pro tern,
said he believed that the same person
should not, under any ordinary circum
stances, monopolise tho chairmanship of
any public body, and consequently he
would forego the honor, which was there
upon conferred on Sir. L. N. Powell,
.1. P., Cairegcenneii, Llandilo, the oldest
member from the Llandilo side of thu
Black mountain.
Ono of tho most Interesting nrtieles In
tho current number of "Cymru" Is tho
sketch given by Sir. Stephen Rees, of the
late Rev. Caleb Sloriis. Sir. .Morris was
ono of tho Pembrokeshire worthies, und a
pillar of Congregationalism, and the per
sonal reminiscences given by Sir. Roes,
of his old friend, afford delightful read
ing. The article is prefaced by a good
portrait. In which Sir. Sloriis appeals In
ministerial robes tho face clean shaven,
and the countenance open and pleasing.
Photographs are also given of Pare Yd
(Sir. Sloriis" birthplace) and of Peny
groes cemetery, where He his remains.
Sir. Rees gives us such a delightful pic
ture of this old worthy that one can
only regret tho article Is so short.
Tho Forward Slovement of the Welsh
Cougregatlonullsts for raising a fund of
at least 20,000 "towards assisting the
weaker churches, and In moving forward
to reclaim tho unattached in Wales and
the Welsh In English towns," Is begin
ning to tnke shape. Tho committee ap
pointed by the Welsh Congregational
union at Its last meeting at Bridgend has
met, and has Just completed the drafting
of a constitution, which In a few days
will be circulated among the churches of
the denomination. Although the churches
have not been visited on behalf of the
move'meut, about 1,000 has already been
promised. Sir. Thomas Williams, J, P.,
or Slerthyr Tydfil, has promised 500; Sir.
13. II. DavIeS, J. P., of Pent re Ystrud, 100
guineas; the late Principal Herber Evans,
I). D., at the llrst meeting promised to
be responsible for 100; Sir. Richard Rob
erts, Pwllheli, promised 100; and Sir.
Henry Roberts, Portmadoc, 100.
In the February number of the Strand
Slngazlue, which can be had lu Soranton
from SI. Norton, there Is a pleasing ar
ticle on "Cliff Climbing and Egg Hunt
ing," by L. S. Lewis a name whbii
sounds suspiciously Welsh. The article
possesses a distinctively Welsh flavor
six of the nine Illustrations showing
Welsh egg hunters engaged In their per
ilous task on tho precipitous roeka of
Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire.
The adventures of Sir. Charles Jeffreys
and his colleague, Str. C. D. Head, of
Tenby, are such as would stir tho most
sluggish blood. Why should not Welsh
school books contain a suitably adapted
version of the efforts of thesp Welsh
men, and be Illustrated by some of tho
admirable photographs of WeHh scenery
contained In tho current "Strand." In
school rending hooks It Is the custom to
recite the perilous adventures of tho na
tives of St. Kllda engaged in this dang
erous pursuit.
It Is snld that tho first time the Into
Edith Wynne appeared In South Wales
was nt tho Slerthyr eisteddfod of tho
"Cymmrodorlon Dlrwestol" In 18X
Three years afterwards she was engaged
for a great "National" eisteddfod lu tho
same town, when the star of the evening
concerts wus Sladamo Do'by, then nt
tho zenith of her fume. Edith Wynne
was then only a mero girl of 18. and when
the grout Sladamo found that she was
down on tho programme for it luet v. lib
tho humble Welsh maiden, she created
a scene, and flatly refusal to sing. Tho
story Is told in the current lu'tnbor of tho
Tyst by Sir. Williams, who wus tho sec
retary of that particular eisteddfod.
".Miss Wynne was In an adjoining room,"
he continues, "and when she was In
formed that the London star would not
slug a duet with her, her eyes filled with
tours, but she soon brueed uu nnd ex
elulmed, 'Never mind, Sir. Williams, thu
time may come when even Slndume Dol
by will be glad of my servicfs,' " And tho
prediction wus verified, for in subsequent
years thu two artists often u.iiig together.
FOR UNIFORMITY
IN DIVORCE LAWS
Important Legislation by Richard litis
teed, Jr.'
PLAN TO DO AWAY WITH CONFUSION
Tho Suggestions of thu Itiillinnt
Young Attorney Adopted Ten Yours
Alter They Were Ofl'ured.-Wili
Othur States Follow Pennsylvania
und New Yoikl
In tho Issue of January Si of our
contemporary, the Elmlra Telegram,
there Is cntlte a long article; devoted
to the subject of the Ineiiunllty of our
Interstate marriage and divorce laws
which continuously presents itself to
the public ut large, and .calling atten
tion to the fact that a newly arrived
resident of this city and a member of
our bar, Richard Husteed, jr., esip, Is J
the inventor of the only feasible meth
od in which It Is possible to bring about
a uniform lnarrlntre und divorce law
throughout all the different states of
the Union, and Is the parent of all the
legislation that has been effectuated
upon this behalf.
Having read with Interest the article
nbove quoted we called upon Mr. Hus
teed for further information and upon
our solicitation he handed us the fol
lowing correspondence Which' he deem
ed sufllclently self-cxplunatory:
SIoscow, Pa., July uth, 1S03.
Robert 13. Puttlson. Governor of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
Your Excellency: Permit me to llrst
apologize for this Intrusion. In the sum
mer of ISUl I lead In a Scranton (Pa.)
newspaper tho following: "tlurrlsbtirg,
Juno IK. Governor Puttlson appointed
Robert E. Slonaghan, of Chester county,
a member of tho commission authorized
by the legislature to unite with other
States In seeming uniform mini luge, di
vorce nnd other laws."
Several days ago the excerpt attached
above appeared In a Scranton paper. Will
you confer upon me the fnvor of Inform
ing me under what act or resolution of
the legislature these appointments were
mudu and how I can, now the legislature
Is adjourned, obtain its title, context and
by whom Introduced. Sly deep Interest
In this matter will bu appreciated by u
kindly perunl of the enclosed. As this I
is tlie only copy I can. at this late date,
procure, may 1 clave the courtesy of Its
ruturn. Pray pardon the length of the
detail I have submitted as extenuation
for the liberty of addressing you und per
mit me to remain
Your obedient servant,
RICHARD HUSTEED, Jr.
Van Voorhls vs. Brlntnall, Vi N. Y. IS.
Tlio venue In this case was laid In
Queens county, N. Y.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Execu
tive Chamber.
Hariisburg, July 7th, 1S1I3.
Richard Busteed, jr., Esq., SIoscow, Pa.
Sly Dear Sir Your comunlcutlou of
July 5th has boon received and contents
noted. The Governor directs me to state
that he hurt referred the same to Ovid F.
Johnson, COS Chestnut street, Philadel
phia, a member of tho commission re
ferred to In your letter, with the request
that he give It his attention and com
municate with you direct.
Very respectfully,
WILLIA.M F. REBER,
Executive Clork.
Editorial from New York Tribune,
November 4th, 1SS3.
".Much Interest continues to be mani
fested In tho discussion of the Inelllcleiicy
of the Iuwk of this stuto to cheek great
evils growing from the ousy divorcement
of petsons. Among the letters received
last week by the editor of The Tribune
healing on the subject was one from
tho counsel of the respondents In ono
of the celobrated cases that drew atten
tion to tho laxity of the law In this
state. Sir. Busteed relates what has
been done since the decision of the court
of appeals m Van Voorhls vs. Brlntnall
to help society out of the difficulty Into
which that adjudication placed It. The
state senate referred a resolution adopt
ed by the Bar association looking to a
convention of states to discuss the sub
ject of uniformity of laws to tho Judiciary
committee and there the subject rested."
THE QUESTION OF DOWER.
Confusion caused by the present divorce
laws.
Views of Richard Busteed, jr.:
"To the Editor of the Tribune:
Sir The articles and lutervlows recent
ly published by tho Tribune upon the
laws of the different states In relation to
marriage and divorce bring before the
public a mutter of far-reaching conse
quences already too long unheeded. It
is. however, and partially through the
Tribune's Instrumentality, becoming a
topic of Intel est to the public at large,
as It has long been to me. 1 had charge
of the respondents' case (the children l.y
tin' llrst marriage) In the suit of Vim
Voorhls vs. Brlntnall from Its Inception;
and argued It lu each Instance at the spe
cial and general terms and in the court
of appeals. Judge Russell, In his lilt -r-vlew
of yesterday, sugested the only
practicable way. It appears to me, out of
the dltllculty in which fhe restricted and
nairow opinions of the court of uppc.il 4
In the Yun Voorhii-IIrlntnall cae has
let us. It Is matter of Interest, though
not generally known, that the senate of
this state has taken action In furtherance
of about such a plan as that presented
by Judge Russell. At the risk of en
croaching too much upon your space,
and regretting that the matter cannot
be condensed I will as briefly as possi
ble state what has been done In this di
rection. After tho decision of the
court of appeals had been handed
down in the Van Voorhls-Biint-nall
case, I Introduced on the Oth of Janu
ary, 1SS2. In the Bar association of
Queens county, a resolution calling at
tention to this subject; which provided,
among other things, for a committee to
confer with our representatives In the
state legislature in relation to obtaining
legislative action upon this topic. As
chairman of tho committee appointed by
the association. T succeeded In having the
following resolution (which Is the same
as that passed by the Bar association) In
troduced In the senate In the latter pan
of tho session of IMt2:
"Whereas, thu laws of tho different
states of the Union on the subject of
marriage and divorce are at great vari
ance with nnd In many instances are con
tradictory of each other, and
Whereas, the court of appeals of the
state of New York has recently decided
that the defendant In an action for di
vorce, on the ground of adultery, ngulnht
whom u judgment has been obtained and
who lests under the prohibition against
re-marrylng, nmy, in defiance of tmch
judgment, disregard and with Intent to
evade the statutory penalty, cross thf
borders of this state Into another state.
there marry and at once return to this
Ftate; and that such nuirrlugu mu-u ir
deemed valid within this slate, and Jiyw
attached to It all tho pilvlledges of a
marriages contracted by persons who are
under no statuory piohlbltlon, and
Whereas, under the existing laws, great
confusion is upt to und often does occur,
involving large Interests lu lands, the suc
cession lo property Is endangered, the
fair, fame and name of families, jeopar
dized, and the morals of society disturbed
and
Whereas, the laws of the different states
relating to marriage aud divorce are not
subleet to Federal legislation, and
Whereas, a unlfoim murriugu and di
vorce law throughout all tho states Is
highly desirable, ihureforo,
Resolved, That a committee be appoint
ed to urge our representatives n the
state legislature to appropriately request
tho governor of this state to seek the co
operation of the governors of the several
states of the Union to bring about ut us
enily a date as practicable a convention
composed of delegates to be appointed by
the governor or elected by the legislature
of the respective stutea to dovlee anil
prepare an equitable consistent and uni
form inurrlage and divorce law for all
the states, bo thut upon the report of
such convention to the governor of eacn
state, ho may recommend the legislator
of his state to enact the law. which sum
convention shull have pi opined.
This resolution wus passed unnnlmoul
by the Semite und referred to the Judiclu
ry committee of thut oody for furthrr
action. Although requested o uppeur be
fore tho committee, I was previ nted by
111 health and the BesMou ended before I
could go to Albany. There tho mutter
bus ever since remulned. Unfortunately,
the court of appeals shrunk from deciding
anything moro than It was compelled to,
and notwithstanding my waiver, refused,
upun the technical ground that the other
side had railed to bring lu suillclent par
ies, to puss upon the effect such a deci
sion as It subsequently gave would havo
Upon dower. While the question of legi
timacy catches tho eye of laymen, yet
thut of dower, under tho decision of tho
court of appeals as they now stand, la
such that lo push It as far ns It will go
could cause only Inextricable confusion.
Tim importunco of tho discussion now
pending In your columns Is, I hope, suf
ficient apology for tho length nt which I
havo written.
Respectfully yours,
. , . , .. Richard Busteed, Jr.
Jatnntca, N. Y Oct. mi.
"An Act to provide for the nppolntmcnt
s of commissioners for the promotion of
uniformity of legislation In the United
States," iik mended by net of lb92.
The people of tho stnto of Now York,
rcpiesented lu sennto und assembly, do
enact ns follows:
Sec.yo" !- It shall be tho duly
of sitld boaid to exnmluo tho subjects of
marriage and divorce, Insolvency, tho
form of notoilal certificates, und other
subjects: to nscertnln tho best means to
elfect mi assimilation and uniformity in
the laws of the states ,
Laws-of Pennsylvania, 1SD1. No. 14.
No. s.
AN ACT
Constituting a board of commissions for
the promotion of uniformity of leglslu
t on In the United States, authorizing
the appointment or commissioners and
the reimbursement of each for his ex
penses Incurred, and defining the duties
of tho board, etc.
Till' vici:-imii:sii)kncv.
Mr. Unhurt Will I'ill tliu Oilico Ac
ceptably and with Honor.
From tho Times-Herald.
Much Ir suld about the comlnir In
auguration of President McKlnley, but
very little about the Inauguration of his
associate on the presidential ticket,
Onrret A. llobart. That Is the luck of
vice presidents. It takes a man of real
force nnd nblllty to maintain himself
In the vice presidency, and a mnn of
Sir. Hobnrt's modesty Is very apt to be
lost In the shuflle even before the deal
begins.
Garret A. llobart will bo the twenty
fourth vice president of the United
States. The list of his predecessors em
braces more men of distinction thnn
the mnn who does not carry his Amer
ican history in his head Is apt to think.
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Aaron
Burr, John C. Calhoun, Mnrtln Vnn
Huron, John C. Breckinridge, Chester A.
Arthur and Levi 1'. Morton were among
tho best. Eight, or one-third of tlio
whole number, hailed from New York.
Massachusetts has contributed three
Adams, Gerry and Wilson; Virginia two
Jefferson and Tyler; Kentucky two
Johnson and Breckinridge; Indiana two
and South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ala
bama, Maine, Tennessee and Illinois one
each. The New Yorkers besides Burr,
Van Huron, Arthur and Morton were.
Clinton, FlUmore, Tompkins and Wheel
er. There have been sixty-three presi
dents pro tempore of tho senate, and It
Is ii remarkable fact that the grade of
men who have tilled this position In the
last quarter of a century Is even higher
than It was in the earlier years of the
republic. Wade, Carpenter, Thurman,
Bayard, Davis, Edmunds, Sherman and
Ingulls take rank In ability higher than
almost any of their predecessors.
Sir. llobart bids fair to be a success
ful vice president. He starts with the
advantage of tho personal friendship
and esteem not only of the head of tho
administration, but of a large number
of the distinguished men over whom he
is called to preside. He is a man of fine
presence, even temper and decision of
character. He Is Identified with no fac
tions nnd Is too sensible to tempt fate
by undue steps to secure his own ad
vancement. New Jersey Uo doubt will
have every reason to, rejoice In his of
llclal career.
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Lackawanna avenue.
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