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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1900.
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SCRANTON, MAHCH 12, 1900.
STATE CONVENTION CALL.
To the IU-publlcun electors ot t'enusyU
unlu:
1 am directed by the llrpubllrati st.ito
tunimlttee to announce Unit tin- Repub
licans of I'ciinxylvuuia, by tlielr duly
t'hooii rcpiPhon tilth cm, v. Ill meet In con
cntlon ut'tho opera houcc, In the rltv or
lliirrlKbiirp, on WednuMliiy, April Si, 19u0.
ot 1U.W) o'clock n. m., for the puipcjso of
nonilmitliiK candidates for tho tollowli-B
uftlccs, tc wit:
One person for the rlllce of auditor cen.
era).
Two persons for the otllcr of congress-liuiii-iit'larKc
Thirty-two pcrions (roiii-ut-l.irie) for
pi evidential elect ois. r.ml to chno.'c elKht
clelcgutcs ami eight itltcinuto'i-nt-lniso
to (bo Itepubllr.iu natlon.il convention to
be held In Philadelphia on Ti.iwdny, tho
tilnetccnth day of Juno jiot, nnd for ths
tranxactlrn of ouch other buxlnos as
tuny he piescntcd.
In nccordnnce with the lute adopted at
the plate convention held In lMiiMjiin;
on August 2ltli. h,st, tlto lopu-onlutii'ii
lit the Htiitr ciitixeiitliin bo Kined on
the oto pnlled nt the last piexldcntl.il
flection. I'rdor this rule crch lfRlnlatlo
illitilct N entitled to one delegate tor
eveiy two thouMiud votes cant for the.
jwddciitlnt electoih. In 1S. and an addi
tional ilclegiitp for every fraction of
two thnii'iiml votes polled In excess of
one thoi'pnnd. Kaih dlMrlct U entitled
to the same number of delcs.itet us rip
lj'enUil It In the convet.tlon of ISIiS.
'Ily order of the lfpiibllcnti state com
mittee. Prank Reder. cii.ilt man.
W. Tt. Andrews. C. n. Vooihces, Sec
retaries. The city ot Seuinton cannot nfford
t be lopioentcd at llarilsburg by ln
c.iei fenced men.
Jack. Knife Statesmanship.
"T0 UN'DEKSTAND the arnond
I ment which has been made
JL by the senate committee on
foreign relations to the
pending Hay-Pauncefote canal treaty
It Is necessary to iioto the rules which
that treaty provides for the regulation
of the contemplated water-way. These
are:
1. The canal shall be ftee and open, In
time of war as In time of peace, to thu
vc-wels of commerce and ot war of all
nations, on tcims of entire ecitullty, mi
that there Muill be no disci (initiation
against nny nation or Its citizens or sub
jeits in tespect of the conditions or
charges of traffic.
(2). The canal slnll never be blockaded,
nor shall nny right of war be exercised
nor any act ot hostility be committed
within It.
(!). Vessels of war of a belligerent shall
not revlctual nor take any stores In the
canal iwceyt so far as may be strictly
necessary; and the transit of such ves
sels through the canal shall be effected
with tho least possible delay. In accord
ance, with tho regulations in force, and
with only such Intermission as may re
sult from the necessltks of the service.
Prizes shull bo In all inspects subject to
the same rules as vessels of war of the
belligerents.
(4). No belligerent shall embaik or dis
embark troops, munitions of war or
warlike materials In tho canal except in
ease of accidental hindrance of the
transit, and in such cns the transit shall
be resumed with all possible despatch.
("). The provisions of this article shall
apply to wateis adjacent to the canal,
within thiee marine mites of either end.
Vssels of war of a belligerent shall not
u main In such waters longer than twenty-four
bonis at nay one time, except In
rase of distress, and In such case shnll
d'-pnrt as soon as possible'; but a essel
of war of one belligerent shall not dp.
part within twenty-four hours from tho
d( nurture of u vessel of war of the other
belligerent.
The amendment leported Is Intended
to be added to the fifth section given
above, and Is as follows:
It Is agreul. however, that none of the
Immediately foregoing conditions and
stipulations in fictions Nns. 1, 2, ? 4, 3 of
ibis article shall apply to measures
which the Putted States may find It nee
cssaiy to take for spcuilng by Its own
forces the delence of the Pnlted Stntcs
and the maintenance of public older.
Thcie aie two additional sections in
'the tifHty. The sixth provides that
the plant, establishments, buildings,
and all the works necessary to the
cnnstiuctlon, maintenance and opeiu
tlon of the canal shall be deemed to bo
part theieof, and shall at till times
enjoy complete Immunity from attack
or injury by belllgeients, and from
acts calculated to impair their useful
ness as pait of the canal. Thu seventh
section leads:
(7). No foitlfliatlons shall lie elected
commanding the canal or the water. ad
jacent. Tho United States, however,
sjuill be at llbeity to mulntulu such mili
tary police along the i.in.il as may bo
lie pessary to protect It against lawless
rft'ss and disorder.
If no fortifications un- to bo elected
commundtjig the canal or the wateis
adjacent, It follows that measures
which the United States may llnd it
tiecessaiy to lake "for securing by Its
Qwnj'fcjrcjc,! tliQ defeneo of tho United
Statjtir and tho maintenance of public,
6"id5r".cAn bo of the following kinds.
ohlyT""A blockade of the canal or act
if hostility within It; the icvlctuullng
Of our wut ships, the taking of stoics,
and the embarking or disembarking
of troops,- munitions ot war or warllka
materials in the canal or within three
marine miles ot either end. Is any of
these measures necessary to the de
fence of the United States or o tin
maintenance of public order? Is any
of these reserved rights consistent with
the first section's guarantee of com
plete neutrality and equality of treat
ment,! "Jn time of war as In time of
jleace"?
WelI may Senator Morgun say In
ijls minority report dissenting from this
Illogical amendment: "The under
signed does not admit the proposition
that lwhen we agree that the Nlcara
guan canal shall" not" be fortified as a
point of .Invitation for hostilities or a
prize for warlike ambition, we must
alsoprovlde for the right to defend
dur'owti'country or the coast of Cali
fornia by express provisions in a treaty
V'ttb Qrrat Britain. Such a reserva-
tlon Is entirely superfluous unci,
unnecessary, while It cnrrlcs with
It an acknowledgment In favnr
of Orent Britain of a right of
control over our national sovereignty
which she: does not rlaliu anil that
could not bo Inferred from the mere
silence of the treaty ns to such prob
nblu rights. The only legal effect of
the amendment, If It can huvo tiny ef
fect upon our national rights or pow
eis, U to annul thu neutralization of
the cunal."
The senate committee on fotclgn re
lations, while pioft'sslhR In Its majority
report to favor the ncuttallzallon of
the canal, In the amendment which
It has Inserted effectually does away
with neuti nllzatlon. Its position Is
Identical with Ihnt of the western legis
lator who said he was In favor of a
certain law but "ngln Its enforcement."
If the senate Is going to endotso this
amazing contradiction It might bolter
cut the Qordlon knot nt one stroke
by frankly declaring Its Intention to
build a canal ns It "dern pleases," with
nil Invitation to the test of the world
to go to.
The decision of the .Louisville court
of common picas that It has no juris
diction In the Kentucky election con
test, which belongs wholly within the
jurisdiction of the leglslntuie, piobably
means that unless the United States
courts will grant a wilt of en or Tuy
lor'H cause Is lost. In that case, If
legnt means are powerless to pi event
or to icdress wioug, the majority In
Kentucky must asset t Us rule by force.
France in a New Ferment.
P
HOPHi:cn:ri multiply that the
mania of hatred for England
and the English which is
sweeping over Prance will
soon lead to open war. It Is said that
knowledge of this fact Is the secret of
the extraordinary war pieparatlons
which are being made In England, nnd
of the immense force which has been
sent to South Afilca, as much for dis
cipline and experience as for actual
employment against the Boers. The
queen's recent actions and her pros
pective tour of Ireland, In connection
with the unusual efforts of the British
government to cultivate loyal feeling
in the colonies, am cited as moves In
the game of preparation, which also
Includes the ncuttulizatlou ot Gcimnny
at a cost not yet made public.
No appearance of cause fur a war
between France and England is visible
to the ordinary observer. But the his
tory of Kicneh diplomacy shows that
cause Is not necessary where neurotic
manias occupy tho place of statesman
ship. A cause exists, such as it Is, In
the necessity of a foreign war as a
means of lcstoilng to the French army
the prestige and supremacy which it
has lost by reason of thu lecent public
washing df Its dlt ty linen In the Drey
fus case. It Is proper to credit the
responsible authoilties In the civil gov
ernment of Fiance with doing all in
their limited power to stem the prog
ress of the popular clamor for British
gore. They ate making the best use
which they can of the arguments nnd
Influences tending to preserve peace;
and they are especially emphatic In
warning their countrymen that a war
would destroy all the expected finan
cial benefits of the Paris exposition.
But the reports which come from
seemingly trustworthy sources are to
the effect that the jingo mania is in
creasing in France. Until recently it
has been very largely kept out of the
newspapers under the promptings of
those who have hoped It would blow
over and leave the Paris exposition
unharmed; but lalteily the symptoms
have become too vivid for conceal
ment. Reason may yet win the day In
Franco; If not, the long-expected crash
will come and France will take an
other long stride In tho direction of the
gi ave.
The proposition to advertise session
laws ns is done in New York and cer
tain other states, which was defeated
by the last legislature, Is again to be
presented nt Harrlsbuig. The purpose
is to let the people know in detail Just
what their state luw-makeis have
done. It is a worthy object.
Intances of Indiscretion.
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N THE FEBRUARY number of
the North American Review ap
peared a striking article by
Major J. E. Ruucle, General
AVood's legal adviser, describing
"American Jllsmnnagenunt of Cuba."
It had been written before (Jencral
Wood's appointment ii govern 'ir gen
eral and referred to tint mlfetakes o
General Brooke. V quote a p.na
giaph Indicative of Its style:
It may bo stated, In brief, that wher
ever Cubans under nominal American
control, iinvo iieeu trusteii to exerclso tno
functions ot government, tho result has
been worse than fatluie. Tho courts
are corrupt and Incompetent: tho pollco
foices are hopelessly Inefficient: the pub
lic schools aie unorganized, the munici
palities tiro ally bankrupt dependents on a.
political machine; the ollteo-j of govern
ment, high mid low, am filled, very large
ly, with unworthy and Incompetent offi
cials; tho laws, the ourts and tho meth
ods of procedure ate unrefornicd; and.
finally, almost every abus-o against w libit
Cubans rebelled nnd to leinedv which
the United States Intervened la In opera
tion today under American uiitluiiity.
Tin to exists throughout the island a ion
dltlon of tamo anarchy, which awaits
only the withdrawal of tho American
forces to burst out Into anarchy of an
other type.
Following General Wood's promotion
to the chief command, Major Rtinele,
who had bejn a most eflie:"nt assistant
in the work d.ine in Santiago province,
was named as a member ot the com
mission to revise the laws of Cuba and
had just got nicely stalled in th.U
most Important task when tho North
Amerlcun Review for February
reached Havana, Instantly tho Cuban
press seized upon his article, translated
It Into Spanish and published It broad
cast. There was a hot tlanie ot protest
and iMajor Runtie was forced to resign
hW post of office. His usefulness in
Cuba, which hud been und might
longer have been, very great, was .it
an end sacrificed through lack of tact.
Some months ago .a Washington
paper tho Post accustomed to cyn
ical views of public questions, let fly
a smart bit of writing concerning the
Philippine" problem. Under the cap
tion, "Let Us Be Honest," It said:
Why cannot wo be honest In our utter
uncts touching the territories wo have
recently ucquhed? Really, it would save
time and trouble, tn sny nothing of llfo
and ti ensure, to come out frankly with
tho announcement that wo lmve an
nexed these possesions Into cold blood
and thut wu Intend to utilize them td
our profit nnd advantage, All this talk
about beiiavolont assimilations all this
hypocritical pretenso of anxiety for the
moral, social, and Intellectual exaltation
or thu natives; all this transparent par
ade of responsibility and deep-.teated
purpose; all this deceives nobody, avails
nothing, helps us not un inch In the di
rection of profit, dignity, nnd honor, Wo
all know, down hi our hearts, that theso
islands, group", etc., are Important to
us. only In the ratio of their practical
possibilities. Wo vnluo them by the
standard of their commercial usefulness
and by no other. All this gabblo ubout
cl Hiring nnd uplifting tho benighted bnr
barlans of Cuba and Luzon is mere eound
and fury, signifying nothing. Foolishly
or wloly, we want thco nowly-ncqrlrcd
territories, not for any mlsslonarv or
altruistic purposes, but for tno trade, tho
commerce, tho power, find the money
there nre In them. Why beat nlmut the
bush and promise nnd protest all sorts
of things? Whv not bo honest? It will
pay. As n mntter or Tact, wo are not
concerned In the ethlcit or religions up
lifting of the Filipinos. After nil, the
dirfcreneo between n lirJ'M-elout and a
starched shirt front is a mere mittcr c.f
climate und personal oolnlon. Tlshon
esly, untruth, crime, and general wicked
ness nro here in our midst present with
us ns part of our dally life and growing
with our growth. We need not go to the
West Indies or the Philippines tn search
of material for moral rescue. Our own
eltuns abound with oppoitunltles for nils
slonorv zeal. Whv not tell the truth nnd
say what Is tho fact that wo want
Culm. Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Luzon
tcgether with any other islands In cither
ocean that may hereafter commend
themselves to our nnpetlte because ve
believe thev will add to our national
streiitrth. and because wo hope they will,
Fomo day, become purchasers nt our bar
gain counters? Wo might ns well 'brow
on the pious mask nnd Indulgo ourselves
In n little honest candor. It will cost us
nothing, nnd It may profit nuHi. At
unv late, we slnll have tho eomfoit :.nd
satisfaction of belnqr hon-st wMh cur
selves nnd the prlvll?g. of looking Into
tho mirror without blushl.i,r.
This was copied by Senator Pettt
grow Into the Congressional Kccord
nnd scattered abroad by tho "antl"
element until It finally got Into Aguln
nldo's hands. Quick to see its value
as a stimulant of insurrection, ho
caused It to be translated Into Spanish
and circulated throughout the archi
pelago as an official stntomentof Ameri
can Intentions. The cable the other
day gave us the result. The dying re
bellion hns been fanned into new ac
tivity; the AVnshlngton Post writer's
fondness for cynical writing Is costing
the blood of good American soldiers.
It may bo that both Major Hunclc
and the editor of the "Washington Post
meant what they wrote and were hon
est. In their utterances; but our public
officials as well as our newspapers need
to realize that events have put around
them new and unfamiliar responsibili
ties, which call for discretion as well
as zeal. It Is a quality Americans
should cultivate.
Presidents Kiuger and Steyn forgot
that when they began an unnecessary
war because the former was too stub
born to deal fairly with the English
speaking1 mnjoilty Inhabiting tho land
he ruled, tho right to dictate terms of
peace passed out of their hands for
ever. "When peace comes, as It soon
must, It will be founded on an Impreg
nable guaranty of equal privileges and
equal rights for all men In South
Africa, -whatever their race or creed.
Less than thla would mean England's
stultification and shame.
In memory of the days when he him
self had some ttouble to get enough to
eat. Sir Thomas Llpton, tea merchant,
cup challenger and Jolly good fellow,
has Just opened In London a series of
well-appointed dining halls where weil
cooked food In ample quantity can be
purchased by the poor at from a penny
to a dime for each meal. Sir Thomcs
certainly improves on acquaintance.
Is the wldespicad public Interest
which Is manifested In the Itev. Char
les M. Sheldon's blasphemous scheme
ot pretending to know how Jesus
would run a, newspaper a sign of de
generacy or simply another Illustra
tion of the truth of P. T. Barnum's
dictum that tho American people love
to bo humbugged?
English consols, bearing 2U per cent,
intei est. are Helling In New York at
G points less than the new '2 per cent.
United States bonds. Both are payabla
In gold und both are "zcod as gold";
hut the American Indorsement, thanks
to the administration of "William Mc
Kinley, Is considered the better.
The pi ess of Puerto Rico, like the
insurgents of Luzon, Is taking seri
ously the Democratic party's campaign
thunder In 4hls country and construct
ing for itself a big experience in dis
enchantment when It shall become bet
ter acquainted with that organization.
By forcing Senator Mason and other
spontaneous combustion statesmen of
the upper chamber to tvvlst the British
lion's, tall In executive session, vvnere
nobody cun hear, the sennto has per
formed u genuine sen Ice to humanity.
The strangest part ot this outcry at
the "contemplated Injustlco to Pueito
Rico" Is that none of tho outcrlers have
been able to specify where the Injus
tice comes In.
THE CALL.
Tommy Atkins, you're a-wanted,
And jou'ro wanted mighty bad.
And you'o go'n" t' git some dentin'
Like o' which vou'ves never had.
So you'd better kiss your mother
And that Burma girl of yours,
For it won't bo easy pickings,
When you'ro ilghtln' with tho Boets.
You can fix tho howling Dervish
With a neatness and dispatch,
And the bloomln", blqody Sepoys
Were nway below your match,
Hut vou'd better kiss our mother,
And that norma ciri or yours,
For it won't be easy pickings.
When you'ro flghtln' with the Boers.
They uio whIUiv" anxious for ou.
And they're nchln' t' begin.
And u lot among your numbeis, Tom,
Yon't see their home agin,
Ko ou'd bctier kits your mother,
And that Burma girl of yours.
For it won't bo easy pickings.
When you'ro flghtln' with tho Boers.
They will give your folks a medal,
And your girl will dream of you,
And they'll mint your name with others,
And they'll call vou bravo and true
But you'd better kli our mother.
And thut Burma girl of yours, ,
For It won't bo easy pickings,
When you're Ilghtln' with tho Bocis.
, Detroit Free Press,
BRIEF MENTION OF
MEN OF THE HOUR
RETIRING CHAIRMAN OF COM
HON COUNCIL.
Mr. Xeller Could Continue in the
Position Indefinitely but Is An
xious to Get Down on the Floor
AgainThe Retiring and New
Chairman of the Select Council.
Prof. Grant, the Principal of the
High School, and the Work He Is
Doing for That Institute.
Chairman Luther Keller ot common
council expects to relinquish the gavel
the first Monday of next month to W.
V. Griffiths, trie Republican member
from the Fourth, who has been chosen
by his party caucus to stand for the
chairmanship. Mr. Keller letlres from
the chain because of his belief that he
would be of more rorvico to his con
stituents on tho lloor. ilo could con
tinue in the office, it Is afe to say,
as long ns he would desire to act In
that capacity and tho Bopttbllcan"
continue in control, for even ff his own
party would not bo willing to name him
he could secure an election by effecting
a combine of the Republicans who
could be counted to vote for him
against nil odds, with the Democrats,
who, If they have to have a Republi
can, would prefer Mr. Keller, who mis
proven nt every opportunity presented
that politics are at tho best recondury
with him in councllmanlc affairs.
At last Friday's meeting, during a
discussion of Mr. Keller's conduct ns
chaltman during the two years he has
served, Mr. Gricr, leader of tho
Democracy, paid him the compliment
of, "He's the fairest chairman wo cvpr
had." Thcfe who were In the group
carrying on the dlscttBslon would not
agree that Mr. Keller was always
right In his decisions, and some of
them made ibold enough to say they
suspected he was sometimes intention
ally wrong, but every one agreed that
when he did err ho eired on tho right
side.
Richard H. Williams, who retires
from the chairmanship of tho selest
council, is now atoout to enter upon his
fourth term, which, If completed, will
give him a record of sixteen continuous
years in council. Ho sized up well In
filling the chair that has beeir graced
by such able city legislators as Mr.
Chittenden and Colonel Sanderson.
C. F. Wagner, the gentleman from
the Tenth, whom the Republicans have
slated to succeed Mr. Williams, is a
third termer and one of the big men
of the councils. He Is a man of good
judgment, well up in parliamentary
tactics, and can be relied upon to do
what he thinks is light, even at the
expense of offending those who would
put politics first in considering which
way to Jump.
Mr. "Wagner is one of the ablest par
liamentarians in the upper council,
and will be well equipped for any
emergency that may arise during the
torrid debates which the grave city
fathers now and then indulge' in. At
such times It requires a cool and re
sourceful man to get council down to
normal temperature. Mr. "Wagner can
be depended upon to prevent council
from getting tho bit between its teeth
while he is in the chair.
Everybody that knows anything in
this city knows about the business and
commercial side of Dolph B. Atherton,
the wide awake secretary of tho Scran
ton Board of Trade, but few outside
of the members of the Thirteenth regi
ment know much about his military
side, fpr ho has a military side and an
exceedingly busy one at that.
Secretary, or as he 1st termed in the
military world. Captain Atherton, Is
the adjutant of the Thirteenth regi
ment and adjutant is a position that
is no sinecure at least that's what
everyone says who has filled It. The
adjutant of a regiment Is the com
manding officer's right hand man. Ho
issues all regimental orders, receivei
and classifies reports and arranges all
the intricate detail work of the or
ganization. Captain Atherton fills this
position with as much success as ho
tills that of secretary othe Board of
Trade, and that's saying a good deal.
With his full six feet two inches ho
makes a splendid figure In uniform and
is exceedingly popular with all the
members of the regiment, whether offi
cers or privates, on account ot his even
temper and general amiability; that
amiability that makes book agents
seek him out and pounce upon him
with all the persistency of tljelr tribe.
The new head of the High school,
Prof. Grant, is a man who Is not mak
ing very much of a fuss, but no one is
to judso fiom this that it Is because
of any lack of activity on his part.
His six-foot-four of robust manhood
is ono big bundle of energy, and he Is
using it with full force and excellent
direction In the Interests of his charge.
Prof. Grant has a wide reputation
among pedagogues as nn organizer and
Judglrftt from the reports that come
from the High school his reputation 'n
this respect is not likely to suffer any
by his coming here.
He came to this city to take charge
of a school that had made most won
derful progress In the tew years it rus
ibeen established, and at once showed
his capacity of taking up tho task
without causing) the slightest commo
tion in the school or disarranging the
school work. Since he has been In
chaige he has maintained the high
standard of tho school and from tlm?
to time has Introduced reforms that
Improvo discipline and permit of tho
work of the students being done with
less confusion than ever before. Prof.
Grant Is firmly Impressed with the idea
that the Scranton High school has a
great future before It and that the
office of principal offers great oppor
tunities for usefulness.
NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE.
Illinois expended 1S,9,80J on Its pub
lic schools In 1S99.
Colorado has the highest peak in the
United States. It is Blaiica Teak. H.SDs
feet abovo sea level.
New York state has 1S0.000 more bach
elors than spinsters. Only ono stute In
tho Union has more female celibates than
malo and that is California,
Apropos of the use of the Marconi sis.
tern of wireless telegraphy In the war in
South Africa, it lias been proved that
cannonading does not Interfere with the
transmission of messages.
As the government ot France could
not be persuaded to vote M.WO.OOO for tho
purpose, a syndicate Is being formed to
lay a net of wires thut -will connect tele
phonlcally all of the 26,000 communities of
France,
Tho French government has Just or
rioroil ten locomotives from this country.
The government has stipulated that they I
shall be ready In tlmo for the extruor-
dlnary passenger traffic expected tinting
tho coming Paris Exposition.
Georgo A. Hlbbard, thr new postmaster
Qf Boston, tnklng warning by thu fa to of
his predecessor, who was broken down
by the combined weight of official cares
nnd social duties, has mado n tula not
to attend public dinners.
Thero nro no fewer than ninety-six
translations ot "Milton's I'lirndNo Lost"
In the British Museum. Apart from the
great lungungeA of tha world theso trans
lations are tn Danish. Polish, Manx, Ar
menian, Icelandic and Bohemian.
Cats uro greatly venerated In Pel sin.
The fellno friends of tho Shah number
fifty, each having its own attendant and
a. special room for meals. When tho
Shnh goes on a Journey tho cats go, too,
being carried by men on horseback.
Mctnl never rusts In tho waters ot
Lake Tltlcnca. A chain or an anchor
can bo left tn it two weeks nnd will be
us clean and bright ns when It camo
from the foundry, which is probably ow
ing to the action of somo of tho chemical
salts in tho water.
Exclusive of private charities, England
spends something like 18,000,000 a year
In providing for tho necessities of tho
poor. It has been estimated that In Lon
don ono person in forty-fivo is supported
by public charity, while tho proportion
In New York is 1 In 200.
PERSONALITIES.
Ono of the first letters of sympathy
received by General Roberts after the
death of his son in South Africa was
from the ex-Empress Eugenie, recalling
how tho general had given her n sprig
of flowers from tho spot whero the Prlnco
Imperial fell In tho Zulu.
Professor It. W. Wood, of tho Univer
sity of Wisconsin, the inventor ot a new
color photographic process, has been In
vited to lecture before tho Royal Photo
graphic society In London. Ho will start
on a six weeks' leave of absence early In
January.
Governor-elect Nosh, of Ohio, offered
tho appointment of adjutant general of
tho stute to his old friend, (Joneral J.
Wurren Keifer, but he declined it, not
desiring to assume tho lesponslbilttlcs
of managing a department so laigo as
that which comprises tho military forces
of Ohio.
Senator Beverldgo Is not the youngest
member of tho senate, as Is generally
supposed. Mr. Butler, of Noith Caro
lina, Is one year his junior, being SG
jcars old. Following these como Mr.
Penrose, of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Mc
Laughlin, of South Carolina, both of
whom arc 30.
Bishop Potter, ot New York, who Is
now" In Manila, lias for vears been lntet
eslcd In tho 1'lands of tho Pacific and u
careful student of the natives, languages
and customs. Although this Is his first
visit to tho Philippines, lie has tit his
homo an Interesting collection of curios
from those islands.
In connection with the. call of liov. Ijr.
Oeorgo T. Purvcs of PrlMC,;:ni, Jo the
Fifth avenuo Prrshvtrtiin chinch, of
New York, ono of tho rromlnent 'nem
bers of that church says tint Ur. Jehu
Halt used to sav that worn he to iott-e
during his lifetime ho would like to see
Dr. Purves succeed him.
General John B. Gordon has issued the
formal order for the annual meeting of
the United Confederate Veterans to bo
held In Louisville, Ky from May ::0 to
Juno 3 next. Ho says 1.310 camps havo
now joined the association, and appli
cations for membership have been io-ce-lvcd
from about 200 more.
Henry Charles Keith Fltz-Maurlce,
tho Marquis of Lansdowne, who Is being
roundly abused for all the British lc
verses In tho Transvaal, is said to owe
his unpopularity to Lotd AVolseley, with
whom he had a serious qunirel at a din
ner given the Marquis upon his return
from Canada, where he was ono of the
b.Mt of governor genraH.
Old Admiral Sir Harry Kcppcl, the
father of tho English fleet, nnd who is
considerably over 00 yeais of age, has
Just sailed from England for Borneo,
whero In his young dayj, somo seventy
years ago, he stormed so many piratical
strongholds and established tho Lovcr
clgnty ot Rajah Brooke. Ho Is a di
rector of tho British Noith Borneo com
pany. Joseph Chamberlain's American v Ife
helped him over nnother stllo not long
ago. Tho colonial secretary was ad
dressing n meeting In Birmingham, but
lost the thread of his discourse, stumbled
badly and finally camo to a dead stop.
Mrs. Chumbcrlaln, who sat close by,
coolly leaned over and. whispered a few
words to the embarrassed statesman, bho
evidently put him back on the track, for
his face cleared up at once and he pro
ceeded to tho end of his speech without
further mishap.
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