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Show iryii VICTIM OF FLAG LAW, THE DEGRADATION Nium Thai Stand Fora on oat Long Record of Sham. The history of Spain had long been a record of shame. The despicable character of their rulers had almost quenched the innate nobility of the Spanish people, while the aristocracy had sunk into a proud lethargy. In the story of national degradation at Its worst, two names must stand together as partners in political crime those of Godoy and Escoiquix, who sought to musk their own ba.--e ambitions behind the acts of their feeble creatures, the Tw DR. H DRAPER OF THE VERSITY OF ILLINOIS. A. S. UNI- flat Been Indicted for Violating th law Ktqolrinf the Dlwplny of. American Flif From (school Balldlngi Sketch of lla Work. R- - ft DRAPER, of the tmvetsity of Illihose trua-lf- b nois, A president ere recently luilicUil for not ttthe Amei ican nj? flag... was installed v, -i in that office on Nov. 16, Tb94. The doitor is a native of New Yoik city, and is in the very prime of life, being 47 ye .is old. Ills father died when he was S iars old, and young Draper went uh the family to Albany. His early education was given him in the publu la hots and in the Albany acadHe then took a course of law at emy Union college. S' heuei tajy, and returned to Albany to practice Ills profession In tins work he continued for nine years until President Arthur made him one of the committee to investigate the Alabama (hums. After i pending three years In the capital at this work he leturned to Albany and resumed the practice of law. He was elected by the legislature as superintendent of the state schools of New York. As he had never had any part in the superintendence of state education, or in any educational work whatever, his selection was opposed by the DR. A. S. DRAPER, who were greatly displeased with the action of the legislature. But the good results he had achieved before the end of his term met with such hearty approval that he was enthusiWhen the eight astically years of his service were at and end the political complexion of the legislature was such as to preclude his election for . a third term, and he was called to be superintendent of the public school system of Cleveland. It was while in that position that he was made president of the University of Illinois. people, , CONCA8 AS IIARIUSON IN BRONZE. OF SPAIN. A JOKER. IH CuuKlnilr turner Thin - th Captain Sale. THE " A DUFFER1N THE HERO OP TIPPBCANOB copy of La Epoca, a newspaper LORD MOST MAN IN of Madrid, has been received in New FITTINGLY REMEMBERED. York which contains the address redelivered before the geographical In th Difficult! Btwen England nwd cently I Plrtir of tb BrsDtt Statu TbaS of that city by Capt Concas, of society tha Part of Is lUyln Frnncn 11 Bailor and Adorn froldlera to th the Spanish navy, in whh;h he Lrnatljr by racmsfcr Monument at Indiana Capital on the people of this country in U French Done at Chicago. a manner for which he was compelled to apologize by Prime Minister Cauov as UT of the dust and del Castillo, to whom Pnited States N HEROIC-SIZEEngdin which statue of the hero Minister Bayard complained. These are land's bold proposiof Tippecanoe, gen- some of the rental ks objected to by. tion to conquer the i Eptd com-ment- D King and Ferdinand. Throughout the whole vile complot mores also a female figure that of thV Queen w hose counterpart must be sought in. the annals of witches, furies and hetarae. But there were still left uncontaminnted eleven millions of the Spanish people. They were indolent by nature, had been fettered both by tradition and by'worn-ou- t institutions, and had long groaned In the bondage of corrupt administration. With the removal of the Bourbons all these servile paraphernalia were swept away The brothers Napoleon belie ved. and no doubt honestly, that pure and capable administration under a modern system would soon produce order, industry, prosperity, and peace, and that a grateful nation would before long acclaim its preservers and enroll itself as a devoted ally against the perfidious and tyrannical government of Erglauel. It is useless to speculate how far this dream would have been realized but for the utter rottenness of the instruments with which the reformers worked the King'seeaility, the Queen's lust. GodoyB greed, Escoiguizs Ferdinand's unreliability, Murat's ambition, made a poor armory of qualities-wherewittd aeompltsh a beneficent revolution. But the one vital blunder was, after all, not in the use of such tools, It was In the contempt for nationality shown first in mak'ug the treaty of Fontainebleau, then m Its violation by the subsequent seizure of Portugal, and finally by the occupation of Spain by Frerch troopa. Declaring that more had been lost than gained by the events which occurred at Bayonne, Talleyrand says that on the occasion he icily obtrved to Napoleon that society would pardon much to a man of the world, but cheating at cards never. If this be true, it was a stinging rebuke and one which touched the heart of the whole matter, ("Life oJ Napoleon," by Prof, W. M. Sloane, in the Century. eral Harrison, is emerging from the furnaces of a Chicago bronze company. The figJr Is majestic In flowcocking robe and ade hat -- as if stepping forth to gin rifv tho honeymoon of his dtstlugulih-e- d grandson. Excellent und imprestave to an exceeding degree is this pisee of Chicago hundtw ork. It is zee zattsfaction of tne life, all! ixclainud the fat. rosy cheeked little Frenchman, Supt. Julius Berchem, un-dhand the surwhote passingly artistic work conics into Supi Berchem. who is one of the most famous bronze statue workers in the world, lias standing to his credit the Grant statues in St. Louis, Kansas City anil Galena; the Hans Christian Andeis. n, the Hay market Policeman, and others in Chicago, the silver statue Minister Taylor; "The climate of the United States has such effect upon Its people that the third generation, without mingling with the Juduss.JiavaM&saijie shaped Jikit 11s as the Indians." "The development of the United States is due only to the unity of the race und 'high salaries They chre ohly for the mighty dollar, and do not care to represtut anything in the world's -- et Paris-traine- d his-toi.v- ." "The politics and jtdministratlon are the most immoral in the world, and at banquets no one cares to sit next to a pol'tti tan or a member of the administration." . Tu belRg'fflW captain commanded one of tin s which came to tills courljfcuiS f Columbian celebra Inga he saw at a nor tlon, mal coifsTcM West Point he said: "In thAuormal college I saw 4,Od0 strong girls working as carpenters. At West Point the cadets were locked in cells, studying mathematics and spend- - I g, Soudan has raised in France, rises the form of the imper-turabMarquis of Dufferln And Ava, the nioet distinguished diplomat of the times. France la fighting angry with England, aud the relations between the countries ate All Ettglahd tense as a fiddle string. locks to the Marquis of Dufferln to smooth down the ruffled feathers of the Gillie bird, and If he fails lu this amazingly difficult task It w ill be because the affair transcends the power of the mas. The marquis ter hand at diplomacy. has won his honors fairly, and he has Not even a tithe of no end of them. them can be given here, but It may be said that he has occupied every lofty post la the diplomatic service of his country, and Its collateral Interests. He is now above 70 years of age, and In his long career haa been of vast service He has been secreto his governmenL tary of state for India, and of war, too He was viceroy of India and governor He was British general of Canada. Man Who Uaa Gun to th Soudan Bloodshed- on Mintion The expedition up the Nile is accompanied by a man who knows more of the country to be conAnglo-Egyptl- Babr-el-Ghaz- Birds Ars Galas. A leading American ornithologist says that some of our most desirable birds are threatened with extermination. The common quail -- and ' ruffled grouse are becoming very scarce. -- Qaa l( Anglo-Egyptla- GENERAL KITCHENER, successor of thelate prophet The territory sought to be reclaimed for Egypt comprises Darfur, Kordofan, Senaar, Takar, the Equatorial province and It waa, until 1882, under Egyptian rule. In that year th revolt of the mahdi mad It free. After the mahdi's death one of his lieutenants succeeded, and, with Omdnrman as his capital haa since ruled over most of the territory. The khalifa still bolds several of the prisoners taken at Khartoum.' Last year, France wa said to have sent an expedition to the Sou dan, but nothing haa been heard of It at tbs Mnrdl Gras. One of the sweetest maids ot New Orleans Is Miss Arthemise Baldwinrwho was crowned queen of th recent Mardl Gras In the city near the deRa. She Is the daughter of Albert Baldwin, president ot the New. Orleans National Bank. Miss Baldwin looked a real queen and certainly never did a real queen wear a more gorgeoua corona- LORD DUFFERIN, commissioner In Syria. He has been ambassador to Russia, to Rome and to It waa while at the Constantinople. Turkish capital that be waa Intrusted by hi government with the conduct of the entire Egyptian relations, and had the settlement of all the questions that grew out of the trouble made by ArabL In 1891 his lordship was glten his presand ent post to the Freneb-embass- y, now, when the two governments clash, be came to the front as peacemaker. II Is personally loved in Paris and thia wa toward a vast tuA wVU triumph of fliplomacy shouts he succeed In placating France and winning a victory for English advancement In Africa. Yet his present position is no Lord Duf-ferexceedingly difficult one. has no end of titles. - His father waa the fourth baron of Dufferln, and the son has been widely honored by many universities. He haa some honorary degree from every big university In Great Britain. Harvard gave hi honorary LL. D. In 1878. He Is an author of note, and withal one of the most Interesting personages In Europe. He was born In Ireland In 1826, Th After-Dongol- le Iit4 -- -- tion, a pretty picture of which waa by the Illustrated- American. This gorgeous robe was ot the richest white satin embroidered with gold thread and jewels Around the bottom of the skirt were five largo coronet, wrought out ot seed pearls and jewels. Above them was a rich applique of pslest green velvet couched In gold thread and with the design picked out. in amethysts, sapphires, emeralds, and other glittering jewels. The corsage waa cut round In the neck and the entire front was covered with' the same Huge exquisite Jeweled embroidery. puffs of satin formed the sleeves and on them the rich design of the skirt was repeated. About the neck was s costly medlct collar, thickly studded with jewels on both sides until It formed a glittering mass of gems. From ths shoulders, fastened by gems, hung the court train ot royal purple velvet, deeply bordered with ermlne. and lined with heavy whit satin. The train, three yards long, was richly embroid-av- al tho vttk ftawr Us. wrought same jewels aa those used in embroidering the gown. About her white throat she wore a superb necklace of made ABOUT SLATIN PASHA. quered and its people than any other This is the one In the expedition. famous Slatln Pasha, who for eleven years was a prisoner of the khalifa, the aueeesser to the mahdi, in his capital in the East Soudan. Slatins career Is one luDllaad'i Mae In th Soudan com-ma- that is as full of color as that ot any General Kitchener, who i in other traveler in Europe, with the exn expedition ception, perhaps, of Henry M. Stanley. of the up the Nile, is an able soldier and well fitted to be head of the enterprise by which it is hoped to reconquer East, Soudan, now under the rule of the mahdi. He la the sirdar of the Egyptian army, and the expedition Will conThe sist chiefly of Egyptian troops. native forces Will be strengthened by 1,200 British troops, which will be under tho command of General Henderson, staff major of the army of occupation. The native army will be commanded almost exclusively by British officers. The force will march up the Nile, passing through the two Dongolas (old and new) on their way to Berber, and there will be fighting unquestionably at Dongola, where the mahdi has been collecting a strong fotce, to which he will add in anticipation of the apis proaching trouble. of base the be made will It captured - Twelve operations against Berber. thousand Egyptian troops are on the SLATIN PASHA. advance already, and there Is need for In 1876 at the age of 20, Rudolph Slatln, some alarm, for the dervishes are reck- born and educated in Vienna, fired with less fighters, believing, as they do, that a desire to travel, and wishing to take if they die fighting they will at once be part in the exploration of Africa, first transferred to the paradise of the koran. wept to the Soudan. After a short stay It Is said that the purpose of the ex- he returned to complete hla military pedition Is to assist Italy by this diverservice, and It was not until three years sion near Abyssinia, but this Is not be- later that he returned to Egypt, where lieved. On the contrary, there can be he was appointed to a high post under no doubt that the cole purpose of this General Gordon. He conducted a sucgreat undertaking Is to cessful campaign against a pretender to British supremacy In the domain of the the Darfur throne, and waa made governor general of the province by the kbedlve. Then the wave of mahdlsm swept the whole of the Sopdafi, Gordon was murdered, and the British expedition was compelled to retreat Slatln was captjjred and placed in seclusion by the . mahdi. When the mahdi died Slatln was released by his successor, the khalifa, but waa kept under close surveillance. After much weary watching he finally managed to escape, and returned to Europe last year. Since his return to civilization he has resided In London and has written a book on the Soudan question. While governor of the Darfur province Slatln fought Bum erous battles against great odds. He has much private and valuable In for matlon concerning affairs "of the Soudan and will be an immense acquisition to the expedition. - - - JlM THE PENMAN. with Pnk of England Kota Marvalsas Aennwy. Many stories of skill la ImltatlT ted penmanship ars told, but the following,--relala by sa English authority, probably tha most wonderful authentic case ever recorded, aaya tha New York Mall and Express. In 1566 Robert Stewart, a famous master of penmanship, executed a S Bank of England note with such accuracy and reality that he was waylaid In the streets pas night andtbed of the note by & ruffian who had teen It In hla possession a few hours previously. Stewart, Indignant at the treatment to which he had been subjected, gavo chase to the'thief and, with th assistance of . .the. police,. succeeded ln rp--. covering the sham note. At th subsequent police court proceedings no one seemed to have the slightest suspicion as to the genuineness of the note, which was handed round to the various persons engaged in the case. A few weeks later Stewart, who was a personal friend of the cashier of the local bank, took the note to him one morning and asked that it might be cashed. In return tor It ho received five sovereigns and left the bank. An hour or two afterward he paid a second visit to his friend the cashier and, taking him to one side, confessed that the note was a forgery The and refunded him the money. cashier, whose surprise was great, refused to believe that the note waa a counterfeit, and was not convinced until Stewart had executed another one In his presence. VERITABLE IS AN ABLE DIPLOMAT. in WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. of Ada Rehan, and a host of other far-fam- piece. This statue of William Henry Harrison will occupy one of the four "fame-point- s about the Indiana State Sol- -' dlers and Sailors" monument Just erected In Indianapolis at a cost of 6300,000. The model Is by Nahoney of Indianapolis. Bronze to the amount of 1,800 p'ounds has gone into the Harrison statue, which la nine feet In height. The work, owing to cockade hat and flowing' robe, proved somewhat more difficult to execute than that connected. with the ordinary statue. The figure la to be In three parts, which are, however, united with such consummate skill as to defy detection. The resolute, vigorous character, the dignity of the man, his bravery and generalship, are shown with marvelous distinctness, making the statue one to afford every satisfaction state and nation, to homage-payin- g ' . however criticaL Were the entire facilities of the foundries focused upon the work that such a staue as thia one stands for It could be accomplished In two week. Such haste Is, though, never necessary. Three months Is about the time usually taken. When completed, there la produced a representation more eternal In point of durance than flintiest rock of there being no substance possible surpassing bronze In lasting qualities Attesting of thia fact haa occurred with every evacuation of ancient bronze work, notably that of Egypt The metal produced and bullded with In Chicago today la identically the same aa that come upon in buried cities Its strength la something- simply wonderful. - ' ; Steel is nozzlnk to It! exclaimed M. Berchem, twinging a twenty-poun- d sledge hammer, around hts head and bringing it down terrifically on the point of Old Gen. Harrison's Venetian note. The blow, that might have made the entire world of art shudder; had so risible' effect or as the Frenchman addedrTt make ze Gen'ral no need Wrens and blue birds are driven from their old haunts by sparrows Terns are slaughtered by thousands for the millinery business, and Florida Is similarly despoiled of Its herons, ibis and smaller birds. The wile pig eon has disappeared. Fashion at pres-ent le the greatest enemy of bird life, j but collectors of egs nr also ' respon j for great destruction. 1 doctahr . ' Jersey City covers twelve and square miles of territory. one-albl- e lng their spare momenta In caring for their linen. . They were even afraid to drill In the presence of my staff and myself." Capt Concai concluded with these words: In the United States the people are neither well Instructed or Ignorant The United and are only States is- not America, but should be called Western Europe. Mix the good and bad and It ta Impossible to cay whether the United 8tates la an element In civilization or a great danger to It" "La Epoca" says at th close of lb lecture thero wai great applause, and that Gen. Andla, president of the geographical society, requested Capt Concas to give him permission to print the lecture in the society bulletin. New d. York Sun." ' lion. t . Phlltu Sawyer. ' Lard Craow aad Egypt. Lord Cromer, the British mlniater at Cairo, who ia the real ruler of Egypt, is a man of the greatest ability in his profession. He has quick decision and immovable determination. Ever since hie appointment ,ln, 1883 be ha been the cense of no end of anxiety to the French, and for thia, if no other reason, it is to be expected that he would enjoy, as he does, the absolute confidence of his government. Lord Cromer was formerly a European commissioner ot the public debt In Egypt He was selected as one of the controllers general reprewhen-thsenting England snd Franc Khedive Ismail was deposed by the firman of the sultan In 1879. It was about the close ot 1880 that Tewflk Pash became the ruler of Egypt Abbas soon found out however, that there was no bending to the will of the English dip- ARTHEMISE diamonds, a Jeweled waist, on her head snd in her hand she BALDWIN, girdle spanned her she wore a crown bore s scepter. Bycaatta Art. Not only hundreds of- admirable Syrian churches, but SL Sophia Itself, had been completed before the early Christian Pdrtgueux wae begun. When we think what this must have been, with its wooden celling and scant, bar-bar-ic attempts at ornament, and what SL Sophias is, with the most beautiful . dome that has ever yet been constructed .and a richness of finely deviaed snd perfectly wrought adornment that has never yet been equaled, can we marvel that any kind or degree of contact with Byzantine art deeply impressed western eyes snd often guided western hands? Can we wonder that the churches of Constantinople were copied at Ravenna, or that Charlemagne copied Ravenna - at and sedulously encouraged tbe immigration of Byzantine artists? Or is it surprising that. In the tenth century, the Venetians, perpetually in commercial contact with every eastern port, imitated a Conatantlonpolltau church amid their own lagoons? Between th sixth and the eleventh century western art Romanesque art waa not even sure what it wanted to try to do, while in the sixth century eastern art Bytantine art had already conceived and perfected some of the moat marvelous monuments ot human Intelligence and taste. ("The LORD CROMER, Churches of PSrigneux and Angon-leme- ," by M. G. Van Rensselaer, in the lomat Cromer bluntly told him that if he gave any more trouble he would Century. be deposed, and realizing that the British emissary was the master Abbas reSawing rnt Baetarto la BaU. Herr Nothe, a German scientist, U signed himself to the inevitable. said to have discovered a mesne of AIL " cultivating the nitrogen absorbing bacHvywiftit The family of a farmer named Ray- teria which are the cause of th asto the mond, living in Calhoun county, Mich- similation by leguminous plant be believe and In class. nitrogen, the le heavy weight atmospheric igan, There are six sons and their combined .hat the productiveness of certain soils bacweight exceeds a ton considerably can be increased by sowing these cost would ' each. Neither the th As 300 experiment teria. over pounds father nor tht. mother tip the. Beales the farmer 32.50 an acre, he le not likely to try it on an extensive scale. at mors than 150 pounds. - e v Phlletus Sawyer, of Wisconsin, haa made hla appearance in the arena ot national politic once more, He will head the state delegation to SL Louis. Although the delegation has been instructed for McKinley Mr. Sawyer la said to be somewhat friendly to the aspirations of the man from Maine. Accurate, calculation make it certain that 1,000 tone of soot settle monthly within 118 square miles of London. r |