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Show y J IN THE LIMELIGHT f TO BRING FLEET HOME Hear Admlrnl Charles S. Sporry, who will xp'ggSBCf succeed Admiral Itobley D. Evans as commander . yf HiW of 1,10 Un'te(1 8tntea "oet now In tho Pacific ocean, Am nntl wno '8 to urlnS tno "bin sixteen" back to ' fl'tv 211 thu Atlantic coast by circling tho globe, has had III ,f vSw onS atul distinguished service In tho navy. Ho Is ll'll IlClUi jHir. a native of New York, but Is accredltcU to Con- Wll'Qf S2EP' wn ncct'cut his appointment to tho naval academy. Ifo at J Ho uecamo n rcar admiral In May, 190G. rail A -2iV ' During tho war with Spain Admiral Sporry Wniiffl?V m I wnB equipment ofllcer In tho Now York navy VW'Ia-- L 1 1 "'an"- Afterward ho was given command of tho 2V " Yorktown In Philippine waters, and directed tho. !' ' AW movements of tho landing party on tho eastern lmSx sKuKl BMOro 01 Luzon, which Is now regarded as ono of W WFttt ' dttintlittf tho most thrilling adventures of tho campaign ngalnBt Agulnaldo. Tho landing party of the Yorktown was captured by Agulnaldo's men. Somo of them woro wounded, and all were taken prisoners. Then began tho famous chuso of tho Insurgents and their prisoners throughout tho length of tho Island, resulting In tho release of tho men at Apanyl, on tho northern extremity of Luzon. Tho ofllcers and Boldlors who went to tho rescue of tho Yorktown men were popularly known ns tho "haro and hound" expedition, and untold hardships wero endured. As one of tho ofllccis under Admiral Walker Sporry helped to make successful suc-cessful tho picturesque voyago of the "white squadron" which vlBlted Europo and South America In 1891-93. From tho commander of tho Now Orleans on tho China station, Admiral Sporry became president of tho war college His next detail was to tho last Haguo peace conference, where ho went ns ono of tho American dclcgntcs. Returning from Tho Hague, ho was given sea duty, and nsslgned to command tho fourth division of tho Atlantic fleet. In which capacity ho has mndo tho trip around tho horn with Admiral Evnns. Admiral Spcrry Is CO years old and has been In tho navy slnco his graduation gradu-ation from Annapolis In 18CG. Ho Is a natlvo of Brooklyn, N. Y. His appoint-mont appoint-mont as ensign was In 1808 nnd ho became a captain In 1900. Slnco November X 1C, 1903, ho has been president of tho United States Naval War College at ( Nowport, H. I., as well as a member of tho general board of tho navy. . EX-SENATOR UNDER CLOUD t r Marlon Butler, former United States senator -gjg from North Carollnn, who Is accused by Con-aa Con-aa gressman Lllloy of being hired by tho Electrlo ZyHJljjvSfl Hat Company to Influence legislation, has had a VM SSllJIk somewhat checkered career. He was studying m SKRtfA luw at tho University of North Cnrollna when Sk fijKlJ his father died and ho had to return homo to V frx- MM 11111 1,10 fnrm nnd attend to tho bringing up of his Pa pPw younger brothers and sisters. For throo years v wWt 1,0 nlso tnllBMt ,n a neighboring academy. Then fejfcjjS h. . MsI no hecamo n politician nnd a newspaperman by MKMilm JlnlnB 11,0 Fanners' Alllanco and starting two HbMlW papers, the Clinton Caucasian and tho Raleigh HwWjfHffijHjn ( i Cnucaslan. This proved a stepping stono to &Mw!9BSf 1" "10 8tnt0 Bcnnto which ho reached In 1890. Tho L JBmilW3f J following year ho became president of tho Farm-, Farm-, ors' Alllanco and In 1894 was elected president of the national organization. Butler had tho strongest kind of nn nntlpathy for Grovor Cleveland, nnd when tho latter was nominated In 1S92 ho left tho Democratic party. Ho did not retire from politics, however, for ho Immediately set to work to organlzo tho Populist party, and somo of tho literature ho spnt out In connection with that movement wns of a "screaming" description. In 189C ho wns elected to tho United States senato for tho long term, nnd sat until 1901, during which tlmo ho was also chairman of tho national executive committee of tho Peoplo's party. During this time nlso ho reentered f tho law school nnd commenced tho practice of law within a year. Ho has law olllces In Washington as well ns In Raleigh, and It Is becauso ho accepted. , tho business of tho Electric Dont Company when it camo his way that ho y comes under tho suspicion of Congressman LI 1 ley. Tho former senator has a way of saying exactly what ho means, nnd there is no mincing of words with him. as was shown during tho race troubles In North Carolina. A VETERAN REGENT rSESSS Prlnco Lultpohl, regent of Bavaria, celobrated pp tho clghty-soventh nnnlversnry of his birth a few 'MJwMj(4Zr lllvF dnys nR0 amld n ur,lllnnt gathering of tho Bnvar-Xiss Bnvar-Xiss Sj Inn nobility. Telegraphic congratulations camo ''llllfr 7 I from Kn,',eror William and tho heads of tho WvWm rolgnlng houses of tho emplro, and from abroad. ' fciiffli C?s& Lator tnoro waa an lmmonso military soronado VtfrVMf rM beforo t!' Palace, in which tho cntlro garrison of llW'lyy A ) 1 Munich took part. Tho prince replied by appear- 'iWmM lng ut ono of tho Palaco windows and bowing. lll'liW pijiK Tho efrectB ot 11,8 manv years aro almost ' '0Jrd- unnotlcenuI- Tho venerable regent looks much Jr-jltot 6 il' 'Jl younBer that ho Is. Ho Is In splendid physical o&MK&kt yi 'M condition. His limbs havo retained their elas-TvBttMiWMEi! elas-TvBttMiWMEi! tlclty, his muscles aro still hard, and nearly every IjHsHKmMiHHbW day ho defies wind nnd weathor and undergoes tho hardships of tho chase, wearing always tho old fashioned greenish-gray shooting costume peculiar to Bavaria. Ho goes about In thick hob nnlled shoes drawn over his baro feot, tho 1 woolen stockings of his costume morely covering tho calves of his legs. ' His 1 knees aro bare, for tho trousers of this costumo aro short knlckerbockors. A flannel shirt, a rough homo-spun Jacket and a soft Alplno hat, adorned with tho benrd of n mountain goat, complete his outfit. He passes many a night In his sparsely furnished and prlmltlvo shooting lodges so as to bo ready for tho early morning excursions nfter game. Tho regent only stops hunting when tho snow In tho mouiitians is too deep to permit travel. Tho regent only dresses in uniform when compelled to do so by court otlquotto. Tho navnrlan peoplo seem to hnvo forgotten King Otto, tho mad . ruler of their country, who has been Interned In n suburb of Munich slnco 1880, Tho Bavarian parliament would havo mndo Lultpold king In succession to Otto had ho not refusod to accept tho post. I LORD WHO TALKED TOO MUCH I ' ' 1 " rfS Lor(l Tweedmouth, first lord of tho ndmlralty, '$& i who ,iaB 8tl''red up a great muss becauso ho 2 "ragged about a personal letter rccolvod from j&Sfy Emporor William, has boon In English politics fffWl, Jcrnl lonB enough to keep his mouth shut. If ho wero Wfgm Ul 11 pla,n A,nor,can ho would bo known ns Edward Wm ffixSM MaJrlulinIs- n8 wife is a sister of tho duko of tQsJ Mnrlbo,ollBh. Ho Is an Oxford man and a law- W f L m yor' luul ,lrBt ontoretl 1'a.rllament In 1880. In Xftk yMiiMm 1882-5 hp was Ilomo aecretary. When mado first WumKaBKmS ' Iortl of tho admiralty In 190C ho did a very pleas-' pleas-' .mSXmc! '"K tl,lns from an AnierIcan standpoint. Up to )i WwMmm 1 1 tl,lU tlmo 11 nntl been tho r"'o that In nil con-' con-' AlmUSMl. ' trncU Klvcn out by tho ailllraIty tho contractors MM KwEfnMlWbJ shoulil engage thomsolves to uso nothing but I d&M. SCILmkV British manufactures and materials. Tweed-i Tweed-i -y mouth decided tho admiralty should bo froo to buy In tho most profitable markets. This gave Amorlcan nrniB a chanco to compoto against English concerns. Lord Tweedmouth has been singularly unfortunate In prlvnto Investments. Not a great whllo ago ho transferred tho Meux browory, of which ho had a largo bunch of Htock, Into a Joint stock company ,nnd when tho scrip was put onto tho market Its fortunes began to decllno, and with It wont considerable of Tweedmouth's money, for ho fought hard bolstering It up. Othor Investments Invest-ments also panned out poorly, Tweedmouth descended from Thomas Marjorlbanks, who hecamo lord p provoBt of Edinburgh In 1G41, and has on only sou who, nftor emerging vie- torlouslv from a breach of promlso suit brought agnlnst him by MIbb Blrdlo Sutherland of tho Gaiety theator, married Miss Murlol Brodlcks, daughter of tho sccrotary of stato for India In tho Balfour cablnot. |