Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-03
NEWS OF THE CITY.
HON. Mr.. COCKBURN
Makosaa Speech Which Brings to Light a
Rather Romantic story.

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teresting to Wheeling people, as the gen-
tleman mentioned is well known in Wheel
ing business and social circles, and he has
family connections here by marriage. He
visits Wheeling once or twice year, hut
as yet he hasn't brought his daughter
with him, aud Wheeling society hasn't
had the pleasure of her presence and ac-
quaintance. This article will at least in
;roduce her:
There wss q striking scene in the Par
lament of the Dominion of Canada. Il
was last Tuesdar. Hon. Mr.. Cockburn,
leader of the Conservatives was on his
feet. He was making a great speech in
opposition 10 the commercial union Of
Canada and the United States. The Con-
servatives cheered; the Liberals inter
rupted; the galleries made sn abundance
Of noise. Mr.. Cockburn was at his best.
He 1idiculei the idea Of q union Of any
sort with the United States. He said that
Americas aris;ocracy lived only for Doodle
ne declared that commercial union meant
political union he said the Monroe doctrine
would never be realized declared that
Canada 'must work out her destiny" he
wss earnest, loyal AID reasonably elo.
quent 1t was geeat day for Mr. Cock
barn. Conservative leader
An, Mir. Cockburn, Conservative leader
Eloquent sgainst commercial union, he
has himself made with America a closer
union. Opposed to annexation, be is him
self already annexed. Protesting against
a united Anglo Saxon family on this CONT
nent, he has himself family both Cana
oian and American.
Here isarevelation. However extremely
Canadian Mr.. CockbuTn may be himself
his wife an family are a8 extremely
American. One OF the prettiest girls tina.
graced Washington society last season
was Miss Cockbnrn, the daughter Of the
Conservative member for Toronto. She
came here last December, and was first
seen al Mrs. Justice Fields reception, at
which she assisted. Physically. Ms,
Cockburn is "a tall, blonde, typical English
girl in appearance, trine taller than the
average, with more graceful figure than
bread nd-butter misses for Miss C0ckburn
is Just past her seventeenth birthday
usually is. Her abundant light brown hair il
almost golden IN It's yell0wnesa, and her
eyes are as blue as O fotget-me-nots petal
Politically, she differs from her disiiu-
guirfe ed father for she is as little ultra
Canadian rs he is American.
"Paps, you know she said yesterday
"is lesdsr OF the Con5eryative3, and o.
course he has TO take the side OF the Gov
ernment. | don't think that he's really
TO much Of an anti-Americsn Gs his speech
makes him seem. Why. my mamma and
all her fimily are the stanchest kind o.
Americans, and papa and mamma were
married in Louisville. But Tho Govern
ment seems to be opposed to anything tha
would bring tine Canadian people and th'
American people closer together, and ~
papa mode mis- anti-AmeriCan speech. vi
has always been conservative since b.
has been in Parliament, and / expect b,
always will be @ Conservative.
81 would try to convert him continued
the charming Canadian girl, with laugh
"Decsuse l don't q rec wiki hia views "a
all. but don't believe it would be posi-
Bile. As long as the Government ia oppos
ed 10 mis- country, papa viii be too, thsti
politically. Why, last winter, when pap
vas here-last December il was-he didn'
call on any Of the Cabinet or other o1i
cials He had lots of friends here II
Washing. on, bu. so long "a the coun,Tie
we're involved IN dispute over the fisher
les. it. of cour.e, wouldn't Do for him 9
call upon ANYBODY connected with -
Americon Government. | intend 10 sta,
here in Washington until next Autumn.
think il is the most pleasant place / eve
/ lived in. It reminds roe SO much OF Paris
Papa will probably come down here i0T m
when Parliament is over. want TO 20 o
White Sulphur for the GUNNER, and
would like to have paps 20 with me- ~
Miss Cockburn had been in Europe 70
some six years, until she came here las
winter. Despite her fathers violent oppo
sition. ss illustrated by his speech, TO tn
United States, his pretty daughter hs
been a frequent visitor ~ Mrs. Whitney
and made he. debut titrs She talks in
terestiDgly OF Canadian Court cusioms, bu
she does not say Her Majesty or "lle
Hiehncss" when she speaks Of the Queen
She says "the Queen" just rs any ore VIII,
was not one of Her Majesty subject
would, and one might think that II Mis-
Cock burn was an impudent boy instead o
clever young lady she would call tn
Queen "Her Joblois, " so little Of awe ant
veueration ia there in the way she epeak
OF her sovereign.
hhss CJck0arn's father met his American
wife in Canada. She was Miss Mary Zane
of Kentu Ky. At the breaking out Of th'
war the Zaues, a wealthy Kentucky fami
ly. went TO Csnads. There Mr. CockbuT
met aud fell in love with the American
girl. After the war was over the Iane'
returned to Louisville, Ky, and sOor
after the Conservative Canadian, not Sc
Conservative then as now, though, fol
lowed them and married Miss Zane.
Miss Clckburn has been spending th'
season with her grandmother, Mrs. Hamp
ton Zane, ont on Nineteenth street, ard
has been very popular IN society. Sie only
finished her education in Europe last ear
having studied 10 Paris large part OF The
time. She speaks French, German and
Italian easily, and besides is clever mu
sician.
As ultra anti-American as Miss Cock'
burns father is, Canadians would say tnai
she is "a clever a young lady ss there IA II
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