The Portland daily press., 1893-10-04
Death Of Professor Jowett.

Death Of Professor Jowett.
London, October 3.-By the death of
Professor Jowett, Oxford loses one of
the last survivors of the representative
dons of the older generation, one of the
soundest and most brilliant classical
scholars of his day, a theologian of wide
learning and liberality, and a man whose
personality, although rugged and indie
pendent, was full of kindliness and
charm. Benjamin Jowett was born in
Camberwell in 1917, was educated at st.
PauTs school in London, won an open
scholarship at Balliol, and became fell
low of that college after winning first
in classics and carrying off many of the
highest university honors. In 1858 he
was selected as one of the commissioners
to decide upon the proper subjects of ex-
animation for the East Indian civil SER
vice, and in recognition of his services
was appointed Regius Professor Of
Greek at Oxford. His lectures soon be-
came famous, and he added to his re-
nown by his commentaries on several of
st. PauPs Epistles. He was made Master
of Balliol in 1870, and under his direc-
ton the college quickly attained the
proud pre-eminence which it has since
maintained. AS translator of the clas-
sizes he had few living equals, his most
| famous achievements in this line being
his English versions of Plato. Aristotle,
| and Thucydides. AS theologian he ex-
cited the animosity and dread of the
narrower kind of churchmen, and an eff
| fort was made at one time to subject
! him to ecclesiastical discipline, but the
scheme, fortunately for the church and
his assailants, came to naught. His re-
| ligion was of the humane and practical
order as may be known from the fact
that Arthur Toynbee was one of his dis
ciples. For nearly half century he
was one of the pillars of his university
and in the wider world of thought he
| exercised an enormous influence. Other
| learned institutions We'd with each other
| in doing him honor The honorary de-
gree of LID. was conferred upon him
by the University of Leyden in 1875, by
the University of Edinburgh at its ter
centenary in 1884, by the University of
Dublin in 1886, and by the University of
Cambridge in 1890. He was appointed
Vice Chancellor of the University of
Oxford in 1882
The Striking Miners.
London, October 3.-The Alexandria
and Craven collieries, in the Coventry
today Of attacks by striking miners upon
the men who signifed their intention of
resuming work A mob of strikers
gathered about the pits, and when the
would-be workers appeared they were
surrounded by the mob and threatened
with violence if they persisted in their
determination to descend into the pits.
| In many cases the food wallets carried
by the men willing to work were seized
by the mob and their contents devoured.
The would-be workers were SO thorough
ly intimidated by the mob that they re-
| fused to go to work.
| The Coal Mine Owners Association at
meeting held today reiterated its decision
miners strike unless the men agreed to
accept the reduction in their wages.
Invitations were received from the
mayors of Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford, Not
tingham and Derby, asking the masters
to send delegates to conference with
the mayors and representatives of miners
with the object OF endeavoring to effect
some settlement of the dispute.
The association appointed three dele
gates to attend the conference.
Irate Moors Make an Attack Upon a
Morocco Garrison.
Madrid, October 3.-Further trouble
has broken out between the Moors and
the Spanish garrison at Melilla, town
on the northern coast of Morocco The
Spanish authorities recently decided to
add to the strength of their Notifications
at Melilla. The work of constructing
additional Notifications was begun and
pushed forward as rapidly as possible.
This incensed the Moors and yesterday
moning force of more than 5000 natives
made an attack upon the Spanish garrison
o1~,ra oil trJI ~ r
400. A civilian corps was organized and
took part in the defense. During the
battle 1S of the Spaniards were killed
and 80 wounded, including three officers,
whose injuries are serious. The situation
is critical, and further attacks upon the
garrison and civilians are expected.
Death of David Belasco.
london. October 3. David Belasco, the
actor. better known to the theatre going
world as David James, died in this city
Yesterday. He had long been sufferer
from liver complaint.
End of the Argentine Revolution.
london, October 3-The Argentine
minister to Great Britain has received
the following dispatch dated October I'd,
from the Argentine minister of foreign
affairs: City of Rosaior, of which the
rebels had possession, surrendered yester-
day without resistance, on the appear
ance of the national troops. The province
of Santa Fe has been pacified and the