The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-28

ram coming up. / hailed Melancthon
Smith and told him to run her down.
Smith turned his ship head down stream,
and they ran At each other. We all
looked on with intense anxiety. When
within fifty yards the enemy's heart failed
him and he ran on shore. Smith poured
in broadside which riddled her. Thus
ended the Hollis ram. She foated down
stream on fire from her own furnaces, the
officers and men making their escape to
the shore"
Sunday, October Is, has been chosen -
the date for the celebration of Cardinal
Gibhons' silver jubilee, and Mgr. NcCol-
gan, vicar general of the archdiocese Of
baltimore, has arranged the programme
for the occasion, which, at the cardinals
request. will be simple in its nature, al
though most solemn and impressive, be-
sides being attended by the noted digni-
taries of the Catholic church in America.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the cardi-
nails ordination as q bishop occurs on Au-
gust Is. but the celebration was postponed
on account Of the probable absence from
the city of the cardinal At that time, as
we'd ~ the usual extreme Eeat of that
month. The services on October Is will
consist only Of . solemn high mass of
thanksgiving and an address by Mgr. Nc
Colgan. All Of the clergy Of the diocese
will b present, and there will b many
besides from all parts Of the country.
Mgr. Satolii, papal ablegate. aud the arch
bishops throughout the United States have
accepted invitations to attend. The mass
will be celebrated by the representative of
Pope Leo. 1t was originally intended to
make the cardinal . handsome present,
and thousands of dollars had been sub
scribed, but - soon a. the cardinal heard
Of the plan he notified Mgr. McColgan
that. while he highly appreciated the mo-
tives which prompted such action on the
clergy's part, no could not accept any
present from them. and begged that the
subject be dropped,
Maj. Gen. John g. Walker. who died at
Washington City last week, was one of
the most distinguished of Confederate SOL
diers. He was = Southerner by birth. and
was appointed to = cadetship in West
Point. Upon the breaking out of tho
war he ranked - . captain, and At once
cast his fortunes with the South, becom-
ing brigadier general and later major
general. He was . prominent figure in
the battles Of Sharpsburg and Manassas,
and in most of the fights before Rich
m0nd. At the close of the war he Was in
Texas, where he disbanded his men and
made his way into Mexico. from there
going to England, spending his time
abroad until permission to return 10 the
United States was obtained for him. He
then enlisted in mining and railroad
operations in the South. After President
Cleveland's first election Gen. Walker was
appointed consul general to Bogota, serv-
ing in that capacity for three years.
Vice President Stevenson is pillar OF
the Bloomington. ILL.,. Presbyterian
church. He comes of cotch-lrish stock,
and generations of his family reach back
to the days Of the Covenanters. Some of
the members of the family in this country
have been ministers Of the Presbyt terrain
church. He was born in Kentucky. and
consequently takes drink once in while.
He smokes tobacco sparingly and never
swears; nor does he play poker. What he
does like to do, though. 10 to 60 out hunt
ing. He 10 an excellent rife shot, some
thing of . woodsman. and occasionally
just little bit of fisherman. He likes
good horse. Years ago. before they had
50 many railroads in the West. he used to
ride horseback from town to town in the
circuit Of the Law courts. just as did Doug
las, Lincoln and other lawyers of the
frontier country OF thres or four decades
ago.