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tainly the French cannot complain Of any
lack of republican simplicity on the part of
their chief magistrate.
Carnot however, has not been free from
attack. desperate effort was made by the
enemies Of the French Republic to injure
him at the period of the Panama scandals,
and it seemed for time as if they would be
successful. France has often been compared
with Saturn, inasmuch as she attacks her
own children, good and bad alike, and the
comparison still holds good. No statesman
could serve the republic more faithfully than
Carnot, and yet, there is no doubt that one
chief object of the Panama exposure was to
enmesh him in the net and drag him to de-
struction. The most searching and hostile
investigation, however, only served to more
clearly illustrate his entire innocence of any
share in the Panama corruption, and he
passed unscathed through the fire which
devoured SO many of his associates. His
course throughout the Panama inquiry was
evidently satisfactory to the people of France.
He preserved the impersonal attitude and
irreproachable correctness which his adver-
saries could not contest. He did not deign
to notice the assaults made upon him, but
continued to be the faithful guardian of the
constitution and scrupulous servitor of the
republic. The integrity Of President Car
not's character was a tower of strength for
the republic in those months Of trial. Had
Carnot fallen the structure of popular gov
eminent might have fallen with him.
The chief rival OF NJ Carnot for the presi-
dency-f he has a rivals NJ. Casimir-Per-
ier the present head of the ministry Like
Carnot, of illustrious revolutionary ancestry,
NJ. Casimir-Perier has family traditions of
honor and fame to sustain. Like Carnot he
traces his pedigree to regiciue, and it is
matter of no small significance and conse-
quence that the two leading statesmen of
France should be descended from men who
sent a king to the scaffold, and that the Third
Republic should have for it's aristocracy the
offspring of those who founded amid terror,
and anarchy and bloodshed, the First Repub-
lie. M. Casimir-Per is not as unpretend-
ing as Carnot in his private life. A genuine
republican, he is not without an attachment
to the ceremonies and courtly powers which
are rather associated with monarchy than
equality; but once admitted to his presence,
the respectable visitor is sure of cordial
welcome. It is not generally known that
NJ. Casimir-Perier was approached, about
two years ago, by emissaries of the exiled
pretender to the throne of France, with
promises Of the most lavish rewards, if he
would espouse the cause of monarchy. 1t
was intinated that III. Casmir-P erier would
be created duke and chancellor of France,
and the enissary who brought the offer
showed authority TO pledge the word of
royalty itself in supportSof the proposition
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SIOUX ENcAMPNIENT.

forts along the Mississippi and Missouri, they
could retake thesold hunting grounds. They
tried it, and fully 1000 peaceful settlers
men, women and children-were butchered
before troops could be recruited at home or
sent from the front to check the red in
-vasion. Forty of the Sioux were tried and
hanged a fact that did not tend to win their
affection, though Harvey and sully compelled
them to sue for peace.
This war ended in the pushing of the Da-
cotahs still further west. Forts were again
built in their territory against which they
protested; white hunters swarmed in to prey
on their natural herds, the buffalo, and COLI
sions were inevitable. In 1866 the discovery
of gold led to a white invasion of the Sioux
hunting grounds in the neighborhood of the
Rocky Range. From the south, the west and
the east, swarms of bronzed gold hunters,
who knew nothing about Indian treaties and
cared less, aggressively entered the very
heart of the Sioux territory, and believing
that the only good Indian is dead one,
they started to remove him off the face of the
earth-and with spirit we cannot condemn
he resisted.
In 1868, an effort was made to get the Sioux
W SCu eiiOil leiuu duu w lutO luuldu USTTl-
tory, west of Arkansas, but the love of home
was too strong in them. "We were born in
the shadow of the Black Hills" said Red
Cloud, when he went to protest against this
move, "there sleep our fathers, and there we
want our graves to be when the great spirit
calls us to the hunting grounds of the SILENT
With hunters, miners, sharpers and soldiers
swarming about them peace was impossible;
each time the Indian was driven to take up
arms for what he believed to be self-protec-
ton. Experience had taught him that the
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A wizard At The SOULS.
Hanlan has Found a Successor in
Charles r. Harding,
The new AQUATIC CHAMPION OF ENGLAND.
A Coming DOuble-Scun Racesin Which
English Muscle VIII BE Pittef'
Against American Pluck and +
Skill Who the Contestants
VIII BE.

Professional oarsmen the world over are
;aking lively interest in the remarkable per-
formances of Charles R. Harding, the new
English aquatic champion. He has created
q furore similar to that excited by the splen-
Hid feats of Edward Hanlon in 1876, when the
latter defeated all corners and champions at
home and abroad.
Since 1916, when Robert Coombes was
owing champion, England has had a long and
.amous line of oarsmen, including such irwin
Sibles as Thomas Cole, John Messenger, Har
~ Kelley, Robert Chambers, Joseph II. Sad
er, James Renforth, Robert Watson Boyd,
John Higgins and William Elliott; but none
,ver sprang so suddenly into prominence as
Harding has done. He has recently thrown
down the gauntlet to Gaudaur, the American
champion, to row for $500 and the champion
ehip of the world.
For thirty-four years there has been con-
tnuous struggle for the rowing premiership
between the two countries, but until Hanlon
doomed up in 1876, winning first prize in the
International Regatta at Philadelphia, En-
glish oarsmen were generally ahead.
Joshua Ward was the first American cham
pion, and at the same time Robert Chambers.
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THE GREAT NORTHERN SIOUX.
Present of One of the Greatest of
Our North American Tribes.
EDUCATION MAY Do MUCH IN TIME.
In the Land of the DacOtah-HOw Their
Territory Has Dwindled-S0me of the
Sioux Wars The Character of
Sitting Bull-Endian Farms and
SchOOis-HOw They Must Re
Taught and Civilized.

STANDING Rock, North Dakota, April TO-
To those interested in our aborigines, and
there are but few intelligent Americans who
are not, there is no more interesting place in
the country than the agency at this point,
where are to be found one-half of all that re-
mains of the once powerful and warlike Sioux
Nation or association of Sioux bands. De-
spite incessant wars with the Chippewas,
Hurons and other tribes and their continu-
Gus strife for nearly a century, with but few
intermissions, with the whites, to which may
be added the decimating effects of small
pox, whisky and other adjuncts of civiliza-
ton, they still number something like $4,000
people, a third of whom are chatting under
the peace enforced by the constant presence
of white sabres and bayonets.
The original territory claimed by the Sioux
and the title to which kept them in perpetual
hot water was larger than that of Great Brit
ain, France and Germany combined. When
the French missionaries, 200 years ago, first
entered the territory of the Dacotahs, as
they then called themselves, it extended from
the banks Of the Mississippi in Minnesota
west to the Rocky Mountains and the sources
of the Missouri and north to British America.
At that time the nation comprised sixteen
tribes or bands, each under an independent
chief. They had frequent wars with each
other, but they were always ready to make
common cause against an outside foe.
Terrible as is the recital of Sioux BUTCH
cries along our northwestern frontier, care
full examination Of the melting cause must
trace it to the door of the Indian ring, which
has SO long despoiled the red man while
plundering the government at Washington.
The Sioux war that began in 1862 was, it is
believed, melted by agents of the Southern
Confederacy, who led the Sioux to believe
that as there were no white soldiers in the
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member of the famous Committee Of Safety,
and to whom the marvellous success of the
French armies in their early struggles against
hostile Europe was largely due. President
Carnot inherits the integrity and ability of
his celebrated grandfather, and hardly less
celebrated father At Fontainebleau and the
Elysee he lives like q simple bourgeois. For
his holiday residence he has chosen, in ac-
cord with his unpretending disposition, the
most secluded part of that splendid palace
once freauented by emperors and kings. To
describe his round of existence at one place
is to describe it at the other, for whether on
holiday or in the city he is obliged to at
tend to the routine of affairs. He may per-
haps at Fontainebleau indulge in platonic
reflections on the past, when his place was
occupied by such sovereigns as Francis the
First, Henry the Fourth, Napoleon the First,
and Louis Philippe, but the claims of the
Third Republic are paramount, and his his
torical reverie is Of short duration. While
living in dignifed style, President Carnot
makes no attempt to initiate the manners of
royalty.
At nine o'clock, if at Fontainebleau, Pres
ident Carnot enters his study, where he
works with his secretary, and signs the de-
crees submitted to him. From eleven to
twelve he gives audience to visitors, and
goes through the Misunderstanding performance
so familiar at the White House, although
in the case of M. Carnot, certain formalities
of introduction have to be rigidly complied
with before the caller is permitted to touch
the presidential palm. People of exceptional
mark are invited to breakfast. over which
Madame Carnot presides. Coffee is taken
in the billiard-room. The president knows
nothing about the game, but he is fond of
seeing how often the balls can be knocked
about by good players. At two o'clock the
president returns to his study and labors
until four, when he goes for a quiet stroll
in the forest, or the environs. He does not
take much interest in the historic carp with
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the "rig' of his boat. Rowlocks, stretchers,
and all the other paraphernalia must be adj
justed to his complete and entire satisfaction
ere he proclaims that his craft will pass mus
ter. So minute is he in his observance of
these matters that frequently the moving of
fixture quarter or one-eighth of an inch
suffices to remove all cause of complaint on
his part. He never tires of pursuing expert
Inents until he has discovered that his
"ship" is perfectly adapted to his peculiar
style and he would refuse to row a race in
one unless he found that she fulfilled every
requirement. He is ingenious and clever,
and is said to have improved on the ordinary,
rigging of a shell. It is doubtless due to this
Improvement to some extent that he is able
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and purpose of the dominant republicans is
to propitiate the Catholic population of
France without compromising the indepen-
dent authority of the government. Dupuy
is also regarded with disfavor on account Of
his notorious personal economy. Even the
street-boys are aware that it is hopeless to
expect any favors from Dupuy, and the beg
gars do not expend any breath in appealing
to his compassion. The usual stories told
about well-to-do public men with DISPOSE
ton to economy are related about Dupuy,
who, at the same time, has excellent traits,
and is above reproach as citizen. He
showed himself lamentably weak, however,
as premier, and made it necessary for Carnot
to offset his record of weakness by calling in
a strong man like Casimir-Perier. Dupuy
may be counted out as a candidate, whatever
may be the opinion Of himself and his circle
of intimate friends on that point
Had the Panama bomb-shell succeeded in
destroying Carnot, without bringing down the
fabric of the republic, N. Constans would in
all probability have become the president of
France. His is perhaps to-day the strongest
individuality in France. As minister Of the
interior he dealt with disorder in summary
and masterful fashion that commanded the
dread of the disorderly and the admiration
of the law abiding. The friends of NJ Con-
STAINS charge that President Carnot was glad
to get rid of M. Constans from his cabinet,
owing to jealousy of his fame and abilities.
There is no doubt that NJ Constans himself
believes this to be true, and that he has
spared no effort to bring down his former
chief Constans is alleged to have had O.
part in the Panama exposure, in the hope
that it would involve Garnet, and there Is
Internationally ground for the allegation
Constans is too1fesolute and ambitious man
to give up the struggle, whatever the odds
against him, and he will doubtless continue
to hope that some contingency may arise
that will put him to the front again. While
he is strong with the substantial property
owning Republicans-the bourgeoisie, as
they are called-he Is for the same reason
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HARDING. !

f Newcastle-on-Tyne, and Harry Kelley, of
London, were the representative champions
of Britain. From 1910 to 1866, Kelley was
probably the best professional oarsman in
England. He won match after match until
he met Joseph Fl. Sader in 1857, when the
latter-an oarsman of a new school-proved
the superior, and fiourished in turn until
defeated by the rowing wonder, Renforth.
James Hamill who defeated Joshua Ward in
1862, was a short, stockily-built man, pulling
a jerky stroke, and displaying such phenom-
email speed that he was dubbed the 'sLittle
Engine" While HamiQ was champion of
America, Harry Kelley held the same honor
for England, and it was an open question
which was the speedier with the oars. The
Americans friends regarded him as a Won
der and offered to match him against any
man in the world for 81 900 side. Harry
Kelley, the English champion took up the
gauntlet, and in 1866 two matches were ar
ranged on the Tyne course. Kelly won both
easily, demonstrating that England was still
ahead in single SOULS. Kelley held the cham
pionship until 1868, surrendering it to Rem
forth, who came to America in 1871, with
crew from the Tyne to row against the Paris
crew of st. John, N. B., for $4,000 side over
emile course. TWAS during this race, and
after covering one mile and a quarter that
the great English oarsman stopped rowing
and fell back into Kelly's lap, dying two
hours afterward.
From the time when Tom Elliott, an infer
Tor oarsman defeated John Higgins in 1879
until now, America has ruled the water as
far as supremacy with England is concerned.
Harding, the new English champion, is a
phenomenal sculler, and probably the best
oar ever seen on the Thames since Renforth.
He is both scientific and strong, rowing with
great speed, and forcing his 31-foot cedar
shell along easily and gracefully, without
straining himself He pulls long, sweeping
stroke, uses the sliding seat to perfection
and steers just as we'll as if a coxswain sat
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which brings him into such important and
confidential relations with .Carnot is regard
ed with some justice as quasi-pledge that
he will not antagonize Carnot's ambition to
be reelected. Several members of the
chamber, however, who are very near to
Casimir-Perier, assert that he is not to be
considered as in any way hampered by the
place which he occupies, SO far as the pres
idency is concerned.
NJ. Dupuy, the late premier, has been
actively canvassing for supporters with
view to taking Carnot's place. He is not,
however, popular in the chamber or out of
it, and has SO far met with little success.
The Conservatives. known as the "Rallied,"
who support the republic, and whose attitude
is regarded with much interest by the gov
eminent, as indicating the course likely to be
pursued by the mass Of church followers,
are strongly antagonistic to Dupuy, on az
count of his anti-clerical policy. They are
true to the republic, they assert, but they are
not in sympathy with the prosecution of the
church. This opposition would alone be sui.
fcient to make NJ. Dupuy undesirable as a
presidential candidate, for the earnest aim
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white man was the stronger, but the same
experience also taught him the white
mans method and the use of the white mans
arms. The Sioux rejected civilization, but
availed themselves of every new appliance
for destruction that they could purchase.
Their warriors, man for man, were equal to
the whites, and their chiefs, as Custer,
Crook and Terry learned to their cost, were
not surpassed in the essential qualities Of
generalship by our best officers,
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In the bow. His victory over George Bubear
gave him considerable prestige and he won
still more fame at the trial he rowed Thomas
Sullivan over the Thames course from the
t'Star and Carter" at Putney, to the Old
Ship, at Mortlake.
Harding's speed in a shell is amazing. He
is not very big man, nor all over, a power
full one, although exceptionally well-deyel-
oped, not only where an oarsman always
wants it, in the loins, but where one who
rows as he does must have it, in the exsorten
muscles of the legs. For he does not kick
his stretcher or shove his feet against it with
anything like jerk, but he sets them against
It and pushes with the heaviest and mightiest
force he can possibly apply, as a man pushes
with his legs and feet upon the floor when
he bestrides half a ton and tries to lift it if
he can. This supreme push, far more force
full than any sudden kick could be, throws
every ounce Of pressure against that fulcrum
that he can possibly impose. Harding is a
man of symmetrical build, muscular without
being clumsy; his wind is good, he has won
derful stamina and his constitution is excel
lent He is extraordinarily careful anent
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to cover the Thames championship course
faster than any oarsman has ever done be-
fore. He was born on July 1, 1857, stands
s feet IL inches high and weighs 131
pounds. He was trained for his match with
Bubear by Harry Phillips and rowed in his
favorite Clasper boat. In 1883 he won the
Chelsea Coat-and-Badge match, and in the
following year captured the Putney Coat
and-Badge. Next, Doggett's Coat-and- Badge
was added to the list in 1888. Harding's
first really match race was with Jacob Tyr
rell on October Is, 1890, over the full course
and he won easily by % seconds. During
the following year, Harding met with his
first reverse, ''Dubber' Follett defeating him.
His friends claim that the ice in the river in
terfered. In February, 1892, he beat Norval
at Newcastle, making the Searle Memorial
Cup his own property. His match with
George Bubear took place last February, and
was one-sided affair. Harding had his
rival well-beaten before the mile post was
reached. 1t was over the Thames course
by ten lengths.
The ''little sculling wonder as he has been
called, now promises, in conjunction with
Thomas Sullivan, to figure in one of the most
important rowing events of the year. 1t will
be England against America, for the double
scull championship and purse of $1,000,
against Jake Gaudaur and Edward Durham,
of Toronto, Canada. 1t will take place over
the regular Thames championship course.
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William G. Whitney has gone out of active
politics. He can be seen any day on Wall
street, where, it is said, he is successfully ad-
ding another fortune to the enormous one he
had when he entered Cleyeland's first cabinet.
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Uw1ng to the fame of the four contestants
three of whom have at various times held
championship honors-oarsmen in both
countries are taking an active interest in the
arrangements.
WILLIAM E. HARDING.
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The Origin of the Polka.

The polka, we are informed, was invented
by Bohemian girl named Haniozka Selezka.
She was the star dancer of the village of Kos
tolec and particularly delighted in solo per-
formances, which she had a knack ofinventing
1t was in the year 1880, at farm house
that the assembled guests asked her to give
them solo, and she said: 81 will show you
something that is new, but it will last for
ever" And to the music of her own singing
and the delight of the lockers on, Haniozka
gave them the polka, but with more elabor-
alton than the dance now has. The dance at
once became popular and the girl called it
'pulku, Bohemian word for short step,
which has been changed into polka. The
most interesting part of the story is that
the inventor is still alive, and on her last
birthday in her native village, surrounded
by her children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren, she gave an exhibition of
her skill, and showed them the polka as it
was first danced.
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No feasible bill has yet been presented to
the body polite of New York for the preven-
ton of trolley car accidents. Why has not
some Nestor suggested the repeal of the law
Of gravity? What the effect would be is OBJ
vious; people would fall above instead Of
under the cars. The legislature is all-potent
Repeal the obnoxious law.
Lord Dunraven's yacht, the Valkyrie, which
was beaten last fall in the race for the Ameri-
cas- cup, and which has been in these waters
ever since, has been ordered home. Her
owner has despaired of success in America,
and on her arrival will fit out the yacht to
compete in the midsummer races for vessels
Of her class in English waters.
~
Although we have had long misunder-
standing with England over the seal poachers
in Behring Sea, it is claimed by those who
have examined the subject, that the rob-
bers are Americans who sail from British
America and plumber their own country
under the protection of foreign flag. The
headquarters of these scamps is not Victoria.
but San Francisco.
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We are not altogether averse to the statue
of Lafayette in Union square just because
Talleyrand, in his Memoirs" says the IA
nous general was very ordinary man. To
Offset this the opinion of Gilbert Stuart, the
portrait painter of century ago, might be
quoted. While Talleyrand was in Boston he
visited the studio of Stuart, and before the
name of the ilustrious person had been an
nounced, the artist, who was reputed to be a
physiognomist of no mean ability, remarked
to friend who was curious respecting the
impression made by the political exile, eff
that man is not villain the Almighty does
not write legible hand"
Apropos of the many "nudes" of the exhi-
billions Of the season just closing, it is re-
called by an old New Yorker that certain
photographer Of the metropolis. whose bust
ness was out at the elbows, hit on the unique
advertising scheme of photographing his wife
en- cteros vigos, and distributing copies Of the
picture among his friends. The idea was
magical in effect, and the photographer is tos
day, rich and respected, and the helpmate Of
his early struggles is yet beautiful woman
whose physical opulence of youth is en-
balmed in at least one extant photograph Of
that anti Comstock enterprise. ~ -