The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-18

miserable devils. go home" If Mr.. Ward
were alive it would be interesting to hear
his comment on the present conglomeratlon
ut Washington
The death of DR.. William T. Briggs, OF
Nashville removes one OF the foremost
musicians and surgeons of this country
DR. Briggs was an ex-president OF the
American Medical Association. and was
widely known throughout the country. He
leaves MANY friends in Atlanta who regard
his death as a serious loss to the profess
sion.
Rev. Myron W. Reed, a popular minister
in Denver has resigned because his So
cialstic views do not suit his rich congre-
CATION In an address the other night MIR.
Reed said of the Colorado mine troubles:
II am not prophet, but l am the son OF
Drophet My father foresaw the beginning
of the war. l see the beginning OF war
now. Those men on the MIL are Hshung
the first battle. Special advantages to
none, equal opportunities TO all. onuer
this banner we fight this fight.
The statement has obtained currency that
Queen Victoria believes herself to be a
descendant of David, king of Israel The
theory is that the eldest daughter of Zede-
kiah fled to Ireland with jeremiah, when
the latter was an old man, and afterward
married Heremon, king OF Ulster A quar-
ter of a century ago, as the story goes, a
clergyman, named Glover. told the queen
that she was a descendant of King David,
only to be informed that she and the prince
consort had discovered that interesting
fact many years before. AS a consequence
of this discovery it is given out that the
queen is anxious to make trip to Pales-
tine, IN order to look upon the land over
which her ancestors ruled. This may be
true but there is no reason apparent why
the queen might not long ago have visited
the holy land if SO disposed.
There is rnerriment in some of the news
papers over the proposition of Mr.. Dickey
in the New York constitutional convention
to amend the fundamental law to
allow a man to vote at twenty years OF
age Come to think of it, however, there
is no reason why the voting should be fixed
arbitrarily at twenty, and most young men
are quite as we'll qualified to vote at twenty
as at twenty-one. Much less is required
in many states of the foreign born voter.
and nine out of ten of these naturalized
voters are less fitted than boy of eighteen
to exercise the right of suffrage. 1t is
not generally known that in several Of the
western states foreign born man IS al
lowed to vote on his rst papers, or declara-
ton of intention to become citizen-which
is an outrage that ought to be counteracted
in some way.
Some revolutionary changes seem to have
crept over old England, seriously endan-
gering the safety of the famous British
constitution. When before was the time
that everybody, but the disreputabe Stig-
ginses, did not throw up his hat and cheer
when the prime minister the derby?
His victory was a victory for the whole
country and established his administrat ton,
however shaky it might have been before.
Now the victory of Lord Rosebery's horse,
and his satisfaction over it, has awakened
a storm of indignant protest. A prominent
non-cCnfor1nist minister has written a pro-
testing letter TO The London Chronicle, say
ing: "The premier's utterances are bOun
to further popularize institution whic
is the most corrupt and most dangerous
our national life The non-conformist con-
science will not much longer tolerate a
eng P lthf 41l15ter an ma Inc
expresses the opinions of an element strong
enough to hur the liberal minister and his
party from power
The crowned heads of Europe seem to
take q good deal of stock in life insurance.
1t is announced that the king of Portugal
has just taken out 5000, 900 policy on his
life. but that is insignificant investment
compared with these of the other poten-
tates. The late Emperor Frederick of Ger
many insured for $,000000. The queen
regent of Spain has her life insured for
large amount. in behalf OF her two little
daughters. following the example of her
husband. whose death mulcted the various
companies in which he was insured for
S. 100000. The life of King Leopold,
Of Belgium, IS heavily insured, as
is also that Of ueen Victoria. The
queeu's husband, the late prince
cOnsort, was insured for close upon
s5.000.000. the income Of which has been en-
joyed by his widow. About the only sover-
eign III Europe who is not insured is the
czar Of Russia, the companies regarding
him as too unsafe a risk on account of the
nihilsts.