The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-02

training have com blned with this
knowledge to win for him the very
highest repute in his profession.
It was in 1867 that Mr.. Smalley's
transatlantic work was begun. When
the Franco-Prussian war broke out, he
transferred the scene of his activity to
the continent of Europe for time, and
his Geographic reports of the fighting
and the maneuvers of that memorable
contest sent to The Tribune and the
London newspaper that joined in the
enterprise were Of the highest order and
undoubtedly contributed much toward
the working of a revolution in the
methods of the British war correspond
ent. SO
Since the close of that war Mr.. Small
ley has remained in London almost con-
tinuously. leaving only for occasional
short trips to the continent, when some
event of unusual importance made this
desirable, Or for shorter and more sell
dom visits to the United States. Among
Londoners he has grown to be very we'll
known, having become a member of
several of the most important clubs, in
which he is exceedingly popular as a
man. All this has somehow led to the
impression here that Mr.. Smalley had
become thoroughly Anglicised Ameri-
can, one who was expatriated in senti-
ment as we'll as in residence But the
fact that he has accepted post that
carries with it permanent residence
in this country seems to contradict the
impression.
Mr.. Smalley is now 60 years old. He
is native of Franklin, Suffolk county,
Mass, and his ancestry was of that sort
generally described as ''good old colony
stock. " He was educated at Yale,
whence he was graduated in 1868, in
the class with Andrew D. White, Ran
dali Lee Gibson, Benjamin K. Phelps,
Isaac II. Bromley, Wayne MacVeagh and
others who have since distinguished
themselves. He was an ardent aboli
Zionist and friend of Wendell Phillips.
After leaving college he read law, but
in 1862, when the civil war came, he
Joined the staff of the New York Trib-
une as war correspondent and distin-
guished himself by some remarkable
work, first in South Carolina, and then
in Virginia His account of the battle
of Antietam was a really wonderful
performance as to accuracy, fullness and
promptness, and on that occasion his pa
per distanced all others.
After he had devoted a year to duty
at the front Mr.. Smalley was recalled
to New York and intrusted with the
delicate and important task of writing
| the editorial comments upon the latest
| war news. After the close of hostilities
he continued upon The Tribune's edi-
torial staff until sent to London, as
stated, in 1867.
Mr.. Smalley was married in 1862 to
Miss Phoebe Garnant of Boston, an
adopted daughter of Wendell Phillips.
For some years after he went to London
his sympathies were distinctly with the
Liberals, and he was at that time per-
Fonally very intimate with Gladstone,
though his criticisms of the Grand Old
Man during his later public career were
5ften stinging and sometimes bitter. In
person Mr.. Smalley is large, being over
feet tall and with eorrespondingly
broad shoulders. His complexion is
ford, and it has been said that his ap-
pearance is that of an English squire.
Undoubtedly he will be we'll paid by
The Times, for that paper usually gives
its star men So, 900 year as retainer
and liberal space compensation besides
for all matter used.