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of view seenns built according to no par
ticular design, having been increased by
the addition OF wings from time TO time
as Intolerance subsidized, or as the vari-
Gus grants OF Parliament increased It's
endowment.
This great institution, which has LEFT
its imprint upon n far greater area than
the soil Of Ireland, owes its existence 70
a singular set OF circumstances, and had
for its nucleus the residence OF a Pro-
testant clergyman, whose plain. two
stored abode, reminds us OF the manse
OF Goldsmith's venerable parent who
was passing rich on forty pound a year"
Several gothic additions, including a new
church, have been added 70 the
old rectory, which IL approached from
a neatly-gravelled walk but the rectOr's
mansion still stands unchanged by the
architect, and far less damaged by time
than the massive elm-tree. whose naked
and withered limbs are seen in the pic
ture Immediately in front OF the door.
In the charter OF its Incorporation,
Maynooth College is styled the Royal
College Of st. Patrick" the idea of pro-
yiding a training school for Irish &c
clesiastics being forced upon George III.
after his experience Of the irish In the
Continental army, and the fear or priests
educated abroad inoculating the irish peo-
pie with the principles OF the French
revolution. France had sent Lafayette
| few years before to America, and Mr.
| PITT and the English aristocracy greatly
! dreaded French designs in Ireland, par
! ticularly as the Emmets and Wolfe Tone
and other leaders OF the United lrlshmen
were actually in alliance with France.
! Then, and for nearly a century previous.
no Catholic priest was permitted to say
mass In the country; but they generally
managed to do so, and were frequently
| guests at the houses OF the irish Pro-
| testant gentry, who welcomed the priest
! for the popularity such acts of hospi-
| talIty would bring them in the eyes OF
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Tennessee; Miss Carrie Jennings. of
Columbia.
Kentucky: Miss Jovlta Boyd. OF Rich
mond. Tex
Mississippi: Misc Lorena Mcintosh. OF
Meridian.
Florida: Miss Clara Chlpley, OF Pensa-
cola
Besides the sponsor and maids Of honor
20 represent each OF the Southern States,
each organized camp OF Confederate Vet
Grams and each Of the volunteer military
| companies participating in the encamp-
| ment VIII have Its sponsor, attended by
| a retinuc OF maids Of honor. The number
| OF maids OF honor selected by each spon-
| cor ranges from FIVE 20 twenty, hence II
| can be easily calculated that there Will
be at least 1909 young ladies present in
| quasi-ofncLal capacity. who viii expect
| aud will doubtless receive more than or
| binary attention.
These young ladies. while the special
guests OF the various organizations they
| represent Will be given official receptions
| each DAY Of the reunion at Armory Hall.
| There win be a half dozen public func-
lions each evening In the way OF balls,
| partles. hops germans, and receptions,
| provided for the diversion and entertain
| nent u this galaxy OF feminine lowell
| ness besides n number OF private recep-
| tons and with u all II Is hoped that the
J fair sponsors and their maids will be
given a round Of pleasure they will not
| soon forget
| The tents the men who wore the gray
I will occupy are pitched In one Of the
most picturesque spots about Houston,
/ It's famous driving park. Near the centre
| OF the park is an artesian well with n
daily capacity Of $4,000 gallons. A grand
| stand large enough 10 accommodate 1000
or 5000 people overlooks forty-acre plat
| Of as pretty landscape as was ever
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posltlon had been within his reach.
There is very good eyidence In favor Of
that opinion. especially his determination
70 discard the tricoloT for the white flag
when his party had actually brought him
to Versailles, IN 1874. and ordered the
coronation coach In which he was eN-
pected 10 make his entry into Paris.
The Marquis de DreuN Breze, VINO was
his chief confidential agent IN France
from 1872 10 the time OF his death mas
lust published a volume, In when ne
contends that the Comte was IN earnest
and was prepared 70 assume the crown
aud TO make an ungratetul people haPpy
Ills arguments are not conclusive; SIM
they tend to show that the comte de
Cbambord would have been willing u
reign. but not as a constitutional mon
arch. His idea OF a King was that ne
should be an absolute ruler, that his VIII
should be law, and that Fear God anc
honor the King" should be the guiding
star a the state and people when n
came 10 Versailles, In 1874. he cahsu on
Marshal MacMahon, but when the MAJ
shall heard thai he was waiung III hls
ante-chamber be declined 10 receive MIN
The Marshal acknowledged that his ahces-
tors owed much TO the Comte de cham.
bord's ancestry: but still he. the Marshal,
had been set as a sentry to guard nv
republic for seven years. and he Wontl
NOT desert his post. SO NJ. de Chambord
went back TO Frohsdorf, and, In spite OF
NJ. de Drenx Breze's argument. the gen
eral opinion is tLat he WAS very glad 70
be SHARED the duty which HIS birth hao
imposed upon him.
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MAYNO0TH COLLEGE.
THIS INSTITUTION TO CELEBRATE
ITS 2ooTH ANNIVERSARY.
Once Toasted Robert Enmet-Gts
traditions and It's History--How II
Has Left Its Mark on Irish Affairs
OF Two Centuries.


The bi-centenary OF Maynooth College. on
June 18th, calls up an event OF much
interest. and naturally carries the reader
back. in Imagination. at least. to that
golden era which saw Swift in the world
OF letters. and Grattan in the Senate
struggling against odds for the expiring
liberties OF a little island. which. for its
size, has occupied large SPACE in the
worlds affairs.
Trinity College celebrated its third CEN
tenary in 1892, and next June every alum
nus OF Maynooth will exchange a greet
ing in spirit to the faculty and profess
sorshlp OF the chief tralning-college and
educational institution OF the Catholic
Church In ireland. where his mind was
first fashioned for the discharge OF his
pastoral duties.
The college is about eleven miles from
Dublin, and. from an architectural point
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majoritles In Parliament. But FOR over
twenty years the objections to the May
nooth donation have ceased, and now
an parties-CathOIlc and Protestant-are
agreed that the ideas OF the Maynooth
founders were wise and necessary; that
The annual output Of 60 students u alike
credifable TO the educational resources
and the patriotic Inspirations OF Ireland.
and that this great and historic institn-
ton has filed useful end and deserves
a warm place In the hearts and affections
OF Irishmen.
ITS TRADITIONS DISAPPEARED.
The traditions against which the coll
lege had to make Roadway have disap-
peared. Despite ell opposition. II has won
its place. From the limits Of a scant
ana utterly inadequate concession CEN
tnry ago IL has grown 10 huge portions.
the culture and caiibre Of It's students
have enlarged In proportion 10 the faclii-
ties for their training. And now when It's
scattered alumni zee AIaynooth College
proudly enter upon its second century.
IL Will Dc all the dearef to them because
Of the trlumpes over the past Many =
veteran VIII recall the romantic scenes
associated with the GeraIdlnes and with
SarsneId. ami think over those hapy hoafs
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minister until the advent OF Sir Robert
peel. who increased the endowment IN
1876 10 $4,000. and abolished at the same
time the 40-shilling free-holders.
frhe Duke OF Leinster had originally
given a site OF seventy-six acres OF land
and the old parsonage, which was re-
modelled and fitted up with lecture-halis'
ana now between contributions from
the people and aid from parliamentary
grants. the college was Well equipped
for its mission. which was 50 Important
10 the peace OF Ireland. that even Lord
Dunboyne. who had changed from the
Catholic 10 the Anglican Church, made
beouest to the college al his death, and
which added another wing, termed since
the "Dunboyne Establishment" Even Pro-
testants recognized the usefulness OF ma
tive national training college for the Irish
clergy. In preference 20 sending students
10 Spain or Paris. or 10 Rouen, or 70
81. Isldore's. or 10 Douay. Owing 20 the
repeated confiscations OF the property
q. Irish Catholics down 20 the date OF
the college establishment, II was deemed
wise 10 fix the entry-fee first at SUN or
SIS tthe various other items heirs less
than 500, while the fees In salamanca
and European colleges averaged 40 AZ
least But at these comparatively cheap
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r.,as the new college had some difficulty
IN attracting Irish students, because one
Of the provisions decreed that all these
young men awaiting themselves OF the
MAMMOTH course should first swear al
lectance 10 the Crown and Constitution
OF England. AT the first term OF the COT
lege eighteen students. VINO had presented
themselves. departed sooner than take
the oath OF allegiance and, except In the
cases OF the professors. the practice was
discontinued. though the governing IA
Guilty OF the college have in the main
faithfully inculcated the principles en-
TONED upon the institution century
axo-that Is, so far as they could anore
10 do 40. because the views prevalent
amongst the people always found Ysnti-
latlon within the college.
TOASTED THE INSTRUCTION.
When the insurrection Of Robert Emmett
hroke out in 1893 the success OF the
movement was publicly toasted In the
halls OF Maynooth. and every patriotic
movement. from the days or Emmett 10
those OF Parnell, have Since found warm
adherents amongst the students OF May
nooth College, who were chiefly drawn
from the farming classes and the traders
OF the country. and. therefore, naturally
sympathized with any efforts 10 improve
the land-aws and the conditions OF the
people.
The spirit underlying the endowment OF
MAMMOTH was intended 20 make the col
Iege an ecclesiastical annex Of Dublin
castle But the Garrison party found
themselves confronted at every stage By
the famous II X. L." the initial letters
of James Bishop OF kildare and Leigh
lin. i'm whose diocese IL was situated
firmly backed by the young students from
the provinces, who were determined 70
make MAMMOTH College instead the Gems
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q encircled by mue race-course. The
northern and eastern parts Of the grounds
are studded with clumps Of trees. and
| about these are the tents in which the
/ veterans will recall the stirring incidents
/ Of the Sixties" The encampment OF
| the Texas Volunteer Guard will be all
/ that was anticipated. Not less than
| twenty-five companies, including the
| three branches Of the service, Will 80
/ into camp at the driving park. and these
/ will be supplemented by the flying bat
/ terry Of United states artillery and the
/ mounted band from the garrison of San
/ Antonio, besides several of the regimental
| bands Of the Volunteer Guard.
Prize drills have been arranged for
! these companies. and the conclusion Of
the encampment IS to be marked by a
great pyrotechnic display, for which the
city has voted 5000.
IN THE NEW AUDITORIUM.
The business meetings OF the United
Confederate Veterans will be held In the
new auditorium, a great structure just
completed and dedicated. 1t will seat
nearly 10000 people, and is perhaps the
largest public hall in Texas.
The special trains from all sections OF
| the South are expected to reach here May
| 10Th and May 2ist. Each OF these viii
bring IN fully a thousand delegates. vete-
rams and guests The Alabama train will
contain some famous men, including
| Division Commander General F. S. Fer
guson: O. r. Delozier the Alabama poet
and George De Whiting the only sur
Vivor OF the Alabama. The special Ten
nessee train starts from Nashville, and
Governor Turney is expected to be among
the visitors General Fitz Lee heads the
delegation which is TO come from Viz
ginia The Atlanta veterans will bring
the commander General Gordon. on their
special train.
The total number OF camps now in the
organization, al but a few of which Will
be represented, in Houston, Is 52 This
means a total n nbership Of over $1,000.
Among the famous camps which Will
come en- masse to the reunion are Crock
EFT Camp, Of Crockett, Tex: Camp Ward,
OF Pensacola Fla; JEFF. Lee Camp, or
McAlester. !. T.; Camp Little, Of La
fayette, Ga; Hobbs Camp, Of Athens,
Ala; Robert A. Smith Camp, OF Jackson,
Miss: lie Roy Stafford Camp, Of Shreve-
port. La. Camp Kit Mott, OF Holly
Springs, Miss. and almost every camp
! In Texas.
The work OF decorating the city Is In
| charge OF the ladies of Houston, with
| Mrs. Seabrook w. Sydnor as general
chairman Hardly a residence IN the city,
| and not a single business-house. Will be
without it's profusion Of flags and bunt-
/ ing. The doral decorations Will be mag
nincent in all the squares, and Houston
/ will be truly in gala attire
! on May S0th the Confederate monument
| I'm Chicago will be unveiled, and many
/ OF those IN attendance at Houston WIN
| leave by special train as soon as the
! oncampment closes.
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pected here The Executive Committee
got 20 work. and months ago this esti-
mate was raised, and soon again raised.
UntIl now IL Is confidently expected that
from 1900 90 10000 people viii visit Hous-
Ton during the five days from May goth
20 oath inclusive.
The organization which meets here is
known officially as the United COnfed-
trate Veterans, organized June 10, 1889, In
New Orleans Its constitution says that
u will eudeavor 20 unite 10 "A general
federation all associations Of CGnfed-
Irate veterans soldiers and sailors now
In existence or hereafter TO be formed,
10 gather authentic data for an impartial
history Of the war between the States; 10
preserve relies or mementOes Of the same;
10 cherish the ties OF friendship that
should exist among men who have shared
common dangers, common sufterings, and
IrivatiOns; 90 care for the dlsable0, and
20 extend a helping hand 10 the needy
10 protect the widows and the orphans,
and TO make and preserve "a record OF
the resources of every member, and, as
Ear as possible. OF those of our comrades
Who have preceded Us In eternity.
OFFICERS ALL NOTED MEN.
Its officers are all famous in the annals
~ the war. leading on with Senator
John b. Gordon, of Georgia, who is the
general commanding The remainder Of
the officers are rs follows: Lieu.en"
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,IE ENcAMPNENT GROUNps.

unomas r Markham New Orleans. La.
among the distinguished visitors who
VII ue present may be named Miss
winnie Davis. who will come as the
Iuest of The r. y. Lee Camp. Of Rich
mona va, Ats. Hayes. another daughter
VI Iftsldent Davis. who viii be the guest
" the Dallas camp. General Longstreet.
GENERAL Joe wheeler and General Wade
Hampton General schoneld. commanding
NE United States army; General Frenk
wheaton. commanding the Department
G Texas, Governor William G. Oates.
h Alabama. Governor Culberson. Of
Texas, General "Red" Jackson, Of Ten
Sesaee. General stephen. D. Lee. Of Mis-
NssigpL and host OF others as well
Known.
Miss Winnie Davis and her sister. Mrs.
Hayes viii be entertained during the re-
-nlon az the handsome home Of Judge
Nasters0n They VIII be given a reception
~ the Capitol Hotel by Mrs. William NJ.
Rice on Wednesday. May 22d. % next
week, from 10 20 u O'Clock In the fore
boon
SPONSORS or THE CAMP.
Then AS IN birmingham. the pretiiest
tAughiers Of the South Will act az spOn-
s's al the various State Department
amp de1ications the daughters OF texas
WI b. the hosts for the men ana women
i'Dm an over the Union, and they nave
ieHsed Tor receptions aid oaiis on
10y evening during the continuance OK
eneampment.
t.med are.
80 Miss Harm. of Waco.
Cs",ina' Miss Ella Nelson. OF Selma
Orange. s Jun" A'"
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sells with % AZ and 22.75 knots. respectively.
As all three OF these vessels are only par
TALLY protected cruisers OF less tnan nan
the New York's displacement they are
not OF the same class, and should be more
properly compared with torpedo-boats'
some Of which claim as much as 80 knots.
POOR JACKIE WELL CARED FOR.
The New York is sure TO attract the
attention OF the foreigners for one rea-
son. and that Is for the liberal provision
a. has made for the comfort OF poor
Jackie. Ii has a deck more OF berthihg
space than has the cruiser BAKE anu
only every other set OF hammock-hooAs
are used. Some OF the petty officers CHOSEN
from the crew possess staterooms-ah ui'-
heard-of dignity in other warships. The
mon have a complete gymnastic outfit,
including fencing foils and boxing-gloVes.
and numberless amusements TO speed
along their idle moments. and yet give
them healthful occupation. These niue
Injuries keep the men satisfied ana make
them stick to the ship.
LUXURIEs OF A MODERN HOTEL.
There are other fittings OF the New
York which will excite wonder among the
other ships at Kiel For instance there
is a hat and courtroom, where you can
have those articles checked just the same
as in a big hotel. Then there Is tele-
nhone with a central" There are thirty
lve-odd departments OF the snip whicn
the captain may wish TO communicate
! with at any time. Thirty-nVe speaking
tubes would be rather awkward, and, be-
sides. one department often wishes 10
consult with another. All that Is neces-
sary IS TO ring-up central" and the de-
sired connection Is made. even IL the
shin he laborlng in a hurricane In the
broad Atlantic.
Two little boxes. resembling chicken
GOODS more than anything else, just back
OF the bridge. are called the central
house" and they are wonderful places
BY the mere turning OF switch a man
may swing high low, around. and about
any one Of these four enormous search
lights each OF 5O.O0-candle capacity
the largest ever put on any ship. ny
turning another little switch. the Immense
fog-horn VIII rip and roar for six seconds
and then the searchlight will fash Tor
thirty seconds. and they will keep up TINS
alienation continuously until the swltch
is thrown back. BY a slight manipuia-
ton on a cloudy night the operator may
| signal. using the clouds as a reflector
! thirty or forty miles away.
DANGER OF ACCIDENT MINIMIZED.
Automatic precautions are taken
against accident Of any kind, In addition
/ 10 the exercise OF human vigilance III
a fire is suddenly and without warning
started in one OF the c0al-bunkers-an
uninhabtable spot-the heat causes
| column Of mercury to rise. This in turn
touches an eectric-wire. closing the CIR
| cult. and rings an alarm-bel. In the
same manner. II the vessel springs aieak
| in the double bottom from some unknown
cause. or in any watertight compartment
a float rises and announces the fact upon
a dial placed Immediately outside OF the
captains cabin. Away down in the depths
| Of the ship spaces that have ever oeen
rega rdod as unit to support life are made
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COLLEGE CHAPEL AND

COILkGB 0itAI-h HND
their tenants. and also because the priests
being educated men, and travellers III
distant countries could tell some rdey
old stories I'm an age wnen there Wa va
neither telegraphs nor daily papers, nc
attempts to ostracise the lrish priests ~
tba DAYS OF these penal laws proven,
therefore. as much OF a blunder as did
the enactment Of the Falck laws on yer
MANY I'm our own day. IL was hhposSi-
HE TO enforce them. until. nnaliy' uhey
we're utterly abandoned, and II was cor
sidered then a wise thing TO emo" /"
college that would make the OaVnonU
priesthood loyal ,,.,,ootr
Previous to the erection OF n"s 49,
College the Irish priesthood at the ''tno-
tic centres Of ecclesiastical leaIhihb III
Europe had all the polisned names names
and characteristics Of the euucd.su
classes OF Continental Europe ~
aie,h,een,h century. The Irish priest III
eI1,tion 10 his other charms was, there,
fore above all else. a gentleman anu
,yas through his associations, wen quar-,
eaI % win the respect and friendship Oh
- neonle as well as 10 advance their
60 at the courts OF Europe. his CON
citation was essential, ana Wheh III 1"o
Ir,sh parliament voted sum OF $iV'VVV
,'ear IN MAMMOTH, the spirit OF the pehdl-
laws was banlshed forever and the pro-
nosition received with approval
PITTS PROMISES.
For some years Maynooth suoslste "a
,,i,6 this scant allowance from the state
connled with donations and popular con-
tr,h'tjons but. as the Catholic hierarchy
~ oiJed the Union, Pitt promised larger
md more liberal subsidies, which, how
ever were not redeemed by any Ensi'sh
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HAMPTON ROADS CONFERENCE.
The story About Write the Word
Vnion-Other Facts.

CHATHAM, VA, May 10. 1895.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
In your issue OF the Sth instant you
make reference 10 Mr.. Watterson's state
men that Mr.. Lincoln said 10 Mr..
stephens in the Hampton Roads confer
ence: Il will write the word Union at
the top (of a sheet Of blank paper, ana
YOU may write what you please on the
rest Of it," This was reported by sensa-
tionalists at the time, but / thought II
had long ago been conclusVely SHOWN %
no incorrect IL evidently proceeded from
the report OF an interview between Count
Sarticis. the French Minister, and MT.
lanes Lyons, in 1852 when the Count did
make such a proposition on the alleged
authority of Mr.. Seward But by the
terms proposed by Mr.. Lincoln al the
Hampton Roads conference. there could
according 10 both Mr.. Davis and NMr
STEPHENS. "be no peace short OF unconcl-
tional submission By the people OF the
Confederate States, with an entire cnange
OF their social febric throughout he
South" (Stephens's United States, APP
pendix r, page loil) This is the language
OF Mr.. Stephens himself, deliberately pup,
lished by him In his United states any
I'm his ''War Between the States" twice
absolutely contradicts any alleged loose
conversational assertion. depending for IT'S
correctness on human memory, that MT.
Lincoln proffered to allow him to write
mis- own terms after the word Union.
We also think that Colonel Howeil, OF
the Atlanta Constitution. Is mistaken
about Mfr. Stephens's saying he was ham
pered by instructions. Mr. stephens 90
iected 10 being commissioner 10 IN.
Conference. because. as President OF
The Confederate Senate, his absence would
be noticed, and II was Important ina
the fact OF the conference being heic
should be kept secret. He, therefore, sug
eested that Colonel T. s. Flournoy. VINO
was then In Richmond. and who was
also a personal acquaintance OF MI. Ian
coln's. should be substituted in Bis place
bur. so far from being embarrassed ~
instructions. MIR. stephens, In his pup
lisaed account OF the conference. VINCE