The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-01

EORGE w. SMALLE1.
great capacity and splendid journalistic
training have combined with this
knowledge to win for him the very
highest repute in his profession.
1t 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 a time, and
his telegraphic 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 . revolution in the
methods of the British war correspond
emf. =
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 a thoroughly Anglfcised Ameri-
can, one who was ~expatriated in senti-
ment as we'll IS in residence. But the
fact that he has accepted q post that
carries with it q permanent residence
in this country seems to contradict the
impression. - -
Mr.. Smalley is now 50 years old. BE
is a 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 1858, in
the class with Andrew d. White. Ran
dali Lee Gibson, Benjamin X. Phelps,
Isaac H. Bromley, Wayne MI oVeagh and
| others who have since distinguished
| themselves. He was a ardent aboli-
| ZIONIST and a 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 q war correspondent and distin'
guished himself by some remarkable
work, first in South Carolina, and ther
in Virginia. His account Of the battle
of Antietam was q really wonderful
performance as to accuracy, fullness apo
promptness, and on that occasion his pa
per distanced all others.
After he had devoted a year to duty
at the front MI. Smalley was recallet
to New York and intrusted with TIT
delicate and important task Of writing
the editorial comments upon the lates
war news. After the close of hostilitie'
he continued upon The Tribune's edi
torial staff until sent to London, a
stated, in 1867.
Mr.. Smalley was married in 1855 Il
Miss Phoebe Garnant of Boston, al
adopted daughter of Wendell Phillips
For some years after he wen to London
his sympathies were distinctly with tn
Liberals, and he was at that time per
sonally very intimate with Gladstone
though his criticisms Of the Grand Oh
Mar during his later public career wer'
often singing and sometimes bitter. Ii
person Mr.. Smalley is large, being owe
Q feet tall and with corresponding.
broad shoulders. His completion j
fiorid, and it has been said that his ap
p~earance is that Of an English squire
Undoubtedly he will be we'll paid b.
! The Times, for that paper usually give
its star men IS, 900 q year as . retaine
and liberal space compensation beside
for all matter used.