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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

ganlzed In 1861. and Wesley Merritt.
who served with HIS regiment In the
early battles In Virginia. was promoted
20 be a Captain. Later he accepted
a commission In the volunteers. and by
1865 when he was only twcniy-seyen
years old. he was a Brigndicr-Gcncral
Before the war ended be was q Major
General lie dld gallant ana consplc-
uous service during the war. and there
were few young men who came out N
the conflict with 80 brilliant record.
Whom the army was reorganlzcd on "a
peace footing In 1867 General Merritt
was made Llcutcnnnt.Colonel Of the
Ninth Cavalry and ten years later he
was promoted TO be Colonel Of the Firm
cavalry. General Merritt served FOR
one torn M superintendent OF the Mill
tnry Academy az West Point. Ills adj
mlnlHtration was remarkably success
fui. In 1881 he was made n nrlgadicr-
General. During the war General Mer-
rltt received many brcveta Tor gallant
service In the field. ut Gettysburg. Vel
low Tavern. Halves Shop. ana Five
Forks. and for his services In the nnal
campaign In Virginia he was made Ma
ior-Gcneral OF Volunteers and Btevct
Major-Ocncral In the regular army.
Since the war he has done many KINDS
OF frontier service, including much In
dian ighting and he has always en-
Joyed high reputation for soldlerly
qualifications OF the best sort. The
time for retirement win not come for
him TIL 1900.
For one Of the other vacancies Colonel
2enas II. bliss. OF the Twenty-fourth
Infantry. was chosen. ana becomes a
Brigadler- General Colonel Bliss has
long been candidate FOR promotion.
and though he passes over the heads u
two ranking colonels-shafter Of the
First Infantry. and Merriam Of the Sow
enth-hls appointment was not sur
prise. Colonel Bliss has always been In
the infantry arm OF the service, which
he Joined as Second Lieutenant when
he was graduated from West Point.
shortly before the war, In 1869 he was
commissioned Colonel Of the Tenth
Rhode Island Infantry. Later he was
transferred to the Seventh Rhode Island
Infantry. He was brevetted for gallant
services at Fredrlcksburg and the Will
dcrnesA He Is a native Of Rhode
Island. ana win reach the retiring age
In 1899.
The other appointment was that Of
Colonel John J. Copplnger, Of the TWEEN
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23
nrder of the Garter.

The widely circulated report that
Queen Victoria proposed comforting the
order Of the Garter on little Queen VIII
helmina, Of Holland, Is found 10 be en-
tircly without foundation. II would be
an unprecedented act. as the Garter
has never yet been bestowed upon "A
female foreign sovereign. ana In no case
would Il be given 10 one under the age
Of Is. The queen Regent OF Holland
and the Empress ~ Russia have both
received the Royal order OF Victoria
and Albert from the Queen.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

fact Is universally recognized that he II
a man with a thought. and that he pos
Ecsscs the courage ~ his convictions.
His praises are sounded everywhere
hut how many stop 10 think % the mo-
BILE woman In his home. who has been
herself. In u large measure. the inspira-
ton Of this great lifc2 Nevertheless. u
Il fact that Mrs. Charles II. Park
hurst Is q woman Of such intellectual
ability. moral end spiritual character
~ well as personal address and magnet
ism, AZ TO be placed Justly on this pedcH-
tai She believes In her husband. She
believes In his work She Is In fullest
sympathy with him IN what he has done
and Il doing In her quiet. refined,
womanly way she renders assistance
that can never he told and that VIII,
consequently never be known. Hut
all people everywhere ought to be given
TO understand that when Dr. PARK
hurst ana his work are spoken o. COM
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

long been thought to have an almost
certain chance " securing the first va
cancy In the rank above that which he
has held Tor eight years past General
Merritt " one OF the few remaining
"boy-generals" OF the war Of the rebel.
lion. says tIarper's Weekly. lie was
graduated from West Point only the
summer before the war began. Ills
first commission was as Second Iicuten.
ant In the Second Dragons. and except
when he has served as q general ofilcer,
he has always been In the cavalry. Tho
Second Dragons was changed into the
Second Cavalry when the army was or
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23
Father VIoiot.

when Napoleon left France for Elbs
he said. II will return with the violcts.'
and the followers who awaited his re-
turn wore always on their breasts vio-
let. and In their gathering they always
drank 10 the toast OF Corporal Violet"
Prints are In existence that In two VIC.
let's have the outlined proflles OF Ma
poleon and Marie Louisa. and beneath
these are the words En- printemps n
rcvlcndra, There was a popular song
early In this century. called lie pere
de IA Vlolette." and le pere was Sapo.
leon.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

HENRY MOSLER. ARTIST.
broken In H. success. and has recently
brought him back TO America 10 settle
with consciousness OF work well done
ana well rewarded, when Mr.. Mosler
departed for Europe the Dusseldorf
school was In lie glory. ana he went
straight to that center OF German
thoroughnesa and sentiment lie found
much there that established him In his
art. but Il was not LONG before the In
1uence Of Paris began to move him. and
he proceeded to the French capital. lie
entered the ntelier OF Hebert. the man
whose refined and stately style was for
some years the presiding example at
the villa Modicls In Rome. Mr.. Mosler
pronted by the thoughtful strain In his
master. lie fixed himself In the path
20 which he had gravltated from the be-
ginning. a path In which nothing was
ever thought worth doing unless Il
served serious purpose. lie came back
10 America with a profound dlstagtc for
chic, for fragmentary and aimless
aketchlng, lie brought an equally pro-
found enthusiasm for well-pondered
compositions. In 1874 he returned to
Europe. but for some reason or other
the Partisan air was not as attractive
az hHiufft anu nc HNNhUlf l-llHAN PhHll
in Munich, settling In the flavarlnn city
for three years. Al the end OF that time
his earlier feelings were revived ana he
went back 10 Paris. lie has lived In
that city, exhibiting at the Old Salon
and winning honors there. until only the
other day, when he came back TO New
York.
To recapltulate here Mr.. Mosler's rec
ompenses abroad would be a dry and
useless task. hut there IL one honor
which II is necessary 10 mention for ref
srence to u brings back the memory Of
his best work This picture. lie Re
tour" was first shown In the Salon In
1879 The government espled Il and pur-
chased Il Tor the Luxembourg. II was
the nrst time an American artist had
bean 80 honored, The chances Of adj
mission 10 the antcroom OF the French
Pantheon were slight Tor painter from
this country II was only OF late years
that the policy which has admitted
whistler Sargent. Macmonnies, Alexan-
der Haulsou,and W,Tpannat has been
In favor. when Mr. Mosers picture was
purchased lt was In recognition Of GER
tain good qualities which at all times
are rare. His art Is not a brilliant one,
but Il Is sound. II II based first OF all
on the most admirable Of artistic data,
that "a picture should have not only the
charm Of color and personal character,
but Ineligible form, ineligible con-
structlon'
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

place at Washington. The document
airy collection there Ii the largest Of It's
Kind In the world. containing upward "
100000 volumes. Her appointment was
made solely because OF her merit and
the marked ability she has shown In
similar lines OF work. ~ which she has
always made q speciality. Her work re-
suited In giving the Los Angeles library
one NJ the most complete collections IN
the country. ana scheme OF clnnsih'
cation NJ them. devised boy her, won her
a medal az the worlds fair and its
adoption has boon decided upon In The
government bureau. Miss ilnsso has
done some commcudablc literary work
on horticultural and kindred topics.
She II also Interested In athletic sub
jccts. and II an enthusiastic cyclisL
Her particular fad. however, In sports
II fencing, In which she II an export
Her father IL Dr. iiaasc. NJ the soldiers
Home. Santa Monica, Cal.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

PROF BARNARD. THE AsTRoNO-
MER.
the Lick observatory. will begin giving
Instruction at the University Of Chicago
In the fall When the YerkeH obeerva-
tory at Lake Geneva In completed no
will spend most OF his time there In
making observations. Professor Bar
nard is a comparatively young man.
but his name IL familiar TO astronomers
In all parts Of the world. Especially
brilliant have been his discoveries OF
ncbulae. and In reference to the Milky
Way. on these subjects he II an ac-
knowledged world-authorty. lie II a
frequent contributor TO the astronomic-
al Journals % a aclertihc character. and
particularly TO the German publications,
The addition OF Professor Barnard 10
the astronomical faculty OF the univer-
slty makes Il na complete as II " brill
liant Both he and his friend and for
mer associate at Lick. Professor Syl-
vcster w. Burnhnm. OF Chicago. are SUI
porlor observers Professor George ~.
Hale. director of the Yerkes observa-
tory, first showed his unusual powers "
star reading In his private observatory
In Chicago. His speciality II aHtro-
physics. Dr. T. J. J. See and Or. Kurt
Lavcs have given especial attention TO
the mathematical side ~ the science
An the men have an International repu-
tatlon. and with the largest telescope
In the world. Chicago, whore II IL Inn
possible 10 gee the heavens for more
than third Of the time. will be a CEN
ter for the Advancement Of the science
OF astronomy. Work on the Yerkes oh
servatory is being rapidly pushed. by
next March II II thought the building
viii be completed and huge glass
conveyed there and mounted rendy Tor
the eye OF the observer,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23
A GIRL HoNoREo.
Chosen to Position Of uoyernmcnt IL
brarIan.

brarlan.
Miss Adelaide Hasse. M Los Angeles.
Cal. who has just been appointed chief
Of the department Of government doc
umcnts and nles at Washington. is a
Wisconsin girl. having graduated from
a Milwaukee high school Secretary
Morton was attracted to her ability as
"a librarian by her method " indeNing
publications " the agricultural depart
ment while In the Los Angeles public
library. As city librarian. Miss Hassc
made repeated requests Tor publications
Of the department at Washington. and
Il was during this correspondence that
Secretary Morton became acquainted
with the system Of Ming In vogue at
Los Angeles and It's inventor on ac.
count " some Misunderstanding with
Los Angeles library trustees both Miss
H1sse and her assistant recently re-
signed her position there. which she had
held Tor six years. a few days later
she received a Geographic oner Of the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

queen victorla's elderly cousin. tho
aentuagenarlan Duke OF Cambridge.
who has recently been 80 roundly
abused by the British press Tor declln-
ing TO resign hls Office ns Commander
in-Chlef OF the British army. and de-
nounced as obstruoting every military
reform, IN once more being held up TO
public obloquy IN consequence OF his In
cxorablo refusal 10 permit any bicycling
TO be INDUCED In In Hyde Park "
which he Is the ranger.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

The honor OF being the oldest man In
point OF consecutive years IN the EN-
ployment OF the city OF Philadelphia is
accredited TO Uncle David Brown. mes.
senger IN the Health Bureau. Uncle
David has Just celebrated his nifty
eighth year OF service In the health Of
nee, and gives promise Of contributing
his faithful labors to the city for many
years TO come,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

ty-third Infantry. 10 be Bugadler-
General. This promotion was some
thing of a surprise. as Il had been
thought that whatever further advance
ment this officer received would be at
the hands OF a Republican executive.
lie was the son-ln-law Of the late James
q. Blaine, and II would not have as
tonishcd many In the army N he had re-
celved a star from Mr. Harrison. In
deed, Il has been said that Colonel Cop
plnger's promotion was urged upon tho
last Republican President with much
lnslatenco by members Of his wife's fam
lly. As II Is. his promotion is made over
the heads OF thirteen other colonies. and
as he win not be called upon to retire
Tor four years and half, many OF those
who have been skipped win probably
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

HE elevation OF Ma
jor General scho-
field To the rccrcat-
ed rank OF Lleuten-
ant General. and Of
the retirement Of
Major General Me
Cook. left the Prcsl-
dent several high Of
fees In the army at
his disposal The
new Aiajor-Gencrai
Wesley Merritt. has
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

I Is pretty certain
that when n man
does the work and
gains the position
occupied by Dr.
Charles n. Park
hurst. there Is a
woman In the case.
who Is something ~
n power behind the
throne. All the
world knows now
that Or Parkhurst
IL a moral here. The
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

Mr.. Pcrclval Lowell. OF Boston. who
erected and equipped fine temporary
In Arizona last year merely
for the purpose Of studying the planet
Mars. announces that he viii have a
2i-inch telescope made By Clark for fur
ther research.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23
why lie starved.

watts-Dld you ever know OF any
one dying for love?
Potts-once. knew a fellow who
starved TO death after being refused
by an helress. indianapolis Journal
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

The average height Of man In the
United states Is 1--WE feet ten and one
half Inches; in France. lve feet four
inches; In Belgium, 1--WE feet six and
one-fourth inches,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

MRS. CHARLES H. PARKHuRsT
hueuce that goes out 90 AFFECT public
unaiis from the quiet of hcr home. Her
influence FOR good is simply lncaleula-
BILE. No wonder that In an atmosphere
Of such happy domesuclty DR., Park
hurst stands out boldly against the en-
Establishment OF women. II II because
he has such wife, who In her quiet
way works such mighty influence
doubtless. that he has been led TO take
this position. All honor TO this noble
woman for the part she has taken tor
the influence she has exerted In pubic
affairs. all unknown TO the great outside
and, In some respects. unsympatheue
world, There h no end TO Mrs. PARK
hursts mission work. the demands upon
heF5time being enormous. She Is con-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

The War Pictures In Harpor'- weekly
Were Among Ills Most Notahie Work
Has Recently Finished q Painting
Destined to tiecome Famous
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23
Is A TRUE REFORMEB
MRS. CHARLES n. PARKHURST
AN EARNEST WORKER.

To Tier Husband =. Not Due Al the
Honor ~ Reforming New York she
Was the Inspiring Anrci Of the Great
WORT.
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M0SLER. THE ARTIST.
he FLoURisHED DURING THE
LATE CIVIL WAR.

LATE CIVIL WAR.
The War Pictures In Harper. weekly
Were Among ui. Mn.t Notable Work
Has Recently Finished q Painting
Destined to uecome Famous
- Me Of the consplc-
!. !. ]. j. 4. !. !. !.
q NJ y uous pictures In the
-,-5....,..I -. Y current exhibition
y&F,p1I EisJt at the Academy VI
~ %kS59 Design Is the large
- ~ Nsaniai production In the
CT SJhNu< north gallery emil
~ NM tied Last Mo-
IS NJ Nv mcnts." It Il a
" l,rlr1rtll death scene In an
~ w old European intc-
III rior The subject
renders II anything
but cheerful. yet
the signature anxcd TO the work must
send the mind Of many visitor pleas
antly back 20 the early sixties and our
civil war. The artist. Henry Mosler.
came into considerable prominence
then. lie was lad In Cincinnati, the
city Of his birth. Major Anderson was
there Just after the bombar1mcnt of
Fort sumter. ana Mr. M1slcr saw him
throughout the festivities incident 10
his passage through the place. lie
made some sketches apropos ~ the occa-
sion and sent them to the editor Of Har-
per's Weekly. They were promptly ac-
cepted, ana their author was commits.
stoned out Of hand 10 act as the special
artist In the west for the periodical at
that time foremost In the pictorial celc-
brttion of the war. Mr. Moaler started
FOR Louisville and skctched episodes In
the trouble thereabouts within short
time he met Sherman. who gave him a
rather blun reception: but he was soon
at home In military life. and made
friends with the commander. who at
FIRST seemed TO doubt that 50 young
man could be anything but an obstruc-
ton al the front. lie saw the battles Of
MumfordHvlllc, Pcrrysvlllc. Somerset
shiloh. and Plttsburg Landing. besides
many nameless minor actions In va
rious parts 81 Kentucky. Tennessee
mississippi, and Alabama. All through
this period Mr. Mosler sent sketches and
correspondence to Harpcra Weekly. and
old readers 81 the paper will remember
the spirit and piciurcHlucnoHH Of his
work Ia 1858 he threw up his commits
sion ana won't 10 New York en- route for
Europe. whore he contemplated q long
course ~ artistic study Ills employers
IN the East were ustonlshcd when they
Hhw him. They had expected an older
man. But already Mr.. Moslcr had con-
ilrmc1 the faith which had been placed
In his work, and not long after his ar
rival In Europe he showed even more
concluslvcly that his talents were of a
substantial character. lie entered ut
.oucc upon a career which has been un-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23
THE NEW BRIGADIERS.
SOME RECENT CHANGES IN THE
UNITED STATES ARMY.

Now PAGES That Have Come to the
'FRONT.' In the Multary Ranks Cen
erals Merritt. Miss aud Copplnger-
The Iattcr's Good Luck.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23
nradiey Of K.ntuolsy.

This Is the latest portrait OF W. o.
Bradley. who has been chosen by the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

Me of the con pic
uous pictures In the
current exhibition
at the Academy VI
Design l. the large
production In the
north gallery cntl-
tied Last Mo-
ments." Il IL a
death scene In an
old European intc-
riOr The subject
renders II anything
but cheerful. yet
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-16

of them. and the officers recognized
Billy Moffat, notorious crook and
sandbagger. When arrested. one OF
the tramps. who was standing some
distance from the camp fire. made n
break for liberty. Detective Lord fired
four shots at him. but he got away.
The four prisoners were taken to the
police station. There they gave their
names and residences as George Con-
nell, Port Jervis; James Cummings.
Scranton; John Brown and William
Moffat. Paterson. On being searched,
over 500 In money was found, besides
numerous articles supposed to have
been stolen. Their underclothes, shoes
and socks were new. Connell had SIS
in postage stamps. In the pocket of
the overcoat of the man who escaped
$50 in money was found.
Moffat and Brown is well known to
the police, and the former is wanted
for sandbagging and highway robbery.
Brown has already served term for
shooting man whom he held up about
year ago In this city. Connell Is sup
posed to be one of a gang who has
been robbing the postofilces In the
small towns Of northern New Jersey.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-16
SENATE COMMITTEES.
Chairma nships Given TO pcffer. Stewart
and Allen, popuIists.

Washington, Dec. 15.-The Republi-
can caucus committee. charged with
the duty of making majority assign
ments to the senate committees, held
a protracted meeting yesterday after
noon and adjourned until Monday
when the final report will be drawn for
submission to the caucus to be held on
Tuesday Immediately after the sem
ate adjourns. A number of additional
chairmanships were finally agreed
upon yesterday. In addition to those
that heve been heretofore named are
the following:
Civil Service and observation-disclosures
ard, of North Carolina.
Education and Labor-Shoup, of idaho.
Enrolled Bills-Sewell, of New Jersey.
To Examine the Several Branches of the
Civil Service-Peffer. of Kansas CPop).
Improvement of the Mississippi River
Nelson, of Minnesota.
Indian Wilson, of Wash
ington.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Rhode
Island.
Pop).
Relations with Canada--Carter, of Mon
tana.
Revision of the Laws-Burrows. of Mich
igan.
To Investigate the Geological Survey
Elkins, of West Virginia.
Forest Reservations-Alen, Of Nebras-
ka (Poc.).
The committees on irrigation, organ
ization and expenditures In the execu-
tive departments; Pacific railroads,
railroads, Transportation routes to the
seaboard, Quadrocentennial, National
banks, and to investigate trespassers
on Indian lands have not been definite
1y determined, all of them being set
apart for the new men.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-16

Republicans. and messengers will go to
Washington and will make trips to
Southern and neighboring Northern
states to whoop up the boom. Only one
complication has beset Bradley SO far,
and that is the candidacy of II. Clay
Evans of Tennessee. for vice president
Should Mckinley fail of the nomina-
ton. 1t is believed that Bradley. owing
to the neighborly relations, would fall
heir to some of the votes from Ohio
Ex-Gov. Foraker and Gov. Bradley
have long been Intimate friends, and
some say that Bradley will have the
quiet support of Ohios next senator
and his open assistance should no can
didate from that state appear avail
able.
The states which 1t is thought will in
struct for Bradley are Kentucky, Vir-
ginia. West Virginia. Arkansas, Mis-
souri,. and one or two Southern states.
Bradley's friends say that all of the
Southern delegates, except Tennessee's
will be made up with reference to Gov.
Bradiey's candidacy, and will be con-
trOlled by him,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-16
YOUNG MACY DYING.
lie VIII DO the Third Victim OF tho wild
Act Of the BOy Train WreckcrS.

Act OF tine DOV iTutu N'oSNc'N'
Rome. N. Y, Dec. 15.-John Macy,
young man who was injured in the
wreck of the Central fast mail train at
this city on Nov. 10, and has since been
at the Rome hospital. is very low. and
his friends have given up hope of his
recovery. Macey was stealing ride
on the platform of a mail car with
Robert Bond The latter died on the
morning Of the wreck. Macey was in
jured about the head. and his right leg
was SO badly crushed that 1t had to be
amputated Just below the knee. He
is unable to take any nourlshment. and
the doctors believe that he Is injured
internally.
Macy is 90 years Of age. and the son
of respectable parents living In Syra-
cuse. Though ne figured In the first
accounts of the wreck as tramp. he
had never been away from home until
he started on the trip that ended SO
disastrousiy. Bond persuaded him to
go, saying they could beat their way
to New York. If Macy succumbs to
his injuries ne will be the third victim
of the wild act of the four hare-brained
boys who derailed the train to rob the
passengers. Mrs J. Bagg, sister of
Macy, who lives in Syracuse. is with
him, and other members of the family
are expected tonight.