Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-16

liant work in the iield. A little latter
on the Governor of Massachusetts,
asked Gen. Sumner TO suggest II colonel
for new cavalry regiment. The name
of Col. Miles was sent to him by Gen.
Sumner and again it WAS passed over.
Thus his own state lost her last chance
to stanl sponsor to tue most capable
commander she gave to the Union
cause and the man who is today at the
head of the United States Army.
Col. Albert A. Pope, in n speech in.
PRODUCING Gen. Miles MS the orator OF
Memorial Day in Boston last May,
gave u very interesting recital OF his
remarkable progress from the position
of clerk III Boston crockery store
in 1861 to the highest military rank in
the country, aud told the following
anecdote: sit was at Charlottesville
that Gen. Hancock, commanding the
End corps, saw regiment holding in
check brigade OF the enemy. Turn
ing to q staff officer, he inquired who
was in command. Learning that it
was the colonel of the Sixty first New
York, he said: Ride down there
and tell him he ia worth his weight in
gold Such compliment from the
major. general to the young colonel
was an additional incentive to make
him fight on until the task in hand
WAS accomplished. Wounded three
times, he was being borne on
q stretcher to the rear when
General Couch, the senior corps COM
mander at the Army Of the Potomac,
who had watched his brilliant fight,
looked down for q moment on his pale
face, and then, turning. said to junior
major-general, If that young man
lives, predict that YOU aud 1 will
serve under him The remark was
objected to, but his prophecy came
true"
The destruction of the Manhattan
Bank building at Blocker street and
Broadway is certain to have az great
nm influence upon the proposed revis.
ion of the building laws as the col
lapse OF the Ireland building last
summer. 1t was an event which
was needed, in the opinion OF the all.
thorities, to demonstrate beyond per-
adventure the absolute necessity for an
immediate change in existing laws, so
that not alone will property be more
adequately protected. but that human
life may be saved. Chief Bonner OF
the fire department made some state
ments calculated to overthrow all
popular ideas concerning tireproof
building. He says there was. not Il thor.
oughly tireproof building in New York.
Mr.. Bonner's remarks brought out
several great principles concerning
the safety from fire OF tireproof
building. II don't want to pose as
sensatio nalist," said the chief,
'1or this is a subject which has too
many serious bearings, upon the
safety of life and property to dis.
miss with anything but the most
careful sort Of consideration. But
this I insist upon: We shall have in
this city, unless the citizens OF New
York are warned in time, calamity
by fire which will rend their hearts.
81 believe that any tireproof build.
ing constructed previous to the laws
of 1892 is not proof against fire.
Inasmuch as great political parties
keep no books, but do spend great
deal of money, it was deemed an H.
teresting speculation to imagine how
much money Tammany obtained and
expended in the recent campaign,
which, thank heaven, is at last fin
ished OF course, nobody knew any.
thing about it, so imagination had free
range to run and be exploited. 1t
was just as easy to imagine $3.50, 600
IN Tammany's ntrong pox as nall that
sum, and having got it in the minds
eye, as we'll as in the box, to distrib-
ute it for proper or improper pur.
poses was an equally easy task for the
Imagination. Great boys, these !
The agony is over.
Consuelo Vanderbilt is now Ouch
esq. The Duke has borne himself most
admirably. There is no one other young
gentleman of Saxon birth who would
have submitted as patiently as he has
to all the notoriety, not to say cal.
umny, that has been heaped upon his
innocent head. He has not only es.
capped all the pains and pangs of being
. nobleman not in diguise--but
whisper it soft and low-he es-
capped the immediate denomination
of lady-his Observation-Disclosures
brooks no opposition and yields to no
pleading. A mother-in. law to an Eng
lishman, and an English Duke Mt
that, occupies a very different posi-
ton in England from what she does
here. If she behaves, she is made
welcome on suffernnce. III she tries
the bully act, she is firmly, but polite
ly, shown the front door and has to
retire, for law and custom are alike