New-York tribune., 1896-02-03
Of the Commission may have to be virtusily
suspended before the end Of the year.
PERSONAL.

Mrs Angelina J. Knox, who died in California
the other day In her seventy-seventh year, was an
Abolitionist in Massachusetts before the war. She
contributed largely from her private fortune to
equip soldiers for the Civil War; and after It was
over she sent by Abolitionst societies 10 Canada
to investigate the condition Of negroes who had
escaped to that country from slavery She was In.
strumental In establishing in Boston homo for aged
colored women. She went to California twenty yearS
ago, and In recent years had hved In Fresno
General Valer,ano Weyler. Of the Spanish Army
the new Captain General Of Cuba is said to be Of
Irish extraction, is sixty years old. and extremely
energetic. He distinguished himself during the Car.
list war; and attracted attention during the Spanish
war against the Moors In Africa. General Weylsr
was sent Cuba in the early part of the ten years
war, and served under two captain-generals. He
remained there more than two years. and was re-
called to Spain on account Of charges OF extreme
cruelty made against him.
The Manhattan State Hospital Act completed the
legislation required bring all the dependent insane
under the Of the State and as this reform was
initiated and carried to completion by the State
Charities Aid Association, of whose Committee on
the Insane Miss Louisa Lee Schuyler. OF this city
has for ten years been chairman Governor Morton
has sent to Miss Schuyler the gold pen with which
he signed the bill on January & A most compl.
mentary letter of congratulation accompanied the
gift.
All the Philadelphia papers pay generous tribute
savs: ut was the high and singular privilege
of Dr. Furness In a brilliant youth. in mature and
fruitful middle age and through years prolonged
far beyond all the fondest hopes of his friends to
stand before a great city the visible representa-
tive of the higher agencies of society and the lofier
spIrt of religion Every reform had in him friend
and every aspect Of truth advocate In his creed
charity was never forgotten and charity was for
him more than any creed He endured the asperities
of religious controversy, but never shared them
and all the oboquy Of the early days OF abolition he
faced without bitterness A divine zeal burned
through all those days of struggle and neither the
threat of the mob the pers OF iniqutous law
swayed him to conformity or stung him to reying
AS his wears Of service for his fellowman multiplied
and heightened and bore fruit yet more abundantly
there grew up In the minds OF men and will lnger
long I'm their memories the knowledge and influence
of a man whose life stood for all that round Of
tc1cfcent activity by which society Is sanctihed and
saved from the degrading influence Of material
civilization"
Miss Jennie Young Of Scotland has been In
Mexico for some time arranging for the purchase
of land for large Scotch colony which she in
tends to bring over soon. She is greatly impressed
with Mexico, and believes that immigrants from
Europe will soon flock 10 It. For many years."
she says "it has been my desire to find a suitable
country which would be a safe and successful one
for COLOMBIA stion. have travelled great deal and
have visited many parts of the world, yet nave
never found fruitful country or so exquisite
climate as find here In the republic"