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the quiet, hazy calm when seems u
overshadow everything.
Here smiling laziness. or what appears
a q such forever banishes, as unnecessary
10 life hurry, hustle, ana eNcllsiIel ,,,,.
The far-famed hills of Rochester chiine
a welcome across the fats or Tnanet md
bring back TO US pleasant memories OF inc
genial Dean Hole OF the Catneural,
Then, between US and the Ihame5 es-
tuarv lies Chatham, the great war ar
ssnai Looming like a dark, shadowy rep
resentative OF war and rumors OF war
midst smiling peace and plenty. BUT az
last the bourne is in sight ana me ihany
towers and spires OF Cant&Dury crown
the valley. ~.
thedrai. with, possibly, the ruined caslle
or oriory. are sufficient objects OF me-
rest. but here one Is lost IN WONDER as 10
where TO go, and what 10 see ltse' -
week is the shortest period In when one
NAV reasonably expect 70 do justice to
canterbury The Norman sIonSuo'p'
eabled. black beamed houses, with iattlce
windows, in narrow, crookeu. "il1.iao
lanes; the many cnuIches, inc grey $500,
porch and outside stairway-unique IN
srchitecture-St. AugEstne's DeautlIuI
gateway and priory. the Monas-
terry, st. Martins church, tne w..
Gaze Falstaff's Inn, and even the Chey-
5nerSs Inn where Chaucer's pilgrims
lodged)-eyery stone Is full OF historic IN
terest
THE surroundings and architecture are
stil here much as they were IN Chaucer
day ike frame 10 peauthui picture,
could we. only out shut our eyes ana Wy :
a fairy's wand bring back the actors 10
The knight OF "genteel curteseye. me
merry monk. the poore persons OF nc
town the Frankelyne. the Merchant, the
Reve' all still have their counterparts
around us. while before many an altar
tneellng may we see the I.adye PrioFesse,
and possibly from some Of the many Ia
tice Easements OF the Mercery Lane the
WIFE OF Bath may peep on the squire VI
The somnour or the Pardoner In the street
below.
So CATHEDRAL SCENES.
Passing beneath the great gateway. VIII
its profuse carvings. we enter the Sa'ne
dral precincts, and the yastness an'
height OF the nave and choir must I'M
press us as the exceptional IN England.
Here there Is no bewildering Inc o
monuments as In Westminster, nut th'
Warriors Chapel. the tomb OF the BIaci
prince. the Huguenot chapel In the cryp,
the ancient plain stone chair IN whicl
have been crowned all the aFcholshops u
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OLD CANTERBURY.
Thirteen Hundredth Anniversary oil
saint Augustine's Landing.

,rbe wear 1897 will rank with posterity
ne n wear OF mark. Centennial celeora-
tions, anniversary obseryances, ana JUDI
lee festivals have become the fashlon
OF the day. says a writer In the fhi1a-
delphia Ledger.
Queen yictorias unique celebration at
tracted the attention of the worlo, ana
oyershadowed great Church celebration
or Canterbury. England, which in any
other year but the present would nave
more deeply interested us all.
IT was the thirteenth centenary OF the
landing of St Augustine ana ms iorty
monks In England, and the consequent
birth OF tho Church OF England. But IN
reality 1t was the birth Oh somethlhs
greater far, for from IL has sprung the
Christianity OF the Enghsn-speaAihs
world ~
EARLIER CELTIC CHURCH.
Celtic ireland and Scotland had re-
ceIyed Christianity long before TINS, anu
had extended their blessings into Nor,h-
ern England, and II is also asserted tna'
Southern England had q Celtic CHRISTIAN
church. OF which Glastonbury. 81 Adams
and st. Martins. at Canterbury are
notable examples. D.,a
Without doubt Saints Patrick, David
Ninlan, Lcluuipai ho ,.~t,o
the venerable Bede, the sweetly, humble
singer. caidmon. in their homes az
Clonard, Glasnevin. Iona. Jarrow, Whit-
by. and Durham, take precedence OF Au-
gustine and his followers at Canterbury,
But the ultimate victory or assei'io'
OF rights must be yielded TO MN an'
though our ways may be many 'he 81"
has always been alike In view TO all.
The history Of England 10 bound VI
with the story OF Augustine. and In ina
We must all acauiesce-
No nAaA here 10 repcat In detail TIL
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mission in England, but the Bishop OF the
English. or the Bishop or the Ehsiish ia
ton"
So saws one of Englands ecclesiastical
authorities in defence OF the doctrine %
apostolic succession and OF ShuEen u
England Independent Of Rome:
Yet the mission was Gregorys. Angus
fine and his monks owed him allegiance
and ~ for nearness of situation French
Rishop was selected to consecrate him. no
record exists TO show that the ne"
Rlshop OF the English in any way con-
sidered himself independent Oh MS HaS
ter. Gregory.
No controversy can ever be entered INTO
on any such point, but needless 10 say ~
many readers outside ihe Ep'S1opo'
Church the definition is too hne 10 DC 10
gical. and many Episcopahans GO nut
cognize IL as such.
The Celtic Church did diner iio.'
Rome in several points; the Ehs"Sn
Church never DID ., with
But IL is interesting in connection WIN
this conservation of the hrst DSno ~,
10 recall that at the present Gay '"0
Archbishop OF Canterbury 10 -
of All England-or the English ,nrOus.
out the world-and signs munster %
uar, whilst the Archbishop Oh IN a,s
Primate OF England and Signs ,he
Ebor-a contraction OF EDotaeu", re
Roman name for what was 'NeA
city OF York.
In later years the primary was
moved 10 Iichheld. where o., Int
Lindisfarne. one Of the Ceitlc -,
had established bishopric oha, &c
of Mercia, effected this chahss ~, IL 70.
stored to Canterbury.
MURDER OF BECKETT.
The sacrilegious murder OF rnomss
a'Becket, In ITO. brings Canterbury PEI
manently into supreme prominence, any nh
the offerings of the thousands Oh -,
srims annually visiting 1t from al '
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ever memorable slave story. NOT
Angles. but Angels" known to every
school-boy, and which instigated Pope
Gregory to send into the far country OF
Britain the Monk Augustine, to guide
into the way Of peace those golden
haired pagans.
Let us be ever ready to acknowledge
the debt we owe to those beautiiul
slave boys, who served Imperial Rome
and whose forms so fair ought not 10
be excluded from the Inheritance OF
Christ"
LEGEND OF MAHOMET.
or special interest, too, 1t is for us
that Mahomet's appearance as teacher
dates from the same year and In later
years in the legend-loving centuries,
as we cali the twelfth and thirteenth
centuries. the monks loved 10 tel tha'
St. Augustine took possession OF Eng
land. in the name of the Cross, on the
same day on which Mahomet was born
Thus the English Christian and Turk
ish Mussulman have struggled from
birth, and the end is not yet.
For us the Christ and the anu-Chris'
. have existed 1900 years.
When Augustine and his forty monks
| landed on tho Isle OF Thanet. Ethelbert
! was King OF Kent, and his wife. Bertha
daughter Of Cherebert, King OF the Pa
rasii, was already CHRISTIAN. She had
| stipulated for the free exercise or mel
religion, and so Augustine landed at
most auspicious time.
ST. MARTINS CHURCH.
He therefore sent messengers to the
King. Offering TO open to him and his sub
jects tho gates of eternal happiness. Tho
King received them. promised his pro'ec-
ton, but reserved discreet silence as TO
his belief in their doctrines. But Queen
Bertha. who had built an oratory dsdi-
Gated 10 81. Martin over the site OF the
little church of King Luclus. Christian.
| In ISL A. D.. now offered 1t 10 the monks.
and toward 1t they marched chanting
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litanies and carrying before them a silver
cross and picture OF the Blessed Saviour.
At the following Christmas season
Ethelebert believed and was baptized, and
within the church at the present day may
be seen marvellousy preserved font OF
early Saxon workmanship, which Is
claimed to be the same in which the King
was baptized A stone sarcophagus, too
is shown, said to be that of Queen Bertha.
Whether or not these relics are anthem
ticaily so ancient we do know that the
foundation OF the present church are the
same as those of 1900 years ago. and in
the walls may be seen many of the long,
narrow Roman bricks, now so familiar TO
us since modern excavations In England
and elsewhere have brought them 10 light.
Standing In the graveyard of this quaint
little church on the hill one can look
across the valley TO the great cathedral
and picture Augustine as he stretched out
his hands and blessed the land OF his
adoption; then solemnly marched on to
plant the Standard of the Cross where
now We see the glorious Christ Church Ca
thedral.
THE FIRST DIOCESE.
Ethebert, in his generosity, gave UP
his palace to the monks, which they con-
yerted into a monastery and from ex-
listing documents IL Is assumed that an
earlier church also stood near. so that
when Augustine was consecrated as q
bishop no dedicated his newly-acquired
diocese to Christ as the Giver OF All. Fol
Pope Gregory had made Augustine's ele'
walton to the episcopato dependent upon
certain conditions. and had provided thai
vergilius. Bishop OF Aries. should conse'
crate him.
Under these circumstances. therefore
Augustine. without delay. repaired &c
vergilius. Bishop OF Aries. and by hin
was consecrsted. mot a Bishop Of thu
Roman Church. not a Bishop Of a branch
OF the Roman Church In England. nor {
Bishop of the Church In France with {
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THE COHEN co. THE COHEN co.

succession from Augustine. Ianfran1
Anseim, Beckett. IangtOn, Chiekeleb
Cranmer Cardinal Pole, and many aA.
other maker OF history, and last. lll
above all, the scene Of Beckets mLflfi'
and OF his shrine close by the high aliaf.
Fire has destroyed much OF the original
stonewOrk, bur the worn marble s,ei5'
the grooves in the floor. and the dim coz
ored tilewOrk are here as they were ~
Chauccr's day Where we now place or
feet the faith OF our forefatBers was ie'-
titled on their knees Alas! there Do 10
shrine now before which We could kneei
even n We would, FOR. with migny
oath. Henry VIII. vowed that the name
OF Thomas a Becket-the defer ar
Kings power-should be forever Dlottei
out Of the land.
SO. setting the example which proved
stronger than precept be carried away %
his treasury IN London all the magnl'
cent jewels which hung around h. tl'
famed regale diamond Offering OF ~
Louis. OF France, the golden crown e.
Scotland. brought hither by EdV ard J
after he had carried the Stone OF DesiY
10 form the seat o. his new coronation
chair IN Westminster Abbey, the rat3
necklace OF Mary Stuart. the golden ei
fering OF the Emperor Charles v. VIZ
visited Canterbury. but not Engia.-,
All this gold and precious stones ~
two great chestes such as -ixe or sta,,'
strong men could doe no more than CO..
Ecy tnem cut OF the church.
Erasmus tells Us that gold was ~,
meanest thing 10 be seen. the who.e ~,
shone and gllttered with rarest and -,
precious jewels. most OF which were =
an extraordinary size. some oeinB lais"
than the egg OF a goose" -.
The worn pavement and faded tl"s 80
all now left 10 tell the tale ~ me oD.A
tons and sufferings add prayers or ~,
centuries OF worshippers. ana }st o.tia
for US there Is around IL the inelA, "a
beauty OK holiness. Here. even p, -
close OF the nineteenth century h.'y 80,
stand and call IL holy ground, loi .sr,
within the walls Of this churen ha, o,.b'.,p
forth the millions II "cf ,e'uai -, f5r
prayers" which have ayailei ~ ihN'"
the formation OF Christensen
Our creedS are many. but me ,,tnii.''.5-
| one. and In His name many tha
speaking men from every aaa' yer =, Ia
world join hands and hearts a' '''
| OF their common faith.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-01
CLOSING SALE or RICH CUT-GLAss-
WARE.

Cut-Glass Toothpick- l9c. each.
Cut-Glass Water Bottles, Sl.25 each,
75c. Cut-Glass Sugar Shakers Tor o9c-
Cut-Glass Syrup Jugs, DOC. each.
50 Cut-Glass Vases for SOC.
Real Flange Cut-Glass Tumolers, &c.
each.
Cut-Glass Oil-Bottles. SOC.
SO Cut-Glass Bowls for 50.
Large Imported Nase-Lamps, with
globes to match, that were SO; closing
price. 1895.
Dresden China Lamps, complete with
globe, that were S. for 2.25.
Large Imported Banquet-Lamps, tha'
were SIS: to close. $50.
A lot of Fine Brass Lamps, that were
81 and 81; to close, $l.go each.
A lot of Decorated Lamp-GlObes, some
of them were upwards Of N75; to
close. 59c. choice.
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CLOSING SALE OF OIL AND GAS.
sTnNES

The very best quality On-Stoyes VIA
patent brass burners. warranted nI
TO leak. were Sl25, FOR 15c. each.
$3.50 On-Stove for $40.
100 Hot-Plate Gas-Stoves, that were fc.
to close, Zoe each.
s-Rurner Nickel-Piated Defender Gas
Stoves, that were $40. to close, SO
each.
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Orders for printing sent 10 the Di-pA"'
rompany Will be given prompt a'senu'''
and the style OF work and prices VA
suro TO please you
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The Tnrn in the Tide of Merchandising.
THIS SFMI-ANNUAL CLOSINGS SALE

presented the
isbb is ehn wthhs
of
last o.
md dhvthesu of he
all
backo the pods ge
Wee1
WashG
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The Famous Semi
Annual Closing Sale
OF THE SEASON IN
HOUSEWARES

takes place here Monday We shall deliver goods PROMPTLY
possible but you expect on the dav Of
unless circumstances require their prompt delivery.
The following many sample values possible for No
to give but these only the beginning of thousands v
things that will be sold at just such prices.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-01
CLOSING SALE OF FANCY CHINA
CUPS AND sAUCERs,

French. Austrian. and German China
Tea. After-Dinner. Souvenir, and
Moustache Cups and Saucers, that
were Is. 80, and 75c.; closing prices.
10 and 15c. choice.
Fancy Shape Decorated Imported
Breakfast and Dinner-Plates, that
were 25 and 35c.. for l0c. choice.
zoe. China Sugar and Cream SETS Tor
lJc. a set.
French China Decorated Breakfast
Plates. 25c. value. for sc. each.
White Porcelain Fruit COMFORTS, that
were Soc for 10c. each.
Full Gold-Stippled Toilet Sets, contain
ing 10 pieces, that were 50; closing
price. $3.50 a set.
Decorated Slop-Jars. large size, g and
SO: to close. soc. choice.
Handsome Decorated China WASH
Bowls that were 81; to close, 45c. each.
soc. Delft China Plates for l5c. each.
Richly Decorated l2-piece Toilet Sets,
that were 81; closing price, $3.50 COM
Glete.
Imported Cups and Saucers, oval shape,
were 10c.; sale price. Be- each.
Real China Cream Pitchers, were l5c.,
for &c each
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CLOSING SALE or GRANITE-IROy-
WARE.

Large Tipped Saucepans. that were Nc,
TO close 25c. each.
Tipped Saucepans. that were sc. 10
close. Zoe each.
Granite Covered Saucepots, that Weri
i0c.. for l9c. each.
Granite MuiiinPans, that were -oc. 10
close. l5c. each.
% Granite Saucepans. with cover, 70
close. l5c.
1-ouart Granite Mix Pans, &C. each.
ISc Granite Wash-Baslns. &c.
Granite Fry Pans. Joe. each.
Family-Size Granite Tea-kettles, &c.
each.
Granite Soup Ladies' &c. each.
Granite Dish-Pans. that were ssc.. foi
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-01
CLOSING SALE OF WOODEN. "
Low. AND HARDIN ARE.

Large OAK IarlCr or centre l3Dlas ia,
were $3.50, 10 close, soc. each
100 Electric Hoop Cedar Tubs. that W.,
Sc. to close Csc each
$.25 Folding Lawn Benches. 10 clos,
CSC each
Double-ZInc Washboards. that wersr,
10 close. lie. each.
100 Spint Market Baskets. that vs,,
l0c. 10 close Sc. each.
Fancy Work Baskets, that were &c "a,
l0c each
Bon Ami Cleaning Soap 3 l--c cake
Electric Paste Stove Polish. lc.
25c. Steel Ice-Shayers for &c.
The Best Laundry Wax, Ice. kind "a,
sc q cake.
i.o00 cakes OF the Best Laundry sus
will be sold Monday for 3-ic. a cak1
The best quality Blue Steel Tacm h
box.
Solid-Back Scrubbing Brushes. IA,
were l5c., for &C.. each.
4-Fold japanese Screens. N.9S each.
25c. Clothes Brushes for &c. each.
Bicycle Enamel. all colOrs. Be-. "a can
Hardwood Toothpicks. lc a box
A set Of Table Mats, that were &c ','
lic a set.
Ten-Pn Hat and Coat Racks. that vsa
90 -
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CLOSING SALE OF CUTLERY.

Rogers's Nickel-Siver Teaspoons, spe-
cial closing price sc. each.
Tablespoons to match, Joe. each.
Handsome Silver-Plated Butter-hnlves
ana Sugar-Shells. soc. values, ior
- lie. each.
Genuine Sheffield Carving Sets, that
sold upwards of $3.50; closing price,
79c each. ,,,,.
Genuine Shefield-Steel White-Handle
Knives and Forks. that were $i.5O d
dozen: to close, l2c. each.
Silver-Plated Steel Teaspoons, lc' eacn'
Ssrrated-Fdge Bread-Knives, &c. each.
Sllver-Plated Forks, that were 81
do,or. 10 cfosp 5C eac1.
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HAvILAND-CHINA DINNER SETS,

HANibAND-CHlNA DiNNEH SETS,
that were SIS; closing price. $l7.
Limoges China Dinner Sets. that were
St: closing price, $3.50.
so Limoges Dinner Sets for $25.
Real Carlsbad China Dinner Sets, that
were $25; closing price. Sl295.
Imported Dinner Sets, that were SIS;
sale price, Sl095.
$3.50 English China Dinner Sets. will
be sold Monday for $50 complete.
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.JEWELRY AND FANS.

$40 Ladies' 25c. Shlrt-Waist Sets, con-
slstlng of studs, / pair link buttons,
collar button, Sc. set, l2c. Side
Combs. &C.; zoe. Side-Combs. 10c.; Horn
Hair-Plns &c. a dozen; Belt Pins, lie.
&c. Stick Pins, 10c.; Long Fan Chains,
enamelled slides, 81 kind. for S9c.
Zoe. japanese Fans, &C.. II lie. ones, &c.
l9c. ones, &C.; 25c. ones, u lie.
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CLOSING PRICES ON TINwARE.

Ou-stove Kettles. DC. each.
Tin Drinking Cups. 10. each.
Tin Buckets, &c. each.
soc. Try Pans. with covers, for l3c.
Covered Tin Saucepans, Sc. each.
Soc Steam Cookers or Rice Boilers Tor
15c
$50 Partisan Coffee-Pots FOR zoe.
l2-Ring Muffin Pans for lqc.
Rotary Flower-Sifters FOR Dc.
4-quart REFINED Saucepans for g. each
Deep Ple-Plates. lc. each.
Be. Milk-Pans for &c. each
Box Nutmeg Graters. lc. eaeh.
Dover Egg-WhiDs. Sc.
25c. Mix Buckets with strainers. H,'
each
nnrror-Polished sad-Irons. 2s-io. q
pound
Crusty Bread-Pans. &C. each.
IMPORTERS SAMPLE SALE CD
DOLLS.
They're Kessner's famous kid-Body AM
Jointed Dolls:
200 81 and $50 Dolls FOR 75c; 81 DON
for zoe
A lot OF % and 75c Dress and kid-B'D
Dolls will be sold for &c.
A lot Of Csc. Dolls will be sold FOR .N
100 Dolls that we're 10 and loo. Nil =
sold for &c each
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-01

soc Medallions. with brass chains, TO
close 19c. each. ...,,,,
&c Eneravings, with White enamelled
frames. to close &c. eacn. =.
Large Oil-Paintings, that were ~ "
close. $3.50 each. e,,....,,..
French Water-Color Character Sketches
thar were 81: TO close, 99c. each.
1sx9O Pastel Pictures, that were N.oo'
for CSC. each. ,,,o,.,.
ward OF Pansies. Roses, or Niolets,
in White enameled frames WIN
brass corners. for 7sc. each. an o..
e Git and Walnut Frames, l6X0' 10
q "a oak Easels, to close 45c. each.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-01

CLOSING SALE OF BABY-CARRIAGrs
Only IL Wakefield Baby-Carriaee, ls1
out OF two carloads:
$50 Baby-Carriages for $50
S25 Baby-Carriages for 81.
so Baby-Carria for $3.50
SIS Baby-Carriages for 50.
&l2 ~ RahY-CarrIng Tor a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

should enable one person 10 injure an
other. and he wished to apply this
principle OF equality before the law
to taxation and bimetallism- He con-
tinued: IF a tax law simply takes
from one citizen TO give to another. the
persons who framed it simply lacked
the courage of the highway robber
and the government which allows II is
an unjust government
Il am willing that this money ques-
tion shall be settled by this principle of
equality before the law. / do not say
that bimetallism gives yoc an abso-
lutely perfect dollar, but believe that
it will give fairer justice between man
and man than any system of finance
ever devised
Mr.. Bryan. late tonight, spoke briefly
before the Royal Merchants associa.
ton at their annual banquet.
Mr.. Bryan feared violence from Yale
students, and was escorted from the
hotel 20 the theater by a bodvguard
of five policemen.
During the progress Of the lecture an
attachment was served on box office
receipts by Frank J. Brown, local
lawyer. representing ]. W. Norcross OF
New York. advance agent for j. W.
Crawford of the same city. The suit
was brought to recover claim of $500
against the lecture agency with which
Mr.. Brvan is connected Mr.. BRYAN
claims tonight's address was not con-
nected with the course, and. therefore,
the attachment is void. 1t will prob
ably be releas I'd tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26
IN NEW YORK TONIGHT.
Bryan's Two Lectures in the Metrop-
oils Will Be money" and Free
Coinage"

New York, Feb. 25.-William J.
Bryan is billed to arrive in town on
Friday, and a reception committee of
the Bimetallic association viii escort
him to the Bartholdi hotel. Elaborate
plans are being MADE to entertain
him. Saturday a luncheon will be
served in his honor in the Bartholdi
and a reception committee embracing
many prominent silver men from vari-
Gus states has been appointed to act
as his body guard. Elliott Danforth
is chairman. Senator German was in
vited to act as member but he sent
his regrets. Among those who will
receive him are Henry George, John
Brisben Walker, John c. Sheehan,
William r. Hearst. Congressman Sui
zer, Congressman Cummings, Senator
James K. Jones, Senator Stewart OF
Nevada, Senator Pettigrew of South
Dakota, George Fred Williams of Mas
sachusetts, Justice Gaynor, James j.
Martin. Jacob Rupert and long list
of Tammany men.
Bryan's subject Friday night will
be Money" and on Saturday night
Free Coinage"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26
MAY GO A BEGGING.
FEW APPLICATIONS MADE FOR
MINISTER TO SPAIN.
Heretofore, the Spanish Mission Has
Been Eagerly Sought After, by
Men Who Were Anxious to Spend
a Few Years Abroad.

New York, Feb. ga Sun special
from Washington saws:
Information has been received in.
Washington that removes all possible
doubt of the intention of the president
elect to appoint John Hay of Wash
ington and Ohio. as ambassador to En-
gland. to succeed Thomas Francis Bay
ard of Delaware. Senator Sherman,
who will be the next secretary of state,
has known Colonel Hav for a great
many years, and has a very high opin-
ion of his abilities and of his special
Qualifications for the important post
-lr. Sherman has. it is understood,
also given his hearty approval of the
selection of General Horace Porter as
ambassador to France. and his name
will be sent to the senate along with
that of Colonel Hay.
Immediately after McKinley's cleo
ton the New England delegation form
ally asked for the appointment of Con-
gresham William S. Draper to one of
the firSt-class foreign missions, and
Italy was at first selected. 1t is the
understanding of the New England del
egation, now, that the programme will
be changed slightly by the transfer or
General Draper to Berlin, and as far as
is known in Washington no selection
for the Italian mission has been made.
An eastern Republican senator, in
discussing yesterday the question of
diplomatic appointments under the
next administration, said that it was
somewhat remarkable that there are
few. if any, active candidates for an
pointment as minister to Spain to sue
ceed Hannis Taylor. For a great many
years the Spanish mission has been
eagerly sought by public men. who are
eager TO spend a few years studying
the interesting and romantic history Of
Spain, and enjoying its salubriOus eli
mate. Now. however. when the war
cloud hangs between Spain and the
United States. and nothing but trouble
surrounds the Office of American rep
resentative at Madrid, the post is prac-
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