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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-01

Iron Crown and Of Leopold are usually followed
by the concession Of patents OF the hereditary
title Of Baron" But. with the exception Of
these cases, there Is no Continental order that
may be said to carry even remotely with 1t
any title Of nobility. True. Italians are accus-
toned to address people who have the cross or
ordinary Knight of the order OF St Maurice
and st. Lazarus as "Cavaliere," and the knight
Commanders Of that order as commentators
But that is merely matter of courtesy and
not Of right, or even Of official usage.
With regard to the prerogatives of these Con-
tinental orders they are of a restricted charac-
ter. especially when possessed by foreigners.
Thus although a Frenchman Is entitled to an
nfnitesimal annuity proportionatc to the grade
CT his rank in the Legion of Honor this is with
held in the of alien wearers Of the red rib
bon, whose sole privilege is the right to the
presence of a certain number of soldiers at
their funeral. The military honors at the obse-
ques Of an ordinary knight are rendered by
half a company of infantry, while it Is a full
company which fufs this duty if the dead
has been an officer Of the order. commander
Of the Legion Of Honor is entitled to a regiment.
a grand officer to a brigade while the demise
Of a Knight Grand Cross requires the presence
of an entire division at his funeral Ridiculous
IL
remains were to be thus honored has often
tended to soothc the last moments OF members Of
the order native well as foreign. who have
died in France, their satisfaStion being tenn
perod by a certain i-dehned feeling of regret
that they could not somehow or other get out
OF their coffin in order to witness the military
h0nors paid to their corpscs.
THE MYTH or PURCHASED DECORATIONS.
Another misapprchension TO be set right is that
which prevails 10 the effect that decorations can
be purchased in Europe. 1t is perfectly true that
~ presenting money TO some philanthropic
tcrprisc or National institution, or by causing
the gifts to the latter to take the form of scien-
tic or art treasures. one can obtain recognition
in the shape Of on of The inferior grades Of the
lower and least valued Continental orders. There
have even been cases where decorations such as
these have been secured through judicious brb-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-01

cry Of chiefs of government bureaus VINO nave
obtained for the bribery the patent OF the order
on the strength Of mendacious reports WHICH
they had concocted concerning the services ne Is
alleged to e,rendered But this eanno. DI
construed to mean that any of the Continental
governments put up for barter and for sale their
national orders and decorations. The same de-
NAL APPLIES to the equally widely circulated STORY
to the effect that nobary titles can be pur-
chased as an ordinary article Of commerce ana
trade There is only country that mas ever
rendered itself guilty of any such practice anu
that strangely enough. was republic the
tiniest and Oldest in the world namely san Ma
rno. which devoted the money thus obtained TO
the maintenance Of it's fine founding asylum.
English orders differ from those of the Con-
tncnt in that the higher grades Of most of them
entite the possessOr To the prefix Of sir to his
Christian name. his wife acquiring the right to
prefix the title Of lady" in lieu Of Mrs" to her
family patronymic. English orders, that is to
say the Bath. the St. Michael and ST. George,
the Star OF India and the Indian Empire. are d.
vided into three classes. namely. knights Grand
Cross. knights Commander. and lastly, Com
panions The Companions do not receive the
title of sir" wear the badge Of the order pinned
to their left breast by bit of coored ribbon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-01

least three American prime dome being among
the number.
PREROGATIVES CARRIED By DECORATIONS.
Much apprehension prevails in the United
States with regard to the privileges and pre-
negatives that these decorations are supposed
to confer. In several cases American citizens
have received the lowest class of the most in
feror Of all the Italian orders and have be-
lieved themselves to be authorized thereby to
assume the armorial bearings. the coronet ana
even the title Of a ful-nedged marquis This
is altogether wrong For Continental order
Of decoration endows its possesjor with either
personal or hereditary nobility. though there
are some orders the grant Of which is customa-
ry followed In the case Of natives-but not in
that Of foroigners-by the concession Of n spe-
cial and independent grant Of titular nobility.
Thus, in Austria, the award Of the third c'ass
of the Order Of the Iron Crown and Of the order
of Leopold is usually followed by the presenta-
ton Of a patent comforting upon the person
thus honored the hereditary right to prefix the
nobiliary particle of "von' to the family name
and 10 surmOunt the monogram and coat Of
arms with fve-pronged coronet. 1t is the
same with the knights of the Prussan Order Of
the Black Eagle the highest of the decora-
tons in the gift of Emperor William. The su-
perior grades Of the Austrian orders of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-01
HAD REASON TO REMEMBER.

From The Chicago Tribune
"Pard," said Mcsely Wraggs the two
lounged up in front of druggists show win
dow I'll bet a cold buckwheat agn last years
doughnut you don't know wot that thing IS
that's a hangn up there"
Il know wot it is as well you do" scorn-
fully answered Tuffold Knutt. IT'S hot water
bottle | laid down on a back porch in Mil
waukee wunst an groaned an let on like had
the ploorisy, an some burned fool in the house,
stead of givn me drink o beer brought me
out one o them things, full o hot water an told
ne to put it agin my chist. | done it, an the
stopper come out ur the thing busted, ur some
thin. an tt
Here Tuffold Knutt shuddered visibly.
1t give me the fust bath I'd had fur nine
teen year. Reckon I'd furgit wot II looked like?
You go an soak yer old head"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-01
JCE CREAM FOR HICCOUGHS.
From The Chicago Times-Herald.

From The Chicago Times Herald.
George w. Taylor retired Board of Trade
man living at No. 1J9 South Green-st.. is the
victim OF a remarkable malady lie was taken
TO the county hospital yesterday suffering from
hiccoughs, and so serious was his condition
that il was feared he might die.
Singular as is the ament OF Mr.. Taylor he has
a remedy that Is just strange. and in previous
attacks he has found 1t Of wonderful efficacy,
but this time ii failed to work successfully. 1t
is nothing more nor less than ice cream. Mr..
Taylor put in the entire day yesterday eating
ice cream WithC ut avail
The patient Is seventy-four years old and last
night his condition was serious
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-01
UP. WHITNEY'S FINE HONE.
HE Is TO HAVE IT REDEcoRATED AND TO BUILD

HE is TO HAVE: IT REFRIGERATED. AND TO BUILD
A BALLROOM.
The announcement that ex-Secretary William
c. Whitney is to spend $4,000 in extending
and altering his house. the northeast corner
Of Sxty-eighth-st. and Fifth-ave, indicates
that he will make superb mansion Of it Mr..
Whitney bought the house when he gave to
his son, Harry Payne Whitney, his former home
at Fifty-seventh-st and Fifthave. The new
Whitney house was originally the home Of
Mrs. Robert L. Stuart her husband having died
while it vas building. AMI l.. Barber bought
it from the Stuart estate for $JG2,5OO, and
spent considerable sums in improving it. Ex-
Governor Morton leased it for a season.
The building is Of brownstone. consisting or
four stories and basement. 1t has % feet
of front and depth Of 300 feet Besides gen.
eral redecoration a ballroom is to be added. one
story in height. Mckim. Mead & White are the
architects
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-01

! left leg just below the knee with garter Oh
dark blue velvet edged with gold, bearing the
motto. Homo soft qui NAL y pense' In goiueh
letters the buckle and pendant being OF gold
richly chased
The knights Grand Cross OF an the Enslish
orders matter whether it be Of the Garter or
that Of the Bath. occasionally called upon
by special order Of the sovereign, conveyed
through the columns of The official Gazette
by the Lord Chamberlain, to don their collars
at this or that state function. This somewhat
strange intmaton. the meaning of when Is
unintelligible to those who not acquainted
with English Court life. must not be held
to imply that the knights of the various great
English orders are guilty OF such slovenness
as to appear habitually before their sovereign
in a collaress condition. The collars in ques-
tion are but chains of gold to which the jewels
and badges of their various orders are sus-
pended. The chain is of considerable length.
and Is fastened at the two shoulders by TWO
bows Of white ribbon to prevent it slipping
down over the arms. 1t varies IN shape anu
fashion with each order but in every case Is
oomposed Of gold and enamel, and is only worn
on particularly grand occasions Its origin
dates back to the medieval days when gold
collars or neck chains constituted token or
lofty rank and station and of high office
There is another order recently Instituted ny
Queen Victoria, known as the victorian none
of the grades of which carry with it any ttuiar
prefix. and which has merely been created ny
Her Majesty for the purpose OF recognizing
personal services to herself on the part or moss
with whom she is brought into contact either at
home abroad.
MEDALS FOR GALLANTRY.
Apart from these decorations and distinct
class Of their own, the crosses and medals
conferred upon soldiers and sailors, either for
good conduct for participation in some war or
campaign, or else for conspicuous gallantry on
the field of battle To reward acts Of this last
named category the Victoria Cross has been
created i'm England, the Maria Theresa in Aus
tria. the Iron Cross in Germany, the st. Georges
Cross in Russia and the Cross or san fer-
nando in Spain French soldiers and officers, as
WELL find an analogous reward in what Is
known as La Medale Militaire,' which, when
worn in conjunction with the Legion or Honor
shows that its posscsscr is true hero. These
| crosses for valor which differ from the other
and grander decorations by the extreme SIM
| plicity of their form are more highly priced,
| and command greater respect than even the
| highest orders of knighthood, and there are lew
Englishmen who if called to choose between
! the superb jeweed insignia of the Order Oh the
Garter. with all the prestige ii confers, on the
! one hand and the Victoria Cross on the other
would not, without a moments hesitation.
choose the tiny bit of gun metal. across the bar
of which inscribed the magic words "For
valor' EA-ArIAChE-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-01

and have to remain content with an alphabetical
indication Of their membership Of the order APP
pended to the end of their names when they
happen to be addressed by letter. Thus Com
panion Of the Bath will be addressed as "Spen-
Ger Ponsonby. esq, c. b." while in the same way
a Companion OF the Order Of st. Michael and
st. George will have his name followed by the
letters &C. NJ c." The Order of the Bath has
been conferred upon only one American citizen,
namely. Commander Pearson Of the United
States Navy as a recognition for the assistance
which ne rendered to the British and internal
tional squadron at the time Of the bombardment
of Shimonoseki. in Japan. The Knights Com
mander of the various orders wear the cross or
badge Of the order fastened by ribbon around
their neck and star on their left breast, while
the Knights Grand Cross wear the cross or badge
on their left hip appended to a broad ribbon.
which crosses their breast obliquely from the
right shoulder. the star slightly more ornate
in character than that Of Knight Commander,
being pinned to their left breast The Order Of
the Bath is divided into civil and a military
division the insignia Of the one being very unlike
that OF the other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-01
ORDERS FOR PEERS.

Besides these orders. there is that Of the
Thistle, which IS restricted to Scotch peers;
that of st. Patrick. which is in q similar man
destined for Irish peers, and the Order of
the Garter. which is conferred by the Queen
only on a few Of the grandest mobiles of her
realm, upon certain members of her family, and
upon the most distinguished Of the foreign SOW
ereigns. All these three last named orders con-
sst only Of grade, namely that Of Grand
Cross the insignia consisting of a star the
lcft breast. and a broad sash crossing the breast
oh.iqucly from the right shoulder to the left
hip, except in the case of the Order of the Car
ter, the ribbon of which is worn from the left
shoulder To the right hip. at which point Of the
anatomy Of the knight it terminates in a rosette
and the badge or jewel Of the order. Moreover,
when the Knights Of the Garter arrayed in
what Is known as "frOck dress" that is to say.
an evening dress. with black knee breeches,
black silk stockings and pumps encirce their
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-01
MURDERER DURRANT TALKS
says He Will Invite His Parents to
Witness His Execution.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 31.-Theo-
dore Durrant, who is in San Quentin prison
has made the declaration that if he must
meet his fate on the gallows he will die
like man. The mere suggestion of suicide
Is repulsive to him, he says. He also de-
clares that he will die in the presence of
his parents, who will insist on attending
the execution as his invited guests The
elder Durrant says his wife is a woman Of
determination, and she will press her legal
rights to the limit. Under the law War
den Hale cannot deny her admission if she
presents at the prison an invitation of her
son requesting ner presence at the hang
ing. The law gives him the right to invite
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Durrant received the news of
Governor Budds decision fixing June IL as
the date Of their sons execution shortly
after 10 O'Clock last night. They expressed
themselves as greatly disappointed but
took the news quietly and without anger
or tears. Eugene Duprey, Durrants attor-
peal pending before the Supreme Court
He added: Failing in the state courts we
may file our case in the federal courts. and
ask for writ of supersedeas to the warden
of the state prison. This will prevent the
execution, and can be done either by appli-
cation to the United states Supreme Court
or TO one of inferior jurisdiction" Refer
ring to this possibility Warden Hale saws
he will be governed by the opinion of the
attorney general
Governor Budd to-day decided not to in
terfere in the death sentence of either Dur
found guilty of wrecking train during the
American Railway Union strike three
years ago, when Engineer Clark and three
United States soldiers We're killed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-01
WI TING FANG RISKS HIS HEAD
Chinese Minister TrampIes on Tradi-
lions and His Picture Taken.

WASHINGTON, May 31.-Wu-Tfng-F Fang,
the new Chinese minister, has had his pic
ture taken. This is no ordinary ceremony
for a Chinaman of his degree, and re-
quired the attendance of a valet and sew
eraI servants. A carriage load Of bags and
boxes containing the minister's court dress
was taken to the studio Mr.. WI first posed
in his street dress, a jacket of terra Gotta
brocade and trousers of blue. Afterwards
he donned his court dress and was photo
graphed again. The garments of the court
dress are too numerous to mention. The
minister also condesceEded to pose with his
wife for a picture. 1t is said that this is
the first occasion where a Chinese woman
has been photographed with her husband
These pictures will be carefully guarded
for if Wus countrymen should learn that
he had committed such a horrible faux
pas it might cost him his head. Madame
Wu wore her court robe. 1t was of rich
black satin, decorated with a serpentine
pattern appliqued on silver white satin
emeralds adorned her ears and cluster of
fresh white roses were fetchingly arranged
at one side on her jet black hair. The
Chinese minister will accompany the Pres
ident to Nashville when he goes to view
the exposition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-01
THE BIG FOUR OFFICIALS
PRESIDENT INGALLS, HAS BEEN FOR
TUNATE IN HIS SELECTIONS.
The r., ID. q z. to BE ReOrganized ut
OF the Important Lines.

In looking the field over" said an ex-
railroad official, Il cannot find any road
better equipped if so well equipped, Off
cially, as the Big Four. President Ingalls,
has been very fortunate in his selections.
c. E. Schaff, the general manager, is a
shrewd, bright young man, who COM
menced at the bottom and by real merit
reached his present position. Next comes
j. q. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent,
and a better railroad man than he is not
at the head of any transportation depart
ment OF any road. Every employe on the
system knows and respects him and shows
a determination to make his management
a success. L. O. Mccormick, passenger
traffic manager is doubtless the best
known and most popular passenger official
in the country. He is energetic, makes
friends wherever he goes and seizes every
opportunity to get in a good word for the
Big Four Fl. NJ. Bronson and w. j. Lynch,
assistant general passenger agents, are
among the best-informed and hard-work-
ing passenger officials in the service. h.
f. Cost, the general freight agent, has
been in the freight service for years and
is very popular with shippers and has
large acquaintance. Assistant General
Freight Agents Buchanan Tillinghast, Hyde,
IloIludyB IiOol, AlOuSH anu 4 OAo NCON
are all very capable and Well-knoWn
freightmen, either of whom Oscar Muir
ray who knows them well, would be glad
to give places on the Baltimore & Ohio,
and all are, comparatively speaking, young
men. George Kittreoge, chief engineer,
ranks among the ablest in the country and
is one of the best men in the service. Will
liam Garstang, superintendent Of motive
power, is another Big Four official who has
done much TO bring the equipment of the
road up to it's present high standard. The
GarStang engine, of his design, has become
famous In other countries as we'll as TINS.
In the way of division supertntendenIs the
Big -Four is well equipped with young men,
all practical railroad men. Bender, HouSh,
English, Bayley Higgins blizzard, Quinn
ana Sip are ali well nked in their respect
i've places and are doing good work, ana
1t is no eXaggeratiOn to say that at present
there is less friction and the business of
the country is more promptly handed, ana
at less cost, than at any time IN the MS
tory of the company. 1t would De hardly
fair to drop this matter without mention
ing the Peoria. & Eastern management.
With j. A. Barnard as general manager
and John Riley as superintendent, the
business of the road is handled economl-
caly and prudently. In the past five years
many curves have been taken out, many
grades reduced, many tresueS removed
and the places filled with dirt. On the
Western division it has been laid with new
and heavier steel and President ingalls, is
not ashamed to take any Inspection party
over the road SO great have been the I'M
proVementS since il came under the con-
troll of the Big Four.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-01
THREATS OF CONVtCTS.
san quentin Prisoners Say They VIII
Wreck fhe SI,OOO,OOO Jute Mill.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 31.-"Shoot the
first man who breaks out of his cell" Thar
was the order to the guards at San Quentin
prison last night. The prisoners were
shrieiing like maniacs and rattlins and
pounding on the iron doors of their cells
The guards were doubled and each carried
a shotgun loaded with buckshot Two men
who were released, their terras having ex
pired. have told what the desperate con-
victs are planning. According to this story
ii has been agreed among the ringleaders
that when they are permitted to return ia
work in the jute mill they will make a
sudden rush, kill Engineer Young If neces-
Sary, oNerpOWcr the guards and wreck The
magnificent plant on which nearly 81 O00 O9D
has been spent. There are 1864 prisoners
within the walls at San Quentin. Over half
OF them are In open revolt Many of the
others sympathiZe with the violent ones
Warden Hale says that all the complaints
made by the men are trivial Director VIII
kins declares they have no real grievance
Prison Surgeon Lawler says the opium
fends who have been deprived of the drug
are al the bottom of the trouble.
Tonight. despite the fact that the war
den expressed the opinion that the insuh-
ordinates are weakening. he doubled his
guards and armed every available man
within the precincts of the prison with
shotguns, while Calling guns are trained on
the cells occupied by the mutineers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-01

Net earnings. $144036 Sal. 149 $404, $50
The net earnings in 1896 were applied as
follows: For interest on funded debt, $780,
AL; interest on unfunded debt, $5,574, leav-
ing a surplus of 1910 to be carried to profit
and loss account in the first balance sheet
of the new company. The Grand Rapids &
Indiana controlled lines make fairly good
showing. For the entire year the Cincin-
natl, Richmond & Fort Wayne Railroad
shows net earnings of $94,5S2, a decrease of
S07 per cent; the Muskegon, Grand Rap
ids & Indiana has net earnings OF $3l,S6O,
an increase of AIS per cent, and the
Traverse City Railroad shows net earnings
Of $500, an increase of GAO per cent, COM
pairing with only 1891 in 1885. a supple
mentary statement is given, showing re-
suits on the Grand Rapids d Indiana Tor
the entire year, 1896, as follows: Gross, ST.
500 443, against $2074,S40; net, $247597, against
$3.50, 629. 49,
property, President McCrea says: THE
southern portion of the State of Michigan
being an older and more thlckly settied
east and west have an advantage in larger
volume of traffic, both passenger and
freight. While the railroads already Dullt,
of the more thinly-settled and newer p0r-
tons of the State north, have dlfhculty
in earning more than their fixed charges,
none of the railroads last referred to have
been able to earn dividends for their STOCK
holders. These conditions should not be
forgotten when at each period OF the Legls-
lature bills are introduced to increase tax
alton of railroads or change the present
equitable method of taxing gross earnings
to another which will make railroad prop
erty pay a larger tax than any other prop
erty. and the constant effort to reduce pas
senger rates below three cents per mile,
will have the opposite effect from that
which the advocates of such a course eX-
pect. The volume of passenger traffic on
a railroad is dependent on the density of
oil
rate which now averages in Michigan less
than the legal rate. Threatened hostile
legislation will repel instead of encourage
railroad building in the newer portions of
the State. which need the fostering care of
equitable laws to encourage the investment
of outside capital large amount or
State benefited by growth of towns and
country"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-01
FORECAST FOR TUESDAY.
Cloudy weather ana occ''
sionaI showers of Rain.

~
Forecast for Indianapolis anu r,I,a
the twenty-four hours ehoil's = =. o-;or1aI
warmer, cloudy weather anu
rain on Tuesday. ,,,, boro-
ca canera1 conditions Yesterday-The oaro-
~,.ass,re fell over the country east
80 40 Rocky mountains, but moderately
-, - boron,atric pressure continued from
tl,e rnna, lakes southwark to Arkansas ana
,ra,,rassea higher temperature prevails but
quite cool temperature continues near or the
lakes and in ne HSd sonth Carolina
Pf ;t.nt ain is falling in Iowa and Illinois
P Plght s6i ". Va, reported an earth
quake at p. M .-,c
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES
WASHINGTON, May a.-For 1nolaha
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. weather, with oc-
casional showers; warmer; Xarlaple WINDS.
For Ohio-Increasing cloudiness, with oc-
caSional showers.