The times., 1897-05-31
IN THE HOTEL LOBBIES.


ex-Empress OF Mexico, TO return. in the
hope that her health VIII be benefited.
She was sent by Macmillan in 1865 to
Napoleon III and Plus TX to secure as
sistance against the republicans Failing
In her mission and forseeing the fall Of
her husband she became hopelessly in
sane. Maximilan became very unpopular
because OF his decree that all who bore
arms against the Emperor We're to be
treated as bandits and shot The United
States refused to recognize the Emperor,
and on its urgent demand Oh February 2,
1866, tile French troops Were withdrawn.
This was contrary To the express stipula-
ton which Napoleon HI made. MaximiL
ian wished to abdicate, but was finally in
duced TO remain took command OF the
Army at Queretaro February, 1867. Here
he was besieged and forced to surrender,
and was court-martaled and shot with
lis generals, Maramon and MeJia. The
last time ! visited the scene OF the exc
cution 1t was marked by three small
black posts-notidng more"
''Cab riding in New York has always been
50 expensive that none save the rich and
irnproyident could afford it, said Mr..
Charles I. Leonard. OF the Retail Coal
Exchange OF New York, at the Ebbitt
IAN ordinarily well-to-do man with a
thrifty habit never thinks OF taking cab.
For him. the street cars always suffice,
except for a funeral or his own wedding.
There has never been any good reason for
this; even though New York is long and
narrow and the longitudinal distances very
great. 1t must be better business TO carry
many passengers at reasonable fares than
o few at exorbitant rates. As things now
arc, tie cabs are on the stands the greater
part Of the time; the horses Idle, the drivers
loafing But there is likely to be a change
very soon. The p Pennsylyania Railroad has
introduced a cheap cab service from its
ferries TO the homes and hotels of pas
seDgers at the reasonable rate Of 20 cents
for one mile and a half. This enterprising
company long ago did a similar service for
the people OF Philadelphia, in which town
it is now possible 20 hire a cab almost as
cheaply as i'll London.
The Long Island Railroad also maintains
a cheap cab service from its Thirty-fOurth
street ferry The New York Central is
not in the habit OF initiating either the
Long Island or the Pennsylvania road. bat
there 5 a chance now for the company to
go one or two better by supplying a moTe
varied cab service than either Of the Others.
Should it do SO, the cab question in New
York would soon be settled. To settle the
question so that the cabs would be busy
ali the time, would really be a good tiIin-;
for cab owners, as well rs for the people
In London and Paris, one takes a cab as
matter of course, and without counting
the cost; but in the end one spends much
more in cabs in either of these capitals
than IN New York If the cab owners 'n
New York would realize what enteTpris
ing business I-en all the world over long
ago learned, that larger sales and small
profits lead To the quickest wealth, Trey
would respond wisely. and so make IL ln-
necessary for the railroad companies 10
continue In the cab business
1.-The situation in Europe said Mr.
Robert b. Lambert, OF Cincinnati, at the
A rliugton, last night, ''seems TO me to
be extremely critical; more critical, in
deed, than at. any Ter-cd since Greece
lntervened TO stop the massacres of the
Christians in Crete. 1t is stated as a
fact. that the troops We're ordered by the
of the Czar In reply to this request OF
the Russians, the powers We're asked by
the Turkish ruler 70 intervene and secure
TO Turkey the fruits OF victory and the
extension of her boundaries The powers
viii undoubtedly endeavor to effect a
settlement by which Turkey VIII not
gain any more European territory But
viii the powers, without reCo arse TO force,
he able to suppress the ambition and ariOr
for fig hhng. recently kndled in the
breasts OF the Turks? Even when
Turkey appeared on the verge of bank
rUptcy and IN danger OF falling TO pieces,
from sheer weakness, the rcmOnStfauces
Of the powers against wholesale murder
in Armenia were ineffe etual Why. then,
should the powers control now, without
force, when Turkey is flushed with tri-
umph? L do not believe they can. aud
think a general European war wiz begin
when force is exerted"
The youngest general officer in the
war said AIr. Alexander Horton. Of Louis
Vile. at the Ebbitt last night. was Eli
H Murray, of Kentucky. He was briga-
der general when he was twenty years
old, and before he was Old enough 10 vote
he commanded half OF Sherman ) cavalry
force On the famous march to the sea. At
sveenteen he raised company of cavalry;
he was a ma jOr at eighteen, and colonelat
nineteen He was a most handsome and
gallant figure, straight as pine aad tall
as a mast After the war he studied law
and was appointed by Grant marshal of
Kentucky Hayes made him governor OF
Utah For eight or ten years he has lived
in California He died last week in x en-
tucky- Gen. Murray used TO tell Of his
first sight of the enemy. He was sent with
his troops TO make a reconnaissance and
stumbled upon a large force. He 'iid not
have any accurateidea at that time whata
reconnaissance was, but he had a firm Le-
lief that it was a soldiers duty to Fl figasthl
he died But his men had different views,
and they seampered off as quickly as their
horses could carry them. Murray wIs sure
that lie had been disgraced
80 viii you not stay and die with me2'
be called to one of his Officers. Not
today was the reply. as his lieutenant
put spurs to his horse. Murray, with tears
in his ewes. hesitated one moment longer.
and then, he said, he realized that the
commanding Officers place was with his
men, and he Joined them as quickly as
Ills thoroughbred could catch them. Be-
fore the rebellion was over, Murray
learned all that there was to know about
the business OF war, as he took part in
every campaign in the West, from the
beginning to the end OF hostilities"