The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-12

Geogynphscai Society and vas presen.ed
with TT medal
Sfr csemens Markham. president Of the
Royal Geographical Society. viii give
banquet To Lisut Peary's honor on De-
Gambler II
C. j. .. Gold. CT Cambridge. who rowed
for Lsardsr In the race fog the grand
challenge cup It the Henley regatta tbs
year. a.d W. ]. FsTnis. who was stroke
for Trinity Hail. Cambridge. crew. In the
race for the grand chaiienge cup this
year, sailed fer New York today on board
the CunArd steamer Lucania- IL Is ~
noret they ara going TO look into row.
Ing matters st Yale. and perhaps trsia the
Yale crew.
The members OF the British Astrononi-
cal Association. who are going TO India
10 witness the eclipse OF the sun. VIII taxa
with tuers q powerful cinemarog.aph
camera, which viii produce I've or six
photographs per second They hope there
BY to ssstie the question whether the ap-
pearsnce of the corona changes during the
brief moments Of the eclipse.
Prof Hansen, Of Dakota, has about con-
eudsd his miasioa to Turkestan fer the
purpose OF studying the seeds and plants
hes, calculated to reclaim sandy wasteA
lie has secured gecd collection
On Friday afternoon, Col Fay had a
lons conference with the Marquis of Sails
bury 1t the foreign ofice on the subject 81
Boring sea. The interview was AMIGA
bic on both sides. bat nothing definite
was arrived At Later IN the afternoon,
Col and Mrs. Hay proceeded TO Windsor,
where they received special marks OF at
tsation- The United States ambassador
and his wife dined at the queens table
f.eJ Haw zlffsHH n her Che
WAS most kind and cordial. the converse
ton lasting an hour. After dinner the
queen eenvsrsed with Mrs. Hay In the
most cordial manner.
A snapshot Of the family group while the
gar and czarfna were at Darmstadt
showing Emperor William with his arm
resting afYectionately on the cars Shout
der. haz furnished a German photog-
rapher with 2 picture which Is selling
freely. The Berlin photographer has skill
fully detached the German emperor and
the car from their surroundings and has
made II appear that the two autocrats
were photographed alone after purposely
assuming a friendly pose When the pic
lures appeared in the stores at ST. Peters,
burg, they were summariiy eonfiscated
At the Christmas dinner OF the New
Nagabond's Club on Friday Rear Admiral
isbtd stfsSatTG MAS lne guest OF
the evening and he created a sensa ton by
his pisin speaking OF social questions.
Money" he declared. sis now every
thing among us. Any vuigarian, of what
ever nationality. could buy his way among
those VINO are described az the best and
prcudesi IN the land but who worship the
golden calf"
Continuing. Lord Berssford said:
Our aid empire Will soon be going down
GRADE. when man In the so-ealied best
society commits a dishonorabe act and
society oands together 10 screen him In
stead OF hanging him 10 the first tree"
The popular rear admiral also urged q
return to the old 'love OF chivalry and
patriotism. the adherence Of everything
sordid and selfish"
The vagabonds were at first aghast at
this plain speaking, but the subsequent
cheers showed that ouispoken truths are
not altogether unpalataoie.
The National Liberal Federation. at It's
annual meeting at Derby on Tuesday last.
constructed a new platform which, 1t Is
hoped, viii be broad enough to hold all he
factions. II includes abolition of the
peers. right OF veto, woman suffrage. the
payment OF members Of the house of COM
mons. tho acknowledgment OF paupers and
the defrayinH OF election expenses from
public funds. John Morley has kicked
at the platform. He says he has DOTTED
his coat aud waistcoat On behalf of
homo rule. and cannot spare any more APP
parel for the purpose OF fighting for the
abolition OF the house OF lords while 4 Is
easy to imagine the feelings Of Sir william
Vernon Harcours. who has so consistently
voted against woman suffrage. Sir VIII
fred Lawson win argue against the drop
ping OF the local veto" plan, and the
irish are annoyed ut the fact that the
pissform contains no mention of home
rule,