The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-09

unteers, warmly praises their work, but
adds there is no question that the men
now are most anxious to go home. lie
says:
Their brief experience in actual war
fare established a notable fact. 1t
proved them coura geous, decent, high
minded soldiers, worthy Of every con-
fidence and cheerful in all circum-
stances. If the laurels they have gain
ed are small in comparison with hose
which rewarded thu heroISm Of their
comrades at Santiago, they are none
the less honorable, for no men could
have endured more or worked harder
than they, or have shown more ValOr."
Lord CurZon, of KedlestOn, the for
mer parliamentary secretary of the
foreign office, who is to succeed the
Earl Of Elgin as VicerCy Of India and
the Earl of Miuto, who succeeds the
Earl Of Aberdeen as governor general
Of Canada, are both EtOnians. They
Will be banquetted by their old school
fellows before leaving England for their
respective positions. Lord ROsebery,
who also received his early education
at Elton, will preside.
Under the heading, Another Ameri-
can Triumph" the newspapers point
out that Mr.. Dawkins, the new finance
minister Of India, has an American
wife. who is a cousin of former AM
Dawkins will be great acquisition
to Calcutta and Simla society.
FIELD COMEDIES.
The Field this week deVotes its lead
ing article to contrasting British and
American race riding and for the first
time in its history it indorses some
thing American. The Field says:
There was a time when Englishmen
thought themselves supreme in every
thing concerning the horse, but that
idea Is being very surely and not par
ticularly knocked on the head, for
American horses have won some of our
best races and Tod Sloan comes among
us to show our Jockeys he has a style
apparently superior to theirs"
The Field characterizes as absurd
and unSpOrtsmanlike the published
suggestion that owners should boycott
Sloan, as his victories are won by
tricks, and asked what would English
men have thought if similar treatment
had been meted out to English jockeys
on American race courses. In conclu-
sion the Field remarks:
Not a single word was ever brought
up about unfairness in Sloan's riding,
and he Is entitled to full praise for his
victories. 1t would be equally unjust
and ungenerous to deny him full credit
for what he has accomplished, for it is
not sportsmanlike to attempt to ex-
plain away defeat"
The death of the Hon. William
Strut. the son and heir Of Baron Bel
per and nephew of the Earl of Dun
more, who was found dead ON Oct. 8
in the bath tub Of his apartments at
the West End Hotel, St. Louis, Mo-.
has recalled the romance Of the Belper
family. The first Lord Belper was q
blacksmith who helped Arl6wright with
his inventions. When Arkwright made
his first spinning frame he found the
threads twisted. Greatly chagrined he
went to the blacksmith, who said he
would remedy the matter on condition
that he receive half the profits Of the
invention for ten years. Arkwright, it
IS said, agreed to this, WhereupOn the
blacksmith rubbed his hand over one
Of the cyclinders and coolly said:
THAT is all it wants"
He had chalked his hand and had
created a rough surface where Ark
wright had two smooth ones.