Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
MINOR NOTES.

England's former Liberal prime minis |
ter, Lord Rosebery, in a speech in London |
Friday, criticised the governmental policy |
in its conditional aid to the Pacific cable
project, and rebuked the threats of Radi-
calls in opposing grant to General Lord
Kitchener in recognition of his services in
Egypt. Lord Rosebery also made it clear
that he does not intend venturing again in
the active political arena.
Judge William Lawrence of Bellefon-
taine, Ohio, died suddenly Monday at the
home of his son at Kenton, Ohio, of heart
disease. He was for ten years a member
of Congress, five years first comptroller of
the United States treasury, and at the time
of his death president of both the National
and the State Wool Growers associations.
His compilation of laws regarding the
treasury department is now a standard au-
thority. He was widely known through
his efforts to maintain a high tariff on
wool
The Rev. DR.. G. A. Crawford stirred up
breeze in the New England conference
by calling attention to what he considered
very un-Methodistic doings at Boston
University. He had heard of dancing
there, he said; of play-acting; of a min
strel show! The Rev. Dr. Pickles, a
graduate of the institution, rebuked him
for his uncalled-for scrupulousness and
meddlesomeness. The Rev. Mr.. Taylor
don't see any harm in the amateur theatri-
Gals Of the students, and owned up to hav-
ing been end man in a students minstrel
show himself The conference applauded
this confession, and closed the incident.
Capt. Albert S, Kenney, whom Presi-
dent Mckinley has decided to appoint pay
master general of the navy to succeed Ed
win Stewart, retired, is a Burlington boy,
an adopted son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L.
Strong old-time residents of Burlington.
He graduated from the University of Yer
mont in 1861, and i'll the following year he
was appointed assistant paymaster in the
navy. His subsequent promotions have
been; Paymaster, 1865; pay inspector,
| 1864; pay director, with the relative rank
of captain, 1897. Since 1897 he has been
store keeper in New York. OF his ma
val career II years were spent at sea and
| 10 years on shore duty.
The Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute has
appointed Prof. Brainard Kellogg, A. NJ,
LII. D., TO be dean of the faculty and to
have immediate supervision of the admin
istration of the higher department of the
institute. Professor Kellogg has held the
chair of English language and literature in
the institute for some so years and is well
known in Brooklyn as learned man and
a man of fine literary tastes. Heis mem
ber of the council of the Brooklyn Insti-
tute of Arts and Sciences and is president
of the department of philology of that in
stitution. He is graduate of Middlebury
college, and the college not long ago con-
ferred upon him the degree of doctor of
laws.
Robert Taber, husband of Julia Mar.
lowe, arrived in New York this week.
He would make no statement to the re-
port that he and his wife have arranged a
separation. Mr. Edwards, the ACTRESSES
attorney, said she did not expect to see
Mr.. Taber. Miss Marlowe will finish hel
engagement at the Knickerbocker theatre
about May Goth and will then 90 abroad.
Mr.. Taber said he had come to Americs
on account of his health, and would remain
here two months. He will 90 to the
Taber homestead at Stowe, Vt. Mr.. Ia
ber's last appearance was made in the pro
duction of "Peter the Great" with Sil
Henry Irving. He vas to have taken al
important role in "Robespierre" but his
health would not permit it.
Mr.. Frank Moss, in spite of his arduou
duties in connection with the Mazet inves
tigating committee, has found time t
write to the May Forum an interesting ar
tcle on "The Problem of Police Admins
tration." He points out that whereas il
the state of New York there are many cod
itications of law, under such titles as bank
e ing, insurance, public health, ETC., there il
: no police law, nor any semblance of it
! Mr. Moss contends that if the state should
+ undertake, by a properly equipped bureau
the collection of criminal statistics, the oh
servation of criminal conditions, the eX
animation of law enforcement and polio
. administration in localities, and the sum
. mary removal of incompetent and unfaith
full police heads leaving the localities /
: replace them, no corrupt police department
= could stand.