The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
Christian EndeavOrerS Add Thou
sands 10 The Hosts of
Invaders.
CAPTAIN T0WSE'S REWARD
Gallant Officer Who Was Blinded
in Both Eyes While Protect
inc His Fallen Colonel Gets
Victoria Cross.

Copyright, 1871 by the Associated Press.
London. Julv si.-What with the Christian
EnI.aVcr thousands p"rmeatirg London
this week. the American invasion can be
said to have reached its zenith Sore
" any event connected with An-ri-
car, cu;erprjSe has created such general
interest in England as the proceedings at
Alexandria PAX. Tie Bishop OF London.
RIGHT Reverend Doctor MIuden Creighton.
while facing the thousands that waited 10
hear him speak. turned to ono and said:
How wonde rfully you do these things IN
America, The transportation OF such an inI-
mense contingent 50 many thousands of
miles has tremendously impressed all PROM
IEent Englshmcn who have come into con-
tact with the Delegates
Another class of visitors TO London at
tracing attention ON the streets ia the men
Of the United States training ship Saratoga.
who have come up on leave from South
ampton Commenting ON these the ChrOn-
ic!e says:
They go about in twos and threes and
conduct themselves to the admiration Of all.
although there Is no officer in charge
This is in shrinking contrast with the be-
havior OF many English jackies. The Sara
taga goes to Calais when the apprentices
Will have chance 10 see Paris
English harbcrs are dotted with Amer
lean yachts. At Southampton alone are the
Josephine. Enterprise. Calanthe and Endym-
ion.
Prominent Americans are here in such
large numbers as almost TO cease TO attract
attention. william &. Whitney spent the
week watching his horses run at Newman
ket. He viii go to Paris later.
Henry Phipps. Andrew carnegi@'s part
rer has taken Beaufort Castle. Lord To-
vni's splendid place in Scotland. till Octo-
Eer when Lord I.ovat. who Is Ia South
Africa expects to return. Beaufort Is noted
as one OF the finest deer stalking grounds
in the United Kingdom.
With reference to the published hint that
he had become naturalized as a subject Of
Great Britain. Mr.. Phipps said 10 the cor
respondent of the Associated Press:
Il have not the least intention Of beccm-
ing a British subject. L simply want nice
place to stay until the end Of the sunnler
Pathetic Meeting.
In view of the wars in which the world
Is engaged curious and almost pathetic
interest attached 10 the meeting this week
81 the Parliamentary Union for the Promo
ton Of International Arbitration. Philip
james Sjanhope. member Of Parliament for
Rurney. presided. Forty members OF the
British Legislature expressed a Willingness
TO attend the international arbitration con-
fer.nce I'm the hail of the French Senate
July 81. Between 900 and so members or
various European PaTlaments Will on that
occasion be- received BY President Loubet
The English delegation includes Lord Mn
usiTi ana Sir AlD'ft fs'!iit
Hero HonOred.
One OF the most touching incidents of the
war i'm South Africa occurred this week.
when Captain Towse received the first We
toria Cross bestowed by the Queen for vaior
In the veldt. captain Towse earned the DIS
tinction by attempting to carry on Colonel
Dovuinan who had been wounded, under
a hail of bullets lie was unable to do so.
ana Law beside him and kept off the Beers
all night till help came. by that time
Colonel bowman was dead
Cap,ain Towse was blinded in both eyes
by a bullet wound
on Wednesday Captain Towse was taken
To Windsor and led into the royal presence
by his wife where H.. knslt at the feet or
his sovereign. who was 80 much orercom.
a; IN. sight of the blind hero that ner
aged hands could scarce pin on the most
prized of all British decorations. The
oueen's few words OF simple praise OF his
rsI,,utry and thanks for his devotion We're
spuk-n so low as to be almost inaudib!e.
and when Queen Victoria was led out there
was scarcely a dry eye among the officials
present. ,
Tbs, MARQUIS of I.ansIowne. Minister Of
War referring in the Hons" of Lords 10
Lord Roherts's telegram. announcing ihe
death Of the two young Canadian officers.
Iieutenants Borden and Birch. IN defendins
tb, British position in the engagement on
Julv i6 paid glowing tribute 10 the cana
dian volunteers. saying:
when We think who writes that teie-
gram. and with what feelings he must have
written It, l think We may say no more
touching tribute could be paid to the
memory of the brave young representatives,
OF our colonial forces.
The Earl Of Darlington compared the pa
iriotism Of the colonies to ar Australian
underground river that disappeared in ,he
bowels OF the earth. came up again and
rushed onward In n nightly torrent to the
ocean 1t would always be 50. the Earl
continued II perfect equality were pre-
served between the British colonial troops
After keen election for the vacant as
sociate membership in the Royal Academy,
Frank Miliet. the American artist, was de-
feated by Joseph Farquharson. the vote be-
ing 2S to 81. II Is announced that Professor
Charles Eliot Norton and the other literary
executors of John Ruskin have determined
no; to issue biography Of the great art
critic considering that Mr.. Ruskir's
'Praeteriis" and Collngwoods biography
are sufficient. However. the executors will
issue representative selections from Nr
Ruskin's diaries and letters.