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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25

TIE PENDING BILL ABOLIsEING IT CRITICISED
as INSUFFICIENT
~ -si.or nf The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune -,
81. TF,a rroposed bill abolishing common '6''
-.--..zss ought 70 receive the hearty support u
go one interested social moraIlty anu rs P
visions for certihcation and reglslra'-oI- &C " -Fo
cial interest 70 clergymen ,.,. =.
Jz-o-, +re SYNOPSIS OF its provisions puoshea III
o,r tesre OF February % Il IS not, however cleaI
-hat II would furnish the protection clergy men ms
80 or mat which the community needs against
80 -s-a1eesness or worse, Of few not LOO con-
sc,en1ious clergynen- -.
s.be lax uox STANDS the person performing the
--tg~g ceremony must be the sole Judge of the
e,ass n -e parties and OF the lawtuness OF thelr
--cnosed union. He may, i he suspects any ln4As
v-9rg pur them on oath; but what does thaI
amount TO- The fact is, Clergyman Is apt 10 De
re most unfit person possible 70 judge OF I-e ee0
.,s-,s ~ ,7r1er strangers who come 70 him seeking
ITS services II The matter OF marriage anu Inc
burden thus thrown upon conscientious I1lllllSe
Is ore which he ought 70 be obliged 70 pear nor
s50TIId such door BE- left open 20 lack o. scripIe
Tbe great state Of New-York IS nifty years pe.l!na
*y-s e in her marriage laws. The newer states
fsr vest Of Us much more progressive anu -
iigate1ed n Minnesota, for exarnple-and oLneI
---srEr1issirri states nave similar laws-h q man
wants be married he must go 70 me cleI "
District Court II the county Il Wnicn MS 81
wife lives and procure license. II elIheT OF lle
parties Is Z minor, il must De 50 stated N ne
rIsrrvren are prohibited, under penalty Of heavy
fne as I remember 500 rom performing I-eI
1age ceremony for anybody VINO Goes hoL co ~
provided with a license: and With each license Is q
blank 70 De filed out and returned 70 the clerk o.
the court who issued II, thus insdrlng
Moreover before any clergyman can legally per
form marriage ceremonies ne must deposit with t4e
clerk OF the District Court certiacate OF MS
None Of these provisions are buEdensome; the re
sronsbilitZ for determining the legal qualification
u parties intending marriage Is placed where Il
belongs with official qualified by local knowleoge
legal powers. the rights OF Ianlles are 9aIt
guarded and the clergynen are protected w ny
can We not have some such law in the Empire
EeF-York. Feb. 20. 1900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25

exhaustive examination ~ .,.,sor,. .,,A,,,,..s
"outo presumably be convincing 10 tbs nublIo gen
.IanS. 6ut In this instance the press becoming
80 1uese and Jury IN their self-suf,cient ability.
iee me correctness Of the tury's verdict and set
a. pa OF not proven AS a result the public
Is led to think that the conv,ctea man Is ,noc.nt
without seeking to question the verdiet Of this
aaSs3 Ot mat or the public press and individuals
y1o5.- AL especial attention to the tendency of
.-sotS Jourhe ism to throw contempt upon Jury
ana veroicts sustained proven by evidence
10y gwen IN court where the defendants
IssentS are fully guarded To what does this tend?
az lIIe4CIfnent found by Grand Jury OF twenty
u.Te intelligent, unprecedented men followed by a
~ b oy Jury OF twelve men admittedly acceptable
70 Oo1n prosecution and defendant cannot prove
the suiit or innocence OF the prisoner then the
$500 ~ -
NcwYorlx Feb 10 1900 '
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25
TAXES ON BONDS.
THE sTRANAHAN BILLS PROVISIONS IN REGARD
TO TRUST COMPANIES ACTING AS TRUSTEES.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: So far the discussion Of the expedfency Of
the Stranahan bill has been almost entirely de-
voted 10 the principles involved. The bill is
important and so far reaching that I think its
administrative features should be well understood
by those affected before they decide for against
II Some lawyers have expressed the opinion that
Section % Article III Is unconstitutional the
around that II iupairs the obligations OF
tracts Briefly stated, this section requires trust
companfes which the trustees for the owners
Of bonds secured by mortgage real property
situated in whole in part within this State to
nav all taxes due the State upon tho mortgage.
To the trust company is given a lien upon the
bonds and coupons belonging 10 the bondholders
for rhe REIN bursenlent Of the taxes paid. with
interest AZ the rate OF per cent The trust COM
pany NAV enforce this lien by judicial proceedings
provided the act
II any bondhoder makes an assignment to the
,r,,s4 comuauy Of much Of the principal and
interest accrung upon his bond may be
sarv 10 nav his tax it becomes due. and pays
"a the trust company in money any tax already
maid l,v the trust company he shall not be pref
rdtced IN any manner By the trust company's lien
A. ,bs time that the bondholder makes the
assignment the trust company must stamp upon
the bond and coupons a memorandum Of the
assignment As there are one billion dollars
TgorTb ~ bonds or more which affected by this
act and as there are probably nearly one hundred
,,iIlton coupous task OF collecting these bonds
and sramning each coupon is one Of considerable
NJ -. La -, suggested that foreign bondhoder
~ mas Des ssad "a make this assignment and II
800 a. 5onhf upon this point trust companies
r-sy shrink from making the payment or taxes
Ie9u, -. cnmnauy fails to protect the mortgage
saeurity Tor the benefit OF tAs b0ndholcera IL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25
INFANTS FINE WEAR
SPECIAL OFFERING OF LACE CURTAINS.

Nottingham Curtains, Per Pair. sl.4S 1928
Ruffled Bobbinet ego x,,o co.,
Curtains, Per Pair. "' -" -'io
Irish Point Curtains, Per Pair LIS s S425
Lace VesthuIe Panels, 40x5o inches. oS. sag
Reduced from sL5O and 81 so Each. to S0I' 'I'0o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25
TIE RoERs' cENERAsEIP.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Il spite OF al that has been SAID OF IHe
superior generaIship OF the Beers BY your various
correspondents how DO they account for their en-
tire failure 70 accomplish their avowed intention OF
capturing Ladysulith and Dr. Jameson Kimberley
zac above all Cecil Rhodes and MafektngE
For weeks not say months, they had undls-
puted possession Of the territories surrounding these
belesgured towns in which they could DO, and
d.a Just as they chose, with the aid OF the finest
best equipped and most modern guns and cannon
ample time and opportunity TO make their own az
Engagements YET they have signally failed IN each
e1d every instance.
Their principal successes have been attained ~
The means Of decOys and arnbuscades, aided by the
feckiess bravery Of the British troops
And the end OF four months what have
they 70 show z the result OF the much lauoed
foresight and strategy OF Sim Pet" and his con-
1reres2 CECIL. @. VERNEY.-
SeW-York. Feb %. 800
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25
N CASE OF WAR WITH ENGLAND
WHAT WOULD THE UNITED STATES DO TO DE
FEND THE NICARAGUA CANAL?

WHAT WOULD THE UNITED STATES DO TO DE-
FEHD THE NICARAGUA CANAL7
To the Edi.r OF The Tribune.
Sir: Il F. " Stewards interesting article on the
Philippines published in Wednesdays Tribune 1
find the following:
leaves the canal open for hostile ileet 20 90
through Il 70 attack our Atlantic or Pacific coasts
Of course Il Does, and the same objection nlshL
be urged against the ocean itself, which IS also 4
T7eFIfrgl waterway But our fleets use Il. TOO.
What they going TO be doing WnlI6 the lJHlli
feet is coming three tnOU2and miles o. sea
Our naval stations at Key West ana san FT1L-
cisco nothing Of our new ones II lne " est
indies are considerably nearer than any European
should Ike 70 ask Mr.. Seward one question;
sJnuose the case OF war with England What
are we 70 DO when Great Britain under the neu-
-ralf-y clause Of the treaty, sends a cloud OF
tattleshsps down 70 the Caribbean, and what are
our Pacific Coast cities 10 do?
To be sure in order 10 do this Great Britain. as
Mr.. Seward well says. VII have 10 come three
s-os-g through the Suez Canal and 10 the saving
- some seven thousand miles by utlhzlng an
Ererfcan canal built by Government 90 hoI
rreread 70 solve this canal problem on the instant
IA mt I'D fortifcations. And should judge these
would not be put up both ends or Al elHeL en-
t4Ef rather IN rne interior. say hali way WIeIs
heavy guns could sink an enemy attstlp el-.s
ror devoid OF hunor IN the thought ma lile
United States shall build canal 70 De pL-ceo q
the disposal OF 2 far greater naval
s-errv + case OF war This specimen OF Nat-oHa4
raagnaurniry would excel display OF the virtue
~ fn6fyfduaI lives Inscribed in history. ,
Ts-rytoTn, N Y, Feb z, LID IL = .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25
RETIREMENT OF DIR. G. ". WARREN.
his SERVICE AS AN ORGANISE EXTENDED OVER
FFTY-FOUR YEARS


The announcement was made a few days ago
that Dr.. George William Warren was 20 retire
from his post as musical director at St. Thomass
Church at the end of the church year. Probably
no one associated with religious or church music
IN New-York City, perhaps IN the United States.
is better known that DR.. Warren He has done
much 10 elevate the taste for music Of this kind
Dr. Warren has written church hymns that have
been widely sung. Thirty years ago he wrote
two, one 70 the words Come, Holy Spirit,
Heavenly Dove and the other q setting for Top
Iady's Rock o. Ages" that have become classics.
He began his career as organist dfty-four years
ago, playing at ST. Peters Church, in Albany. in
1916 DR.. Horato Potter, afterward Bishop OF
New-York uncle OF the present Bishop. was then
rector Of 81. Peters In 1S4S DIT. Warren went TO
St Paurs Church in Albany. playing under the
rectorship Of two clergymen who afterward be
came bishops-the Rev. DR.. Kip, now Bishop OF
California, and the Rev. Dr. Starkey now Bishop
Of Newark. In 1860 the rector OF Holy Trinity in
Brooklyn, Dr. Littejohn now Bishop Of Long
Island. secured his appointment as organist OF his
church He played there nearly ten years. being
succeeded by Dudley Buck who IS there today
When the Rev. Dr. Morgan was about combating
the ST. ThOmass Church. at FIfth-ave and
F'ifty-thrd-st, and was preparing for its opening
he selected DR.. Warren for musical director and
Organist. He played at the first service October 6
1870 and has remained in that Office for thirty
The music in that church has had high fame
under Dr.. Warren In term OF service he has,
q
In 1895 the OrganistS in NeW-YOrk and in IFS
immediate vicinity rendered Dr. Warren a service
at St Georges Church in honor Of his twentv-
fifth anniversary. Bishop Potter took part in the
ceremony made address. and behalf OF the
organists, presented Dr.. Warren a loving cup.
DR. Warren's name will be familiar one bv
reason Of his compositions. Many Of his HYMNS ana
carols are well known all over the United States
twenty years ago the Harpers published volume
OF hymns written by him; and when the Rev Or
tucker. a lifelong friend, preparing MS now
well known lymnal Dr. Warren presented him
with the scores FOR number Of hymns including
God Of C. e. Fathers
ms
TO the organ. he is pianist. and has composed
NUMBER or popular pieces for the piano Besides
Lnese employ ments. DR.. Warren mas been ORGANISE
ior zen years at Columbia University. which gave
MN the degree of doctor Of music X is understood
that he Will retain his connection with the de-
p4Ftnent or music OF Columbia University Ora
or MS sons. Professor Richard Henry Warren has
attained prominence as the director OF music in
- h5arth0lonleWs Church and OF her Major
ChaTles tIlIott Warren is assistant TO Inc
city. ' ~ 'lilS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25
PEERLEss SHOE co. ASsTGys

The Peerless Shoe Company. manufacturers Of
women's shoes No 40 West Fourteenth-s.. has
made an assignment 10 James Fleming The presi-
dent of the company is Arthur Kenny who has
been Identified with the shoe trade FOR many years
The present company Incorporated in Sep
TENDER. 1888. with capital stock OF SIS coo and
succeeded TO the business or thu Arthur Kenny
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25
MEETING oFHEW-4fsrERD4u DIRECTORS
WALL STREET THINKS THE COMPANY VIII
APPLY PART OF PROCEEDS OF BOND SALE
70 PAYMENT oE INTEREST

Frank S. Hastings. leading director OF the New
Amsterdam Gas Company, said yesterday that he
knew nothing about the object OF the rnearfng ~
the Board, 20 be held Tomorrow at the Office Of
August Belmont & Coz, not even what bonds II was
purposed TO certify and issue He had received
notice 70 attend the meeting, and on Monday he
would be better informed on the subject The ta,,
which found most acceptance II Wall Street ves-Ar
day however, was that the New-Anlslerdari Con-,
pany was not oversuppliec with ready money and
that a. least part OF the proceeds or the sale ~
the pond issue-supposed 70 De the 81 500 900 new
cor soHdateo 5s now in the treasury-woul1 he -
Piled 10 the payment Of the $s7 800 sern-anrlIal ~
terest due on March the S. 500 600 ( ne- oe--
consolidated debentures OF the Equitable Gas Light
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25
POLICE GUARD 4 VICTORIAN.
BysTANDERs THREATEN TO DO HARM wE->r
GIRL Is KILLED IN AMsrERDAM-AvE

Lille Nagle five years Old. was sent across An,
sterdan-ave at Slxtieth-st- for a loaf OF bread
yesterday and on her return she was caught bv n
southbound electric and killed Her brother
Willie, was waiting for her In the door and sav-
the accident. He into the saloon where rbatr
father John Maggie, tends bar. and Informed him
Maggie ran out and the police gathered up the body
and carried IL home.
The bystanders rushed at the notorrnan IN a
rage. but the police kept them back The con-
ductor Edward Clark twenty-eight wears ola ~
Broadway and observation-disclosures thIrtieth-st and
the mot0rman. James ID. keaTney tweutv-thres
years old. or No. 49, West Thirty-fourth-st yvs~e
arrested and escorted by several polfcemar - ths
West sixty-eighth-st. station, and We're remande6
10 the Coroner.
The police said that the motorrnan could M, n.,,
the accident, as the child directly in 'front.' az
the car. N -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25

March 10 1895 The Peerless Shoe Company had
rating q Bradstreet's- Hastings & Gleason
the attorneys, say that the liabilities are about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25
JoURNALIsM 80 JrRIEs.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
sir; Tbs recent trial # Individual for murder
n the first degree and verdict OF guilty by jury
admittedly superior n intelligence after long,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25
JohMDuNAoMS
SPRING RIBBONS
FOR 1000.

THE PRINCIPAL FASHION FACTOR FOR THIS SEASON.
nustu
FOR MILLINERY, FOR DRESS TRIMMING,
FOR LINGERIE FOR DECORATIVE PURPOSES.
Is it not important o purchase the knds2
DANIELS
than Island
Or Special Ribbon Sales" This sale will
OF ordinary merit.
BLACK SATIN BACK VELVET,
BLACK TAFFETAS, and BLACK LIBERTY SATINS
that t duplicated particularly
$4,000 yards of
charming of
pastel shades will offer
this week 2Sc. yard
esw1te
MARROW FANCY RIBBONS, ? Sc
or SOC. piece.
Broadway, Eiqhth 6 Ninth Streets.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-01
TELEGRAPHlC TICKS.

The Siegel-Hillman Dry Goods COM
pany of st. Louis has filed deed trust
to secure creditors in the sum of $780,
OOO
At Springfield the Illinois State
Teachers association opened it's forty
sixth annual meeting last night with
!, 800 present.
At Brownsville, Pa, three more
bodies have been recovered from the
mine, increasing the number of dead to
tWenty-three.
The condition of Congressman Bou-
telle of Maine, who was taken i'll in
Boston last week, and later to his home
OF Bangor, is understood to be quite
serious.
The consolidation of the sanitary
enameling interests Of the country + IS
just been completed and will be know.
as the Standard Sanitary Enam
ing company. Eight leading concerns
are included in the combination which
is capitalized at $5,0O0,O0O.
The subscriptions to the Lawton
home fund aggregates $4,000 The
lists will be kept open until Jan. 5,
when the money will be placed to Mrs.
Lawton's credit.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-01
CRANBERRY PRODUCTION.
Investigation of Product to be Con-
Quoted by Census Office.

L. G. Powers, the chief statisti-
clan in charge of the agricultural in
vestigations of the Twelfth Census, is
making an especial effort to insure the
adequate and complete representation
of all branches of agricultural industry
by the statistics which will be coli
lected under his direction. At the
same time he has not considered it
advisable to place upon the general
agricultural schedule which will be
placed in the hand of the enumerators.
very detailed inquiries concerning
crops, the production of which Is strict
ly localized. Such products will be
provided for in special schedules,
which will be distributed in the locali
ties only in which the crops to which
they relate are grown. Among the in
dustries to receive treatment of this
character cranberry culture is one OF
the most important. The special
schedule to be used in this investiga-
ton has been prepared and will be dis
tributed soon after the first of January,
1900 at which time it is believed that
nearly the entire production for the
year 1899 will have been marketed. The
main dependence in this investigation
will be upon schedules to be transmit
ted and returned by mail, and therefore
it's success will depend very largely
upon the interest manifested by cram
berry growers. Ii they cooperate
cordially with the census Office, the
Importance and extent of their industry
will be fully represented in the report
on agriculture, and it's rank among the
special agricultural industries will re-
ceive suitable public recognition. If
they fail to do so, however, their in
dustry cannot but appear unfavorably,
as compared with those which are more
fully represented in the census sta
tistics.
The inquiries to be made will in
clude questions concerning the owner
ship of each plantation or bog, as it is
of course desirable to show what pro-
portion of the total acreage is cult
waited by those who own the land, and
what proportion by tenants. An at
tempt will be made to segregate the
area in natural vines from that in
planted vines, and in inquiry concern
ing the number of vines planted dur
ing the last three years has been
framed in order to ascertain the num-
Der of young vines, and thus indicate
in some degree the probable future
progress of the industry. There will
also be two inquiries concerning the
quantity produced during 1899, so as to
show separately the production from
natural and from planted vines. The
net value of his cranberry crop Of 1899
will be asked of each producer, and care
will be taken to exclude from this value
the cost of packing and marketing. 1t
is desired also to ascertain the amount
paid for labor and for fertilizers dur
ing the crop year, and in accordance
with the desire of many of those
engaged in the industry, estimates will
be requested of the extent of any re-
duction in the crop, below what may
be regarded as the normal production
which have occurred during 1899 on
account Of blight, early frosts or other
causes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-01
MOODY'S FUNERAL.
Impressive Services Held at East
Mortified.

East Mortified, Mass, Dec. 27.-The
funeral services over the remains OF
Dwight L. Moody were held at the Con-
gregational church yesterday before a
large audience Men who for many
years have been connected with Mr..
Moody's work took part. The Rev. c..
l. Schofeld, D. D., officiated, assisted
by the Rev. A. Torrey of the Moody
Bible institute, Chicago. The follow
ing honorary pail bearers were pres
ent: Ira D. Sankey and George G.
Stebbins of Brooklyn; r. G. Morse ana
D. W. Williams, New York; the Rev.
w. J. Herdman and the Rev. George c..
Needham Of Philadelphia. The bier
was placed in front Of the pulpit and
the lid of the casket was removed,
showing a spray of palm and ivy eX-
tending from the feet to the breast.
The body remained on view in the
church until p. m. At the public fu-
neral service the music was rendered
by the choir of $50 students. An invo-
cation was followed by the scripture
lesson, read by the Rev. A. T. Pierson
of Brooklyn. DR.. SchOfield then deliv-
cred the eulogy in which he gave an
estimate of the man and his work ana
made extended reference to the source
of his greatness.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-01
DEATH OF PROF. COUEs.
Famous Scientist Passes Away at
Baltimore.

Baltimore, Dec. 27.-Professor Elliott
Coues of Washington, the world
famed ornithologist and scientist, died
last night at Johns Hopkins hospital.
Prof. Coues was one of the most dis
tinguished scientists of the United
States. He was born in Portsmouth,
N. H., in 1912, and graduated at the
Columbian university in Washington
in 1861. He entered the United States
army as medical cadet in 1862 ana
left it as a surgeon. He became
naturalist of high repute, an expert in
geology, anatomy and many other
sciences. He was connected with the
Smithsonian institute, United States
geological and geographical surveys
and professor of biology in the Vir
ginia Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege. He was one of the associate edi
tors Of the Century dictionary and
other publications and member Of at
least so foreign and American scientific
societies. For some years he was an
enthusiastic theosopphist, being a
friend F1nds o&djrtor Of Madame
Blavatsky.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-01
MAY SUE HER ACCUSER.

Marshall, Mich, Dec. 27.-Mrs.
Marie Butterfeld Sanderson, who was
acquitted of the charge Of attempting
to murder her aged husband by feed
ing him ground glass, will probably
sue the servant girl, Marie Robertson.
the main witness for the prosecution,
for damages, and prosecute her for
perjury. Mrs. Sanderson says the
trial has left her practically penniless.
She will make her home in Battle
Creek" she says.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-01
KIRCHER GETS SEALS
EMPEROR WILLIAM HANDS BER-
LIN BURGOMASTER PAPERS.
CIVIC TURMOIL is ENDED

German Sentiment for Great Britain
Continues to Gain Ground Growl
From Russia Cannot Change Senti-
-Agriculturalists Continue
the Batting of Prince HohenlOhe.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-01
FORTY ARE DROWNED.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT BEFALLS
DUTCH sCHOOLCHILDREN.
While Skating on River Lys the Ice
Gives Way-A Sad Holiday
Outing.

Brussels, Dec. 23.-Upwards of 40
school children were drowned yester-
day at Frelingham, near the French
frontier. The children Of the district
had been given a holiday with permits
sion to play on the frozen river Lys.
The ice broke suddenly and the chill
dren disappeared. A few were rescued
half dead, but the majority were
drowned Thirty-six bodies have been
rescued and others are still missing.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-01
British Capture Food.

Chieveley Camp, Natal, Dec. 28.-Our
scouts having reported the beers in
force on this side of the Tugela river
last Friday, three regiments Of regu
lars, supported by artillery and all
available mounted volunteers, under
command of Lord Dundonald, ad-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-01

vanced. The beers retired across the
river and the British captured 500
cattle.
Leinster Regiment Goes.
Montreal, Dec. 28.-A cablegram
from England orders the Leinster regi-
ment known as the Royal Canadians,
doing duty at Halifax, to sail January
10 for south Africa.
Paget Joins the British.
New York, Dec 28.-Sidney A,
Paget sailed for England Wednesday
to join Lord Cheshire's rough riders
This regiment will sail for south Afri-
ca in four weeks.