The sun., 1900-02-10

at that it is by no means sure the
Havanese aie entitled to congratulations.
The opposition developing in France to
the establishment there OF bull fighting
may be based on the theory that the
Count de Castellane will furnish suffici-
ent amusement of that sort when he re-
turns and meets his various talkatiye
enemies.
New York now has lively water ques-
tion Of its own, the recent heavy freshet
having nudded the fluid to point when
il rivals The Philadelphia brand. The
metropolis insists in being great in aIk
Nays, but she will soon tire of shat kind
OF water.
The Rev. Df. Elward L 'erett IIale,al-
though abont to retire from the pastorate
Of the South Congregational Church, Of
Boston, has introduced a most pro-
nonnced change there by the substitd.
bion last Sunday of water for wine in the
Communion service.
The mobbipg Of Henry Iabouchere
and the breaking up Of a peace meeting
III Northampton at which he was 10 have
spoken by opponents of the movement
Onght 70 60 long WAYS towards making
the next issue Of London Truth interest
ing and lively.
The grand march at this ei&ty-sccond
annual ball pi the Emerald Society, for
the benefit Of the Catholic orphans OF
Long Island, at the Academy Of Music
in Brooklyn last Wednesday night, vas
led by Admiral Dewey himself. His
partner was Miss Alice Martin. Three
hundred couples followed.
When General IT. q. Burnett in d
paper he read at the dinner Of the Ioyal
Legion in New York the other night re-
ferred 10 the gallant conduct OF General
Mo!ineuX while iii the Shenandoah Val
ley during the civil war he was inter.
rupted by cheers and applause for tile
man whose son is just now 40 promi-
nentIy and uuenyiaOly before the public,
and 8as not allowed to proceed uNti lie
had rersad the sentence. General Mo,
liheuz was not at The banquet.
The Rev fienry Thompson, reetor d;
st Matthew's Episcopai Chant, III
henosha, Wis, h.s just sued saa;i. q
well kao"A yonng men oi tun III @d Gu
W each-the f@es Que hiH nagtng pt.,s
formed Lhn GoHblH ctr i \ " u iaarrla d
when the two Young aitl Nelaau sisters.
Professor hlhprr 4 stanley. Of the de-
par ment "a htt Of lie University OF
Michigan ta- n'tsn appointed represent
tatiSe 40 lhc tiuited States If tile inter-
national Society OF Musicians, recently
initIfei ~ Germany. The object Of this
org tLizltun Is 10 unite musicians and
~i4trts IN subjects relating to music and
e. in'ther scientific nvastig cation. Pr !
nssor Stanley Will organize the Amlri-
can section Of the society.
Colonel Z. y. 0, Clough, who has Just
died III Kansas City, was a veteran of
the Mexican war ana Colonel Of Mis-
sourl regiment on the Union side during
the civil war. He took au active part III
securing the admission Of Kansas into
the Union as a free state. "En July,
1873" says The Kansas City Star,
when Mr.. Clough was only year old,
his parents, who lived il Aldrjch, Va,
took him to Boston, and while en- route
they passed through New York city at
the time oi General Lafayettea visit. The
illustrious Frenchman took young
Cl0ugh in lis lap at the Bunker Hotel,
and, placing his hands on his head,
blessed him saying: IAN old MANS bless.
ing will do no harm. Mr.. Clough often
referred to this incident. saying that the
Frenchuan's blessing muet have fol.
lowed him and filled his life with happl-
ness."