The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-19
ROYAL EYES.
They Have Been Subjected to an
OverhauIing.
Distinguished German Eye Doc
tor Visits Queen Victoria
DRAWS LINE AT WALES
All Others of the Nobility Must
Come to Him.
Story of a Remarkable Lion
Fight i'm Africa.
DRAWS LINE AT WALES


having its eyes overhauled. For that
important duty, a celebrated oculist,
Prof Herman Pagenstrecher, NJ D.,
director of the Opthalmic hospital at
Weisbaden, was summoned to London
Wednesday. He went to Osborne to eX-
anime the eyes of the queen. "A lengthy
interview resulted in which the special
lst is understood to have given hef
majesty new instructions in addition TO
glasses with the object of preserving
her falling sight, though, 1t IS sald, ne ne
found only slight deterioration OF VISION
since his last examination. Thence Pfol-
Pagenstrecher went to Marlborough
house where the Prince OF Wales unoer-
went the ordeal Of submitting his Iately
adopted eyeglasses to the criticism o1
the great professor.
1t was only to the queen and Prince Of
Wales that Prof. PagenStrecher would
consent to go All the others had 10
come to him The Duke of Cambridge
and other notabilities focked to ms
hotel humbly waiting in the corridor
until Prof Pagenstrecher was ready 10
see them. In a few moments the Duke
of Cambridge was benefited so greatly
that he went to his old cronies and IN
sisted on their visiting the eye healer.
Following his advice they crowded 70
Prof Pagenstrecher Friday At last
the specialist flew out Of the hotel, de-
cIaring he would not see another soul
that day be he king or cOmmoner- The
professor goes to the continent TO m
spect the eyes of the king of the Bel
CLANS Sunday and before he returns 70
Weisbaden he will probably continue
his journey to several other royal
ARMY REFORM.
British army reform the Associated
Press learns will consist chiefly in an
endeavor to improve the existing meth
DDS of general military training rather
than in any attempt to eradicate any
individual defects. With a more fully
devoted home army the administration
believes that many OF the drawbacks
existing at present will gradually ols-
apepar whereas ruthless reform would
only result in disorganization and chaos
With this end in view a. new maneuVers
bill will be introduced giving the gov
eminent -plenary power to select large
tracts of country especially In ireland
and Scotland where the home army Will
have the opportunity of maneuvering
in considerable numbers, over rough
and unknown country where the gen
erals will have the opportunity of learn
ing to handle divisions In the opinion
of the secretary for war, Mr. VIM. st
John Broderick. it is futile to cr1tlclSe
ofFicers and men who have never been
handled, or who have never co-operated
except in the restricted confines Of Al
dershot, and some not even there, Whefe
every inch of ground is known TO almost
every officer in the service The bar
racks building on Salisbury Plain, will,
it is believed, aid this plan, but it has
become generally recognized by the war
office that it is absolutely essential to
have rough country and a good deal or
1T at the disposal of the forces Many
difficulties lie in the way of securing
this. The moors of ireland and Scotland
are almost all the private property of
aristocratic land owners who either use
them or let them for shooting purposes
One seasons maneuverS over these
estates would probably ruin the game
Hence large compensation must be PAID
This Mr. BrOderick hopes to get ap-
propriated in spite of the present heavy
taxation believing 1t would be an in
yestment which would save the country
millions in case of another war. Many
other changes are likely 70 come In 1orce
In due course Of time.
The board of army reorganization is
sitting day in and day out, dealing with
the immense problem but the cardinal
point of the deliberations, on which
public opinion is unanimous is the
necessity for the new maneuvers bill
To use the words of Lord Raglan: You
was always obliged to keep his fleet in
l7arb0r as to cTitlciSe the army Tor
which the country provides no
maneuvers facilities
STEEL TUBE DEAL
Messrs. Wicks. president of the Amer
lean Sheet and Steel company, and
Huber. Of the Pittsburg Steel company,
returned to New York this week, after
exhaustive tests of the English process I
of constructing steel tubes. These COM
ing up to the requirements, negotiations
were closed for transferring the AmerI- /
can patent rights of the Philadelphia
the moving spirit. 1T is understood |
that the steel tube makers will now pro
ceed with their $50 000, 600 combination /
News of the most remarkable lion
fight on record comes from a cores !
pondent of the Associated Press in /
northern Rhodesia- Mr.. Johnston, a /
collector of customs in the employe of I
the British Chartered South Africa COM |
pany was out hunting and shot buck. /
A. the buck fell from the long grass 4
sprang out FIVE lions. who commenced I
to eat the buck. Mr.. Johnstone. not to /
be robbed Of his dinner. went into ac
tion with his ma gaZine rifle. killed ore /
lion and wounded another The remain /
ing three fed. The wounded lion. en- +
RACED attacked the hunter whose maga-
zine was empty He called for another /
gun but his native followers had gone +
The police with him fired a wild volley 4
and retreated. Mr. Johnstone sought a i
when the lion caught him and pulled 4
him down Mr.. Johnstcne put his left T
arm down the lions mouth and gave a /
sledge hammer blow with his right on +
the animals head. Surprised at the re-
sistance. the lion relinquished his at
tack Propping himself against the tree.
Mr. Johnstore in spite of his mangled
took the lion right between the eyes.
killing him. Three weeks later Mr.
Johnstone died OF blood poisoning from
his mangled arm
TWO REMARKABLE PERSONS
Death removed two remarkable per-
sonalities from the metropolis this week
the bishop of London. Right Rev Man
sam Lewis. known far and wide Tor
very different qualities. Both possessed
two things in cOmmon-humor and /
broad insight into the affairs of men