The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-10

| EMPEROR tiOndl COurteSleS DE NoiioI-
| WIIIJAM ary appointments still goes
| !. EJEID merrily on King Edward,
mApSEAI by way of showing his APP
| probation OF Emperor
| Williams presence at the death bed and
funeral of Queen Victoria. has been
| pleased to appoint His Majesty William
! H., German Emperor, King of Prussia,
| X c. G.. c. V. O., to be a fed-marshai
| in the army on the occasion of the ami
| yersary of His Majesty's birthday
The commission is dated January q.
! 1901 Emperor William is already Colonel
in-Chief. First RoyaD Dragons, and
Honorary Admiral in the navy. This
| birthday present from King Edward.
the King. my august uncle" as William
IT. calls him. was mark of such signal
favor that the German Emperor apprlsed
Lord Salisbury and the Commander-in-
Chief of the British forces by telegraph
of the deep appreciation felt for the
high honor.
King Edward himself is the only per-
son besides the German Emperor who Is
both an admiral in the English navy ana
a tield-marshal in the English army.
The allies, according to a
SPOIL AND Chinese source, have discov-
,.-,,,,,r,, cred at the Summer Palace
INDEMNIFY in Pekinc gold and silver
AT PEKIN. valued at 100000 taels, which
they propose to utilize for
the payment OF the troops.
The Russians in Manchuria continue
their punitive expeditions against the
Hungus.
It is stated from Chinese source that
Russia besides an indemnity, requires 30,
OCO, 600 taels for restoring Manchuria, and
that Field Marshal Won Waldersee de-
mands 100000 taels as compensation for
the murder of Baron Won Ketteler.
In this day, when copper is
more valuable than all other
RufAL metals, except silver and
ppEsENT gold, the present by the
Servian Skupshtina Of the
southwestern portion of the
state copper mines at Majdanpek 20 King
Alexandria will be especially valuable The
Government adopted the motion as pro
posed by NJ Genitch and voted to give the
mines as a token OF her devotion OF the
, people to their King.
The long suffering Gar has
RUSSIAN formally warned the students
,,r,c OF st. Petersburg that if they
iiAALno do not cease studying how TO
AGAIN. raise disturbances instead OF
the more usual branches OF
University work ne will close the Univer-
sity once and for all. The hazers, who
are trying to harass the police instead OF
the freshmen, have not yet indicated
whether they will. be guided by the Car.
The King Of Uganda has
made a formal entry into
KIM VI diplomatic life at the early
,GANnA age of five by calling in state
o'''''o' on the British Commissioner,
Sir TT IT TOhUStOn for
the Uganda Protectorate. The King was
accompanied by a great retinue OF ser
wants and followers who enjoyed the
honors of the military reception and cor
dial festivities far more than did the
tired and sleepy little King.
The celebrated represser of
| GENERAL the Nihilists, General Gour-
o,,nDo ko, is dead. He died at the
uounho age of seventy-three, on
| MEAD. Januray 18th, on his estates
in Russia. where he had re-
sided since retiring from the Governor
Generalship of Poland. He was sue
/ cessful general in the field, where he
served with distinction, but his stern
measures in peace drove the Nihilists to
such desperation when he was Military
Governor Of st. Petersburg that he had
to be removed. His dealings with the
| unfortunate Poles were no less offensive.
Writing in the Independent
| JUSTIN Justin Mccarthy says:
/ MCCARTHY Some of the London papers
| IN-SHAM would actually have had Us
SORROW. to believe that during the
days Immediately following
the Queens death crowds of poor artt-
sans might be seen going to and return
ing from their work III the East-End
slums OF London with incessane tears
| running down their cheeks. 1t cannot de-
ceive anybody who knows anything OF
the vast artisan population of London.
aborbed as it is in it's hard struggles for
a bare living in Its narrow life.
have thought more than once when
| glancing over such effusons of sham
loyalty with what melancholy contempt
| the clear. quiet Judgment of the Queen
herself would have regarded them If it
| had been possible for then, to come under
her critical observation. The vast major
| ity OF the English population Ia tow and