The Washington times., 1901-07-13

tious and idolatrous."
An interesting discussion is now going
on in the London newspapers concerning
the comparative advantages of English
and American locomotives, and some of
| the statements would amuse American
machinists. The American locomotive is
being gradually introduced upon the Eng
lish railways and the local manufacture
ers are fighting hard to keep them out.
The partisans of the American locomotive
claim that most of the defects complain
ed of have been due to the carelessness
and indifference of the English drivers,
who prefer their own make because they
are less complicated and require less at
tention than the American pattern. An
English engineer, who has been for many
years in Brazil. furnishes the Times
with an elaborate analytical comparison,
and sums up his enquiry by claiming hat
the English locomotives are better in
point Of fuel economy only. For speed
endurance. and hauling capacity he
claims that the Americans stand first. and
will run nearly twice as long without re-
pairs
The people of England were quite pre-
pared for the announcement that the cor
onation ceremony of King Edward is to
take place next June. The proclamation
which was made on the sixty-third amt
toria was anticipated. To fix the cere-
mony for any other time than summer
would nowadays be regarded as more or
less of slight upon British subjects in
asmuch as they would not have the best
possible opportunity of witnessing rare
spectacle. Sovereigns have not always
been so careful of the convenience of their
subjects. William 1. following the exam
pie of Emperor Charlemagne, who set the
fashion In corOnations. was crowned at
Westminster December 25. Henry III,
| owing to circumstances over which he
had little control, underwent the cere-
mony on October Is. and as the crown had
been lost with the baggage OF King John
he had TO do without one. Henry VIZ
chose a day in June and the last Edward
| was crowned on January B In modern
times, Anne favored April, the first three
| Georges September and October, George
" July, and William ~ September. II
/ coronation day is in future to be observed
as public holiday as IL certainly VIII
be next year IL Will afford II pleasant
break In the suTamer routine. The proc,
lamation of the coronation has recalled
the touching incident of the youthful Vic
toria's saving an aged peer from falling
when he did homage at her coronation
1t is a remarkable fact that the old peer
I who stumbled in 1888 was the Mr.. Role,
NJ p for Cornwall. who, In the debates
| on the regency bill in 11sS ELECTED from
| Mr.. Fox his so-caiied authoritative denl&i
| that the Prince OF wales was nuTTIeu IO
| Mrs Fftzherbert, a denial which was de
| ciared by the Prince to be unauthor-
| lied" and so caused the split between
I the heir apparent and the Wings. Mt
/ Role left a widow. the old Lady Role
| who survived until 1855, after having Deen
| the chief founder of the bishopr1c OF
Truro and seen the first Bishop-Dr; Ben
| son-traHslated to Canterbury In 1913 rms
| is an exceptionally long link connecting
events of public interest
! Of
storthing at the close of the nineteenth
century was a law permitting the estab-
Hshment of monasteries in Norway. The
! trainers of the constitution in 1914 had
| inserted in that instrument a clause TO
the effect that Jesuits and monastic or
ders were not to be tolerated. OF monas-
teries from the Middle Ages, in Norway,
there are but few, mostly in ruins AT
| Bergen the foundation of Munkeliv clois-
/ ter is still extant but hidden under the
level OF the street OF the convene OF
Nonnesoter a vault with groined arches
and the lower story of the tower are left
1 About fourteen miles to the south OF that
city. in situation OF rare rural beauty,
| are extensive ruins of the Lysekioster
rnona stery. Exotic plants bearing red
bern .es still grow in the crevices OF the
wall.
The Moorish Embassy which the Sui
tan has despatched to London with the
| avowed purpose Of bearing a message of
! congratulation to King Edward upon his
| accession 10 the throne has been luxuri-
| ously housed at Lancaster Gate. The
| mansion is spacious and has been fitted up
in English style, with English servants
! and attendants under the command of
Scotsman-Kaid Maclean, cOmmander-in-
| chief of the Sultan's army, is now the
| English head of the embassy. In the
d, 90 y,4
white robes and sandals coming and go
ing all the time in direct attendance on
the ambassador and the two wives he has
| brought with him. The ambassador. Cid
| el Mehedi el Menebhi, a man of the most
| exalted rank I'm his own country. takes
his meals in perfect seclusiOn. His per-
| sonal attendants leave the dishes on the
| table and withdraw. The same idea is
| carried out in serving the two women of
the household. whose apartments are on
| the top floor, and who have never been
once seen by any of the English servants
! in the house. II is believed that this is
| the first time that Moorish women OF this
| caste have entered England The Queen
| will undoubtedly receive them. If they be
| permitted TO wait on her. IT Is undoubt-
| edly for this purpose that the two ladies
| have been brought to London and the
| unique experience Of travel been allowed
| them. However. no information regard
| ing the two -iadies can be obtained of any
| inmate OF the embassy. for even TO men
| Non their presence is. from the Moorish
| standpoint, blasphemous.
| There is bad news about Jules Guerin.
| the hero of the sensational siege of the
| Rue Chabrol in Paris. The last time his
| family went to visit him at Clairvaux
| prison they found him very ill. Not in
| bed, but so feverish, so excited, and so
| emaciated that they became seriously
| alarmed. An interview with the prison
| doctor showed that he shared their un-
| easiness, but NJ. Guerin refuses to make
| any formal complaint When NJ. Guerin
| went to prison he was a perfect Samson
in strength and appearance. Just in the
| prime of lfe-he is now only thirty-seven
| years of age-tall. broad. and muscular.
| he made an ideal revolutionary leader
| in appearance
| For a long time both his strength and
| his energy were plentifully taxed by the
| direction of the Anti-Semite League dur
| ing the troublous DreyfuS days. His ''ev
| enings," at which his sympathizers could
| drink, smoke, proclaim. and denounce as
| long and strong as fancy dictated, be-
| came one of the rowdy sensations of
| Paris. But it is the man OF robust health
| and unbounded spirits on whom prison
| life tells most heavily, so 1t can well be
| believed that the Jules Guertn o9 Fort
| Chabrol energy has become as skeleton.
| worn out by intense emotions and undi-