New-York tribune., 1901-12-04
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Personal NOTES.

The new Consul General of the Republic OF Ecua-
dor Senior Francisco Mora Silva, recently in
stalled in his New-York office. is a young man OF
thirty-fve years. He born at GuayaquiI the
principal seaport of Ecuador and after having
pursued course of studies his country he came
to the United States, and graduated from
a business college in Poughkeepsie- Senor Mora
Silva speaks English iuently and is great friend
and admirer of everything American. Before being
sent back to the United States as Consul General
he had occupied several important posts IN his
ter General of quito and Assistant Secretary OF
Foreign Affairs. During the Buffalo Exposition
dorian Commission. He is warm partisan OF the
| new President. General Plaza who knows him and
is credited with the intention of placing upon a
the international policy Ecuador. change
which needs the services OF a y0%Hng, % lhteihsehE
Hamilton MacCarthy. of Ottawa, Canada. has
made the model for the bronze statue. thirteen
feet high which is being cast in New-York. TO be
erected next spring IN fa2a' I c+f -, 70 b Co f
in the Boer war
During one Of his Congress campaigns"
saws THE Boston Transcript" Mr.. Mckinley was
followed from place to place by a reporter for d
paper OF opposite political faith, who is described
being Of those 'shrewd. persistent fellows
who are always at work, quick to see an oppor-
tInity and skilled in making the most Of it While
Mr. Mckinley was annoyed by the misrepresenta-
ton to which he almost daily subjected. he
Wth Which n9 h Was assailed His adniraton too
was not urmixed win compassion, for the re-
cough one night Mr. Mckinley took closed
carriage for nearby town at which ne was an
nounced speak The weather was wretchedy
raw and cold. and what followed Is thus dfscrl0es:
and knew that the reporter was rldlng with the
driver in the exposed seat The Major called 10
the driver TO stop and aighted. Get down of that
seat. young man. he said. The reporter ooeyed:
thinking the time for the Majors vengeance Ead
come Here. said Mr. Mckinley. taking on his
overcoat. you put on this oVercoat ana SeI inLo
that carriage But. Major Mckinley said the re-
porter. l guess you don't know who am nave
been with you the whole campaign giving IL 10 you
night to rip you to pieces y l can KNOW, salu
Mr.. Mckinley. but you put on this coat ana seii
inside and get warm so 'hat you can 10 soou
job
James 4. Tawney, chairman of the Worids Far
Committee of Congress is 70 deliver the principal
address at the ground breaking ceremonies OF the
St. Louis Exposition on December 70
The Rev Dr. Francis E Clark president OF the
Worlds Christian Endeavor. will sail for Europe
the society hrmly on the Continent eSpecdT
in Europe Scandinavia. spain, Ild4y, HUI
land Bohemia and Bulgaria
Rrigader General Henry NJ. Roberts, L. 5 A.
retired has gone TO Galveston Tex, having been
.nnoInted bv the commissioners of that city 10
superintend the plans for the prctec'oh OF 'e ci''
from the in severe storms
The Rev John NJ Bacon. the English balloon e2-
mort insists that lighthouses should nave "ariiiis
hollis under as we'll above water osc<tdSe tba1 ~
storm sound travels furtner dHuel "''o- '
through the air
Dr Daniel Freeman. of Gage County Nep' O"n'
and occupies the first farm given away awayg Dy srf .n
I-nited states Government under the hoiles'e@ 49,