New-York tribune., 1902-03-24

THE PASSING THRONG,

Mrs. Henrietta A Kelly. of South Carolina. a
former school principal In that State who has been
abroad for the last six years study
WOULD ing science in the universities at
START SILK Cambridge. Paris Bruxelles and
GROWING IN Geneva. reached this country yes
SOUTH terday. and will go South at once
TO try to introduce the scientific
culture OF silk in that section. II interest
ed in the silk growing industry year ago
while visiting Lombardy" she said yesterday at
the st. Denis Hotel. When saw that the climate
the soil and the fora OF that country were so much
like that of my native State. asked why the
industry could not be carried on az home, and the
now waste places Of the Carolinas be made pro-
ductive as Lombardy and the people be given
profitable occupation. learned the language and
proceeded TO study ana translate the textbooks
that if the people Of the South can be taught TO
a successful industry in ten Years the Paterson
and other American silk mills need not send out
The Due d Litta-Visconti-4res prominent land
holder Of L9mbardy has promised to help me, and
who are willing 10 immigrate here to start model
only BY giving the ignorant classes training in in
dustries itted to the. soil Such an industry silk
growing will prove, if We can raise the money TO
start it on business basis"
Spencer Eddy. secretary OF the United States
Legation at Constantinople. is in NewYork now. on
his way back TO the East Il
SPENCER EDDY am to return to Constantinople
TO TURKEY. a club where he is staying. and
expect to remain in Turkey for
five months Then I shall probably be trans
ferred. to what place do not know. I returned to
this country before I saw Miss Stone because I
very sick with scarlet fever, and the am
baSsador packed me off soon as he saw me. l
weihged only 145 pounds. AS you see, l weigh
rather more than that now, and am just as mucn
better in every way. 1 don't expect we shall get
the story of Miss Stones capture and experiences
till she writes il to over here. She Is not
coming back to the United States at present I
understand all learn here shall have to
learn by letter. I wish that L had her per-
sOnally. AS far the future Of the case is con-
cerned that is in the hands OF the State Depart
ment What action the department will take tow
ard those responsible for the abduction cannot
say. 1t rests all with them"
DR.. Henry G. Fink. OF New-Orleans who spent
some years OF his life in Germany. at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel yesterday comment
GERMANS ing upon the recent visit Of Prince
HAVE TO Henry to this country and the
BE LED" thusiasm with which he was re-
ceved said: II believe the Ger
mans to be wonderful people, but they lack self
reliance and initiative Their characteristics as
nation nowhere better described than by a
German gentleman know who happened to be
at the opening of the territory in Oklahoma
few years ago. Telling me about il afterward he
SAID. 'When the rush was over and the claims
staked out. there several hundred men stand
roof in the place. At once they gathered together
a chairman was named. permanent Organiza tiOn
til regular election could be held A committee
elected to draft a constitution. and in hour
there was a town corporation in existence. What
a difference from Germans The Americans are
natural leaders. each one OF them The Germans
would have huddled together. looked around and
said. Send for Bismarck They have to be led "