The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-01

noblesse Of France lived. and had to live.
in the years preceding the revolution.
They dared not walk or ride mile from
their castles without their mounted es-
,orts 1t may be that we shall have some
thing like revival of the old French ar
istoc:atic regime in the Adirondacks next
sUmne.', unless Governor OdeIl shall call
| out the lailitia and set them on guard
| duty around the great camps" Of the
! monopoly nobiSs.
The heads Of tNS of the Belmont fam
lies. August and Perry. have been rather
unlucky recently in the matter OF their
personal attendants. Two or three months
ago. the private secretary of Mr.. Perry
eBlmont got into the habit Of raising
his masters checks and had good run
Of il before he was caught. Now comes
domestic servant of Mr.. August de-
tected in the act Of making away with
some valuable plate. Naturally the two
brothers were mad when they discovered
how they had been swindled- legal pro-
ceilings VIZ at once instituted in both
cases. Then came the tears ard the re-
pentance Of me culprits. All the belmont
brothers have big. generous hearts, and
they cannot resist appeals from the IN
fortunate. The check-raising one was
allowed to go free and now Mr. August
Belmont has successfully exerted his in
fuence to save his delinquent domestic
from the penalties Of the law, provided
he leaves the country.
Mr.. William C Whitney has had printed
for private circulation a hook of unusual
interest TO all horse sfeeders, high-class
sportsmen and lovers Of the horse gen.
orally. The title OF il =: "The Whitney
Stud" but its purpose is not the gIoriff-
cation in any way of the owner Of this
famous racing stable. The volume had
its origin in the theory Of Count Lehn-
dorf that only racing mares should be
used for breeding. Mr. Whitney became
so interested in the theory that be had
the records of seventy-eight mares in
vestIgated, and the valuable information.
thereby acquired by him. he has resolved
to make accessible to others. This is the
spirit Of the true sportsman.
For the sake Of political literature the
political history of our own times. it is to
be regretted that William c. Whitney
has as many millions of dollars, and per-
haps more. as he has great horses in his
stables. So far as he is concerned it
only needs the spur of necessity. which
he will never feel. to make him write two
or three great books, each enc Of which
would bring him in royalties alone,
handsome fortune, as fortunes used to be
counted. What a volume he could write
about the politics of the city of New
York, the reform movements within strict
Democratic part Wines, in which he bore
so conspicuous part, 1t was great. hon
est work, that led to great results, NUM-
cipal. state, national. That story alone
would have made more valuable contri-
button to the municipal history Of the
American commercial metropolis. than
has yet been written. There is the his
tory of the Cleveland administration. the
history of the New Navy. of which he
is the father in larger measure than any
man living. AS to the Presidency too.
he could write interestingly fro mseveral
points Of view. but that is another story.
I think Mr. Whitney should take up his
pen and begin to write.
The palace of c. NJ. Schwab. ex-presi-
dent of the United States Stel Corpora
ton, is building in the upper part of the
city. is we'll advanced but ~ viii still
take nearly a year to complete it. Mr..
Schwab, like the very practical man that
he is, is not content 10 take the word Of
architects and builders that the best work
possible is being done on the great struc-
ture He has resolved to see to that bust
ness for himself and in order to be on the
ground. as much as possible. has rented
a furnished house right opposite to what
will be his future home, and one of the
finest residences in the country. What
the cost of it is to be is Mr.. Schwab's
ject run all the way from three TO nine
million dollars.
Governor Island. in the harbor of this
city is considered the most delightful Of
all the posts in the army, and the officers
stationed there fro milne TO time are
envied throughout the service This mil
itary paradise has been turned into pre-
cisely the reverse kin dof a place by the
that Adiutant General Cor
bin has lost his grip. pull, or whatever il
may be called in the war department, at
and ben assigned.to its COM
mand For various reasons Cerbin is one
of the most unpopular men in the army.
He managed to make life miserable for
General Miles and for many others with
whom he came in contact How to get
away from the Island, 10 Alaska. the
Philippines anywhere, is now the ques-
ton with the majority OF the officers sta
toned there. but they dare not let il be
known to Corbin. who viii have so much
power over their personal comfort So far
as Corbin himself IS concerned. an inter
esting social problem is likely TO confront
him. The commanding general here is US