The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-18

known as 1.-THE Club and of small but
exclusive membership, it favors no.
tel in Trafalgar Square, London,
when its occasional meetings are sum-
moned. The present Prime Minister of
England is a member.
-Shearith Israel is the Oldest Jewish
congregation in the United States and
was started by the first Hebrews to
arrive on Manhattan Island in 1854
from Bahia, Brazil a former Dutch
colony. Many of them were Spanish
and some of them were Portuguese.
At first Peter Stuyvesant who was
then director general, refused to grant
them site for a cemetery, but he was
forced to do so later when some of
! their congregation died. The doughty
StuyVeSant, however, compelled the
Hebrews to select their burial place at
what was then a long distance from
New Amsterdam, the northern limits
of the city being Wall street. The
cemetery is about a mile and a half
from Wall street, and in the midst of
what are now the most antique parts
of Manhattan, as the city below Wall
street, or old New Amsterdam" has
been made over many times since Pc
ter Stuyvesant held indomitable sway.
The Due d'Orleans has written from
Genoa to Senator de Lamarzelle COM
plimenting his attitude IN antagontz-
ing the French government, apropos
of the Church question. This letter is
regarded by lie Gaulois as a mani
festo from the Bourbon Orleans Pre-
tender, and so exploits it. The Duke,
who signs himself simply Philippe"
in royal fashion, concludes as follows;
81 know how admirably you unceasing-
ly devote yourself in the tribune and
elsewhere to the defense of the ideas
which are dear to us, and, believe
me, it is not in vain that you will
have used influence and authority
More than ever events demonstrate the
indisoluble union of these two great
causes-tl1at of God and that of the
King-and the moment is not far
off when the Church of France,
brought by persecution to a just appre-
citation of our historical tradition, will
recognize that her independence and
salvation can only be found in the
monarchy. 1t is this which we must
not tire of repeating. You, 1 am aware,
tige of your Incompatible talent.
am happy to be able to express to
you my profound gratitude"
Although the late queen of the
British empire was accustomed to use
her imperial title in signing public
documents-"Victoria r. I."-her son
and successor prefers the more simple
Edward r." This preference, says an
exchange, was especially noticeable in
his coronation messages to his sub
jects last year. To the people of the
United Kingdom he signed himself
Edward r. but it was Edward
R. l." to the people of India and the
colonies Constitutionally this was
strictly correct, for the titles act of
1876 stipulates that the imperial dig
nifty shall not be used in Britain, but
only in India. 1t is notable and char
acterstic that the German Emperor,
who is Emperor only by reason of his
position as King of Prussia, puts his
imperial rank first and signs william
l. r. SoVereignS always sign at the
top of the paper; hence the phrase.
"Given under our hand and SEAL" This
reason is that no name may appear
above the royal one.s When Louis Phi
lippe visited Queen Victoria at Wind
sor they went over Elton" Before
leaving their signatures in the visitors
book were requested. The bourgeois
King wrote his name first. Etiquette
forbade her majesty to sign her name
below his, and, with the readiest tact
she turned over a leaf to write "Vic-
toria r. at the top of the paper. But
the haughtiest signature is that of the
King Of Spain, who disdains names,
and signs himself "Yo ell Rey" CT. the
King'). The Pope, unlike other tenn
poral rulers, always adds his distin'
gushing numeral, Leo XIII.