The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-04

his taken an advanced yet thoroughly
practical and rational attitude.
It IS expected that the session this
spring which will be held June LIST to
3rd, will bring together the largest
attendance yet known, since the past
year has witnessed remarkable prog
ress in the work to which these con-
ferences are devoted, such as the
settlement Of the Venezuelan contro-
versy at the Hague, the conclusion of
arbitration treaties between France.
and England and between other lead
ing powers of Europe and South
America, and also the renewal of the
agitation for an arbitration treaty
between the United States and Great
Britain. This proposed treaty will
form one of the chief topics of dis
cussion at the June meeting. The
presiding officer this year will be the
Hon. George Gray, Of Delaware, the
well-known jurist, whose identified
ton with several famous arbitral bod
les gives him special qualification for
the Office. He was a member of the
Peace Commission in Paris in 1898
and Of the Joint High Commission at
Quebec in the same year, and in 1900
was appointed one Of the American
judges on the panel Of the Interna-
tional Court at the Hague. Among
those who have thus far signifed
their intention to be present are Hon.
Wayne MacVei Oh. Hon. Fl. B. F. Mae
Farland, Hon, William L. Penfeld,
and DIR. Daniel G.. Gilman of Wash
ineton; Congressman R. F. Broussard
of Louisiana; Prof. John B. Moore
and Gen. Stewart L. Woodford of
New York; Hon. George r. Jones,
president of the Massachusetts sem
ate: Hon. Charles B. Elliott of Min
neapolis: Justices Alden Chester of
the New York Supreme court, W. P.
Potter of the Pennsylvania Supreme
Court and q. M. Rose of the Arkan-
sas Supreme Court.
1t is quite within the bounds of
truth and moderation to say that no
locality in all the world offers more
attractions to the visitor and sight
seer than the spot where these two
conferences are held. From the 300
acres Immediately about the lake
which came into the possession Of Mr..
Albert K. Smiley in 1869, the estate
has gradually grown from year to
year until it comprises tract of over
1000 acres lying in five different
townships and embracing the whole
region along the crest of the noun
tain, for space six miles in length
and mile in width. And in this lit
tie mountain realm the utmost care
has been taken to preserve every nat
ural charm, and it's wild, rugged and
picturesque scenery has been in no
wise married by the many miles fof
fine walks and broad, smooth road
ways that have made every point ac-
cessible with comfort, ease and safe
| ty.
From Sky Top, the highest peak in
the Mohonk estate, towering 300 feet
above the lake, the vision sweeps over
as noble and magnificent a range of
scenery, of lofty mountains and love
ly valleys as may be seen in any land
under the sun. To the west lie the rich
and fertile farm lands Of the Rondout
valley and beyond them rise the Cat
skills, rich in romantic and historic
memories. Directly below the peaks
of Mohonk lie the meadows and Or
chards of the Waikiki valley, with the
old Dutch settlement of New Palt2
nesting among it's trees and gardens
and many miles beyond these, still
eastward, the highlands Of the Hud-
son. And in those rare days when the
sky is soft and clear, the pilgrim in
this favored land, looking out from
the heights Of Sky Top, may catch a
glimpses Of the Berkshire Hills in
western Massachusetts,, of Vermont s
verdant mountains and sometimes
NAV extend his vision even to the
ranges of the Alleghanies beyond the
PENNSYLVANIA border
L. A. Maynard.