New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-29

can appreciate what the prerogative means to have
q portable altar and the right to have mass per-
formed wherever ITS owner may choose to set II up
Last, but not least the President cannot be ex
communicated or even barred from the sacraments
by any bishop archbishop cardinal without the
formal and Official sanction OF the Pope himself
This dignity OF Canon Of the Roman Basica OF
ST. John Lsternn, confirmed by Article XVI OF the
Concordat treaty negotiated by the nrst Napoleon
and the Papacy which still governs the relations
OF the latter with France was first conferred upon
King Henry " Of France in recognition Of his gift
OF the rich Abbey OF Cluisac In Langueooc 10 the
Chapter OF the Basilica. The abbey and It's rches
were condscated by the French revolutionary gov
ernment AZ the close 0. the eighteenth century
But. IN spite Of this the Papacy and the Basiiica
maintained the canonIy an hereditary possession
OF the ruler Of France for the time being.
The President canon has NUMBER OF oIher
esiasticaI prerogalives. have only mentioned
here/some OF the most notable ones Al the De-
ginning of each year the President and the Chapter
of rho Basilica exchange formal good wishes IN
writing those sent 10 the Chief MaglsUs'e Oh
France being addressed 70 him as Ihe Neneraole
that being the prefix to which the canons are
entitled.
In France, where family events are 10 tar
greater degree notified by means OF caFos OF ,@i,e
nars', than by advertisements in newspapers ihti-
nations Of marriages births. deaths and engage
rnents being thus made known, the fashlon mas
now sprung up OF sending out divorce caFos Us
solutions of matrimonial ties have become SO t'e-
orent in France that something OF the kind mas
become necessary. the more especially as not QUO
IN a hundred divorces granted secures any men
ton in the press. The cards are eoucheo as io'-
lows
The Marquis de - has the honor TO inform you
OF the divorce pronounced IN his tavor oE a JUG
rnent October - 1903. against Nine Louise H.
the HANK standing for the maiden name OF MS
former wife.
~ naUiel Solo
mon has Just died at Cape Town at the age OF ono
hundred where he lived for the last quarter OF
century his chief title distinction being that he
was the fun hedged brother-n-law OF an GhsHsi,
earl and peer Of the realm, namely the late Aoiu
Stamford The latter. an eccentric old nobIeinai'
for MANY wears active as a missionary in South
Africa and clergyman OF the Church OF Eng
land married in 1880 his Hottentot COOK nesIess
Of the name of Martha Solomon. oy whoin ne 'e4t
his death. in 1880. mulatto daushteT' oo'n SUI
seouent 10 tie marriage. and son who came INTO
the world prior thereto. The dusKy "Ioo"eu
Countess Of Stamford has since married Boer
OF the name Of PETER Pieterse at WynoerG' cape
Colony, and old Daniel Solomon who al the age
Of twelve had been sold as slave. was her onV
brother.
The fact that both Lieutenant Central Chaffee.
the ranking officer Of the United States Army anu
his predecessor, Lieutenant General SdmueI iouls.
should have risen 10 the Hottest cminencs OF
their profession from the ranks. having each en-
listed in 1861 serves 10 call attention TO the tact
that Spain to-day the only country LETT besides
this one where privates in the army can stH nope
10 reach the highest honors OF their procession
Captain General Polavieja. now CHIEF OF the mil
tary household Of King Alfonso. and the most In
iuential figure in Spanish military me- serveo nus
way I'D from the ranks ano there are some olhes
veteran Spanish generals OF whom the same can
be said But in France the days when every ptl-
waite was supposed 10 carry in his knapsack the
prospective baton OF ned marshal are gone
Careers such as those OF Marshal Pelssier. Duke
of Maakoff. and OF Marshal BoSquet are no longer
possible. Indeed. the scientific training deman1ed
from military commanders Is such that only those
can hope TO reach the highest rank who have had
the advantage OF graduating from the various stan
colleges. MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.