The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-24
THE BRIGHT sTAROFzA ZANZIBAR.
A. II Approa ciies Now York Rcrniniscenco'
or It's Woaror Arc Evolved.

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A. II Approa ciies Now York "Reminiscences
OF It's Wearer Arc Evolved.
To THE Enron or The suN--Sir: The
Hon. Mason Mitchell, United Statos Consul
at Zanzibar. as all readers Of THE Sun know.
Ia making remarkable preparations 70 DO
enthusiastically received on his arrival In
Now York. His letters TO you calling atten.
tion 10 the fact deserve the admirins study
OF all less worthy and less conspicuous diplo-
mats.
In view OF tho coming event II has seemed
to mo that the cltlzens OF the country In
whose service Mr.. Mitchell has lab6red In
gaudy Zanzibar ought TO know moro OF this
remarkable person. all too dimly described
BY your title Bright Star Of Zanzibar IL
was my pleasure and my duty TO travel
as Newspaper correspondent with Consul
Mitchell In the New York State campaign OF
1885, Mr.. Roosevelt. who II now also serving
the nation a. President. went through the
campaign with Mr.. Mitchell. Some notes
In my diary bear upon the littls minuts OF
Mr.. Mltohell's life In that momentous CAM
paisn which arc always Of intersst In con-
sIdsrfhe tho upward progress OF our great
mon. II was also my fortune TO meet him
three years later at Oyster Bay. Tho diary
mentions both meetings.
ocr. II ds0s,. 0LHSs FAiLS.-' One Mason
1VOo0ll, 0ol0 W " IA oCtOI Ous optoiSasV ~Ss~s
busted In to-dsy ~ We were going through the
Albany station. He was In plain Clothes bus went
into washroom OF our caS and came ous In new
n Rider clothes. Interviewed him. No said:
Il was on my way 70 New YORK. but whom saw
my Colonel going 70 battle had 20 follow. ANY
direction In which he Is going Il good enough for
mo-" says he has boon urged 70 MAKE speeches.
Spends most time In Coionel's car. Rather cold
and naughty proposition dossnt seem 70 care
- much for u reporters % ths rest Of the n.
Rider bunch, who are bully.
Oor. 49, OopExsBuRo-Mtohsl spoke 70 me 70.
day. EAi p. N. He seemed 70 think II An svcns,
90 noted time. Asked II I heard his speech a
Glens Falls last night. Hadn't. He said: "Ah. I'm
sory." - though he meant sorry for me.
Ocr. io.-Back 70 Brooklyn tonight
Mitchell spoke to mo 10 day. 1918 A. II. Wanted
70 know what thought Of his ogdensburs speech.
I explained I'd had awful time getting stun
over the wires and hadn't boon able 70 hear him.
He said: "Ah. I'm very sorry." Said no regretted
arrangements for Brooklyn meeting had been
made 70 far In advance that they provided only
for Roosevelt Gen. Tracy. Seth Low and Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff: says Roosevelt IL much an.
noyed. I'm beginning TO like him.
ocr. 7l.-oR up State again with same old crowd.
including Mason Mitchell. butch. desolationi
having lost Lowell II. Jerome. IA.
Mitchell came 10 mo a. soon ~ train left city; SAID
no hoped I would hear him to-nighr that he'd
probably follow Soreno E. Payne. Said would
II I could. He said: II feel that ne - ought
10 recognize my 8ofVlce0 70 tno pdIty IN oom0
way" A light broke Same old rush
with the wircs 70 might, consequently didn't hear
Mitchell. But Denver Smith did. and says nobody
ought - miss It.
Ocr. n. GLovHRsvIILB. Mitchell came
70 my room In Poushkespss before breakfast.
Asked mo what sont ne - about HE speech
Had 70 explain again. But promised 70 20 sure
tonight Came 70 me Just before meeting and
reminded me. ! promised again. very smphsu-
cally. He bought drink. Borrowed 70 couts Of
me TO pay for II. l began to love him even before
hearing speech. And Denver was hight It's .
wonder. All worth while. but peroraion sublime.
Aitohels voice very full and clear: has lungs like
. BULL nns tremolo and hoarss emotion stops.
Peroration. after describing beginning Of San
Juan night tRoosevelt calls Il Kettle Hill. but
Mitchell doesn't seem 10 agrcc) something like this:
Men tom In clothing and in hesh BY the cruel
prongs Of the Spanish barbed wire entanglements
are screaming-not % much in bodily agony a. In
nerco desire to keep up with their gallant COM
mander. Seei Seei They have scaled the fences |
The rines and the of the bastard Spaniards
spit death st them from the grim earthvorks above
But do they falterf MOI tHoarso cmotion.l They |
preAe on two loud hoarse breathsl and on fthree
bresthsl. and on And whyf And whyi Be- |
cause In front Of the foremost Of us. bockon.
Ing us onward-the Gre Of dauntcss courage and |
OF victory In his glance. their leader calls 70 them
Applause and cheen.l To-follow-himi moro |
applAuse.l Through smoke. through Ore, through |
heish rain Of steol and losd he calls u oni tTre.
mendous applause! On, on 70 victory tonsen'l
~ no ~ w. No 'eaolns you' iSneenI ana
2, y'c Il..1 ~,a ~. WIN o.o. nun MN!
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,aId that Mtcheli was loyal friend but aoked dis.
elimination. r. Rider delegation 10 be Ieft OF,