New-York tribune., 1905-04-24

', a.oya. Al Aeademician in London, has put end to
Illusions to the effect that Moses as child was
'ouhd IN the bullrushes
SIR Laurence has just painted picture of THE
i'i'iHg OF Moses which is to be one of the
features Of the Royal Academy exhibition this year
"u on attention having been drawn to the fact
"' ueFe are bullrushes in the painting. Sir
laurence Immediately proved that there
uch Things as bullrushes In Egypt, and especially
- On the Nile. Sir Laurence explains that he
A'u assured himself of this fact while in Egypt,
ich ne had visited in order to get the local color
YSioIe painting the picture, which has already been
PUicHased by Sir John Aird, the constructor of the
great Nile dam. The picture possesses special in
crest Tor Sir John Ahd. in view of the fact that
- Is MS own daughter who sat for the figure Of
iharoah's daughter our illusion about the bull
rushes seems to have originated in faulty trans
'auoh of the Scriptures
SEARCH FOR POCAHoNTAs's REMAINS.
The recovery of the remains of Princess Poca-
Hol'as otherwise Mistress John Rolfe, from the
i""ce OF their original entombment at Gravesend-
oi- iHames, in England. with the object of bring
ing them back to America in connection with
'ie tercennial celebration of the discovery and
rluement Of Virginia is likely TO offer even more
I''lIeui'es than the search for the body of Paul
ooHes successfully accomplished by General Horace
ioi'er' Tor st. Georges Church. in which she was
eh'omDed when she died of smallpox, in 1911, either
"' OF on Gravesend was burned down in 1921. and.
JuuSlhS by the number of charred and nameless
eoiuhs which the late rector the Rev. DR.. Hasam,
discovered when he rebuilt the chancel about forty
years ago. the fire penetrated to the vaults.
moreover. the position of the vaults only
pe guessed at and they much built over, first
OF an by the reerected church and then by the
chancel that it is doubtful whether they could
De reached. Besides which, the consent of the
Church authorities, as well of the English de
scendants of la Belle Savage including Gen
eral Radcn Powell inspector general OF cavalry of
'le English army, would have to be obtained.
klTCHENER'S DIFFICULTY IN INDIA
In order to understand Lord Kitchener's threat
10 resign the command in chief of the British army
IN INDIA it is necessary to explain that Major Cen
eral Sir Edmund Roche Files. the military member
OF the so-caled council cabinet the Vceroy
has virtually usurped the functions of a secretary
or state for war. and contends that he should be
left in supreme control of all the supply contract
commissarat and armament departments Of the
British forces in India. In this he sustained by
Lord Curzon and by the council who think it well
that these branches Of army administration should
remain subject to them rather than TO the COM
mander in chief
lnaSmuch, however. the entire success of all
military operations depends upon transport supply
ana armament, and Lord Kitchener both In
Egypt and in South Africa showed himself to be
past master in their adminstra ton, he declines to
command the Indian army unless they are left
Cnder his absolute control instead of being directed
over his head by officer of much inferior rank
and of relatively obscure antecedents.
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY