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october. letter of congratulatlon viii

October. A letter OF congratulation will
also be sent.
The eight ambassadors Of the German
empire In Madrid. Rome. Washington. Con-
and Viennp are all members OF the nobii-
ity Their emoluments are $4,000 in the
first three cities named, $4,000 in the next
three and $751; coo In the last two.
Sir Clements R. Markham, who has just
retired from the presidency of the British
Royal Geographical Society. began life as
a midshipman in the old days OF sailing
ships. and his love of travel dates from
that period One Of his earliest expeditions
was to the Arctic regions. where he served
under Commodore Austen in his search tor
Franklin. Lieut. McClintock. who became
famous afterward successful Arctic
explorer, was one of the party.
Rear Admiral Uriu. who bore the brunt
Korea, graduated from the United States
Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1881. His
government picked him out as one of the
cleverest. most daring students OF the Jap
country to study. His wife Is a graduate
of VaSsar.
Viscount Hayashi Of Japan has informed
the Scottish AntiTobacco Society thef the
Japanese police confscate the smoking In
struments' of any youth under twenty
years. as well as his supply of the weed.
Parents and guardians who knowingly per-
init the offense are liable to a fine OF 50
cents. and dealers who furnish q minor
with the wherewithal may be fined IS. The
Law was passed In 1900
Bishop Leonard OF the Episcopal diocese
of northern Ohio Is opposed to the profuse
use OF flowers In the decoration OF churches
for wedding ceremonies. The bishop holds
that the tendency Of late has been TO con-
ceal by floral decorations the solemn sim-
plicity OF the church. which u one OF ths
n,Gst essential features OF the marriage
ceremony.
speaker of the British house Of commons,
win command . sAlary Of t16y000 per yoakA.
with splendid residsnce Ia the. pA1aoe 01
QUALITIES and ellowanesss Whsn IL ineSna-
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bent retires. he is always advanced to the
peerage, with the handsome pension OF
SO 600 per year for life. The Right Hon.
William Court Gully. who has held the
speakership for ten years. is now to re-
ceive these rewards. The speaker. though
chosen by the majority party. is expected
and required to be strictly non-partisan
in the exercise of his official duties and
practically holds the position as long as he
desires.
Andrew Carnegie Is citizen Of more
towns than any ore else. He has received
the freedom of almost every city in Eng
land and Scotland for which he has con-
He will soon require a museum to accom-
modate the caskets containing parchment
rolls of his citizenship. During the last
few weeks he has been exceptionally busy.
In one week he received the freedom of
Hkeston, to which he presented a library.
and the freedom OF Eastbourne. and was
admitted as q member of the Worshipful
Company OF Makers OF Playing Cards Of
London. receiving another casket from that
company.
Baron Nathaniel Rothschild Of the IA
NOUS family Of bankers, who has Just died
in Vienna, was famed not alone for his
financial ability. but for his philanthropy
and his patronage Of art He was 63
years old. He had been prominent In Brit
ish politics, being a baron OF the British
as well as OF the Austrian empire. He was
educated ut Trinity College, Cambridge,
England. and at one time was q member
Of the British parliament He was unnaar-
ried- Baron Rothsehild had been seriously
I'll for months. He lost his health several
years ago and since then had passed the
winters In q tent on the Arabian desert,
where he was guarded by an Arab tribe.
He was the second Rothschiid to die
within few weeks,
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NOTES OF MEN AND WOMEN.

Prince Ranti Smile. brother of the great
Beslerbeg of Baluchistan, is In Chicago, on
his way around the world.
Reed Meyer. who died at the German
Hospital, Philadelphia. few days ago. was
a son OF Conrad Meyer, inventor OF the
iron frame which made possible the latter
day development of the piano.
The Russian painter NJ. Stepanofr has
appealed TO American Consul General Watts
at ST. Petersburg to assist in the recovery
OF Russian paintings lost after the close OF
the ST. Louis exposition.
Eenina Baroni. born lot years ago in the
City of Mexico. died in Oakland. Cal, re-
Gently. Four years ago she danced the
fandslngo and sang Spanish songs to her
own accompaniment on the guitar at an en-
tertainment-
Caruso. the celebrated Italian opera
terror. is the son of an engineer in Naples
His father. on finding that the lad preferred
music to mechanics. turned him out OF
doors. remarking: Follow your fancy. and
when 1t brings you TO grief do not count on
me-"
Senator Clark OF Montana has furnished
means TO defray the expenses of an expe-
dition to explore the unknown mountains
of that state. 1t win be under the direc-
ton of Prof. NJ. J. Elrod, who Is attached
TO the biological station OF the Montana
University.
Prof George T. Ladd of Yale. at the close
OF the war between Russia and Japan, by
special arrangement. will go to Japan for
one or two years and. under the auspices OF
tho Imperial Education Society Of that
country, aid In the development OF the sys-
TEN Of education.
Daniel Tarbox Jewett. probably the old
est lawyer In the United States. soon will
enter upon his Tooth year. He was born IN
Maine and lives at present In st. Louis. He
retired at the age OF ninety. after nearly
sixty years OF active practice In his chosen
profession.
Cambridge University Intends to appoint
three representatives to attend the install
lation Of Prof Edmund James James as
ptesident Of the University Of Illinois, In
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REcREANT HUSBAND RETURNED
Deserted Second wife for Another wo
man and Confessed.

AAlaA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Special Correspondents Of The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, June IT. 1905.
After deserving his second wife and
clipping with one OF her relatives. who
was afterwards burned to death while
kindling fire. Ward Newbanks. a former
well-known salesman for wholesale house
OF Baltimore, has returned to Frederick
county. confessed his guilt and again won
the affections of the woman he left years
ago, and upon his promise to do better and
make life happy once more she has gone
with him to a West Virginia town to start
life anew.
The most responsible people OF Gaines
boro. this. county, vouch for the story. to
the effect that few years ago Newbanks
came to that village. apparently on bust
ness. and while there he fell in love with
Miss Nora Davis. middle-aged maiden
lady who lived In q comfortable little home
on fifteen acres Of land that had been Left
to her by her father. who was quite
wealthy.
Newbanks. It II said pressed his suit and
won. but short time before the marriage
the news leaked out that ne had been mar
ried before and had wife living. After
occurring q divorce, Newbanl<s and Miss
Davis were married. and for some months
they lived together happy. to all appear
anceS.
But Nawbanks soon fell In lore asain,
this time with Miss Minerva Davis. q rela-
tive OF NewbankT second wife, and they
secretly planned to eIops.
Ia tho meantime Newban1s induced his
wife to sell her property and turn the
money over to him on the promise that
thay could be moro prosperous IN the city.
where buaaness was brink. Aftee the zales
he took her 70 her slStsrss .hnene 70 spa1lds
{ few days heEore going to thsfr uews
abode, saylng that he would fetnrn ~ ~
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AROUND THE CITY

Az a Rrookland car struck a snag of some
sort On it's track and jolted around curve
in the neishborhood Of the G. P. O.. careen-
,nr the standing women against the men
an the seats. some one called out:
balance air.
.-That's all right" said the regular pas
,enxer. a some of the crowd laughed and
all endeavored to regain their equilibrium;
1--WE don't mind little thing like having
our heads knocked together; we're used
to that. Now that the companies seem 20
have balanced their cash accounts ana tnei1
transfers. WI, have no kick coming, or going
Even for q conductor"
Thursday, June 8, was cold day for
washington and the seasonal least wo-
man who shiyered In the cool breezes
which swept through the open car as 1t
crossed the bridge at Georgetown tnougnt
So AS she gaxed at two pretty girls who
took the car In the vicinley OF .ne ca
nv scarf or jacket and their corset covers
cut low enough to recall Dickens young
thing with the back" the woman passen-
eer had "a feeling in her heart for them.
and hoped they were warmer-bioodeo tnan
herself.
who sat beside her, and who. like herself.
evidently belonged to the ancient and hon.
..Just look at those girls!" she snapped.
s'They ought to be ashamed to wear such
clothes In the daytime-and just hope
they'll freeze to death before they get to
their journeys end. Don't your
But the sympathetic woman didn't. And
she suspects the girls didn't meet the Me-
mesis who deals retributive justice to youth
and thoughtlessness either. for she hasn't
read Of any girls freezing to death In
Washington during the past fortnight.
= 4
i A young man rat in the waiting room OF
one OF our railway stations waiting for his
suIarIris. It n supposed that the reading
public knows what juIarkis Il: e not. II
n m to the writer to explain that 1u-
kar1K3sf. - the old-ttms MARIAN, nigGaar
hams for the Frencsman's nancee; Tne
Eounw man beguiled the crawling time n
vSerSsne the mcoaainx and outgoing tfAv-
aaoGA
!. q lively group Of young men and eirls,
acpomranl1d ~ their chAperon. st&id.
ei6sx3y PERSON Who hooked both pfim and
nes6Dors fheu0h not severe. entered the
fubsn Akter hntter1ng from seat TO seat Tor
M eec0ads IKE disturbed cAnAftes in
0sefeh 90 D6reh the girls nnAlly $1,000
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TROUBLE BREWING FOR
AMERICAN s1NTRODUCERr
Fashionable London florist Threatens Reveal System by Which
American Ulizes Royal Good Viii for Her Own Benefit.


Special Correspondence of The Star
LONDON, June Z, 1905.
II certain London florist should carry
out his present intention of bringing suit
against famous American hostess in May
fair, one of the most sensational law
suits of recent years is likely to ensue.
The inevitable result would be a COM
plete exposure of the manner in which, for
several years, 1t is alleged, the lady in
question has traded Systematically upon
the unique social position which she occu-
pies here. One of the few American hos
tesses In London who enjoy the personal
friendship Of Queen Alexandra and other
feminine members OF the royal family, she
utilities this social advantage, so report has
1t, by making a regular business Of boost
ing" rich Americans, whose social position
at home Is uncertain. into the charmed cir
Gle OF London swelldom.
OF course the queen and the other royal
women have no idea that their agreeable
American acquaintance thus makes use OF
their good will for the benefit of her own
pocket. That she does so, however, Is
generally understood thing In society. SO
well understood, in fact. that the exorbi-
lance OF this hostess terms for assisting
American social climbers and the really
astonishing way in which she makes every
step Of the business produce big profit
are subjects OF frequent comment.
1t is said that her charge for completely
launching a newcomer in London society
IL 100000. Moreover, the lady makes 1t
an invariabIe condition that her clients
shall patronixe certain tradesmen indicated
by her, with whom, of course she has ar
ranged for rake or on the profits. AT
present she enjoys practical monopoly
In her particular line, and thus has been
In q position to dictate terms to the various
silyersmiths, staticners. caterers and so
forth whom she recommends her clients to
patronize, Heretofore the commission de-
manded by her has been fifty per cent OF
the profits, and II she had remained salts
fed with this uncomm0nly stin rate, ali
would have been well. Not long ago. how
ever THE Great Introducer." as she has
been dubbed In social circles, served notice
on all the purveyors with whom she has
relations to the effect that thereafter her
share of the profits must be sixty per cent.
This ultimatum led to the revolt OF the
florist already mentioned, who is one OF the
hest known in the west end of London. He
sent In bill on the original terms. which
the American court favorite has so far re-
fused to pay. and declares that unless his
demands are met the matter VIII be
brought into court and the whole business
aired" Generally speaking, OF course, the
hills of rich Americans who are being roist-
Cd ,,non London society in this way are sent
dirsct to them and the fashionable go-be-
tween's commission paid to her when the
account is settled
Oujte often, however, when one OF hef
clients is DESTROYS of giving a Dig iuheuoh
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themselves to sally forth for their morn
Down in one Of the public parks near
the 9Th street railroad station, is a spread
ing tree, the branches Of which reach
nearly to the ground, which Is well known
to the all nighters." It has been chris
tened by some Of those who have slept
hotel" For a long time 1t furnished
lodgings for many OF the wayfartng class,
who would carry their pads with them.
which did duty as both mattresses and
coverlets. In trampdom they call lodg-
Ing beneath the old tree padding under
the stars"
Another favorite lodging place for the
fioaters Is under the willows along the re-
claimed Potomac fats, especially In the
summer months when the temperature Is
sizzling up In the nineties. For long
time a series of shacks were maintained
on the flats by the wayfarers. but when
the police began to raid the little settle
ments the place lost its charm for the
class that formerly populated it.
During one Of the raids a woman tramp
was captured in company with the tough
est-looking lot Of hobos that ever looted a
freight car or held up country chicken
house. She was known among her male
companions as the queen Of tramps," and
was obeyed to the letter by them.
The night police reporter, whose duties
frequently call him to all sections or the
city between midnight and daybreak while
the city slumbers. sees many things OF IN
terest. Suspicious characters Turk In the
shadows of the trees and shrubbery In the
parks or move noiselessly about with their
'.sneak-easy" shoes. carefully avoiding the
brass buttons of the police and their
badges, which giisten in the electric or gas
light. Then, too there are the nisht
watchmen who also sometimes wear rub
ber-soed shoes and glide about like dark
phantoms. as they try the doors OF the
business houses under their protection, or
peer into partly lighted stores to see that
no burglars are within plying their calling,
or that there Is no incipient blaze within
ready to break out into a confiagaration
Towards morning the DRINKS of the night
before have nearly all disappeared, and as
the opening up time for the saloons APP
proches. shaky looking men emerge quietly
from doors or side streets and walk as their
battered nerves will permit in the direction
of the early opening saloons to get their
nerve resterers. Suddenly there Is . fash
OF light far down the street: then another
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themselves opposite to him and sufficiently
near for him not only to watch their grace
full movements but to hear their CONVEX
Sation.
YES" said the sprightly and brilliant
looking girl who was going away; Il am
all Observation-Disclosures happens. l have my
tips for the porters and train boys in this
coinholder and my big money hid away
I have In this bag the chocolates and
marshmallows Jack brought me and the
nice erumbly cakes that you gave me. Eli
sack the all right books. from Balzac to
Thackeray, from Shakespeare to Moliere.
that Aloysfus brought me, as well as all
the latest word of fashion as to my dust
coat and as for my observation cap-well
you just ought to see me in it. Jack. and
/ know you'd follow In the next train! l
have given souvenirs to all the girls. pho
tographs to all the boys and presents to
all the servants; have made my will. and
my Easter: so IL anything happens to me
I am all right Where are my roses. Alloy
sius? and what time do reach Denver.
JackT
"About'-Jack began: but before he could
complete his answer the young mans jul
larkis hove in sight with her own bags and
boxes. marshmallows and roses. so he had
to leave the laughing group; but he had
some guesses coming to him. He under
stood the girls reference to her up-to-date
dustcoat: II was evidence on her tall
and distinguished figure; he could imagine
the observation cap, with it's green-lned
vizor and the fluffy hair and sparkling eyes
beneath It: he could appreciate the ''all
right books: he knew, too, that marshmal-
lows. chocolates and crumbly cakes were
good things. even to the masculine palate,
to while away the hours between stations;
he realized that her tip money arrangement
was the right thing for a long journey. and
as he was lawyer he applauded her wis
dom in making her will; but where did she
keep that big money and what was her
Easter?
who can enIighten him? warn the read
er there Is not prize coming for the cor
rect answer.
A little maid who lives out on Morgan
avenue and who has yet seen but fraG-
rnent of her third summer and the glory
thereof, saw the spacious armament on
high. with comprehending eyes for the hrst
time this spring It struck her awakening
imaxinaxlon and sense OF the beAutafhl ~
something worth keeping, 20. without .
word to any one. she toddled into the hotDe
and toddled out again. bringing her nofhns
with the scissors to cut the stars from the
skies.
Like the little man who wanted th4 moon, :
the iittlA maid. It b needless 70 aaE d1dnst !
tAt them- hut may she ret eo1 many. = !
beautiful thing worth having q III 0oaa. :
t1fni world AZ youth and love ~ - =
th4 pEav8e - hse- 6iDto9aAa sss..-s s.z~ss
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the "introducer'' undertakes to place all
the necessary orders and pay all the bills.
With the understanding, of course. that the
actual hostess shall reimburse her, on be-
ing apprisef of the net cost. The now
recalcitrant florist was dealt with in this
way. and herein lies the strength of his
case, the American introducer appearing
in his books the actual debtor and not
her guileless client.
Probably the thing will not be allowed to
come into court-the scandal would be too
great. The florists threat, however, has
got noised about in the inner circles of
sweldom. and many who have paid their
money for Mayfair favoritism are in ter
ror lest they may be obliged to testify to
that effect in the witness box. In case the
suit should actually be brought there is
likely to be sudden epidemic of illness
and of important foreign business.
The sum of 100000 has been quoted as
this court favorite's charge for complete
introduction of rich newcomers into Eng
lish highest circles. This 1t is said in
cludes presentation at court, which auto
matically brings Invitations to all court
affairs; invitations to the more private So
cial functions. and the attendance of at
least three members Of royalty at Mrs.
Moneybags first grand effort
months known London's season. That
is all that is necessary. and it is really
about the simplest way for the social as
pirant to go about It. : For when this three
months is successfully gone through with.
Mrs. Moneybags is socially fixed for life.'
Her standing Is secure forever. and while
more expensive than going into New York
society 1t is more economical in the long
rum in New York one may cease to be
a fad and the second attempt to join the
aristocracy would cost more than the first.
gates of Buckingham Palace practically
conquers all the social markets OF the
world at once.
The American introducer however, is moth
ing If not adaptable, and she has what
might be described as "a la carte" sys-
tenn. too. For instance. it is declared that
a court presentation engineered by her
costs 5000. For obtaining the attendance
of one of the reigning family and perhaps
a couple of duchesses at Mrs. Moneybags
mands $4,000. This latter is the most i'm
portant event of ones social career in Lon
don. OF course being presented at court
counts for lot, but the seal of approval
is set definitely only when royalty enters
ones house. After that there is ques-
ton.
In spite Of the fact that her methods are
notorious, and have been for several years.
the American introducer'S enviable social
position seems to have been impaired little,
If at all. As has been said, royalty doesn't
know about the game, and society seems
disposed to wink at IL.
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-DEFEATED GENERALS.
Continued from third page.

to wounded and stricken foes throughout the
war to permit any such presumption 1t is
something in the Oriental character which we
of the white races cannot understand, which is
beyond the ken of even those of us who have
lived for years in the Orient-soUlething of pa
triotism, of fatalism, of overwhelming sense
of duty, and last but not least, of a belief that
death u.s. after ALL but the beginning of a bet
ter and happier life. Indeed. Admiral Togo, on
his return to Toxic. and General Nogi, after the
fall of Port Arthur. may be said to have each
of them furnished a sort of clew to the nature
of this Japanese feeling with regard to death
in behalf of the Fatherland. by their solemn in
vocation of the spirits of their slain comrades
to join with them in the triumph and rejoicing
and to accept their expressions of gratitude and
admiration
But to return to my subject 1t is pretty gen
orally conceded by experts that none of the
great Western armies, namely. those of Ger
many, the United States, England France,
fighting at distance of thousands of miles from
their base, and confronted by the same climatic
conditions. would have been able to withstand
the Japanese-given a relative equality of num-
bers. That KurOpatkin, with the terribly in
ferior material at his disposal. should have
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$4,000 every one of those seen contributing

$4,000, every one of those seen contributing
something.
DR.. Devine says that one of the features con-
nected with the betterment of social conditions
among the poor now most to be desired relates
to punishment for wife desertion. There is now
a bill pending before the legislature which
makes wife desertion a felony. The passage of
this measure DR.. Devne says will make it pos
sible to extradite u deserving husband caught in
another State, and by enabling the imposition
of more severe punishment than heretofore will
tend to check this evil, which is tho source Of
The special field of the chair of social
work at Columbia will be the study Of attempts
to- correct 50 i2l evils and promote social good
Subjects within this field of investigation in
clude housing and sanitation. the prevention of
disease, factory legislation, the protection of
ton, immigration. assimilation and congestion
of population A series of lectures will be de-
livered by DR.. Devine
The school of philanthrop conducted by the
Charity Organization Society and recently en-
dowed by John S. Kennedy is designed for the
training of social workers, and is associated
with Columbia University through inter-
change of facilities, President Butler being
member OF the committee in charge.
DIR. Devine will be one of the youngest mem
bers of the Columbia faculty. He was born in
Union, Hardin County Iowa, May 6, 1861. and