The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-18

United States Supreme Court. In deny.
ing the application for this Gov. Hig.
gins made Ii clear that il must not I've
interpreted as in any way foreshadow-
ing what his action will be upon the
application for clemency. From this
II is believed that he will commute the
sentence to Imprisonment during life.
Col. James AsSuiter died at Herki-
mer. y. Y. Jan. IL. at the age of 81
He was Colonel of the 34th y. Y. 8
regiment that was organized at Albany
June Is. 1861. by Col. William la Due
for two years. Col. La Due resigned
March 90, 1862. and was succeeded b.
Col. Suffer. who resigned Jan. %. 1856?
and was succeeded by Col. Byron
regiment when it was mustered out
June 80. 1863
DIR. William r. Harper. President OF
the University of Chicago, died OF can.
Ger at his home in that city Jan 10
This removes one of the most earnest
and able educators in the United States
DR.. Harper was the son of Samuel and
Ellen Harper. and born at New Con.
cord. o.. July 26. 1856. He entered the
United Presbyterian College when he
was only eight years old and graduate
at the age of ID. when he delivered ar
Grafton in Hebrew. He pursued his
studies elsewhere. was made a bachelor
of arts at Ia and a doctor of philosophy
at 1S. 1t was at first thought that he
would enter the ministry. but his pre-
objections We're strongly toward teach.
ing, and he made a decided success In
that vocation. At the age Of % he
ranked as one of the greatest of San.
scrit scholars. He became Presiden
of the University of Chicago some IL
years ago, and threw himself with the
greatest ardor into the work of build
ing up that new institution Of learning
Such was his success that he obtained
$1,000. 900 a year for IA years and
gathered about him the greatest corp:
of educators in special lines of any in
stitution of learning in the world. H<
had three ideals in life. One was Il
build up the greatest university in ths
country at Chicago with at least $50.
900, 900 endowment; the second was Il
popularize the scientific study of thu
Bible. and the third was to reform the
present system of education. SO short
ening the period that every man should
be out and doing in the world at 2:
years of age.
Ex- Gov. A. J. Montague has beer
elected Professor of Law in the Rich
mond College.
A queer negotiation is going on be
tween Mrs. James Brown Potter. tht
actress, and the woman who is thu
present wife Of her ex-husband. This
present wife is greatly annoyed by tn,
actresses continued use Of the name
which makes no end OF confusion SO
c;ally, and has asked what money con
sheraton would induce the actress Il
relinquish the name. The latter reptile.
that she has built up that name un
til it is an important property, which
she will not surrender for less thar
s250,000.
Mrs. Marie Antoinette Schley Fisher
sister of Admiral w. S. Schiey, suet
her husband last Summer for absolute
divorce. Now she asks permission t.
amend her bill SO as to ask for onl!
limited divorce. She was married to hel
husband June 8, 1865, but claims tina
he has abandoned her and there is NJ
hope Of reconciliation. She is promi
nent socially and he Baltimore stocl
broker The court has ordered Mr.
Fisher to pay her an alimony Of $40 {
week, which he claims is all that III
can afford.
Col William Michael. formerly Chic
Clerk of the State Department, and re
Gently appointed Consul-Generai t.
Calcutta, sailed from New York OF
Saturday. Col. Michael is veteran wht
served first in an Iowa regiment ant
later in the Mississippi Gunboat Fleet
receiving the commission of a Lieu
the veterans in the West and has al
ways been active in Grand Army mat
tiers in Nebraska and Washington. The
veterans everywhere will wish him thu
greatest success In his new field o
labor.
John G. Carlisle. grandson Of ex-Sec
rotary John G.. Carlisle, accidental.
shot himself at Mobile, Jan. IL. Thu
wound is serious, but not thought to b
fatal. Young Carlisle is employed in {
railroad Office.
The court has issued a mandate t.
the Marshal to carry out the judgmen
means that she will be taken at once t.
the Ohio Penitentiary to begin her sen
tence of 10 years Imprisonment.
William Cunard. son of one of tn
founders of the great Cunard line. dieS
in London, Jan. IL. at the age Of 81.
Just 80 years after he walked
Lieut.-Gov. James 0. Davidson was in
augurated Governor of the State. HI
was born in Gogn, Norway, Feb. 10
1854, came to America at 10. worked
on farms and as a tailor, and finali.
started a general store at Soldiers
Grove, in Crawford Co. He has eve
since been in the mercantile business
DUI DCcdIn6 lnlGTcSlcO III pOllllCS, ScTfct
in the Legislature for six years, as Stat'
Treasurer for four, and Lieutenant-G Gov
ernor for three years. He first attracted
attention by putting through bills in
creasing the taxation on sleeping-ca
and express companies and other cor
porations. 1t is expected that he will
be a candidate for reelection, blu
La Toilette has thrown his influence to
ward Speaker Irvine L. Lenroot, of Su
perior, who will make his campaign OIL
the same lines as those of La Toilette
Mrs. James Null. Wellston. o., ha
broken the record for the yOunges
grandmothers. She is one at the ag
of 20. She was married at Is, and
daughter born to her Dec. 25, 1890
who also married at the age of Is. ii
1904, and Nov. %, 1905, a daughte
was born to her.
Gen. Henry w. SlOcum.
Editor National Tribune: Woult
you kindly give short history of Gen
SIocum? l say he went out with tn,