The National tribune., 1907-04-25

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beautiful, lofty, Christ-like idea a ire
| mendous forward step Is taken from
the realm of the sordid and mundane
to the ideal, and fresh hope Is given
those, who, discouraged by the point
of view of the goth century, see in this
act of the Chilean and Argentina Gov
ernments promising sign of an awak-
ening of the noblest best impulses of
mankind, which Is particularly striking
at this time, when the Peace Conference
has Just been held in this country and
The Hague Conference is so soon TO
meet.
The aftermath of the Thaw trial ap-
pears in the various comments and al
lusions which continue to fill the pa
pers. Among the different things which
have appeared was one remarkably
well-written analysis or psychological
study of the character of Evelyn Thaw.
The writer considers her a woman of
unusual mentality and one who, under
certain circumstances, might be great
power in the world, probably for evil.
but a power unquestioned. Her infiu-
ence over White, this writer thinks, was
due almost entirely to the fresh, orig
inal, wonderfully receptive quality of
her mind. This coupled with her beau
ty, which he pronounces as unusual as
her mental equipment, would, he as
serts, have made her second to no wo-
| man who has ever swayed the hearts
of men or the destinies of nations. The
unfortunate mother of Harry Thaw,
having given up hope of having her son
released on bail, has returned to her
Pittsburg home. For the first time
since the week before Thaw shot White
the rather gloomy, almost feudal-look-
ing structure of "Lyndhurst' showed
that it was occupied by the lights which
appeared in the various rooms. Mrs.
Thaw, the elder, will remain there for
the present, and it is said that neither
she nor her sons wife will leave the
country at all this Summer, but will
place themselves near the prisoner His
sister Countess may return to England,
but will be in America when the second
trial begins. There are rumors of a
change in Thaw's counsel and also of
the jury having been approached" but
nobody seems to be specially interested
in these, and so fainter and fainter
grow the sounds of that famous legal
battle known to the world as the Thaw
murder case.
The appearance OF. % pretty girls on
the parade ground of West Point the
other day, protected from the chilly
blasts by cadet overcoats, has led to a
court-martial. The girls made their
debut on the scene rugged out in their
best, but without sufficient wraps, and
the gallant sons Of Mars rushed off to
quarters for their overcoats. which they
insisted upon the girls DOMINIC. The
Commandant, Col. Howe, noticed the
girls. and sent word to them to take
off the coats. and five Of the girls were
alert enough to get away before the
names of the cadets who owned their
coats could be obtained. The other
young men will all be tried for violating
the rules of the institution. The matter
assumed such importance that a report
was sent to Gen. Ainsworth at Wash
ington, who talked the affair over with
the President, and it is stated that both
are in entire sympathy with the action
taken by Col. Howe. The cadets are
greatly excited over the matter and
very Indignant naturally, and say they
would do the same thing over again
under the same circumstances, which is
a properly gallant thing for them to say
without doubt. The punishment of the
young men will undoubtedly be light.
They will probably get nothing more
serious than few dement's.
Queen Alexandra, of England, is said
to be the most enthusiastic wielder of
the camera in Europe, which little in
strument she usually carries with her
when she goes off on any expedition.
Not only does she take the picture, but
she does the developing herself, and
the fine results she obtains show the
care and intelligence which she devotes
to the matter. She has been expert
menting for some time with colored
photography, and reads everything that
is published on this subject. She has
had very good luck with her colored
pictures, some of which are amazingly
like the natural tints copied. Lately
when the Queen was on her way to
Toulon with Princess Victoria and EN-
press Marie to Join King Edward she
posed them in the stern Of the steamer,
and going to the upper deck, in full
view Of everybody, took a snap shot of
them. She becomes SO interested in her
work when taking a picture that for
the time being she forgets that she is
England's Queen.
The largest salary ever received for
personal services is the 100000 a year
of which John Hays Hammond, of New
York, is the fortunate recipient. Mr..
Hammond is the Mining Engineer of
New York, and probably knows more
about gold mines than any other man
in the world to-day. He has had a
most unusual and exciting life, and was
the model from which Richard Hard
ing Davis drew his hero in his interest
ing book, Soldiers of Fortune" Born
in California during the mad quest for
gold in that State, he started as soon
as he had finished his education out on
his own search for the precious metal.
His wanderings took him to Africa, and
he was in the Transvaal during the
Jameson raid. He was captured by
the Beers along with Rhodes and 9TH
ers and sentenced to death, but thru
the influence of Joseph Chamberlain
they We're released. Hammond turned
up in New York some years ago, and
opened an office as consulting engineer.
His word is law to investors. He en-
pIoys a corps of young men assistants,
who visit mines and report to him.
Apropos of Joseph Chamberlain, Eng
lands great PrOtectionist, who has been
in such a serious condition of health
for SO many months, it is said that in
answer to a recent telegram of SYM
pathy he replied that he was much bet
ter, was promised complete restoration
to health by his doctors, and hoped
soon to resume his public duties.
Peary says he must have 100000 in
July or his next attempt to discover the
pole will have to be deferred another
year, as the Summer is the time to start
on such an expedition. He says he
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