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V- BELOYED BY DEWEY. BUT DEATH CLAIMED HIM FOR ITS OWN. The Lata Llcuf. llruiubj-, tho Admiral's VUc Lieutenant at Mnnltn lto Was Cloie 1'enonnl Friend of llio Ad mtral Son of Georgia. Tho death of Lieut. Thomas M. Drumby, which occurred in Washing ton recently, removed another of Ad miral Dowoy's gallant officers who wero with him nt tho naval battle In Manila Day. Brumby wna tho flag lieutenant of Dewey during tho Manila campaign, and was besides a closo pcr Bonal friend of the admiral. The lat ter reposed great confidence In his flag lieutenant, so much that It was ho who was sent as Dewey's representative to Admiral Von DIedrlchs, in command of tho German squadron, after tho battle of Manila, when the actions of tho Ger man admiral wcro so annoying to the American commander. Drumby did LIEUT. THOMAS M. BRUMBY, his work well and tho affair was smoothed over In a manner satisfac tory to all concerned. Lieut. Brumby was born In Georgia 44 years ago, his father being Col. A. V. Brumby, who commanded the Four teenth Georgia Infantry during tho civil war. Col. Brumby was for some timo principal of tho Georgia Military Institute at Marietta, where his son re mained for a time. Young Brumby at tended school at Atlanta and then went to tho Annapolis Naval Academy, where ho was graduated In 1S79. Ho saw service on coast survey vessels i' and receiving ships for some timo nnd I was commissioned a lieutenant in 1893. His commission ns flag lieutenant to Commodoro Dewey dated from Janu ary, 1S08. Lieut. Brumby returned to this coun try with his chief and was mado a popular hero. A couple of months ago ho received a rousing reception In At lanta, Ga., where ho was presented a sword and tho freedom of tho city. Soon after his return to Washington ho manifested symptoms' of tropic fever and November 25 was sent to Garfield hospital, where his death oc curred. Tho remains of Lieut. Brumby wero taken to Atlanta for Interment. Tho lamented officer has an aged mother residing in Marietta, Ga., to whom Secretary Long sent a letter of condol enco, expressing tho esteem in which her son was held. A HOSPITAL CAR. It I u Uiiliuo Feuturo of llolclau ltnllroad, In Belgium Micro Is In uso In her railway systems a specially designed hospital car, which Is avallablo In caso of serious railway accidents, and also to convey Invalids from ono point to another, ns from Inland towns to health-giving seaside resorts. The In terior has a largo main compartment with two small rooms at tho end. In tho larger room are 24 beds, with two small windows, which can bo opened, In front of each, a movablo tablo be ing provided, which can bo lowered over each bed. There ara lockers in tho corridors for tho chests, provisions and linen. If necessary a portion of the large room can be shut off from an operutlng room. In connection with this railroad hospital Is a small chapol for religious services. In view of the serious accidents which often occur upon our own railroads such a hos pital car should form a part of tho equipment of every wrecking train. Thcso accidents often occur In places remote from hospitals, nnd tho vic tims are of necessity subjected to much Inconvenience, if not actual danger from poor accommodations nnd lack of proper caro and timely attention. With such a car, with surgeons and nurses always ready for an emergency call, tho victims of a railroad disaster would be much better and more speedily cared for, and could bo at onco taken to well-equipped hospitals , in tho city. On the humanitarian side this would prevent much needless suffering, and cvon death. On tho flnancial sldo It would materially lessen tho amount or damages against tho railroad. I.at of the Maoris. Judging from tho recent report of tho registrar general at New Zealand, that flno martial race, tho Maoris, Is going tho way of all aborlglnlcs whoso country has been colonized by the whites. They may not become abso lutely extinct for a few more decades, but their doom Is sealed. Among tho causes officially assigned for tho thin ning of their numbers aro tho high in fantllo mortality resulting from Im proper food, exposure and tho want of ordinary care, constitutions, debilitated by past debauchery, tho belief In na tive doctors and neglect of tho sick, and tho adoption of European habits and costumes, leading to diseases of th9 respiratory organs. AN IMPRESSION CHANGED. A Kucllih t'orrcpotlenl'4 Vlewi on the liner n n Fighter. Commenting on ono of tho earllor battles of tho Boer war an English correspondent remarks: "During tho last week or two many delusions with regard to tho enemy have been de stroyed. Thoso who professed to have tho utmost lntlmato acquaint ance with tho Boer character wero wont to declare that tho first British success would send them scampering homo, that ho would never faco our soldiers, nnd that our artillery would frighten him out of his wits. In short, they persuaded themselves that tho Boer was an arrant coward and would not stay oven to bo rained on. Events liavo modified these opinions. Talana and E'andslaagtc havo not brought tho enemy to his knees. IIo has attacked Dundeo and Ladysmith. Ho has cap tured two battalions of infantry. Ho line manifested no alarm at our guns, which nro Inferior to his own. On this Inst point I have had abundant evi dence. Though our shells swept tho hills with flame and steel, tho Boers maintained their position nnd their dark figures wcro often silhouetted on tho gray sky line. TI1030 peasants havo ono decided advantage. Thoy havo initiative and capacity to act in dependently, whilo their extronio mo bility nnd their knowledgo of tho country give them the confidence that comes of a seuso of security. Thero was nothing unusual In tho spcctaclo of two or thrco men conducting a fight of their own under conditions that seemed more than hazardous. Threo of these umall groups of bravo men kept up a regular fusllado on tho faco of the mountain long nftcr tho main body had been driven back. They ro malned to tho end and added a few Mauser bullets to tho shells that has tened our departure when tho signal was given to retire." MRS. DEWEY'S QUICK WIT. Au Incident of ller Wnnhliigton Life When Sho Wan Mr. Union. Tho quick wlttedncas of Admiral Dewey's wife. Just nt present ono of the most conspicuous women In Am erica, Is shown by tho following Inci dent of her life In Washington, when sho was Mrs. Hazen. Gen. Hazcn was the llrst head of tho Weather Bureau In Washington, and found the new position by no means n sinecure. It was nlmost impossible to persundo the members of congress to voto for him the necessary fund3 with which to carry out his plans ns ho desired, and ho was at tho same timo grumbled nt ns If he were positively and personally responsible for tho weather, which It was n fad of tho moment to Eay ho fur nished. Mrs. Hazcn was the recipient of all his woes, nnd gnvo him her full sympathy, especially oue spring when the appropriation had been shamefully cut down by the economy-loving chair man of the committee on that speclat appropriation. A few days after tho passing of tho mutilated bill Mrs. Ha zen was a guest at an afternoon re ception at tho house of ono of tho cabi net members, where tho most detest able and unendurable weather, un timely and unlooked for, waB tho topic of tho moment. As Mrs. Hazen cross ed the room sho was waylaid by tho arriving chairman of tho offoudlng committee who accosted her thus: "Well, Mrs. Hnzen, well, madam, and Is this tho best your husband can do for us In tho way of weather?" Mrs. Hnzen turned, looked nt him with a sudden flash In her pretty eyes, then answered, clearly and sweetly: "Yes, Mr. Dlank, tho very best for tho ap propriation." Tho discomfited man fled, In tho midst of tho hardly con cealed smiles of tho surrounding guests. FATHER OF THE QOLD BILL. Congressman Jesso OvcrBtrect, who introduced tho monetary bill which passed the houso recently, Is ono of tho rising young men in congress. Ho represents an Indianapolis district. Mr. Overstrect is Just 40. He Is a lawyer of ability and Is serving his third term In tho house. He has been prominent In national politics and has served ob CONGRESSMAN OVERSTREET. secretary of tho Republican congres sional campaign committee. Npeulinr IIeiulrion' davel. Speaker Henderson's gavel Is some thing of a curiosity. The head Is of rosewood from Montojo's flagship and tho handle of natlvo osago, grown In Polk county, Iowa. It is decorated by an engle's beak bearing a scroll In scribed "E PIurlbuB Unum." On tho upper fcrrulo aro doves and a garland, on tho lower, pictures of tho United States ships Iowa and Dcs Moines. Tho Iowa arms and Mr. Henderson's monogiam nro on tho side of the head. bOIi SMITH RUSSELL. BRIEF SKETCH OF THE GREAT ACTOR'S LIFE. Unslnt nnd l'npnlnr Comedian Went to War an n Drummer llojr and Mario III Debut In au Armr Tent Won On at Wealth. Few actors havo so warm & placo In tho hearts of their admirers as Sol Smith Russell, whoso portrayal of sim ple, quaint characters Is an nrt In which he has no rivals. Tho news of his recent Illness therefore was received with sorrow everywhere. Mr. Hussoll Is mentally exhausted and In such a serious condition that It may bo n long timo beforo ho returns to tho stage. Ho broke down In Chicago In tho first let of tho play. Russell was born In DrunswIck.Mo., In 1843. When tho war broko out ho was 13 years old. Ho ran away from homo and shortly thereafter appeared as a drummer boy In tho camp at Cairo, ill. Ho clung to tho army sev eral years, making his first nppearanco In n theatrical rolo on n canvas cov ered stago which tho soldiers had erected for their own amusement After tho war his talent ns n singer and low comedian gained him a placo in traveling companies. At one timo ho gava slack wlro performances. As ho grow older ho studied character portrayal and soon was recognized by managers as a mnn with a future In lboO ho starred in "Edgowood Folks," and for flvo years reaped n rich har vest in this play. Then followed "Peaceful Valloy" and "A Poor Rela tion," tho latter being his master pleco. Latterly ho has attempted moro serious roles. IIo Is ono of tho richest of actors, a man ot sound morals and upright living. Ho mar ried a daughter of Oliver Optic, tho boys' writer. REVIVAL OF FALCONRY. ThU I.oiir Neglected Form of Sport Again Uecomlne Fopulnr In F.nrope. Few peoplo havo any Idea ot tho sport which tho hunters ot Europe de rived, two or threo centuries ago, from hunting with birds. It Is not easy to account tor tho long neglect ot this form of hunting. Tho only pnrt of tho continent where It survived as a nor mal national sport was in Bosnia, whero tho landowners havo nevor ceased to fly their falcoiiB nt partridges that aro found for them by pointers. Now that falconry has begun to re vive, tho Dutch hawk catchers aro un able to take enough falcons to meet tho orders of their English and French patrons. Thcso Dutch falcons, taken when following tho flights of nil kinds of birds, nro tho pick of tho catch, but far moro aro taken from nests when very young. In Franco tho goshawk Is much In favor and high-flying falcons aro less In demand than In England and Scotlnnd. Today tho best estab lishments ot hawks and tho moat en thusiastic followers of tho sport aro found In England and Scotland. Tho Hawking club meets every spring on Salisbury Plain to fly falcons at rooks, Everything Is ns well dono ns In tho days of Jamos I. Thoro may bo from twolvo to twenty falcons, with tho fal coner and his cart, and tho members on horsebnek. Thoro Is plenty of dash and excitement in tho hiislnesn. Some times an old and keen falcon Is flown at a rook within easy reach, but she does not want tho prey so near nt hand, and 'so mounts to tho very clouds, till sho spies another flock, into phloh sho darts llko a shooting star. Alders dash off across tho down, thnlr eyes fixed upon tho hawk, and tho fal coner shouts, "Sho has killed" when ho sees something fall from tho flock. Oft dash the riders who havo marked tho descent of tho rktlm, and soon tho SOL SMITH RUSSELL. bird Is taken up. Later In tho year tho members will bo flying their fxlcons nt grouso on tho Scotch and Northum berland moors. Not a few hawks and falcons ore now kept In nnd about Lon don, nnd taken Into tho country by train when they nrs wanted In tb field. Tho reason why tho goshawk hna becomo a general favorlto in Franco is becnuso of Its superiority to tho fal con for hawking In a closed country among hedges, trees, plantations nnd gardens. It seizes Its prey In tho air, on tho ground, or even on n trco or bush, without hesttntlon, nnd Its adroitness, speed, courago and quick ness of oyo nro astonishing. It Is no exaggeration to my that tho owner ot n property of five or six hundred ncres would tako ns much gamo on It with tho slnglo goshawk as' ho could kilt with n gun. A QUAKER CONGRESSMAN. Thoro nro two members ot congress whoso Installation Into ofllro differs In form from that of all other. These are Marrlot Drosslus and Chnrlos But ler, both Pennsylvanlnns nnd Qunkors. Instead of making an onth to do their duty, viz., placing their hands upon tho Dlblo nnd making n solemn appeal to God, as they promlso to fulfill nil their obligations, which Is tho cstnb- llshcd custom of congress, theso man In accordance with their religious views merely arlso In their scats and "affirm." That Is, they mako their promlso solemnly, hut not in tho form of an oath. Ono of tho men thus pe culiarly distinguished occupies a com manding position In congress. Mar rlot Broslus has represented tho Lan caster district ten years, and by rea son of his ability and long service has Just beon plncod at tho head of tho currency and banking commltteo. Ho Is fiO years ohk Ho served In tho Union nrmy throughout tho civil war and as tho result ot n wound received nt Bermuda Hundred, his right arm and shoulder nro without a connecting bone. Since tho closo ot tho war ho MARRIOT BROSIUS. lino practlcod law and been prominent In Republican politics. Illfr Drain on tho Czar' I'nr.te. No sovereign Is so rich ns the czar, and no sovereign hns such heavy calls upon his purse. Tho Grand Dukes Michael, Vladimir, Alexis, Sorgo and Paul Alexondrovltch, as tho sons of emperors of Russia, recolvo from tho head of the houso an nnnuul sum ot 185,000 roubles 20,200) ench, which, added to private means, makes them very rich. Tho wives and widows of Russian grand dukes receive 40,000 roubles each; their sons 100,000 roubles. It was tho Czar Alexander III. who decreed that every member of tho Imperial family must spend a part ot tho year in Russia, or else lose a third of his or her allowance HE AY AS A .DUE AM EE. THE LATE DORMAN U. EATON OF CIVIL SERVICE FAME. tttllt'Vcd That nil Mniihtml Could llo llefnrmrd In Short Order hut Died to See Thing! Wo rue Than hen lie llesuu. Onn of tho foremost advocates of civil service reform In tho United States passed away In tho person ot Hon. Dorinau D. Eaton. On account of tho persistent energy of purposo with which ho applied hlniBclt to this political crusade, Mr. Eaton earned tho distinction ot bolng tho father ot civil servlco reform nnd no ono undertook to dlsputo his right to that badge of honor. Mr. Eaton was born In Hnrdwlck, Vt., Juno 27, 1823. Ho graduated at tho university of Vermont In 1848, and DORMAN B. EATON. Jkcn entered tho law school ot Har WUxl university, whom ho was gradu eted In 1850. His legal essay pre pared thoro took tho first prlzo In tho Jiilvcrslty. Thnt samo year ho de termined to settle In Now York city, and soon nftcr going thero ho became tho partner of Judgo William Kent, tho author of tho famous "Commenta ries." Ho gnvo Judgo Kent much aid In preparing this work. Ills unselfish Interest In municipal reform nnd Improvement wns early mnnlfcstod. In 1SCC ho drafted tho law creating tho Now York metropoli tan hoard of health, and In 1867 draft ed tho snnltnry codo of tho city. An other law which ho framed was that under which tho pollco courts of Now York aro now organized. Ho Identi fied hlmsolf early with tho Union Lenguo club, and for several yenrs was chairman ot its commltteo on political reform. In 18CC and ngnln In 1870-72 ho trav eled In Europe., and mado a special study of tho status ot tho civil servlco ot tho different countries, nnd ot tho progressive laws by which It was be ing improved. After his return to Amorlca President Grant nppolntcd him ehnlrman of tho civil servlco com mission ns successor to Gcorgo Wil liam Curtis, and ho held thnt position until tho commission enmo to an end through tho failure ot congress to mnko an appropriation for Its support. In 1875 ho again visited Europe, and In 1877 ho went ngnln nt Prculdont Hayes' suggestion In order to propnro n historical report upon tho British civil service. In 1878 tho first socloty In tho country organized to promoto civil servlco roform was formed nt his residence. Flvo years later, when congress ngaln passed n law organiz ing n civil servlco board, Mr. Eaton wns appointed tho first commissioner by President Arthur, Tho law, In deed, hnd been drafted by Mr. Eaton himself. Ho resigned July 28, 1885, but wns reappointed by President Clovclnud In November ot tho snmo year. Tho next April ho resigned again. Tho lnws which control tho municipal government of Washington wero drafted by him at tho request ot a Joint commltteo ot tho two houses of congress. Mr. Eaton received recognition from ninny sources for his work. In 1882 ho wns invited to deliver tho annual ad dress beforo tho law school ot Yalu university. Tho degreo of LL. D. was bestowed upon him by tho university of Vermont. As a writer ho published a number ot works of great valuo, somo In book form, soma In tho magazines. "Tho Independent Movement In Now York" nnd "Civil Service Roform In Groat Britain" nppenred from Ills pen In 1880, In tho following years ho wroto n number of nrtlclca on civil servlco reform and other subjects, and contributed papers of valuo to Lnlor'n Cyclopaedia of Political Science. Ho prepared an edition of "Chlpman on Contracts Payable In Specific Arti cles." Mr. Eaton was a member of a number of Now York societies, Includ ing tho Bar association, tho Citizens' Municipal league, tho Excise Reform association, tho City Reform, Union '.engue, Commonwealth, Contury, Nine teenth Century and Unitarian clubs, and tho Reform club of Boston. "Prince Albert'' In Conirreai, Tho preponderance of "Prince Al berts" In tho present congress Is n matter of general comment. "Ono would nlmost think a Prlnco Albert was tho uniform of your houso of rep resentatives, don't you know?" re marked a young lndy of decidedly Eng lish accent, as sho lookod down on tho Slow moving, hlnck-clnd figures on tho floor. Even tho gentleman from Ar kansas, Mr. Terry, who hus worn blu ish gray over since his ontrnnco Into tho houso, lu 1891, startled his con freres tho other day by appearing In n black broadcloth Prlnco Albert suit or tho most elegant cut and finish. ENGLAND'S DEADLIEST WEAPON New tiun Which Will Iinure Hor But ceil on the Sta, In nccordnnco with tho recommenda tion of parliament, writes a Woolwloh correspondent, tho British navy Is bo lng strengthened by tho addition ot n now gun which will Insure tho suprem acy of Great Britain over tho sens for many yenrs to come, says tho London Lender. It is known ns tho twelve Inch steel nnd wlro gun, nnd Is not only tho best weapon which tho royal navy has over had, but In far superior to nuy gun possossod by nny foreign navy, It weighs fifty tons, Is forty one feet long, has n mtizzlo velocity ot 2.3G7 feet por second, Tho projcctllo weighs 850 pounds, tho bursting chnrgo being eighty-three pounds nnd tho fir ing chargo 1C7H pounds ot cordlta The admiralty has ordered 450, at s cost of 10,000 each. Of thcso ICt havo been completed, nnd 300 nro still In tho hands of tho contractors. Eich mnn-of-war will enrry four ot thes formldnblo weapons, nnd when the navy Is supplied they will bo Issued to forts on tho sen front. Tho now gm will bo tho heaviest In tho sc.vlco, nnd will tnko tho plnco ot tho 110-ton, 100 ton nnd 80-ton guns, of which no mor nro to bo made. Tho best Krupp guft can 11 ro n shot twolvo nnd n halt iullc, and tho United States government Is constructing at Its arsenal nt Water vllet n monster gun which, It Is said, will carry n heavy Bhot twonty-one miles. Tho now British nnval gun, though less than halt tho weight of tho American wenpon, mounted on thf hclghls of Dover, can, howover, dro n shell on tho shores ot France. KG accuracy of aim could, of courso, bo obtained or mnlntnlnod nt this long distance, tho cffcctlvo range being 10, 000 yards, or between nlno and ten miles. A WARRIOR OF THE DEEP. Tint KtrorillUh In a Fighter Ahiolutoly Without Four. Tho nwordflsh Is utterly without fear nnd will, llko n buffalo or rhinoceros, chnrgo anything that offends It, often doing nn nmouiit of execution hardly to bo believed did not tho evidence ex ist, Buys tho Snn Francisco Call. Com bats between HWordllBh nro most Inter esting nnd may bo compnrcd to a duel betweon two expert swordsmen. Buch n contest wns observed oft tho long pier thnt oxtends out Into tho ocenn nt Snntn Moiilcri, near Los Angolan, Inst year. Somo flshormcn noticed two big fish leaping out ot tho wator and dashing along tho surface. Soon, It was seen thnt they wero nwordllsli. Tho senson wns when tho llsh nro un usually ferocious. They had nindo sovernl rushes and when observed wcro nt closo qunrtors, striking ench other powerful sldo blows llko cavalry men. This was unsatisfactory, nnd finally they separated nnd dnrtcd nt each other llko arrows, tho water hiss ing hs their sharp dorsal Hub cut through It. Thoy ovldontly Btruclc head on, ono missing, while tho sword ot tho other struck Just bolow tho eyo and plowed a deep furrow In tho fish, pnrtly disabling It, so thnt It turned nnd attempted to escape But Its ad versary also turned nnd with n rush drnvo Its sword completely through tho body of Its fou nnd hold It fast, only wrenching Its weapon looso when Its enemy stopped swimming. SWITZERLAND'S PRESIDENT. Walther Hauser, who has recently been rc-uloctod president ot tho Swiss republic, has long boon prominent In tho politics of his country. Ho was for ten years n member of tho Na tional council, then beenmo vlco-prosl-dent and lust year was elected prcsl PRESIDENT HAUSER. dont. His re-olcctlon this year Is tho reward of merit. Ho Is a leather mer chant and Is 02 years old. Orange Free Hlnte. The coat of arms of tho Orango Frco State shows an orango trco In tho mid dle) of tho field; on ono sldo Htunds n lion, on tho other a lnmb. Tho motto boneath 1b "Freedom, Immigration, Pa tience, Courage." Tlo emblem of .'(ho lion und tho lamb has a scriptural re ference to tho penco and harmony within Its borders, and docs not glance at tho geographical position of tho re public between tho domain of tho Brit ish Han nnd tho pastoral Boers of tho Transvaal, as an Amorlcnn Joker might assume. Cnjil. Urldlny'e Mother. A bill Is pending In Congress provid ing for mi lucrenso in the pension or Mrs. Anno Orldley, mother of Cnbt. Charles V, Grldloy, who commanded 'tho Olympln In tho battle of Manila. Shu Is an aged woman, but has long been employed as a clork In tho Land ofllco. Hor imlary, together with n pension of 20 por month for services us a nurse In tho civil war, kept her alive. Sho is now too old to worn,