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t TUB DAILY AriTOKIAN, HUN DAY MORNING, JUNE 6. 18U7 REMINISCENTOF GRANT How l.iiunln Once ..miked lm Him H V JiHIN Itl'MHlll.l, .(il'.NH, Waahlugl lu'.Miiy I -t mi Iiiiiihiii Ihla week III chiming Willi J'l'ti llliaa.ll niim iilHiiit lila e.p'rlciicn Willi Uellillit llrillll.llll'l Willi aolll "f III" ntll"r fnuioiia ii" n mIimiii lid hit known, Mr Young la IIki Ileal eminent ncwapiiM'r cot-rt-apotnlclll ol llimliiv, He la olieof lilir Ileal writer ii pure l.ngllali, mill he I'"" for yruia been Hiii1 iif our chief iiiolders "1 puhllc Oplnlou, I'"r If""!)!!"!! Ill" P'la tlnila u lid Hi,' hinting mill of I In- llm" Imvn been . rv I'l.ia.'. A i !" Ii'' I""" 1'n'alcli nl l.lllitilll. HrWiir'l null Mtlllllull. Willie ll Waa i'orri'ap..iid"iil nil I"' lUiald I" London, li aawin,.li nf illiulatone, Hullalmrjr mid llei' ruliafleld unit alao colli lllt'l Contact Willi 1'rliiir liiaiium'k, louiihciin mid other fain- illa turn uf that tllil". Aa our minister In I lilun Iip lus'len atrong friend nf I I Hung l ining, mid when Hi griil vlci-my linol, a Vlall In lllla country ll r r""' '" ,'hllii'l' Iphhi "ml "I" "' IT Mr Young a fiimlly. Il waa during III" rlj. around the w.irl.l Willi lo-neral llritnl tlil Jnlui Hil.i Young flfal llirl l.l HullK ClniliK, nml I.eliiV there I nil living "III al.l. i f i.rmml iiraiil a nwn family ' an . 1. . !.. r. '.ull..ns In our gimtcal inllllnr) her., Mi miincla o..w fltlv-als, ) rar. of ug. bill ,la him c.a nle aa l.rliil.l a they were When lii- 1'ifai' 111 li'Wapnpcr career Ha a ropy hold, tnl llii .ill.' n( l!Hll III llletiftlc Hip riiil.rl.iin lr-. nml lila brain l na aelll. ii-. II out wli.n he ride mil ll I ! l.atlli lUnta l'i rl-.nl . i-nrri neea nf lha I''1" civil w ir Mr Wins' I it delightful talker. a WiM.'a flow .tiliM.thll' III Ilia Viilivrrai lion a In hla willing nml hla l!a la f 11 nf linking luinpurlaoiia JullN HAY IN TIIK WIII'IK llul K. Illir conn-ranll .. licl Willi Word nlnilll John lint . w Im Inia luai gone lu Kimlnnit In Ink i' Hatnrd a place na Aiutftaaiidor In I treat llrllnln. Mr ming aiild: I hate known I'nlmicl liny alnr ll cam In Washington, in.w nlH.ul )rra ago. I ha'l liecli adit here ! Ill I Ii 1 1 r-1 . I ta I'roaa. JoliliW r'ornc ' III'-" flHnr. Ilowna alao an tnnr nf lli ariiatr, nml I waa her aa hla aaalatnnl In wrll fur lli paper and ilu whaletcr lir n.k.-d in todo. I in uf in)' dot lea waa n curry llir wp-ra frnm (In- a. hnlc In llii' Willi.' II.." J. l II IU l.n.l In'll In.Hlgllt lnWltalilligl.nl I'V I'lralilnlil l.llir.in mi n.v i' "ii ii I nf lila ftl. n.lalil. Im llnv a fnllmr. Mr. I, In.-.. I il Mnlil'-'l li.glt. Jul. Ii Ilu nturnllnnul 'It nnlngi "f Hi" i" -III. "Ii, nml lir lumlr III III yiin l.f lila llnm aivn-mt m. I fll'll'T X i-lll.nw r..ml llii) l..kr. III llii' rufly al lira. III. Iinil i-lnt-ka nafay na tlliav nf nil Irlah mnkinuiil mi l In-wna mlln-r n glillali I.K.klni; l. ll "i. l'i. i l.nl l-liimlii, wlmwna iillrk I" .lla.'-it -r Inil lln-ri' una III turn, llmt Hut lni.l m!.l. ml.li' llli-rarv nlilllt, nml In k"t i- lilm "' nnanrliig u( anrh li t Irra ntnl in. I. nt m--.lrl pa lnlly g.MMl wnr.llng II.' w.iul.l li'll liny w lint In any, nml w.ml.l g.-m ntlly aign ilu- I. Il. la w llli.iul rlmnglng lln in I tin In Ulnar ilntg Jnlui lliiywna i.in.l nf writing Mtry. II ufl.-n ili.iui-.l im tnai a In' Iinil wrlllrii, nml lin n lir wnttM ri-nit llli-tn ntrr to llir.'' A MII'MullT I HAT WITH l.lNt i'I N. "HilW illil I'rialilrut l.llirulll lni't.' "". Mr Yniuigt " I naknl. "Ilmllil ll"l ai-a lil lla tn l n IIIUII In tun tliull na lir ,.i. a imw Tin- i nlliililuillnli nf l.lniHiln 11.1 nut Infill mini aiunn Ulna nftrr lila ili-ntli. Ilr hnit umir lllllr lillnaynrrai'lra "f ,r.mull i liilli.n nml in ltnii wlili-li hi, I Inn ivrlnlu i -li-nl lila nn' grrnlm-aa Ilia t mul. rfnl mini aty nnl aliiiplli lly wrrr mrllully llii' niiw of lila iiiiii'ii,.rit'lnllnii. Hi' wna htI.h'I1v IiiiiIii In all nf lila wny a I i nn glvo . vnii nil Incident wlili'li lllualrnl.-a wliul I iiiraii. Oil l, m l Ki'ini'V ntyin-.l In n, 1,1111, in In the I'lillu lll ll'lllll 1'iraa llir W iialilnglnii riinmli'lr nml (wna ainni'llima lift III I'huiK". mi lilglit Winn till" Wll tin' rue wi' rTVlM.'tt It llli'lv Hinnil nr, wlilili III amiip Wny Iinil Infn luuiigli'l llirunuli tin' lim a, wlili'lii'iiiilnlm''! n illanlrli aliitlnu lliul (Tinrlnatnii lind Ihm'II Inki'ii. Il mn t ry illllli'iill tn gi'l aiirli m n'tn. nml lin y "Urn gnvi" liiiiriiuit ml- Villi, II, ' 'I'll In luilH'r i'lillu' III illmlll i o'l'lm k In Hi"1 nmtnliig. A I ri-iiil It II aii'i I M Inr tliul Hie ,ri-alilriil nniiht In kimu nf Ilu) riiiin' nf l luirlialnn. I win inily n liny. I'UI I ilit'lilnl In gn In Hit' U lill.' Iloiiac nml It'll lilm. fn I tiHik tin' fnri'iiiiui of llm tilllir nml liigitlirr vn Hiilkidln llir Wlilln HniiM', We mug tin' liell iiin"nT n lime n meaai'iiger "n'iii'il tlie ilnnr llelnlil lla lu ri',"iiai' I" in v iiiiiit kl tu Mr, .ln coin, Mini lie Iinil IniiK nliiee gtnie In 1'1 ni"' Wna mitt- naleep. ''Hill,' anlil I, 'we Inivc nne very lmnvt lint iifwa f"r lilm. 1 liavi'lrii'flviil Infnriiin t Inn wlili li lienimlil to Imve, mul I mil nut . Il nllglil In lie Wlikril up In liear II.' After ll while llm iiietai'iiger "m hi lie wnulil goto Hie jirealilelil a liiilrnnlil null lUMllli'll lillll, A few Inliiiilea Inter the rreahlent emiie .ilotvn elii'l III imlliliiK lull lila night nhlrt. lli'iiakeil ua In an li llii" llii' . list ri'inil. I reineinlier n ht wnlki il In fliint nf ua Hint lila lung ahlrl llupp, il ugiiliiHl hla h ga mul na he ant im I lie nfu mul llali neil he threw nne hiue leu over Hie knee nf Hie "Hut nml aernteheil lit the luilry riilf. I Inl.l ! I in Iinil i Inula Kh'li inuiiil newMniier alnlliig Hint CTiiirlealnii wiib tnkeii, tvhereuHin he naked inn for the diiteor thcm'r. When 1 replied 'he anlil Hint he hnd udvleea t" ilnya Inter limn thai, wlileh atnled Unit the "liuinl'iirdineiit" wna allll gn Ing "rwloualy" on. I nolleed Unit ho pro nounced rKiiiihnrdineiil na thougli It wua pelled hninlmrdnient, mul tnnluualy ua tilling II" flrnl vnwel wna a long "e." Well, the reault wna Hint we found our newa to be of no neeount. The prealdent't aplea hnd given hlra Inforiiintlun In ndvnnee of mine, and I wna, of courae, much mortified to find that I bud disturbed tha prnldent for no pur ioae, Ilu put llir at my man, llnwrver, any lug Hint Im wua glml lo l nwakrued at any lime to lienr giMid in wa , even If II wna at 4 Delin k llialend ,of He Went Willi Inn lo the door mid an Id gond liyn wlthnill allowing any feeling wliulever almul being arouaud from hla ali i'p iidi r mldiilglil," I.IM'OI.S AND ClltA NT. "Wlnit warn llle relallnua lielwein I'.ral il.nil l.lnri.lli mid I ieneiul Omul?" I aaki d, "They Here pn ln lly fili iull)," rrplh d Mr, V.inlig. "I'ri aldeiil l.llirulll iipprei lnled lieu ernl liriuil a nhlllly, Iml ilniiil a mllliury repuliilloli wna aueh lliul for a Hiue lie fi-uri"! tliul he might he it i niiitldnle ngnliial him for rriinliilmilli.il na plral.h hi. I wna pri-al-lll during n eouvetaiillnii ul Ihr While I lunar In Kil, va Ii Ii- h ahnwrd Inr lliul llila wna llir rnar. I wua mil wi'll ut llir lime, and I rnllrd nl the While lloliae Willi l ulmirl 1'oruay tlmOl might gel nil urdrr flulll I'M-ahlrlil l.lm'olli In goaoiilh hen we unit ed we round Hern iary Hinuloii nml en Mrerelnry Morgnu ol New Yolk With the plralltrlll. After n lllllr the I'lftiteraulluii ,tutiiri lu Orulit, and I'rea I, I. nl l.liiiiilii an hi : "I mil enrloua ,ln kimw wbnl Unit iiihii liiuiil la gnlng t down nl Yleaahiirg. I Imve (..iri-l for anme lime Hint lila laiieeraa lulghl Inuku jlilln a prraldriillnl i nmllilulo, but I Imve Ijuat rii' lv.-d newt lliul he hiia no mo billon In Unit illrretlun, I fiared that be lulghl have llir prraldriillnl grub lu lila brnln. Thul la a riirluua worm nml If II oin'r allnrka a innu II llinrd lo gel rid of It. I bat anf li'11-.l ri.nn lor four yrara, and II allll alleka to in.' lu nrdrr to liuru how llrunl atnuda I a nt Inr lluaarll Jum a, Iha mnrahnl for llir .Nnlllirrll iHalrlrl of llllllola. He la, you know, one of lirniil'a rioaiat frlnida. I aakrd lilm If Hie ptealdrullnl luuggol hnd yrl nl lu. k.. I limul. " No Mr. I'realdrlil wna Jonea' reply 'I ran naanre y.iii Hint llnirml Uraiit la Irrr (r. .in (lint aiuhlUoii. He Ima nuly two Idina. The riral la In pulldown Ilu- rrlM-llloii and lb nilllil II 111 H you rr-elrelrd prraldrlll of llir l'nlU',1 hlnl.a I know ol whnt I nm airitaliig ami;yoo enu be aure I am rlghl." At llila Mr. I.luroln thrrw lilmarlf Iwrk In bia 1 1 nlr mid mnrHt.Ird ("I hnl aialrinrtil of Join a' la a gn-nt rrllrf o Ui me " I.HAM';aMi TIIK Tllll'.ll THII1I' TUIM "Md Jiirnnl rmlly di-alr a third Irrm na I'realdrlil o (he t'nlK'it Mnlra. Mr. Y iiingT" "No," repllad John lluaarll Young "lir. ernl llrunl bud tin Idra Hint an, h a thing wua llioiighl nf until afli r Hie inotrninit waa wi ll under way. II. ("re b went around llir M.nld I bnd a lalk with l.lm at Mningu, Hpuln.lu wblrh I naked lilm aa U. Ihla .. .1 trr Ilr II" II prltnlrly told llir Hint he would mil aa'ulii In' a raiulldnl for the prral ,1,-m y. and Hint b bud im ili-alra lor another I.tiii. He wna ao poalllve In Ilia alnl. nirnl Hint I did lint bring up the aubjret ngnlu, nllhoiigh 1 oiuld a Hint In- frit bla rn rl rii.-ra ai.h oLarrtallona during bla Irlpurotiiid the wotld tii.uld lint ennlilr.1 lilm lo do n atual di-n) of g.ai.1 for mir iiuuiliy hnd he bn.1 Itlrar u.ttnillng. a Ix-loir bring pri alilrllt. 1 ttinrmln-r livwrlng lilm any aeteral (linr Ulill holh lng r.-rlliln thlliga In tin' fur eoa!; I w llt I had known llila lu ntia ng.) .'" J 'nipl'oar Intuit had In Vll elertili a HlH'l I llm-, Mr. Young would lila ndinlnlatrnUoii hut IhviihI value to the rounlry?'' "The l. lo the I'lilli'd Mtatea by Hie fiilluri' to miike i. mul prral. b ut n third term imuiioi hr oiiiuul. d," Mr. Yi'iuig t mi'lintlonlly re. piled. "lloai iK' l ollkllllg, Who, )nu klloW, d I la'l.li d III nlr I k Iliac riprruloiia, aiild Ui In oiirv lu lu.klngrftlMiut tbla mutter: " 'Die buttle nf Wutvrliai put bmk progreaa lu Kiauer at liitat alx rriilurlea. 1 lie il. frul uflirunt Ima put Im, k the progrraa of Ihla rounlry Juat aa much." Hnd (Irunt been hi'ted IIhiii hla return from hla tllp nrouiid the world." continued Mr. Young, "be would not only hnvrkapt Hie MonriH" doctrine ua lo tbla lieiiilaphere, but wnulil Imve n'lli . II lo the whole cmial of l.ual Aalil. It Would huteliaell Upheld flulll Taking to riliigiiporu. The 1'nlted Wtntm wuiil.l, have lualaivd iiptni Ih niiloiiinny oi Chlim, Jnpau uiidCoren, and would Imve rv alatrd every eflort of Ituaala and Kuglnnd lo iiiiikr 'limn rountrlea nirrely trnde ap- pendiigv of themaelvet, It wuuld bnve rnorinoualy lurrriiard our trniiapnelfle trad, nml by rivlpiiM'lly'trriiflra Ih wealern pnrt of nurii'iuiniry would luivrhiida Inrgeahniv of the lmdeof,Eal Asia,'1 AKOl'Ml THE WOltl Ti WITH tillANT. "Ilnw did yen nnpptii In gn with Hem ral (Irani nrouiid Ih world, Mr. Young? You were Hie only nrwapaprr man III the pnrljT" "tienerul I) runt n-krd me lo go rui a perianal (rl-H'l. mid not na a liowapnper correapoudetit He ili'l not dire wliul iliu newapnpvn anlil. He w ua never il arrker aflrr iiiitnrlely, and he ui iiii.tiiiiia to ker In the hiuKKmtii d rnllier Ihnn In Hi ir..nl. A It wna, lir hnd iielliing to do Willi my liewapnper wi.ik. 1 had no nhjiu l mi lu my writing, n,.il I wrnle Jttst aa I plena. I. He rend nrieh ul lliy Inuller iiller II :ii piibllahed, mid aeriiied tu like II." What kind of a uavrler uim liriural tiriinr.' I'm he nbacrvu Ihliga rlivrly? I naked. Ye'," waa the teply, "(Irani . n direful uIimu ver. He aturiled the people mid their eim tnnia, Hie gnveliiuislita nml 111 public works. II. i uflcu weul khnut IiicokiiIIo, aa It weie, will) me. e tvi-ulil "lip out Hie hut k (inula ol Hie liult'la mid I liua avoid the croud. Wo were nut known when un ay Irom the liotela ami w took Inug rhlea and nnlkn III ni'Hily evriy for eign elly we'.vlslled," DKANT'M KOI It UltKATKST MHN. "It wna yon Mr, Y'outig, who asked (Irani lo inline the (our greali'M men ha hud met during Ida lour nrniiiul the world.'1 "Yin," replied John Kuan.ll Young, "1 naked Unit iiucatlou uf lilm when we were croaalng the Pnelflc nil our way lioine. We were dlt cuaalng the great men n( I he .llffcrt'iit roun trlea, when I aaked the general tvlinnt he tkuuglt were rrnlly pre'i-niliient among them Ho replied: "I have met four men during this trip whom I coniltler really great. They arc lluacousfluld, ClumlicUs, lllnmark and U Hung Chaiig and, he added, I am not tiiM but that LI Cluing la I ho greateit of the four." "Urant't relatlona wllti l.l Hung Chang wen Tery oloao, were they not?" "Yri," replied Mr. Youug, Uanaral Grant petit lorna weeka wlih 1,1 wlilla In I lilna, and the two g'ow to b very Intlmit. They would Ml llir lioiira Kgi lher rlialllntt nf all klmla nl llilnra. You r. (iralt wa looked upon aaa moiian h In llna lurelgn roiinirlea. lla had all lb" bulmra ol a moliarrli and llirougli ,a Itilltiuiirv In waa aid In do a ureal drill id good Inr ( hum, lleaeltlrd llm tMiihl which una than hrewlng bitwaen China and Japan. Had l, Iml ilmm an. Hi ( hlnrae-Jap' aneaa war would have pruhahl urruivd lbn Il WHtihrmiiili hla IripinlaMii wlih l-l and with Ih Ja aiirar alairi mi n ll, nt lie Ka analilml to rraani, n ay 'Ii eauaea f Hi war. Had (Irani lia'n elreliil for a third linn I dnn'l lli'lik ther would liava hem a war Lriwean Ihot iwu liallona," "tt by (I lil (iiam i lioma llratoiiillald ralhar Hi ii n l.lailaioi.r, r ll.r girnlral Kngll'li alall v iiii.ii i hat he hnd im l. Mr. Vi ulig"" "I ri.Uu r Ihh k lirmu'i lee inga liininl mure luualda lira' -uiiaflrh nil annum ol Ida lnl'U tn y u ll Ii I he No' I h timing I lie war i.i-mral dram had till e frlri .l.hlp or mlliillalloli Willi Ihoaa wl o t)iii.iiihlid or ahlxl Ih kouili hen our nalli ll wi n In mil. Illumlr I anw llila wlih all llir noted prupla draiil inrt during lila alay III t nglatnl. 'lie lialilid avriy.i". roiirlri'iialy, but h did m l waiin up toward null mm na atrupalhltwl with llm oulh. among whom wrie lilalD mid halla. burr " TIIK JII"iIOS 10 CHINA. "lli.w did )i u llle lot r i ik a m nUlar " China, Mr. Young" "Very nim h," the reply. "I had met 1.1 Ihiough lirnrial i.mi.t and whin I lame hark aa inlulatrr I l'-i I d lilm very Irlendly, ai d through him 1 waa able lu gat uiurh done lor the Culled Hlnlra " ' Whan )oii wera ; arm tu (bin, Mr. 1 1 1 1 -ar , old ) u bate any rrlal limine l"lia "No. I waa apt olnl'd by I'lra'dcnl Arlliiir. I Iboiif lit Ii might bate had aooie an. ll inrt aua'V In gltr Inr. ami t. f 'lrl Irft I rallrd upon blm and aikr.l b Ul I il.rr waa aii)ililLg It a wanted me lo do llrr. l!td " Nu. all I hate In .i Ii, di.tl I grt Ua ,oto Iru .ble, ami do aa y.,u ii u pleaae.' "Hri r-iary Kielit i-l ttiirn ald the aame t hilt, ol ly lu ,1 fl. i.-l I Iriiguage, and 1 waa one ul the few in t HI at era bo went out ta t bout any a relal lnatruclioria." lathe miiilvn to ( Inn very luipoilant olio'- I think It 1," m j lla, 1 Mr. Young, 'and J ml Imw I Here It la a luiir'i inolo lmOrt-nl one t ban any oilitr In our w In ia dlpli, malic aervlr. ll ahi.ul't Ik dll.-.l l.y a. n all ratable ol under alaiidll.Uitlir lltuation and of taking rare nl our ll lrrr.it in l'i.- l ir Knl. Th rounlrlrt ul l a.! aila are on Ihr r l.-e of a rhal-ga, and th lliuia ar lull nt dlplomatlr r aalblltllra. Eng lai i. i.rimni.r, I'u.tia at J Franre are all plot tin nd wcikh $ to g-t ih.;i-ailru Inula, and r"ii i aim. I li-Il Im a'.toallnnt may arle. Not only China, Iml a'lu .l.i an. ( orra and hlm ar Involved In Die il niggle, and our miiillrr lo Un i . t.tinirlt-i ili' iil I I al.l- men and aueh tin I ll.ey can wmk . tiihar lor Ihe gcod nl America and Aiurrlcau I,, Irinta. It -night lie a (,l plan l" ( uiuhlue thrtn In aolea oaT.liav lug a lrat mliiiairra u" now, bill making the oiheia aiihordlnale t... i r :n arerlalu wav ad- ylaory with Hi niiulp r t" 1'ekmg " i "TOklKs 01 ill"!: tcE (I! tKI.EV. You wer Iniliumrnla'. In lull glng i-enrral iranl and Horace liferl; togel'.er. Mr.Young. What weie the real reluii.ina nl Ihe two"' "I don't think the .vr really uaileralood each other. I know Hum (.irrljr right well lor, you kimn , I waa at one time one of theedl tora M the Tribune. I tlinughl Greeley ought lo know Oram, and I delicto had Ihe two known on anoHirr Ihi rntighly they would have hern itmnf (rlrnda (ireeley, however, iji.l not like geiirrala aa civil i Hi cart He did md Ihlnk that turi-eai In war alien Id lead' to political advanreuiriit. lie wa a mau of m my rnrnky ni tlona. cut el w hich, I retaein. ber. waa thai a rollrire ediicttion arolli a nun fur tiewipaper wcrk. H did not waul college bred nu n about Mm, and hahad other ldcaa ol a almllar r.atiir. llewataUua manof Intenae c onTlrlloni, Ii waa ihorcughly liourit, alrenii oui and bold, and when he thought ht waft right you .m ild net move him " lilt ANT ANI 0KKK1.KY. "Where did liinu flrtl uieet Uieelej"" "Itw In Mew York, (iruvral Grant wan lopping 'lu lb i it v al the lime, and I wa anx loua t!:al he and Grrrley aheuld I ecome ' iiialntd. mi one dy I aaked him II he would object t" nieetlng Creeley. He replied thul lie w.nild not. and I Mien arranged t have the two come to brrnklait will' me together t Ihe Iol- in nlco's. Ill Ihr llrst pine I naked (ireolry If he would object to Hireling (Irani, and upon hla allying Hint he would like lo meet hint tve fixed Ihe hour lor Ihe breakfast (or the next iimnilng. When w met at the table (ireeley opened the ccnvoran'lon by asking ('.rant stiiut nue'tlotia about farming In the Wi at. 1 anppoae he merely d'd ihl epectl"g to Hun It In'er on to iimie Important mutter". At any rate, hell rat referred tn Grniit'a alay ell the I'aeiOc r'ope. and aaked lilm how rVcp the people plowed there, (Irani told him, nml the conversation ' (iiillnuctl. Giant knew niorr aenul farming Ihnn did (Ireeley, nml. lo my Inteimo illm'ust. Inr to Ihla ilny 1 hurdly know lliedlllereiicc be tween a call and a heifer, they kepi mo rarm Inl k up throughout llnhrciikfiiit, nd they loft theluhle wilhoul hclng any cltiaer together Ihnn before "I aunln atlempti d to bring them together while Omni wna pre-hh nl," cnnllnued Mr. Young. "(iriintw iinxloii tn he Greelov' friend, and Impi-nklng of Ihla In the Whit House one (lay I told him It he would write a letter to (Ireeley I would lake it lo him, and that Greeley would feme over to Ihe While llouae and foe ltlm. (icnciiil Grrnt thereupon ant down and rapidly wrote a letter of three pagea. He waa a fnt writer, you know, and rarely changed a word (ler It win written, Till letter wra a rordlnl Invitation toGroc'ey to oomo over to the White Heme and lulk 111 ngs over. I preaented It to I ireeley ut New York and a few daya later he come to Washington He called upou Grant at the White House, and they apent an hour or together, but some how or ether they did not get close to one an other. They were both very modest men, backward and retiring. Had a third person, a mutual (rlend, been present they might have been drawn out and have become friends, but there was no one. (Ireeley said Utile. Grant waa rather rasorved, and Greeley went away evidently thinking hi in dull and not r!Ulng th great raially which lir ha '," OHANT AMI MTANTO.V. "What wor th relallona between ((mural Omul and Kdwln M. MlanbrnT "I don't think Hlniitou iipprM-lalod Grant," replied John ltull Young "HlanUrn wa a very great limn, and a man w hom th po ple did nut uudoraliind. Omnt looked Uxn lilm a III friend, and I llilnk that Omni criivrd HUinlou'a rrliuidihlp. HUH the two mnri did not gel rloae (of xtlicr. Neither of fyy a"zr 1 -Jr aiW 2235s. -f-S .lrSsti?fiBfeiW 'mi- The aliove cut of the U. S. battleship Oregon was obtained from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in antici pation of the vessel's visit to the Columbia river. It is to be regretted that through gross misrepresentation to the navy department regarding the Columbia river bar, the big battleship will not visit these waters to receive her magnificent silver service, and that the hundreds who contributed to its purchase will not have the pleasure of seeing the majestic fighting ship or meet her genial officers. The alleged reason for the refusal of the navy department to permit the Oregon to visit Astoria is that this is marked on the navy records as a "Bar Harbor." It seems strange that the government is not better advised by its own surveys and charts. The Oregon goes in and out of San Francisco without objection, when the fact is there is considerably less water on the Golden liate entrance than at the mouth of the Columbia. Oregon's representatives and senators in congress will be remiss in their duty lo the state if they fail to take steps to have this misinformation and restriction on the movement ut naval vessels into the In lor that place at once. I only wish could do hlin higher honor.' I When the doctor told this to Mr. Stanton he received tt with tear. He was given Ui npKllituint nf lutMarlnte Justice, and waa confirmed by the aclinic. Till wu un the .nlli of IitHt-mlier. uud four duya luter he died." FKANK O. CAKI'ENTER. NEVER llkOKE. Hhe He's such a poor stick of a man' He W hat's your idea uf a good stick of a mau I ihe-One that ben J and not break. MULTNOMAH FIELD, 6 Nights, BSBSSSaSSSBSISISSSSSSSSSIBSBSSSSSS ! i CARNIVAL 250 PEOPLE them nuul friend eually. Urant'l ahynea waa o great that It wn bard to btxioni ao iiialntd with hlin. Ha felt that Hbuiton bad treatMl hi in very well when th latter wiu "Rrtary of war, and he waa always grauful to hlin. On ut th lint thing he (lid when he became prtwldent wa lo show hi appreciation fur Ruanton. Home of Mr. HtanUin friend had called at the Whit IIum. They aald to 'Irani: 'Mr. "'resident, Mr. f urn Ion I vrry III. II has no money aad Ii has given Ills llle to bis country. II now ' Battleship Oregon, and Officers. harbor of the Columbia corrected at COILD If SHOW IS CANADA "To think,'' muttered Dan Stusit Pasha "that this thing could have come upm me una ware." He paced nervously up and down the plains ol Tticasaly in his agitation. "Tu think," be rciatel, "that these Turks and (.reek " 11 plucked handtuli of hair from bis beard. "Should hat commenced this fight and not " His desparingeyet were turned toward the sinking sun, disappearing behind the distant moues. "A klnetosrope In position!" MONDAY, C . .. i ! -h. "ar,4i "-c .iJ-i 'trr The Overtowcring Il 1 -a .ft -3ra. SSSSSBSSSSSSBSBSBBSBBSBnBSBBSBIIBSBBBBIBSIllBBt"T" need ret, and If yuo could glv him the mUslon to tha Netherlands or lo HwlUerlaud or lo llelglum, the Income Irom the place would be aulTlcientto support him, and h might recover hi heallh.' "I'pon thl General Orant replied: 'I think Mr. Stanton deaerve th hlgheal honor th country ran give hlin. The plar yoti have riH(uill are of minor Importance, There I, however, vacancy on the bench of the t'nltrd Mate Hupreni Conrt, and If Mr. HUn ton I willing I will send hla name once. AS ARTISTIC EFFOBT. "Tliere wa a newspaper artist here today, dear. He wanted your portrait." "Did he? Well I waa drawn thl moraine;." "KeallyT" "Yes, on a Jury.'' WHY THEY ARK 80 CALLED. Little Willie Pa. why do they call them minor poets? Pa Because they ougbt to be working with lb pick and shovel, Inrtead of writiDg poetry, my son. PORTLAND, Commencing JUNE Event o the flge -law. :.a J..aalJSMILS1l ; - i HA'- tA:. OF MADRID IN THE CAST rtTTdrlUHO tlKEP WELL, SatJBaajaaaaa ' Boring Over a Mil Into Ih Bowel of th Karth. Near Pltttburg, Pa., a eurlous prrlmnt I In prngrca. It I Ihe boring of a wsll lo tha lowest possible depth, with Ih view of discov ering not only Ihe variations ol InniperatiM at thadifr-renl levels, hut ten discovery of la ment which (may be ntllisad nn the suifarsv Th operations ar under th direction of Prof. 111 lock, ol Columbia Collage, ami Ih depth already attained Is J,W lent. At tha oultl Was Intended to stop when a depth tat fw miles, or 10,v fort waa reached, lint th areaV ii t intention I to fix no limit to Ih underttk Ing. The Plan now la to bore until It I Impos sible to proceed any lurther, lor ll Is belUvixl that at some stige the powrrol Ih machinery to Opel ale will b rihaiMed. No nn ventures) n Opinion a to when tbt point w III I r. m h cd. H'lt the difficulty nl i.porntlag 1. niiM( d aa ih diatance Ir' in Ihe aunace Increwwa, and that tact strengthens Ihe Iru predion iba there mint be an end to this, a there I to all other thing. The deepest well In the .world at present M near Ulsle, Saiuny. where sail n brought M the surface from a depth ol 0,70 feet, at whirls point the temperature Is said In be l:f 5 drama Fahrenblte. The temperature of 111 Pitta burg well at auepth ofs.nno fret was lao. d giees. Meaaurmenta taken during th pro greaa ol th work show, moreover, that th rlM) of l.i perature averagea about on degree) to about every rifiy feet in depth. At that rat of increase the boiling potut-JU degree would b reached ata depth of two mller. It I not Improbable, however, that a a greater depth la reached the rise In lemparature will be mors) rapid. What will occur when th depth of two miles i reached, or what condition will be found below lhai is, of cours a matter of conjecture. All sorts of hop are entertained In eonnarv tlon with the experiment. For example. Prof, llallock believe that the heat found In th Interior of ihe earth maybe need for power, light and other purpose. He reason that when th depth is ri ached where water boll steam may be made by turning In water from the surface or uillls r.g subterranean struma that may be discovered during tha) progrraa of drilling. If tbat expectation Is lu IH lied th value of the (enterprise will become Ineaitmsv b!e. It would be icarcely sale to dismiss Um cbeme a impracticable and lo look apart tt as a wild goo cbasr, for this la aa ag la which everything appear reasonable and at tainable through the aid of science. ALL SORTS. OfOKCiE PS0VIDED F0K. Alice (Inspecting small plec of material) It Is a lovely pattern, but what on earth posseerf you to boy so much? Yon know l'v already got min, and yoo eertaiuly do not Intend 10 use two and a quarter yard In making balk ing suit, do you? Her Bister No indeed! I bought Hat a rasa -nam sale, and the clerk lefusad to cut off was ' I needed, so I took th ,whole pier and lutaatt to make a lovely funr-in-haad for George oat of what 1 11 L PATRIOTIC SELF-DEMAL. Yoaog Squire And what, John, do yon in tend doing to eommemorata br Vajeaty'a glorious reign? The Oldest Oh, I shall try to keep sober week. GOING THROUGH. Brown, 't Tea, sir, I wul through collego without any money. j-Browu, Jr. (who couldn't pas th exams) Well, I'm going through money without anf college. FOR THE GOOD OF HCjIAXITT. "Do you know a good tonic for nervous par sons, Simpkius?" "No; what 1 want to find Is a good tout to people who have lo live with them." FOB POSTERITIES SAKX Th Friend What are you doing? The Celebrity-Writing a few hundred letter to hide away with a hundred or o photograph of mysell forth us of futnre magaxln pub lishers who may want 'hitherto unpublished relics of me. OREGON, i T nsimaiiisBaBSB(nasisisBN