Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1900 — IN THE PUBLIC EYE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IN THE PUBLIC EYE

A mail widely known in the commercial world of two continents passed away in the recent death of It. G. Dim of New,

York. Mr. Dun was at the head of a mercantile agency with branches iu the principal cities Of the United ■States and the old world, and by its ahUthe exact stanTF iug of almost every merchant of repute could he nscer-

tamed. * Robert Graham Dun was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, in 182(5. lie received an academic education and at 1(5 years of age entered a country store* his wages being 82 a week. Ho soon became a partner in the business, but did not remain long, going to New York to neyept a clerkship in a then new mercantile agency. His energy resulted in his rapid progress and in 1854 he became a mem* -her"of t lie firm. Five years later he bought out his partner's interest and thereafter was head of the concern. Marshal Yamagata, premier oi Japan, has resigned, and Marquis Tto has been .called on to form a new cabinet. Marquis Ito was premier during the China-Jap-

anese war, and is now at the head of u new party. Marshal Yamagata reorganized Japan’s army and put it iu shape to whip the Chinese. Fount -Bernhard von Buelow. who has crowned his rapid and brilliant rise to political power and fame by becoming

the chancellor of Germany in the place of llohenloheSchillingfurst, has the shortest career of any of the great statesmen and diplomats of the world. At 50 lie finds himself at a pinnacle of eaii nonet' reached by others only after laborious and haz-

ardous toil and waiting. In IKU7 Count von Buelow was selected by the Kaiser for the post of foreign minister, and since that time he has been the Emperor’s right-hand man. That she might have the honor of christening one of Uncle Sam’s warships and not violate the tradition that none

but u u m a rri e d wo me may christen naval vessels, Miss Ruth Lawrence, daughter of Supreme Court Judge Lawrence of Now York, postponed for over a year the date of her wedding. Now, however, her nuptials will soon bp celebrated, as on Wednesday at Weymouth, Muss., she

broke n bottle of wine on the bow of the United States torpedo bout Lawrence as the vessel glided down the ways for her tirst plunge into the hrinv eler.ivnt. After five years of hoping hope at the age of 04 years, Charles lUs.idwuy Ihmss. the blind millionaire New York

merchant, has withdrawn his offer of ?1,000.00© fur the restoration of his sight. Ilis sight Im>gan to fail in 18ir_>, and within three years he lost it entirely. Hi-- offer of $1,000,000 for a eu r e encouraged thousands of quacks and fanatics to offer their services. Specialist*

in diseases of the eye examined him and said he was suffering ’from paralysis of the optic nerve, a disease for which there is no known cure. Gen. William Ludlow, whose visit to Europe may result in the creation of u board of general managers for the War

Department, li a s long hecu a student of continental anil insular military institutions. When he went abroad a few mouths ago f,tithe special pur|MiM* of inspecting foreign army methoda he hud already reviewed these mut-

(ers with sonic care. Gen. Ludlow was formerly miiliary all ache of the Atari iettn embassy iu London. In IK!U> lie investigated the* ship canal systems of Europe and Asia and made an elaborate and valuable report to the government on this head. New York City's sham of the State laves next yeur'will lie nearly $7.<K!t).<MH) $*,000,000 for the cotintjf of New York, $1.027.0M) for the county of Kings, SIS6,000 for nee us and $lll,OOO for Itiehmoud. In ISSO the wealth of France was estimated by Mtilhnll at alioui SI,OOO iwr capita; that of the United States at about S7BO per capita. There are mauv indications that Ihc petroleum producing industry ou the IV citlc slope is to assume much larger proportions.

R. G. DUN.

RUTH LAWRENCE.

COUNT VON BUELOW.

CHAS. B. ROUSS.

GEN. LUDLOW.