Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1900 — IN THE PUBLIC EYE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IN THE PUBLIC EYE

A man widely known in the commercial world of two continents passed away in the recent death of It. G. Dun of New

York. Mr. Dun was at the head of a mercantile agency with branches in the principal cities of the United States and the old. world, and by its aid the exact standing of almost every merchant of repute could be ascer-

tained. Robert Graham Dun was bcm in Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1826. He received an academic education and at 16years of age entered a country store, his wages being $2 a vl>ek. He soon became a partner in the business, but did not remain long, going to New York to accept a clerkship in a then new mercantile agency. His energy resulted in his rapid progress and in 1854 he became a member of the firm. Five years later- he bought out his partner’s interest and. thereafter was head of the concern.

Marshal Yamagata, premier of Japan, has resigned, and Marquis Ito 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 a new party. Marshal Yamagata reorganized Japan’s army and put it in shape to whip the Chinese.

Count Bernhard von Buelow, who has crowne.d his rapid and brilliant rise to political power and fame by becoming

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

ardous toil and waiting. In 1897 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 unmarried wome may christen naval vessels, Miss Ruth Lawrence, daughter of Supreme Court Judge Lawrence of New York, postponed for over a year the date of her wedding. Now, however, her nuptials will soon be celebrated, as ou Wednesday at Weymouth, Mass., she

broke a bottle of wine on the bow of the United States torpedo boat Lawrence as the vessel glided down the ways for her first plunge into the briny element. After five years of hoping against hope at the age of 64 years, Charles Broadway Rouds, the blind millionaire New York

merchant, has withdrawn his offer of $1,000,000 for the restoration of his sight. His sight began to fail in 1802, and within three years he lost it entirely. His offer of $1,000,000 for ( a cure encouraged thousands of quacks and fanatics to offer their services. Specialists

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 a board of general managers for the War

Department, has long been a student of continental and insular military institutions. When he went abroad a few months ago for the special purpose of inspecting foreign army method* be had already reviewed these mat-

ters with some care. Gen. Ludlow was formerly military attach* of the American embassy in London. In 1896 he investigated the ship canal systems of Europe, and Asia and made an elaborate and valuable report to the government on this bead. ' ~ New York City’s share of the State taxes next year will be nearly $7,000,000 —55,900,000 for the county of New York, 11,327,000 for the county of Kings, SIBB,000 for Queens and $91,000 for Richr mond. In 1880 the wealth of France was estimated by Mulhall at abaut SI,OOO per capita; that of the United States at about S7BO per capita. There are many indications that the petroleum producing industry on the Pacific elope is to assume much larger proportions.

R. G. DUN.

COUNT VON BUELOW.

RUTH LAWRENCE.

CHAS. B. ROUSS.

GEN. LUDLOW.