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IT rJrf 1 I 1 i i i trI 4 4nt DESERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY JULY 19 1902 I I ii De orations amI Orders at the Bestowal of the Bug of Englaml 1m recent wholesale dlslrlbu tlon of titles and their ncI companylng decorations Intended I by King Edward of England as commemoratlvo I of his coronation the recipients Includ Ing all classes of Ills subjects emphasizes 1 the estimation In which those I chief decoration of course the garter patterned utter the original dropped by the fair Countess of SalUbury with whom Dlunrd III was darning When the Incident occurred HIP king remarked that those who questioned his act In fastening the circlet around Ida own leg should shortly see that garter TTTTTTTVTVVV FIRST STEAM FIRE ENGINE USED IN THE UNITED STATES I ln SO long as the Mohammedans hold a shred of authority In Africa Just so long will slave trading and piracy exist on the African coast It was only recently that on Egyptian government dhow was taken by pirates and robbed of large amount of treasure A British warship went Inpursuit and captured I the suspicious piratical craft shown In the Illustration She wan loaded down I with negro slave taken In Africa on their way to nn Arabian port Although 7 the AngloEptlan authorities maintain camel corps In the Sudan and constantly patrol the Red sea roasts with tliflr ships an extensive slave traltlc Is in carried on between the African and Arabian shores ft Mark Twain recehed the degree of 1K LL from the Missouri State unl rerslty at the recent commencement George Meredith the English poet Sal had an honorary degree conferred ipen him by tho University of ntt The Grand Duke of HNMW hal lady mi Ike tastes He ombroMers skillfully Mar md Is neer so happy as when busy II IIt ntr l411111111At with his needle over some piece of fancywork He Is also fond of carpentry and upholstering and devotes his leisure to affairs of state Luis Kstr Romero vice president of the Cuban republic Is a distinguished leader of the Cuban bar an author and a statesman Senor Luis Corea minister to this i iL 1 so called from the ceremony of bathing which the knights performed at their Initiation and which was so rarely resorted to by those husky lighters as to be looked upon as an event In their lives The ribbon of the Most honorable Order of the Bath 0 IC and Is crimson In color and Star of the Ordei of the Rath To have attained a position yielding an Income of UOOOOO annually Is some thing of which any young man might be proud George Perkins has done It and he Is only forty years old Born In Chicago he was Inducted Into the life Insurance business at an early age and stuck to It until appointed second vice president of one of the largest companies In this country His great ability as a financier notably displayed In his placing of a Russian loan of U0000eoo a German loan of IMOOOjOOO as well as his triumph over the German government In the matter of debarring American Insurance companies attracted the attention of Pierpont Morgan who Invited him Into his banking firm as a partner This was about a year ago end since then Mr Perkins has been prominently connected with several great deals notably the ocean steamship combine the settlement of the Louisville and Nashville railroad tangle and the financing of the United States Steel corporation country from Nicaragua Is of he opinion that the beet route for the big canal Is through Nicaragua King Edward has approved tht con ftrrlng of the Most Noble Order of the Garter upon the Duke of Marlborough In ucceMlon to the late Karl of Kim bfrley Stephen Phillips author of the Homeric poem UYafin tthlqh the dramatic EUCCMW of the season In Lon iitdb lliJt tc Next to the Bath ranks the Order of tho Thistle founded In 1510 reorganized 1CST with a green ribbon motto Nemo mo Impune laccsslt No one annoys mo with Impunity This motto ought to belong to tho Order of St PaUlikK which was Instituted In 1783 Its ribbon Is sky blue 1 honors are held In Great Britain I There are In all sixteen decorations of honor that King Edward can confer upon men whom he may think entitled to reward for any sort of service whatever and without reference to birth rank or employment The humblest as well as the most aristocratic of British ers Is entitled to share In these decorations If the king BO wills Tho oldest of the decorations Is that of the Order of the Garter which was Instituted by King Edward III on St Georges day 1349 and as the oldest In England claims precedence The first of all knights of this most noble order Is the sovereign King Edward with his consort Queen Alexandra as lady of the Garter Twentyfive companion knights were i originally contemplated In this order but at present there Is twice that number Including all the sovereigns of Europe and Great Britains highest dignitaries The ribbon of this order A garter blue and Its motto so welt I known Is Hoot solt qul mal pensc Evil to him who evil thinks ifr7 i The S41 tt 01 Distinguished Service Order advanced to so high an honor and renown as to account themselves happy to wear It There Is no question about the renown It has since attained to Besides this emblem which Is worn on the left Ics by the British and foreign princes there Is the garter collar composed of two dozen enameled garters Inclosing the same number of roses from which hangs a pendant I bearing an Image of St George and the dragon Another costly emblem was added by Charles I consisting of a silver eight pointed star of the order In the center of which wns tho red cross of St George encircled with a blue enameled garter I Next In point of age and Importance to the Garter Is the Order of the Bath Instituted by Henry IV In 1303 and rehabilitated by George I In 1725 It was a ewwwwwwwwwwwwu4 In tho Illustration Is shot tho first sham fire engine used In the United i1 States It was constructed ytwo years ago by Paul 11 Hodge of New i York weighed two tons and liar 290 tons of water per hour through a two and onehalf Inch nozzle to a height of Ice feet The Unit steam Ore engine used In England was built In 1830 by Bralthvvalte and Ericsson weighed two i tons and a quarter and threw lorty tons of water per hour to a height of if only ninety feet Though Kngland was ten years In advance of the United if States In the use of tho steam fire engine It Is generally admitted that at present the latter country leads not only Great Britain but all the world In the completeness of Its apparatus for extinguishing flres and the excellence of Its fire departments A SLAVE TRADING DHOW CAPTURED IN THE RED SEA 1 PERSONALITIES the motto Is Trla juncta In uno Three joined In one The badge of the order Is a white Maltese cross In the center of which are the Moral emblems of the United Kingdom and a scepter between three crowns within the motto A and Its motto Is Quls Beparablt Who shall separate The two last named orders with the Garter are the most exclusive the numbers of their knights being restricted while the Order of the Bath with Its different classes civil and military has several hun A AA fVV wvt nvvv rvvvvvvvvvvrvvvvvvvv GEORGE PERKINS A YOUNG FINANOIER WITH A REMARKABLE RECORD don Is the foremost of the younger generation of English poets Dr Francisco do Paula Rodrlgues Alvf recently elected president cf Brazil Is a lawyer nnd has occupied a leading place at the bar He will be Inaugurated Nov 15 the anniversary of the proclamation of Brazils Independence Bishop mner of Wisconsin Is reported to be jn5Iderlhg the acceptance ji Kvl I i Bred knights commanders and companIons The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St Icorito 0 a 0 1C 0 Instituted In ISIS rivals tho Bath In the number of Its knights though It Is of Inferior degree Its ribbon Is Haxon blue with a scarlet stripe Its motto Ausplclum mellorls m1t pledge of better times The CM Os rank Immediately after tho Most Exalted Order of the Star of India Instituted by Victoria In 15610 I 1C I and I tho ribbon of which Is light blue with white stripes on tho edged and the motto Heavens light our guide Next comes the Most Emlnrnt Order of the Indian Hmplre 0 I I nnd I Instituted 1878 enlarged 1SS7 tho soerelgn being the king emperor and tho grand master the viceroy nnd governor general of i India for tho time being Eighth In rank Is the Koyul Victorian Order 0 0 0 0 If 0 Instituted 1S98 ribbon dark blue with narrow edging of red white and redNext Next comes the Distinguished ServIce Order 0 Instituted Nov 9 1SSO ribbon red with blue edge Tenth Is tb Hoyal Order of Victoria and Albert A ribbon white Instituted In 1862111 reed ISO 1SG5 and 1SSO This order I for ladle only as Is the Imperial Vder of the Crown of India I littut Hl UTS ribbon light blue with White edge The Hojul Bed Cross ribbon dark blue with red edge Is also womens order and the sovereign of these three last named Is her majesty Queen Alexandra The Itoyal tel Cross was Instituted In 1SS3 as a reward for zeal and devotion In providing for and nursing sick and wounded sailors and soldiers Foreffn as well as Brhleh subjects are eligible as they are also In the Order of the Victoria Cross which carries the medal given for conspicuous bravery In the face of an enemy This Order of the was the llrst Instituted by Queen Victoria dating from Jan 29 1856 The cross Itself which so many brave men have risked their lives to obtain Is made from the bronze of Husslan cannon captured In the Crimea and Is Intrinsically of little value this being ons of the very tow British decorations which are bestowed for merIt or valor only and carries no greater distinction than the gallantry of the deed that won It The ribbon of the Victoria Cross Is crimson for the army dark blue for the navy The Albert medal Is for the rewardIng of gallantry In saving or attempting to save life at sea and since 1S77 for the same service on shore It was Instituted In IfM The fifteenth order Is that of the Grand Priory of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem In England It was Incorporated In 1000 and Is an extremely ornate and top heavy Institution for tho promoting of humanitarian work In wartime Its sovereign head and patron Is II King Edward VII Its grand prior Is the Prince of Wales and Its bailiff of the eagle Is the Duke of Connaught The sixteenth and last Is King Edwards Order of Merit recently established and similar to the Royal Victorian Order Instituted by Queen Victoria Its membership Is at present limited to less than a dozen Including Field Marshal Earl Roberts Lord Wolseley Lord Kitchener Lord Kelvin Lord Lister and a few other noted names The establishment of the order has aroused favorable comment I MONUMENT plR THESITE OF OLD FOR NAMILTONe ON THE MIAMI RIVER BUTLER i CQUNTY OHI I The Illustration Is of the beautiful monument for the the memory of the soldiers sailors and pioneers of Butler county perpetuation 0 It is to 01 I mark the site of old Tort Hamilton on the bank of the Miami river The cot will exceed JCOOOO nfid the money was raised by a special tax voluntarily sumcd by the citizens of Butler county I THE KINGS STURGEON One of the largest sturgeons captured In recent years In Scotland was taken In a net set In the river Eden at nockcllrfe near Carlisle After a big light the huge fish wan landed and found to measure 7 feet 8 Inches long by 3 feet 4 Indies wide and to weigh 280 pounds As the turgcon Is considered a royal fish and as the Scotsmen who captured It ere loyal subjects of the British king It was sent to BuckIngham palace where however It arrived too lute for serving at the royal table before King Edwardjwas stricken with his malady I THE ANCESTRAL HOME OF GEORGE WASHINGTON I vrvs rm The family from which our Illustrious first president was descended owned the beautiful manor of Sulgravo which In 1539 came Into the possession of Laurence Washington who was twice mayor of Northampton England It Is one of the most charming of country estates nestled amid rural surroundings not far from London It still exists just as the Washington1 left It In the time of the Georges A tradition of the family states that Queen Elizabeth once visited there when quite young and the cupboard Is pointed out In which she hId when playing hide and seek THE HIGHEST RAILWAY BRIDGE IN EUROPE I I I By means of a tunnel recently cut through the glacier at AJbula In Switzer land the beautiful Fngadmft valcy Is opened to the world ana connected with the railways so that quirk rrounlratlon Is now afforded with that much sought pot so famous for Its sinnry In the same district as the glacier tunnel Is the new bridge panning the Albula gore which supersedes another railway viaduct that was lIaM to be the highest In Europe The new structure Is still higher and 10 the Engadlne holds the palm In this respect The engineer was Richard Corny a native of the region of an offer of the archdiocese of Manila coupled with which Is the post of papal delegate Dr Rodklnsrth has just received a diploma from the Paris worlds fair for his English translation of the Talmud Seven volumes were sent to Paris at the time of the exposition Profewor Henry Nelson Snyder has been elected president of Wofford col i lege at Spartansburg succeeding I tIt VI Jldl Ie 1 1 i Dr James It Carlisle who remains as emeritus professor of ethics and astronomy I i i Dr James Kern Ph of Johns Hopkins university has been appointed adjunct professor In the chair of Latin at Washington and Leo university The Rev Van Burcn was recently consecrated bishop of Porto Rico In St Stephens church Lynn Mass Dowager Queen Marfeherlta Is going I i 1 tA i Jf THE ADDEY ORGANIST One of Londons Callous men Is Sj Frederick Bridge Mus hose for halt Is herewith presented and ab has been organist at Weatmlniter iV boy for more than tflentseven yean He was born In lilt In Worctito shire and sang In llorhester att drat choir as a boy In later life belt organist nt llorhestcr Windsor ui Manchester Ho Is a professor music at Gresham college conductor I of the Albert Hall Choral society and a member of the senate of London unl verslty He has published cintitu oratorios etc and Is known a pro lino composer His vacations are spent In Scotland and are demoted to fsblllr and shooting A FARMERS PROPERTY CALF A cute American farmer conceit the Idea of using what theatrical toll would call a property calf for the purpose of tooling a cow that vnl bar other yW not for some reason or milk an she should He had the iLtd a calf stuffed with straw and it BU Ing times brought this wunttrfltt tU sentment and set It down befcn reach The titter cow Just out of her tU that the milk lU seemed to think leadmilk tb extracting Mi dairyman was a tats and gave calf In front of her sound stuffed ous yield whenever the was In sight In the Uusited belnr Every human woman and Mld81 Kingdomman day on an about average sevens age emit en alone art Tse to Japan to study ancIent confOJ1 Japanese warships will act II to her yacht Toad IS The Baron de Hinch school Ib schools fifty Gnlacla maintains to 211 iJJ amount number of teacher there are 6631 pupilS rerentlr who Daniel a Mitchell unlnl at CUmberland Cfived his Tennhe elclt41 beell city Lebanon Tenn has president of the Institution fui.