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Pierce, Franklin,84

Plimsoll, S.,203-204

Poe, Edgar Allan,216

Poole, Mr. Reginald,303

Pope, General, demoralization of army of,137; conversation with,134; personal characteristics of,134; qualities as a leader,134-135; a surprise when reconnoitring,135-136

Porter, Professor, character and influence of,20-23

Potter, Bishop,392

R

Rachel.SeeFelix, Elizabeth Rachel

Ralli, Mr.,293

Reay, Lord,380

Redpath, Mr.,95-96

Reid, Whitelaw,217,309

Remond, Charles Lenox,7

Renan, M., lectures of, in London, meetings with,386-387

Robinson, Sir John, reluctance of, to exchange news withTribune,225-226; Mr. White's account of Spicheren,232-233; gives me first news of French catastrophe at Sedan,236; does not explain his indebtedness toTribunefor account of surrender of Metz,246

Rochefoucauld-Bisaccia, Duc de la, entertains Prince of Wales,421

Rodgers, Captain Raymond,132

Rodin, M.,421

Roon, General von,173-174,179-180

Roosevelt, President,265; friendship of Lady St. Helier with,376; reception at White House of Oliver Borthwick,343-344; of Lord Grey,289-291; Lord Morley's remark on,343

Rosebery, Lord, remark of Lord R. Churchill to,332; intimacy of, with King Edward,418; his opinion of oratory of E. J. Phelps,208

Rothschild, Lord,332

Roundell, Charles,380

Russell, Lady Arthur, French origin of,379; hersalon,384; distinguished people at receptions of,386-388

Russell, Lord Arthur,379-385

Russell, Hastings.SeeBedford, Duke of

Russell, Lord John,195

Russell, Lord Odo.SeeAmpthill, Lord

Russell, W. H.,134,241; exposes mismanagement of War Office,227

Rutson, Albert,380

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St. Helier, Lady, anecdotes of,375-376; at Arlington Manor,377-378; friendship of Theodore Roosevelt with,376; distinction of, as a hostess,371-373; influence of on Society,372-378

St. Helier, Lord,364-365; friendship of Lord Beaconsfield with,368; on King Edward,418; President of Divorce Court,369

Salisbury, Bishop of,390

Salisbury, Marquis of, on King Edward,418; part played by, during Venezuela crisis,77

Sanborne, Frank,86

Schenck, General,48

Scudamore, Mr.,168-169

Sedgwick, General, battles fought by,149-150,157,159; character of,149-150

Seward, Mr.,195

Shadrach Case, effect of, on opinion in Massachusetts,30,36

Shaw, Chief Justice, at trial of Anthony Burns,31,47; head of judiciary of his state,212

Sherman, General W. T.,132

Shiras, Mr. Justice,15

Sims Case, effect of, on opinion in Massachusetts,30,36

Smalley, Rev. Mr., colleague of Dr. Emmons,2; passes to First Presbyterian Church at Troy,2; death of,2; liberalism of,12

Smith, George, owner ofPall Mall Gazette,226

Smith, Goldwin,263

Smith, Dr. William,64

Smith-Barry, Mr., plan of campaign, visit to, police protection,257-259

Spencer, Earl, character of, compared with Randall Gibson,19

Spencer, Herbert,120,380

Stanley, Dean, on J. L. Motley,204

Stanley, Mrs.SeeSt. Helier, Lady

Stanton, E. M.,134,138

Steadman, Commodore,131

Stedman, poet and critic, writesJohn Brown of OsawatomieandMonodyon death of Horace Greeley,14

Steevens, G. W.,241

Stephen, Mr. Justice,375

Sumner, Charles, one of the leaders of the Anti-Slavery Party,121; assaulted by Preston Brooks,84; effect of the assault,126-127; conversations with,121-122,126-128; Emerson's eulogy on,1; high ideals of,128; journey to Paris,127-128; Motley recalled because of his relations with,205; characteristic speech of,122-123cause of unpopularity in England,125

Sun, The, annexation of Canada preached by,278-279

Sutherland, Duke of,347

Suttle, Colonel, Anthony Burns surrendered to,29,36

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Taft, President, what he accomplished as Civil Governor of the Philippines,296-297

Taylor, Zachary, political relations of Daniel Webster with,4,5

Thacher, Professor, influence of in Yale University,20

Thomas, Judge, anecdote of,74-75; takes Richard Olney into his office,75-79

Thoreau, friendship of Emerson with,59

Times, The, appeals to a special class,335; George Brodrick, leader writer for,382-383; Lord R. Churchill gives first news of his resignation to,327; a free hand in treating Cleveland's message of war in 1895,353; Dr. Russell exposes blunders of War Office in,227

Tocqueville, author ofDe la Démocratie en Amérique,66

Trevelyan, Sir George, meetings with,254-256

Turner, Senator,273

Twain, Mark, presented to Prince of Wales—impressions made by,364-5

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Victoria, Princess,393

Victoria, Queen, life in the Highlands—etiquette at Balmoral,345-346; resemblance to Empress Frederick—indifference to dress,404-405; national feeling towards,423; visits Invercauld House,346; relations with Prince of Wales,416-418

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Waldeck-Rousseau, M., relations of, with Prince of Wales,422

Ware, Fabian, editor ofMorning Post,340

Washburn, Governor,3

Weaver, Mr., manager of Anglo-American Telegraph Company,165-166; uncertain transmission of cabled news under régime of,237,239-240; ultimatum to,167-169

Webster, Daniel, leader of the American Bar,27; Emerson on,5; effect of his support of Fugitive Slave Act,7; comparison with Gladstone,6; influence of,213; his eulogy of Massachusetts,1,2; his masterpieces as an advocate and orator,8,9; Wendell Phillips on pro-slavery views of,8; personal magnetism of,9,10; his political support of Taylor,4,5; "room at the top,"367

Welles, Mr.,131

West, Mrs. George Cornwallis.SeeChurchill, Lady Randolph

White, Andrew, public offices held by,16

White, Holt, correspondent ofTribune,231-234; brings story of Sedan toTribuneLondon office,236-242; his story of Spicheren,232-234

Whiteside, Solicitor-General,46

Whitman, Sidney,185

Whitman, Walt, 216,218

Wightman, Mayor of Boston, action of, during Boston riot,99-102; incompetency of,103

William II, Emperor, visits S.S.Teutonic,424-425

Wilson, General, conversation with,147-148

Wilson, Henry, effect of his election as Governor of Massachusetts,84

Winthrop, connection, of with Boston,4

Wolff, Sir H. D., intimacy of Lord R. Churchill with,326

Wolseley, Rev. Dr., President of Yale University,13

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Yale University, distinguished alumni of,13-19; rigid discipline at,24; eminent professors in,20-28; sectional antagonism in,25-26; theological atmosphere of,13

Young, John Russell, succeeds Gay as managing editor ofTribune,163; adopts suggestion to establishTribuneoffice in London,220-221


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