INDEX
A
Aberdeen, Lady, influence of, in Canada—her zeal for Irish Home Rule, [279-280]
Aberdeen, Lord, Governor-General of Canada, [279]; succeeded by Lord Minto, [281]
Abolitionists, the, counsels of, governed by Phillips, [104]; desire to adopt legal measures, [108]; meetings held by, [33-35], [85]; unprotected by police against the rioters, [99], [100]
Adams, Charles Francis, American minister in England, [49]; his services to his country, [194-5]; introduction to, [196]
Adams, John, rank of, as a diplomatist, [194]
Agassiz, Professor, influence of, on thought in Massachusetts, [11], [212]
Airlie, Earl of, remarkable legend in family of, [396-401]
Alaskan Boundary Question, [260-276]
Alcott, Mr., attempt of, to enter Boston Court House during the riot, [35]
Allibone, Mr., on writings of R. W. Emerson, [67]
Allingham, Mr., poem of, The Talisman, recited by Emerson, [70]
Alverstone, Lord, British fairness of—settles dangerous controversy—speech on arbitration, [270-271]; distinguished career of, [271-272]; Canadian attacks upon, [272-273]
Ampthill, Lord, diplomatic feat performed by, [379]
Andrew, Governor, [1], [4], [121]; declines to act against the rioters, [101-102]; compared with Gambetta, [106]; Phillips's opinion of, [90]
Anti-Slavery Society, riot at meeting of, [99-103]
Arnim, Count von, Bismarck's distrust of, [387]; anecdotes, [387-388]
Arnold, Matthew, discourses of, on Ralph Waldo Emerson, [51], [67-69]; death of, [64]
Asquith, Mr., his eulogy of King Edward, [419]; supported by the Bishops in his temperance legislation, [391]
Astor, Mr., [322]
B
Balfour, Mr., Leader of House of Commons, [333]
Banks, Mr., elected Speaker in Congress, [84]
Barlow, Sir Thomas, consultation with, [353-355]; honours conferred upon, [355-357]; duties of President of Royal College of Physicians, [357-358]; electioneering story, [359]
Barnes, Mr. Justice Gorell, [369]
Barrymore, Lord. See Smith-Barry
Bachelder, James, killed during attack on Boston Court House, [35], [38]; Judge Loring charged with responsibility for death of, [39]
Bath and Wells, Bishop of, emoluments of, [390]
Bathurst, Countess, control of, over Morning Post, [340]
Bedford, Duke of, [379-382]
Beit, Mr., [290]
Benjamin, Mr., position of, at English Bar, [366-368]
Bennett, James Gordon, ideas of, on methods of news organization, [223]
Beresford, Lord Charles, [154]; meets Prince of Wales and Emperor William on board Teutonic, [424-425]
Bernhardt, Mme. Sarah, friendship of Lord Glenesk with, [342]
Bismarck, Prince, conflict with Count von Arnim, [387-388]; relations with Lord R. Churchill, [324-325], [327]; epigram of, [117]; before Franco-German War, [230]; distrust of Empress Frederick, [407-408]; mastery of French language, [381-382]; conflict with King of Prussia, [187-191]; my first meeting with, [121-123]; message to J. Lothrop Motley, [202]; confidence in Lord Odo Russell, [381]; after Sadowa, [170-174]; Sumner's interest in, [125]; a talk with, [178-193]
Bismarck, Princess, [183-185], [186], [193]
Blaine, Mr., [84]
Borthwick, Miss Lilias. See Bathurst, Countess
Borthwick, Oliver, successfully conducts Morning Post, [340-341]; flattering reception of, by President Roosevelt, [343-344]; early death of, [341]
Bright, John, conversation with, [125]; thunders against the Bishops, [390]; speaks in honour of Garrison, [114]; resentment of Sumner's "Claims" Speech, [125]
Broadbent, Sir William, story of his attendance upon Mr. Hay, [360-362]; his awe of rank, [362]; "Broadcloth mob," the, [85], [92], [95]
Brodrick, George, at Lord Arthur Russell's breakfasts, [382]; sobriquet of—writes leaders for The Times, [382-383]; becomes Warden of Merton, [383]
Bromley, Isaac, writes for New York Tribune, [16]
Brooks, Preston, Senator Sumner assaulted by, [84]
Brown, John, of Osawatomie, effect on public feeling of imprisonment and hanging of, [14], [85-87], [98]
Browning, Robert, [119]
Buchanan, President, [85]
Bücher, Herr Lothar, [179]
Buckle, Mr., [327]
Burke, Mr., [255]
Burns, Anthony, arrest and surrender of, [29], [36], [42]; effect of surrender of, on popular feeling, [36], [37], [84]; Theodore Parker's sermon on surrender of, [38]
Burnside, General, [155]
Butler, General Benjamin, anecdotes of, [27-28]; his announcement as to negroes being "contraband of war," [132-133]; reputation of, at American Bar, [27-28]; rancour of, against Dana, [41-42,48]
C
Campbell, Lord Chancellor, Mr. Justice Denham's anecdote of, [351]
Canada, Alaskan Boundary dispute, [260-291]; bitterness against Lord Alverstone in, [270-273]; talk of annexation, [277-283]; two Governors-general, [284-291]; immigration of Americans into, [277-278]; Roman Catholicism in, [261]; sensitive feeling in, [284]
Canterbury, Archbishop of, emoluments and palaces of, [389-390]; position and career of, [391-393]; impressions of [392-393]; friendship of Queen Victoria for, [393-394]
Carrington, Lady, [282]
Cavendish, Lord F., [255]
Chamberlain, Mr., skirmish with Lord R. Churchill, [318-319]; Imperialism of, [281]; meets Prince of Wales and German Emperor on board Teutonic, [424-425]
Chandler, Zach, defeat of Dana engineered by, [49]
Chelmsford, Lord, [247]
Choate, J. H., Minister to England, [50]; qualities of, as a Minister, [210-211]
Choate, Rufus, [96]; anecdotes of, [27]
Churchill, Lady Randolph, social miracle performed by, [373-374]
Churchill, Lord Randolph, an appreciation of, [332-333]; friction with Prince Bismarck, [324-325]; skirmish with Mr. Chamberlain, [318-319]; letter to Lady R. Churchill, [333]; drive with, [322-323]; his views of Mr. Gladstone, [324-325]; Gladstone's remark on, [333]; "I forgot Goschen," [322]; as a host, [325-326]; last meeting with, [331-332]; his indifference to money, [327-331]; his conception of the political future, [319-320]; his use of the Press, [327-328]; his investment in the Rand mines, [331]; speeches of, [321]; contest with Lord Salisbury, [321]; his opinion of the working man, [328-329]
Churchill, Winston, his biography of his father, [329]; compared with his father, [319]; position of, in political life, [253], [319]; stipend of, [390]
Clark, Sir Andrew, anecdote of, [362-363]; physician to Mr. Gladstone, [362]
Clarke, General Sir Stanley, constant attendance of, on Prince of Wales at Homburg, [410]
Clay, Henry, [5]
Cleveland, President, anecdote of, [16]; political pressure on, [208]; part played by, during Venezuela crisis, [75-79]
Cluseret, "General," [133]
Coleridge, Emerson's friendship with, [59]
Collier, Price, mischievous dictum of, [202], [289], [354]
Collins, Patrick, enmity of, to E. J. Phelps, [208]
Curzon, Lord, epigram of, [131]
D
Daily News, The, formerly mouthpiece of Nonconformist Liberalism, [229]; exploits of Archibald Forbes in service of, [247-250]; connection of, with Tribune, [235], [236], [245], [246]; news alliance formed with Tribune, [224-227]; I bring Mr. White's account of Spicheren to, [232-234]
Dalhousie, Lady, visit to, [395-401]
Dalhousie, Lord, [350], [395-401]
Dana, Charles A., influence of, [131], [279]; journalistic relations with, [129-130]; connection of, with Tribune, [153]
Dana, Daniel, [41]
Dana, Francis, [41]
Dana, Paul, editor of Sun, [279]; founds society to promote annexation of Canada, [279]
Dana, Richard, [41]
Dana, Richard Henry, [41]
Dana, Richard Henry, Jr., ancestry, [41]; anecdotes of, [45-48]; my acquaintance with, [43-48]; introduces me to Adams, [196-197]; part played by, in trial of Anthony Burns, [30-33], [41], [42]; Butler's enmity to, [41], [42]; unfounded charge against, [48]; visits House of Commons, [46]; lampooned by Phillips, [108]; qualities of, as a lawyer, [28], [46], [47]; his letters to me, [42-43]; works of, [42], [216-219]
Davidson, Rev. Randall. See Canterbury, Archbishop of
Davies, F., [15]
Davis, Governor, sobriquet of, [3]
Davis, Lieutenant-Governor, [3]
Delane, Mr., [48-49]
Denham, Mr. Justice, story of Lord Chancellor Campbell, [351]
Depew, Mr., presentation of, to Prince of Wales, [413]
Desclée, Aimée, histrionic gifts of, [9]
Detaille, M., [421]
Dickens, Charles, [119]
Draft Riots, the, [161-162]
Dudley, Lady, [397-399]
Dudley, Lord, [350], [398-399]
Dufferin, Lord, anecdote of, [214]
Dupont, Admiral, [132]
Durant, Mr., [81-83]
Durham, Bishop of, [390]
E
Edward, VII., King, Americans presented to, [413-416]; an appreciation of, [429-430]; quarrel with Lord R. Churchill, [333]; at Dunrobin Castle, [347]; his friends in France, [421]; his share in creating the Entente Cordiale, [419-420]; conversation with Lord Hartington, [412]; national feeling towards, [421-422]; his desire for news, [428-429]; incidents of visit to Paris, [420-422]; causes of popularity of, [425-427]; cause of his late experience of public affairs, [416-418]; presents me to Crown Princess of Prussia, [404]; public men's opinions of, [418-419]; his sense of social responsibility, [427-428]; example set by, to foreign royalty, [425]; stories of, [414-416], [427]; effect of inherited traditions on, [424]; visits of, to Homburg and Marienbad, [403], [410-416]
Ellis, C. M., counsel for Anthony Burns, [31], [32]
Ely, Bishop of, [390].
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, [64], [104]; Matthew Arnold on, [51]; in Boston, [71-72], [212]; personal characteristics of, [54], [55]; pride of Concord in, [60-61]; in England, [62-71]; his friends, [58-60], [65]; Huxley on, [62]; beloved by London, [218]; as an orator, [69-70]; replaces Theodore Parker, [69]; from pulpit to platform, [52]; his praise of Sumner, [1]; visits to, [53-60]; on Daniel Webster, [5]; works of, [52], [66-67], [216]
Emmons, Rev. Dr., pastor of church in Franklin, [1]; personal characteristics of, [2]
Endicott, Mr., [4]
Evarts, Mr., [363]
Everett Mr., [1], [4]; speech of, quoted by Phillips, [94]
F
Fay, Richard S., attempt of, to crush anti-slavery agitation, [37], [85]; breaking up of Anti-Slavery Convention by, [92]; Phillips's contempt for, [93]
Felix, Elizabeth Rachel, at Boston Theatre, [9]; friendship with Lord Glenesk, [342]
Field, Cyrus, director of Anglo-American Telegraph Company, [166]
Fish, Mr. Secretary, [205]
Follen, Charles, part played by, in anti-slavery riots, [95], [111]
Forbes, Archibald, [225], [241], [247]; adventures of, in Russian and Turkish lines, [247-249]; journalistic exploits of, [246-250]; interview of, with Czar, [248-249]; narrative of surrender of Metz wrongly attributed to, [246]
Forster, John, [129]
Frederick, Emperor, [403], [405], [407-408]
Frederick, Empress, Bismarck's distrust of, [407]; at Homburg, [403-404]; presentation to, [404-408]
Frémont, General, nomination of, by Republican party, [85]; foreign adventures on staff of, [133]
G
Galliffet, Marquis de, King Edward's friendship with, [421]
Gambetta, comparison of, with Governor Andrew, [106]; friendship of Prince of Wales with, [422]
Garrison, William Lloyd, [1], [104]; character and career of, [113-115]; on Constitution, [116]; position of, in history, [118-120]; Liberator founded by, [113], [116-118]; Phillips on certain impatiently expressed opinion of, [114-116]; risk of assassination incurred by, [39]
Gay, Sydney Howard, connection of, with Tribune, [129-130], 162: sends me back to the Army, [153]; report to, [158-160]
Gibson, Randall, character of, [18]; parallel with Earl Spencer, [19]
Gladstone, W. E., [119], [254], [256], [320]; on Austrian rule, [200]; oratorical powers of, [45], [70]; remark of, about Lord R. Churchill, [333]; Lord R. Churchill's views of, [324]
Glenesk, Lady, [338-340]
Glenesk, Lord, [293-295]; acquires Morning Post, [335-338]; review of "Lord Glenesk and the Morning Post," [341-342]; the late Queen's regard for, [342]; friendship of Rachel and Sarah Bernhardt with, [342]
Gourko, General, [247-248]
Grant, President, nominates Dana as Minister to England, [48]; recalls Motley, [204-205]; Sumner's warfare with, [126]
Grant-Duff, Sir Mountstuart, Diary of, [380]
Granville, Lord, [230]
Gray, Horace, wonderful memory of, [80-81]
Greeley, Horace, founds New York Tribune, [117]; his management of the Tribune, [130]; remains at his post during the Draft Riots, [162]; Stedman's monody on, [14-15]
Greenwood, Frederick, [226]
Grey, Lord, in Canada, [282]; presents portrait of Franklin to Philadelphia, [289-290]; speech at Waldorf Hotel, [288-289]; reception at White House, [290-291]
Grey, Sir Charles, [289]
Gull, Sir William, anecdote of, [359-360]
H
Hadley, Professor, Hellenism of, [20-21]
Halleck, General, [134]
Ham, Deputy Chief of Police, [107], [112]; dexterous handling of Boston mob by, [96-97]
Hammond, Lord, [230]
Hardwicke, Lord, [397-401]
Harper's Magazine, my statements in, [226], [247]
Hartington, Marquis of, [412]
Harvard University, [12-13], [23-28], [51], [213]
Hay, John, Mr., Minister to England, [209-210]; foreign policy of, when Secretary of State, [209-210]; Queen Victoria's high opinion of, [210]; United States Secretary of State during Alaskan Boundary dispute, [260], [267]; talk with, on the Boundary question, [268-270]; attended medically by Sir W. Broadbent, [360-361]; adroit diplomatic methods of, [361]
Hayes, President, [363]
Hayne, Senator, Webster's reply to, [8]
Herschell, Lord, ultimatum of, [275], [276]
Higginson, Colonel, [35], [216]
Hill, Mr. Frank, editor of Daily News, [225], [233]
Hindlip, Lord, hop-buying on a gigantic scale, [350-351]; the beer at Invermark, [351]
Hinton, Mr. Phillips protected against Boston mob by, [95-96]
Hoar, Rockwood, opposing counsel, [79-80]; Emerson's friendship with, [60]
Hoar, Senator, abilities and learning of, [3]; read law with, [24], [29]
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, a Bostonian, [1], [212]; personal popularity of, amongst Englishmen, [218]; popularity of works of, in England, [216]
Hooker, General, make acquaintance of, [145-146]; carry order for, at Antietam, [146]; conversation with, after Antietam, [148-149]; fights battles of Chancellorsville, [155]; comparison with McClellan, [141-142]; sobriquet of, [141-142]; stories of, [157-158]; wounded, [147]; offers me place on his staff, [156]
Howe, Murray, attack of, upon Anti-Slavery Convention in Boston, [86-87], [92]
Howells, Mr., leaves Boston for New York, [213]; interpreter at times between England and America, [214]; story told of, [219]; works of, [215]
Hughes, Thomas, author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, [65]; founder of Working Men's College, [66]
Huntington, Rev. Dr., Rector of Grace Church, N. Y., [3]
Huxley, T. H., meeting of, with Emerson, [62-63]; visit of, to Lady Dalhousie, [400]
I
Ireland, Alexander, biography of Emerson, [64]
Ismay, Mr., meeting of, with Prince of Wales and Emperor William on board Teutonic, [425]
J
Jackson, Stonewall, death of, [155]
James, Henry, bracketed with Mr. Howells, [219]; popularity of, in England, [219]; works of, [216-217]
Jenner, Sir William, place of in medical profession, [359]
Jerome, Mr., Lord R. Churchill's difference with, [329-330]
Jersey, Lady, [373]
Jessel, Sir George, judicial greatness of, [308]
Jeune, Mrs., See St. Helier, Lady
Johnson, President, [126], [164]
Jowett, Dr., epigrams of, [312]
K
Kitchener, Lord, administrative capacity of, [296]; "if he were a Frenchman," [298]; German opinion of, [292-293]; Gordon College, [294-295]; personality of, [298]; traits and incidents, [292-300]
L
Lambton, Admiral Sir Hedworth, commands royal yacht, services abroad, story told of, [347-349]
Laurier, Sir Wilfrid, Alaskan Boundary dispute, [260-282]; criticism of Lord Alverstone, [272-273]; talks on American immigration into Canada, [278-279]; personal characteristics, [261-264]; statesmanlike views of, [274-275]; a "Warden of Empire," [260]
Lawrence, Amos, hostility of to anti-slavery agitation, [37], [92]
Lawrence, William Beach, [48], [49]
Le Barnes, Mr., protects Phillips against Boston mob, [95-96]
Lee, General Robert, battles of Antietam and South Mountain, [138-143]; generalship of, at Chancellorsville, [155]
Leinster, Duchess of, [326]
Leopold, Prince, [230]
Lewis, Charlton, studies at Yale, versatility of, [15]
Lewis, Sir George, engaged in famous cases, [301-304]; honours conferred upon, [302]; friendship with King Edward, [302]; law reforms advocated by, [307]; principles of conduct, [304-307]; Lord Russell of Killowen's eulogy of, [301]; social secrets entrusted to, [305-307]
Lincoln, Governor, [3]
Lincoln, Mayor, [99]
Lincoln, President, [90], [126], [253]; draft enforced by, [37], [161]; election of, followed by secession of Southern States, [107]; esteem of, for Grant, [158]; Gettysburg speech of, [218]
Lloyd-George, Mr., [380], [390]
Lodge, Senator, English criticism of, [273]
Loewe, Herr, opposition of, to Bismarck, [125], [179]
London, Bishop of, [390]
Longfellow, in Boston, [212]; popularity of works of, in England, [216-218]
Loring, Judge Edward Greeley, attempt of, to crush anti-slavery agitation, [37]; Anthony Burns tried by, [29-39], [42]; charged with the death of James Batchelder, [38]
Lowe, Mr., [400]
Lowell, Mr., attainments of, qualities of, as a Minister, [205-207]; in Boston, [1], [212]; popularity personally and as an author, in England, [216-218]
Lucas, Reginald, author of Lord Glenesk, and The Morning Post, [341-344]
M
McClellan, General, generalship of, [138-143], [148], [149]; indecision of, [149]; his military reputation, [137]; succeeded by Burnside, [155]
Macdonald, Sir John, services to Canada, [264]; compared with Diaz, [264]; political corruption organized into a system by, [264-265]
McDowell, General, impressions of, [133-134]
McGahan, Mr., [241]
McKinley, President, [260], [265], [267]; talks with, on the Alaskan Boundary question, [268-270]; recalls Mr. Hay, [209]
MacMahon, Marshal, [234]
MacVeagh, Wayne, offices held by, [16]; conversational power of, [16-17]
Manning, Cardinal, speech to dock strikers, [327-328]
Marlborough, Duchess of, [322]
Marlborough, Duke of, [322]
Meade, General, interview with, [159-160]
Méjanel, M., correspondent for Tribune in Franco-German War, [231]; news of Sedan brought to Tribune London office by, [243-245]
Minto, Lady, [262]; tact and felicity of, in performance of social functions, [282]
Minto, Lord, Governor-General of Canada, [260], [262]; relations with Sir W. Laurier, [281-282]; organizes Canadian contingent for South African War, [285-288]; Viceroy of India, [284]
Moltke, General von, return of, to Berlin, after Sadowa, [173-174]
Moran, Mr., interview with, [196]
Morgan, Pierpont, [309]
Morley, Lord, on President Roosevelt, [343]
Morning Post, The, acquired by Lord Glenesk, [335]; control of, by Countess Bathurst, [340]; history of, [334-338]; successfully conducted by Oliver Borthwick, [340-341]
Morris, Sir Henry, consultation with, [355-356]; masterly skill of, [356]; honour conferred upon, [357]
Morris, Robert, [30]
Motley, John Lothrop, Bismarck's friendship with, [201-202]; qualities and defects as a diplomat, [201]; recall of, by President Grant, [204-205]; at the Athenæum Club, during Civil War, [203]; works of, [200]
Müller, Gustav, writes account of surrender of Metz for Tribune, [246-247]; story of disappearance of, [247]
N
Napoleon III, Emperor, [230], [236]
Newman, Cardinal, [118-119]
New York Tribune, The, founded by Horace Greeley, [117]; offices of, attacked during Draft Riots, [161-162]; introduction to, [129-130]; experiences as correspondent in the Civil War, [129-136]; free expression of unpopular views in, [353]; the search for a general, a fragment of unwritten history, [153-160]; poems of Stedman published in, [14-15:] causes of success at beginning of Franco-German War, [168]; conversations with Bismarck reported in, [121-122], [182-183], [186]; a revolution in international journalism, [220-234]; arrangement with Daily News, [224-227]; European news-bureau, [252]; cabling important news, [164-165], [167], [242], [245], [251]; vexatious restrictions on cables, [165-167]; ultimatum to Mr. Weaver, [167-169]; account of surrender of Metz first published by a correspondent of, [246-247]; how Holt White's story of Sedan reached, [235-242]
Northcliffe, Lord, [229]; creative genius of, [339]
O
O'Brien, William, [256]
Observer, The, [335]
Ollivier, Emile, [230]
Olney, Richard, part played by, during Venezuela crisis, [75-79]
O'Rell, Max, [29]
Oxford, Bishop of, [390]
P
Pall Mall Gazette, The, contract of Tribune's war correspondent with, [226-227]; part of White's story of Sedan published in, [241]
Palmerston, Lady, [373]
Palmerston, Lord, [195]
Parker, Judge, revises General Statutes of Massachusetts, [26]
Parker, Capt. John, [39]
Parker, Theodore, discourse on death of Webster, [8]; speech at Abolitionist meeting at Faneuil Hall, [33-34]; sermon on surrender of Anthony Burns, [38-39]; attainments and training of, [39-40]; replaced during illness by Emerson and Phillips, [69]; quashing of indictment of, [108]; greatest force in American pulpit, [212]
Parsons, Theophilus, colleague of Judge Parker, [26]
Pattison, Rev. Mark, [310]
Pauncefote, Lord, [210]
Perkins, Mr., [331]
Peyronnet, Mlle. de. See Russell, Lady Arthur
Peyronnet, Vicomte de, [379]
Phelps, Mrs., [207]
Phelps, E. J., American Minister to England, English regard for, [49]; effect of enmity of Pat Collins on career of, [208]
Phelps, W. W., friendship of Bismarck's family with, [184-185]
Philip, Admiral, memorable saying of, at Santiago, [142]
Phillips, Wendell, [1]; leader of Anti-Slavery Party in Boston, [104-106], [113], [121]; risks assassination, [39]; defends Anthony Burns, [31]; on "Broadcloth mob," [86]; letter to, and interviews with, [87-91]; experiences with, during Boston riot, [96-103]; on Butler's "Contraband of War" phrase, [132]; lampoons Dana, [108]; rebukes impatiently expressed opinion of Garrison, [115]; oratorical power of, [213]; replaces Theodore Parker, [69]; on religious influences, [11-12]; speeches of, [8], [91-93], [107], [110-112]; arguments inducing him to support the war, [108-112]; on George Washington, [7]
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. See Felix, Elizabeth Rachel
Ralli, Mr., [293]
Reay, Lord, [380]
Redpath, Mr., [95-96]
Remond, Charles Lenox, [7]
Renan, M., lectures of, in London, meetings with, [386-387]
Robinson, Sir John, reluctance of, to exchange news with Tribune, [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 to Tribune for 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]; her salon, [384]; distinguished people at receptions of, [386-388]
Russell, Lord Arthur, [379-385]
Russell, Hastings. See Bedford, Duke of
Russell, Lord John, [195]
Russell, Lord Odo. See Ampthill, Lord
Russell, W. H., [134], [241]; exposes mismanagement of War Office, [227]
Rutson, Albert, [380]
S
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 of Pall 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. See St. Helier, Lady
Steadman, Commodore, [131]
Stedman, poet and critic, writes John Brown of Osawatomie and Monody on 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, [122-123] cause 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 of De 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 of Morning 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. See Churchill, Lady Randolph
White, Andrew, public offices held by, [16]
White, Holt, correspondent of Tribune, [231-234]; brings story of Sedan to Tribune London 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]
Y
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 of Tribune, [163]; adopts suggestion to establish Tribune office in London, [220-221]