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General Don Valerian Weylery Nicolau, Marquis of Teneriffe and Duke of Rubi, was acquitted last week by a court-martial in Madrid of the charge (TIME, July 5), that he fomented a plot last summer to seize the Government. Citizens of the U. S. know that "Butcher" Weyler, 88, has not yet lived down the odium of his bloodthirsty governorship of Cuba (1896-97) - a direct and major cause of the Spanish-American War. From blood, oppression, graft, he wrung a fortune now one of the largest in Spain...
...what the two-legged creatures of Earth call the year 258 A. D., a tyrant (Valerian) on the peninsula called Italy persecuted people who were conducting a religion of love and humility. One of Valerian's judges commanded Lawrence, deacon of Pope Sixtus II, to bring forth the treasures of his church. Lawrence produced the poor members of the congregation. The Judge had Lawrence burned alive on a gridiron. Why the Aug. 10 meteors should be named St. Lawrence's "tears," it is hard to say. For he was most brave in the midst of his torment...
...Sullivan seemed to be sure-footed and to know his way about the diplomatic crevasses-cool, alert, distinguished and clearheaded. When he lunched with Balfour or Lloyd George his seat appeared to be the head of the table. To such languorous notes as Peace was piping from its drowsy Valerian hillock Mr. Sullivan added a knowing and a star-spanGled obbligato. He was, in fact, closer to what was happening upon the shifty Quai D'Orsay than were several of the involved prime ministers. We met him one afternoon in the Rue de Rivoli, walking with Baron Sonnino...