The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-28
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Mr.. GLADSTONE will stay in public Life
until the Irish question is settled.
The Prince OF Wales and the Gar Of
Russia are no mean performers on the banjo.
THERE is possibility Of the young Ger
man Kaiser taking trip to America after
the close of his journeying in Europe.
COUNT VoS MoLTKE has loaned to Cornell
University for three months large number
| of volumes from the archives of the German
Empire.
Mr.. BRYAN, once a department clerk IN
Washing ton, and the organizer of the post.
| Office system Of Japan, now has an income OF
500, 600 year.
SIR CHARLES RUSSELL, the noted English
bar rister, makes his own terms as counsel at
| the bar and usually charges at the rate OF
over SIS q minute
THE Parisians having nothing else to do
just at present are amusing themselves by
making fun of new style hat which Presi-
| dent Oarnot now wears.
RAs ALULA, the Abyssnian general, is a
striking looking man, about five feet nine
inches in height, extremely muscular, mag
nifcent horseman and fine shot.
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN does not look like
an inspired musician. He is short and stout,
with low forehead and short curly hair,
black eyes and q square bull dog chin.
THE widow of James X. Polk lives life
Of comparative seclusion in the old Polk
mansion near Nashville, Tenn. Her INTEL
lect is still bright, but her memory is poor.
THE Prince OF Wales owes at present over
$500, 900, and is thinking seriously Of ap-
plying to Parliament for an allowance for
Prince Albert Victor, who now keeps up a
household Of his own.
THE fortune of Russell Sage is estimated
at sixty millions Of dollars. The old finan-
cer is over seventy years Of age, married,
and childless. He is in splendid health, and
does not look his years
The little Crown Prince Of Germany Is
following in the footsteps of his warlike an
cestors, and is drilled at Potsdam every day
for half an hour by Sergeant Hauk, of the
First Regiment Of Foot Guards.
KING KHoJLALoNKoRN, of Siam, has just
forwarded his wedding present to his royal
brother of China. 1t consists of a footstool
Of massive gold, studded with large rubies,
and represents value Of $500, ,000.
MISS DAISY GARLAND. the attractive
young daughter of tp Attorney General,
will be the only Cabinet debutante the COM
ing season. Her brother, Mr.. Rufus Garland,
who lately entered the Catholic Church, is
studying law.
SECRETARY FAIRCHILD, Of the Treasury,
lS Stlu W Ue DIOTo easy VI 6ppTOdCu tuol tuy
other public Official in Washington, and not
swithstanding the great pressure to which he
is constantly subjected be maintains re-
markable evenness Of demeanor.
OLD Emperor William as Jupiter, Emperor
Frederick as Mars, Empress Augusta as
Juno, and Empress Victoria as Minerva are
four statues of sandstone which have just
been placed in inches above the grand
entrance to the Royal Schloss in Berlin.
NJ. DE BRAZzA, who once tried to explore
Central Africa in opposition to Mr.. Stanley,
is in a terrible state Of mind. He is ure
that wicked man Stanley is on O sort Of
still hunt, having for its object the annexa-
tion of all Central Africa by 'perfdious
Albion"
A BROTHER of the late ex-Marshal Bazaine
is still living III France. He is an engineer,
and has two sons who are promising young
officers in the French army. They have
been authorized to add their mothers name
to their fathers and are given in the army
list as Bazaine- Hayter.
SENATOR PLUME, Of Kansas, is an Ohio
man who settled at Emporia. Kan, when
nineteen years old and started the Emporia
N"ps. Without assistance he gathered the
items wrote the ringing Free State editorials,
set up the type and worked the hand-press
until the enterprise had developed sufficiently
to allow him to hire help.