New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-22
PERSONAL.

They say that the Queen Regent OF Spain has asked
President Cleveland's wife for her photograph
A grand daughter Of siquoI Blifz. the famous Jug
oler s winning favor at Philadelphia by her singing
She is also a cousin of Miss Marie Van Zandt
The Congregational Church at Milford, Mass, has
extended call to the Rev. G. b. Malcolm OF tie Park
Church, brooklyn
MI Elliott P. Klsner. The new chairman OF the
Democ rato s. e Committee Of Pennsylvania. IS nat
pral nolItIcan but no orator. He Is six feet high
with broad shoulders stout lungs and sturdy frame
His face Il rount AMI smooth, his eye keen and blight
and his voice cheerful and strong He walks with hrm
and solid STEP his shoulders TH a p Son Thosb not
a newspaper man, has been frequently alleged, he
fancy and figures to flowers of rhetoric.
The gist of Cardinal Manning, recent utterance
ON Socialism IS as follows: " All are bound by
natural obligations, II they can to feed the hungry
But It may be said that granting the obligation in the
giver does not prove right In the receiver. 10
which answer that the ob cation to feed the hungry
springs from the natural right Of every man to llfe
and the food necessary for the suSenance OF life
SO strict this natural right that prevails over all
a starving has natural right to his neighbours
bread"
Mrs Robert Ious Stevenson has left Philadelphia to
rejoln her husband in the AdlIondacks.
Ex-Governor Alger, of Michigan is said to own over
100 square miles Of forest land near hrena, bearing
Mr.. T. j. Potter, the General Manager of the Union
Pacific Railroad will spend the winter In Florida for
the good Of his health Oyerwork has almost broken
him down. and no has lately suffered from several
hemorrhag% OF the Iulles.
Tho wife OF Professor Armnius Vambery was lately
thought to be dying. But a severe surgical operation
has been Dol upon her by Professor TaUe, of
Budapest and she Is rapidly regainng full health
and strength
The late Jules Praet, who died at Brussels,
at the axe of eighty one, born at Bruges, and
Leopold | and OF his NJ. Praet was not
only an eminent man In his country his judgment
an learning his knowedgoof European politics and
acquaintance with European rulers had made him
respected far beyond the limits Of the small kingdom
so Justly proud of him. The most modest of that
plelad of patrots who contributed TO the foundation
of Belglum he was tho who more actively con
tbuted to the success Of that historical enterprise
He had the genius and capacity OF stockinar. with
sreater reserve and discretion Leopold |, q good
,nJ,, Of men, selected him at once for his private
,,s.d IN the sincercst friendship The Minister OF
lie ROYAL Household was successful In aliayng the
hItterness and evadng the pal ful results of many
Marty dissensions, which although only tho Inevitable
: consequence of progress and emulation Ia youns
constitutional state, light have Affected public pros
nerIty had NJ. Praet Not been equally trusted
and res peced by Liberals and Catholics In the same
spii Of wise moderation supported by his exp
he succeeded In protecting his country agahs, OK,
ernal perils, and indirectly aided the maintenance v,
European peace. His moral standard was a. hgn a.
hts public character As iterateur ne possos'oo Ho