Wichita eagle., 1889-06-05
For 6 IL Cents.
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Mr.. Gladstone has had his portrait painted
thirty-fiv times.
Ovid Bertold Seran Agnan Musn, the
Belgian musician, is to become citizen of
the United States
Rider Haggard says that faithful canine
companion is the best thing that man can
have for long journey.
John Burroughs, the author, has not eaten
meat for three years and says he finds that
bis nerves are much steadler.
The shah of Persia is on his way with
retinue of sixty-fve persons, to visit the
various crowned heads Of Europe.
Governor Thomas, of Utah, who was re-
Gently appointed to that position, was once a
telegraph messenger boy in Pittsburg.
The fortune of the richest man in New
South Wales, Mr.. Sydney Burdekin, began
in pawnbroking. 1t is worth several millions
of pounds.
The residence which Senator Sawyer is
building is said to contain the most substan-
tial workmanship of any private house in
Washington.
The car, who is occasionally a generous
patron of the arts. has just paid the Russian
painter, Semiridski, $4,000 for colossal
picture of Phryne.
Chauncey Depew's speech making powers
are apparently unlimited. He frequently de-
ivers two addresses at two different banquets
on the same evening
letter to Boston friend from Robert
Louis Stevenson, who is leading delightfully."-
lazy life on the Sandwich Islands, says that
he may not return for some years.
'I'm going to Europe this summer with a
large party" said the Rev. Dr. Phillips Brooks
the other day; "Dr. McVickar, of Philadel-
phia, and myself" he added.
The English poet of passion, Charles Alger-
non Swinburne, has been asked to dedicate
a poem to the latest grandchiid of Queen
Victoria-a Battenburg baby.
Capt. Olcott, who is Just now at the head
of the American theosophists, lately preached
a sermon ON Buddhism in Japan on the day
of the ratification of the new japanese con-
stitution.
A. D. Thompson, of Oswego, N. Y, is said
to be the oldest conductor in the United
States. He began railroadipg in 1874 on
tramway from Ithaca to Oswego. He is
about 20 years old.
The assertion is made that Bishop Potter is
the only clergyman in the United States who
wears knee breeches in the evening. This is
not strictly true. Bishop Doane, of Albany,
affects the English costume.
Outside the presidents mail five hundred
letters come to the White House every day.
1t requires a large force of men to work till
midnight to answer them. Lige Haford re-
plies to the most important ones by debating
to Miss Sanger, who typewrites what he says
Secretary Proctor rarely goes to the trouble
of using pen when he signs his name He
has an autograph facsimile stamp, and with
this he marks all letters, orders and even re-
QUESTIONS for money. When writing to the
president, however, he signs his own name.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British minister,
will run over to London in July. Upon his
return, which is to be in time for the opening
of the autumn season, he will bring with him
Lady Pauncefote and the Misses Pauncefote
OF the latter there are four, only one of whom
has as yet been introduced.
Herr Josef Ritter Won Werndl, the great
Austrian rife inventor and manufacturer,
gained his knowledge Of firearms in America,
and then from small beginning built up a
factory employing eight thousand men. On
the announcement Of his death stock in the
concern fell 10 per cent, showing the import
ance in which his personality was held
An interesting figure seen at the centennial
festivities was that Of Charles Dudley War
ner His tall figure, luxuriant white hair
and beard and fine complexion are easily rec
ognized by the well known portrait in oil
which has been 10 all the art galleries of the
country. Mr.. Warner is not much of
dresser and he has the disregard OF fashions
which, in popular superstition, is inseparable
from literary pursuits.
The American Duchess of Marlborough was
the first lady of the ordinary circle to be pre-
sented at the last drawing room This was
owing to the fact that her nlother-in-law, the
dowager duchess. who accompanied and pre-
sented her, possesses the highly priced priv
lege of the entree for life In consequence
thereof, the two duchesses were able 70 enter
by the entrance reserved for the ambassadors,
TO escape the crowding Of the salons and To
get to the queen Immediately after the diplo-
matte corps had been received