The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-06
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

Prof. John L. Weir, OF the Yale art
school, has completed a model for q he
roic bronze statue of the late President
Woolsey of Yale.
Prof. Simeon T.. Baldwin has purchased
a controlling interest in the New Haven,
Conn.,. Ne,cs. The paper will continue to
be independent in politics.
John Coldwell, a veteran of the war of
1S12 and of the Seminole war in Florida,
died at the New Jersey soldiers home on
"Wednesday, aged log years.
Johanna Strauss, the waltz mposer
denies the report that he is tn come to this
country with his orchestra, and says that
he will probably be unable to- ever revisit.
America.
Ward McAllister talks as unassumingly
as he dresses. He has a funny habit of
i~nterspcrsing his remarks with, "You see;
don't you know; you understand; - but
they seem to come naturally to him.
The remains of Mr.. Biggar were Inferred
at Carnemoy, Ireland. A large number
of friends and sympathizers attended the
ceremonies. Many of the Parnellite mem-
bers of the house of were pres
ent.
NJ. Chantelcup, the brass founder, who
died at Montreal, left his entire fortune tn
his employees, except n few thousand dol
lars which were ~bequeathed to charities.
The estate is valued at S5OO,OOO. Each of
the 500 workmen receives $500.
! Ii is said that Herr Possart, the German
actor. before stepping OH the stage. bends
his body forward until il makes a right
angle with his legs, shakes his head viRor-
Ousiy and then stands up straight again.
| He evidently believes that acting is one of
the plastic arts.
Senator Redd of Montana is also n ply.
stefan, and IL Is said that most of his pa
TENTS recovered during his absence. But
the patience OF others was exhausted dur
ing his cscapade. This shows that that
which is beneficial to some people fire.
quently Injuries others.
William Gilbert, father of William S.
Gilbert, (Sir Arthur Sullivan's collabora.
| tori, died recently i'm Salisbury, England,
He was a writer of excellent attainmcnts
and published several books, on one OF
which Tom Taylor founded the play OF
"Mary Warner"
Francesca Cordoba, IA Spanish woman
ried at Is, her daughter married at II, and
Mrs. Cordoba was n grandmother at 33
Her eldest granddaughter was married
last April at 16, and the old lady is now
a Observation-Disclosures at SO.
Horace and Hannibal Bonney of Hook.
set, n. H., twin brothers, celebrated theil
18th birthday OH Wednesday. They have
been hotel keepers for many years, and
both i'm early life served in the regular
army; were also engaged i'm the Texan
war under Sam Houston.
Mile. Clementina de We're. the we'll
known concert singer, has engaged t.
sing i'm the choir Of DIR. Paxton's church
New York, at. u salary OF S5,9OO "a year
The trustees of the church first Offered
$1,000 a year, but finally agreed to pa,
5000. which is the largest salary received
by any church singer i'm the ountry
Mrs. Kendall is the only actress that Ia,
ever been received socially i'm New York
The letters which she brought over from
England insured her this distinction, ant
though she has carefully kept the socia
part of her life i'm the background since
coming here. il is n fact that the most ex
elusive and influential people i'm New
York society have called upon and re
ccived Mrs. end with entire cordial
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