Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

IT Is related that when Mr.. Calvin g. Brice
went to college he often found it hard work to
pay his necessary expenses.
SENATOR INGALLS, recently received let
ter from q theatrical manager asking him TO
write play with the United States Senate as .
background. Ingalls, has not answered the
Communication.
Mr.. JACOB 81. ScHFF, Of New York, has
just made gift Of 700 to Harvard Univer-
sity for the establishment Of museum for the
study Of the literature, history and remains Of
the Semitic peoples.
Mr. REBIsso's equestrian statue. Of Grant
has been accented by the Chicago Citizens
Committee. The pedestal for it in Lincoln
Park, Chicago. il nearly finished, and the dedi-
cation viii take place some time next sum
meF.
Dr.. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, the Rev
Samuel May and the Rev. s. F. Smith recently
dined together in Boston. They were gradu-
ated from Harvard in the famous class Of 1899.
Eleven members Of the class survive, the great.
est Of whom is the genial old autocrat.
MAYOR FTTLER, Of Philadelphia, is great
frst-nighter. No prominent theatrical CON-
pany plays in Philadeiphia without receiving
the recognition of the Quaker City's Mayor.
Mr.. Filter is very critical and seldom gives
word Of praise to even high histrionic talent.
THE richest man in Russia, Count Scheremt.
Jew, is about to produce Puschkin's play, Boris
Godunow," in his own house, and has spent
5000 roubles en- scenery and costumes. The
performers will be noble amateurs, and the
royal opera will supply the music and cho-
ruseA
NEXT to the late Judge Kelley, Samuel ].
Randall has been in the t'harnessi longer than
elected 20 the Congress next succeeding that
in which Judge Kelley made his debut, in 1862
Following close upon Mr.. Randall is Mr..
O'Neill. Of the Second Pennsylvania district
ONLY 20 members Of the present Congress
are Of foreign birth. and of these Q are Demo
crats and II Republicans. Senators Pasco.
Jones, of Nevada, Beck and Mcmillan are ali
Of foreign birth. In the House two are English
men, two are Scotch. four are Irish, two are
Canadians; there is one swede and one Nor
Eegian, and four are Germans
THE Prince Of Naples, herr apparent to the
throne Of Italy, was recently startled while
driving in Rome by new terror now agitating
nervous people in Europe. A carriage contain.
ing q number Of Americans was blocked near
that Of the Prince on the Corso. Looking up.
the Prince saw that one of the Americans
had pointed something at him. BE turned pale,
then smiled and oourteously raised his hat. He
had seen that nothing more deadly than q
Kodak had been directed toward him. The
American had made clever snap shot
REPRESENTATIVE DARWIN 8. HALL. of the
Third Congressional district Of Minnesota. is
one Of the new members of the House. He
was the victim recently of clever swindler.
A well-dressed man called upon him at his
house aid claimed to be one of Halls con-
stituents. he said that he. had just been
granted patent on . valuable invention. but
did not have enough money to telegraph the
good news to his family. Mr.. Hall handed him
IS He afterward learned that the man had
played the same game on several new Con.
eressmen.