Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-28
FAMOUS PEOPLE.


Maj. E. A. BURKE, Louisiana's de-
faulting state treasurer, is a. present
reputed to be the richest man in Hon
duras.
PAUL LIDAU, the we'll known German
novelist and esssyist, will visit this
country in a few weeks. He will remain
here for three months.
Miss LOUISE SHEPARD, daughter Of
Col. Elliot F. Shepard, of New York,
will be married or February 5 to Will
lam ]. Schietfelin.
Miss GERTRUDE RIvEs, who is now in
serious illness of her sister, Mrs.
Amelie- Rives-Chanler, in Paris, have
been greatly exaggerated.
LAWRENCE BARRETT and his company
are rehearsing new tragedy. The
scene of the play is in Italy, but neither
the title nor the name of the author is
given.
THE Prince of Orange plate for the
best skating, which is being brought
home by It winner, Donoghue, the
American skater, has been held In En-
gland for ten years past.
Mr. JOHN RoBB, of Kingston, suggests
to the Ontarion Minister of Education
that all public school childrenof Canada
should wear outer garments OF the same
material, thus securing uniformity, and
checking the disparity between the rich
and the poor.
II. E. VAN DEMAN, pomologist to the
United States Agricultural partment,
declares that there are in the southern
parts of California, Arizona, New Mex
leo and Texas millions OF acres which
can be made to produce as good dates as
those grown in Arabia and Persia.
IT is announced that Richard Harding
Davis is at the beginning of next month
to be associated with George William
Curtis in the editorship OF Harper's
Weekly Mr.. Davis is only rs years of
aye. He is the son of the well-known
journalist l.. Clarke Davis, of Philadel-
phia, and of Mrs. Rebecca Harding
Davis, whose brilliant work in fiction is
known In every American home.
WILLIAM WEsrALE, the novelist, lives
at High Standing, LoughtOn, and is a
Lancashire man. He was born in 1885.
In appearance he is slight and slim,
about feet inches nigh, with grayish
hair, much be wrinkled forehead, bright
blue eyes, straight nose, soft, silky,
grayish beard, which would delight an
English cadi He speaks very clearly
and emphatically, and it is evident
that he has good deal of reserve force.
When describing scene his eyes light
up, and you cannot fail to feel that he is
seeing the whole thing as he speaks.
He has great fund of humor, and ev-
cry now and then some quaint little
story comes out. He practically began
to write stories when he was in his
teens. Then he contributed to the To-
cal papers
G. TATENo, the new Japanese minister
to the United States, has just reached
Washington by way of San Francisco,
accompanied by his wife, 5-year-old
daughter, his private secretary and a
law student The minister talks En-
glish fuently, and his wife and child
are dressed in Western garb. Mr.. Ia
teno's public career began in Novem-
Der, 1877, as an officer of the Imperial
household. In 1873 he was member
Of the commission appointed by the
Imperial government to receive Gen.
Grant In 1880 the minister accepted
the &C censorship Of Oaaka, one of the
largest provinces in the Empire, and for
ten years occupied that position. He
was appointed to his present office in
March, 1890, after having held seat in
the Senate for nine months.