New-York tribune., 1891-12-20
will be bad Secretary Of War. the Mugvums =,
tingent to the contrary Notwithstanding
PERSONAL.

Samuel Atkins Eliot, whom the congregation Of n
Brooke Herford will probably call their nert n.s
tor Is the second Of President Eliot Of Hsry,rs
and Is twenty nine years old. No one else Is ta,.,
OF for the vacant pulpit, although there IS poys
assurance that Mr.. Eliot would accept
Mrs Ellen Mitchell, who died in Chicago last va.
was sister-in-law Of the late Maria Mitchell N.
asti onomer. She had abored with signal ability An.
fervor for education and various phlanthroplc cau.
she served for three years the Chicago Board :.
Education She took grea. interest in tho m.ru.,
training schools and ir the compulsory education ar
She was a member OF the Woman's Congres, fr,,
its inception and its vicepresIdent for IIIno.
In 1874 she drew the attention OF that organ,auo.
10 the needs Of outcast women. This she msds
the Erring Woman's Refuge OF Chicago.
The appointment Of Mr.. Dallas as Federal crca,
Judge is said to be not altogether pleasing TO sea,o
Cameron and Quay and senator Higgins, Of Dels ya.
Is reported as sympathzing with them.
Scarcely had the appointment Of the Rev. sebast,,
Messmer as Bishop Of the Catholic Diocese OF ,ss.
Bay, Wis, been announced, before he plumply 4.
cEned the office. lie IS now professor Of dogmats
College. Archbishop Katzer OF Milwaukee hinis' .sy
Papal mandate may compel him u accept
The Rev. Everett d. Burr, for three years ,,s..
OF the Memorial Baptist Church In Chicago b. fcr ~
last few morrlH filing DR.. Loiimer's old pulpit Tier.
has accepted Call to the Ruggles Street Baptist Cu,rA
in Boston OF the most fourshing societies IN tbs<
CITY, lie Is thirty years OF age.
Chicago has curious luck with the poets Arnoh
Sir Edwin has Just been there, and drew very ,mau
houses, and "The News explains it by telling hov
tho Union League Club and Literary Club wanted IA
give him receptions but were rebufed. Major port
felt that he ought to be governed by the wishes Of s
local business manager Of the lectures and that pr
son feared that the proposed attentions would diver
business from him by giving a thousand or two cult
waited people free glimpse Of the lion. Sir Edwin
was In the hands OF the Major and poweress B.4pr,
the refusal received, says "The News the nSor
League Club had already made great preparations ts
their proposed reception. "The entire club member
shin OF 200 was to participate in the affair and ~
vte about $50 additional guests representing the M
erary colony the pulpit and the press" As result
the lecture while not bOycottedS exactly was ga
lected and Il felt that the local manager mlrA
possibly derive "a lesson therefrom 10 the wisdom Al
secluding Sir Edwin so jealousy.
The Princess Hereditary OF Meiningen Who N.
been among the sufferers from the Influenza n O.,
many, Is the Oldest sister Of Emperor William as
is Tie only female member OF the family favored v.A
the former hereditary beauty, and known In h.,
younger days as the "Venus OF the Hohenzollerns'
Alexander Kielland, the poetnovelist Of Norwy I
a candidate for Mayor OF his native town. stavans.n
As Kielland has ridiculed the socery institutions ana
intellectual culture Of stavanger in his stories NJ,
political ambition has caused considerable surpr!s
At first ii was believed that the novelist was not n
earnest.