The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-11

some provision for his only surviving
daughter. Mrs. Bonner. who. 1T q time OF
great pecuniary embarrassment. sacrificed.
on her fathers behalf. the life policy he
had assigned to her.
JAMES CAMPBELL. of Philadelphia. who
was q member of President Picrce's Cabi-
net. 10 the oldest living Cabinet Off Ger in the
conntry. Although nearly eighty years
OLD. he may be seen on the streets daily.
His interest in public affairs is unabated.
Miss HARRIET HosMER, who is 1T work
on the statue of Queen Isabella. for the
worlds exposition. is making very good
progress. She is at present in Rome. where
she has completed her model. which repre-
sents the Queen stepping down from her
throne and offering her jewels to Columbus
STANLEY's contract with the American
publishers of his book called for $4,000 in
royalty. 1t is now authoritatively stated
that he has received from them the add1-
tlonal sum of S41, 900. and that Major Pond
paid to him some ninety thousand dollars
as his portion of the proceeds of the lecture
tour.
Ex-QUEEN NATALIE, who has been the
guest of one of her sunts in Roumania, has
fallen sick. Two physicians, who were
called to attend her from Kleu. ascribe her
ILLNESS to the exciting events accompany
ing her enforced departure from Belgrade.
Ihe Door woman's nerves seem completely
shattered.
THE new Dean of Worcester. the Rev.
DE-. Forrest, is an Irishman. and was edu-
Gated at Trinity College. Dublin. He be-
came curate of Holy Trinity. Dublin, in
1855. perpetual curate of Sc. Andrews. Llv-
erpool. in 1862. and vicar ST. Jude's.
South .kensington, in 1870. was APP
pointed select preacher az ridge and
honorary chaplain to the Que. n 1890.
SIR WILLIAM GORDON CUNNING is not
the first intimate associate of the Prince OF
Wales who has come to grief at the card
table. Some time ago another pal of the
Prince, the Hon. Walter Hartford. was
caught cheating at cards. Though q
brother of Lord Suffield. and q major in
the Seventh Hussars. his family influence
could not save him. lie was cashiered
from the army. expelled from the clubs and
universally cut.
SPEAKING of the poem The Midnight
Visitor" recently credited to Walt Whit
man. a correspondent says: Eleven years
ago Walt Whitman read these verses to me
at my own tireside, where the old poet Is
ever q welcome guest. i am not likely ever
to forget how my dear old friend. who still
enjoys a good dinner and tie comraderie of
his friends, reclted these sad and pathetic
lines by a blazing fire of hickory wood.
But he never claimed to have written them
himself. On the contrary. he always as
sured me that the poem was q translation
from the French of Henri Murger."
A REPORT has been circulated in Brussels
that Princess Clementine. the youngest
daughter of the King, has decided to be-
come q nun in the cloister of Tette-Saint-
Pierre, near the capital. to which only MEN,
bers of the aristOcracy are admitted. 1t is
q fact that the young Princess, now nine
teen years OF age. makes long and frequent
visits to the famous clOister. Princess
Clementine was q great favorite of the
dead Prince Baldwin. Grief over his I'M
timely end is said to be the cause of her
wish to withdraw permanently from the
world. Many people. however. do not be-
lieve that KING Leopold will permit his
child to carry out her wishes and plans.
DR. ISAAC NJ. WISE. president of the Gen.
trail Conference of American Rabbits, which
is now holding it's third annual meeting at
Baltimore. is one of the most distinguished
Israelites of America. He has probably
preached more sermons, travelled more ex-
tenslvely and dedicated more synagogues
than any other rabbi In the country. He
is noted for his advanced reform ideas and
was one of the earliest workers in this di-
%rectiOn. standing alone from 1916 to 1854.
He is of medium height, with silver hair
and whiskers. He was born in Bohemia, in
1919, came to this country in 1916. was rabbi
of . congregation in Albany for eight years.
and since then has lived in Cincinnati. He
il the author OF several works.