Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-26
PERSONAL MENTION.
Horace Chiffon Is the First Native Born
Texan United States Senator.

Jerry Simpson, the Kansas Congress
man, owns farm of 800 acres, and Ina
eighty acres in wheat.
Joseph Pulitzer has fad. 1t is Il
commence whatever he has to do of i'm
portance on the 10th day of the month
Baron Rothschild, who recently los
$40 100, 600 in speculation, told a frienc
that his opinion of himself could not b,
put into words.
Mrs. Nathaniel Williams of Crockett
Tenn, is the mother of twelve children
and has twenty great great grandchildren
She is "a years of age.
Horace Chiffon, whom Governor IIogp
has appointed United States Senator in
Mr.. Reagan's place, is the first native
Texan to hold that office.
General Hawley of Connecticut is to
be orator and Miss Louise Imogen Quincy
poetess on the occasion of the Sherman
memorial exercises in Boston June 4
Christopher =. Cranch, the Boston
poet, has written his biography for the
benefit of his children and grandchil-
dren, which doubtless some day may be
published in book form.
Ward McAllster, who met a Waterloo
in attempting to write book about the
doings OF the AGO, is now drumming the
sale OF liquors, and his present literary
efforts are expended in putting certain
| brands of wines.
| The young King Alexander of Servia
| will, If all goes well, travel considera bly,
this summer and visit the various courts
OF Europe, but he will need shrewd,
conservative and refined gentleman as
companion and guardian.
Hon. John Lathrop member of the
Massachusetts, Supreme Court, has laid
aside the gown for time, and is making
tour OF the Southern battlefields, upon
which he fought as Captain of the
Thirty-tifth Massachusetts,.
The late Prince Jerome Bonaparte for
various reasons always refused to be pre-
scented to ex-Premier Crispi of Italy. BY
u strange decree OF fate Crispi was one
OF the two witnesses to the official an
nouncement of the Princes death.
Justice l.. Q. G. Lamar has aged per-
ceptibly in the last few years, and is now
thin, stoop-shouldered man, with flesh
less cheeks, to which the skin hangs in
tolds; long, thin gray hair, clawlike
hands and general air of feebleness
General Bragg tells good story of his
first meeting with Oliver F. Morton, the
great war Governor. I've heard great
deal of you, cir" said Bragg. Yes"
said Morton whats the use of being
a Teller unless you're hell OF a teller ?''
Rev. Francis Bellamy, brother of
" Looking Backward F" Bellamy, has re-
signed his Boston pastorate to take an
editorial position upon the Youths Com
pantop. lie informed his congregation
that he would give place to fresher
man."
NJ. Lambert, who was married into the
Rothschild family few years ago, is to
become the head of the Paris house OF
that famous firm upon the death OF
Baron Alphonse de Rothschid. Nj.
Lambert is now known as Albert de
Rothschild.
A fund to provide for General Banks
in his old age will be collected in Massa-
chusetts, the movement having been
started by Senators Hoar and Dawes and
having the support of two Democratic
members OF Congress, Messrs. O'Neil
and Andrew.
Rev. Philip S. Moxom informs the
Ministerial Union of Boston that "the
pulpit has been superseded by nothing"
and that there are clergymen living to-
day who have wider and greater influ-
ence on the conduct of men than any
newspaper in the world"
Rev Father Sherman, now at st. |
Louis, wishes it understood he is to have |
nothing to do with editing any future |
biographical matter about his father, the |
great General, but that his brother, Te- |
cumseh, will have charge OF all Sherman |
prepared for the public
Mrs. james A. Garfield is President |
OF the Cleveland auxiliary of the Amer
lean McAll Association, and made the |
address of welcome at the recent ma
tlonal gathering OF the work she said
All denominations of Christians, all
good people, find here field for united
effort, and to each has come great good
IN the lesson of tolerance and loving
Prince Bismarck to all persons who on
April went to Friedrchsruhe to con
yratulate him upon the anniversary OF
MS birth gave his photograph, bearing
he inscription " Bismarck. April /,
1891" For this purpose hundreds OF
were necessary. They show
The Prince clad in civilian clothes.
Mrs. Ignatius Grossmann (Edwina
3ooth) is the only woman permitted to
inter the Players Club When her ia
her is in New York and staying at the
hub she goes there frequently, passing
through to the elevator and up to his
DOM, almost without being seen. She
: very sedate little woman and pas
fond OF her two children.