Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-31
Personal MENTION.

Mrs. John Elliott, better known to the
literary world as Maude Howe, is writ
ing a play for Richard Mansfield.
Mrs Mckee, the Presidents daughter,
is preparing an article for literary club
in indianapolis on the Pan-American
Congress.
Prof Koch's portrait has been printed
on cotton handkerehiefs, which are adj
vertised to be "good for nasal catarrh, T"
and sell rapidly in Berlin.
st. Paul dispatch says: w. j. Muir
ply Of Grand Forks has bought the Min
neapolis Tribune. Gilbert A. Pierce,
ex-senator, will be the editor.
Grace Greenwood's name is now more
closely allied to works of charity than to
literary labors. She still writes little,
but can usually be found where sorrow
and suffering hold sway.
The new Senator from Kansas used
years ago to spell his name Pfeiffer.
When he became an editor he dropped
the 81, ;" and on his election to the SEN
ate he cut out the first "f."
Del.esseps is now SO years old. At 80
he was a rugged, enthusiastic and vigor-
orous octogenaran, but since the col
lapse OF his great Panama canal scheme
he has aged and broken very perceptibly
Senator Henderson, the successor Of
Mr.. Ingalls, as President pro tenn. of the
Senate, is a Philadelphian, and was bre-
vetted as Brigadier General for gallant,
long-continued and meritorious service
during the war. He has lived in Omaha
for twenty years.
King Kalakaua's coffin is made of koa
and kou wood of about 600 pieces; even
the handles are made Of wood. No metal
of any kind is to be seen, except the in
scription plate, upon which the crown
and the Hawaiian coat-of-arms are en-
graved, with other suitable inscriptions.
The Princess of Wales is reported to
be assiduous in the attention she pays
to the Shetland Ballour fund for the re-
lief of the suffering poor of Ireland. The
Princess and her daughters have sent
contributions of clothing to the fund,
and have also solicited subscriptions for
the same charitable cause.
Most of the Astor family have been
colege-bred men. The elder, John ia
cob, graduated at Columbia in 1889
William received his degree from the
same institution in 1919; William VOL
dorf is also Columbia man of the class
of 1875; John Jacob, Jr., was at Har-
ward as n special studeat for three years.
But none of the Astor money has ever
gone for educational endowments.
Robert Burdette says he gave his first
lecture in Dubuque at the suggestion OF
his wife. Dubuque was at that time
eriticsing pretty sharply everything
! from Burlington, and he believed if he
got out of the town alive he could make
money elsewhere. The people of Du-
buque not only permitted him to live,
/ but invited him to return, so Mr.. Bur
dette knew at once the people of New
! York and Boston were waiting for him.
Prince Ilatzleldt, the interesting sprie
of German nobility who married the
1 daughter of G. p. Huntington, was at an
early period in his Partisan career des-
perately in love with Emile Loisset,
the charming circus rider, who returned
his affection. A time was set for the
marriage, but before the happy day
arrived poor Emile was crushed to
death by the fall of her horse in the
ring. llatzfeldt was Frustrated with
grief, but as an act of vicarious sacrifice
/ he bought the horse, led it to her grave
| and shot him