Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-24
ABOUT PROMINENT PEOPLE.

LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL is referred
to nowadays in England as "a man with
a brilliant future behind him."
Mr.. CLEVELAND writes all his letters
between 10 O'Clock ut night and 2
o'clock in the morning. This habit the
eX-President contracted at the White
House.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE is not yet
entirely forgiven in the south for her
Uncle Toms Cabin" according to a
visitor in st. Louis interviewed by the
GlobeDemocrat.
Mrs. T. B. T. W1LLETs of Roslyn, L. J.,
has pretty little farm of 800 acres
which she personally manages and
stocks with the pedigree Guernsey
cattle, every COW of which has a good
milk and butter record.
MILE. V1RGINIE MAUvAIs, of Nancy,
left instructions in her will that her
coffin should be painted red, white and
blue, and that musicians should walk
after her hearse playing patriotic airs.
The deceased was the doyenne or SEN
Tor of French schoolmistresses. Her
request was carried out to the letter.
ZACH CHANDLER was one Of the
stanchest supporters that William Nc
Garrahan ever had in Congress. Mr..
CIdI1l plOlIpIllp WAC oCCuI gu
in this way: He came into the lobby Of
the Senate one morning just as McGar-
rahan, in fit Of anger, had knocked
down Dom Piatt. IF you will come
to my Office" said Chandler to McGar
rahan, II will look over your claim. |
have always opposed 1t heretofore, but
since you licked that cuss | think there
must be Justice in your claim. If there
is l will support it," And he did.
BARON HIRsCH is coming to America
He is now completely restored to
health, and, according to Paris letter
in one of the local Hebrew newspapers,
the famous philanthropist intends to
spend several months in this country.
KARI EMIL FRANCIS, the brilliant
German novelist, is middle aged, with
large dark eyes, square forehead,
sparse black hair, Hebrew features and
stout figure. Herr FRANCIS best works
are For the Right" and 1.-The Chief
Justice"
COUNT HERBERT BISMARCK and his
bride are to live in Austria, if rumor
from Vienna is correct. The parents of
the Countess are said to have inspected
the castle of Radkersburg, in Syria, a
beautiful estate. with view to buying
it for the newly married couple.
LIE lAdl VI lIlOuSlA GlIuSb 10 Luis
Won Buelow, who is endowed with an
extraordinary musical memory. He di-
reefs many orchestral works without
notes, and the piano scores of Bach,
Beethoven, List, Schumann, Chopin
and Brahms, are as clear in his mind as
they are to pianist on paper.
HENRY SAVAGE LANDOR, grandson Of
the poet, is writing up his experiences
among the Amos Of Yesso and the
Kuriles, the strange, hairy people
through whose country he wandered on
horseback.
A CHICAGO man visiting in New Orleans
met dapper little Creole, a colonel
in the Confederate army, whose admira-
ton for Gen. Beauregard approached
alteration. "He was the greatest gem
eral III the world. The South nevair
see bees equal-nevair, said the
colonel. "What about Lee 90 asked
the Chicagoan. "Lee Lee! !" said the
colonel, "Ah, oui; Gen. Booragar spik
vari well of hem"
NINE. CARNoT, wife of the French
President. is one of the women in high
places in Europe who smoke cigarettes
Col. JOHN SoBIEsKI, the candidate of
the Prohibition party for governor of
Missouri, is said to be direct descend
ant of the famous King John Sobieski of
Poland, the deliverer of Vienna.
IT is said that President Angel of the
University of Michigan can call the
name and recognize the face of nearly
every one Of his 1900 students.
ALTHOUGH Joachim, the great violin
player, enjoys the distinction of being
called IN Germany the "violin kong"
his son, who was lieutenant in an in
fantry regiment Quartered at Frankfort
has been removed from the roll of
officers at the request of his colonel be-
cause his father came to Frankfort and
took part in concert. This, In the
opinion of the colonel, was incompati-
BILE with the dignity of the German uni
form.
FRANCIS J. KELLY, of Pittsburg, has
the reputation Of being the tallest news
paper man in America. Mr.. Kelly is
almost 7 feet high; He has seen
life in many varied phases, having
served in the British army, squatted in
Australia and travelled twice around
the world. His first experience in
America consisted in running locomo-
tive out of New York. Subsequently
he acted as press agent to the Irish
cricket team, and thence drifted into
newspaper work.
The venerable DR.. Harrison Rigg, who
for the second time has been elected
president of the Wesleyan Conference
In Great Britain, has been minister for
nearly half a century. He was one of
the original members of the London
School Board, on which he represe nted
Westminster for six years. He is the
author of great many books, chiefly on
theological subjects, and for many years
has edited the London Quarterly Re-
view, the quarterly literary organ of the
religious body to which he belongs.
THOMAS WALLACE RUSSELL, the Mp.
for South Tyrone, is the son of stone
mason at Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland
He is AZ years old, and came to Ireland
at an early age, working for quite time
in a small grocery shop. His first steps
toward notoriety were made as tenn
perance lecturer. Mr. Russell is not only
an advocate Of temperance, but he is
also fierce vegetarian. His South Ty-
rome seat is considered shaky, as the
Nationalists hate linn, and he is looked
on with dlsfavor by the Conservatives
JAMES KIER HARDIE, the labor candi-
0cta w hO was nlnctod To porlioDoap+