The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-07-05
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

TIE oldest living American poet is Isaac
McLsnnan. aged eighty=eight
BALTIMORE has started O fund for statue
OF heroic size of Booth. the tragedian.
GOVERNOR McKrNLEY. Of Ohio, was made
Knight OF Pythias at Columbus recently.
AMONG the official family Of the new Corean
Minister at Washington are Messrs. vi Hum
Chow Chick and Chang Bong Whang.
CONGRESSMAN O'NElL1, OF Philadelphia,
the "fther of the House" has served con-
tinuously In Congress over thirty years.
JOHN WUNcH, of Birdsboro, the newly
Pennsylvania, like Garfield, was canal
boatman in his younger days.
DAVID STARR JORDAN has resigned the
Presidency OF the Leland Stanford Unlver-
sity because Senator Stanford did not ap-
prove OF his methods OF managing it.
Miss VIVIAN SARToR1s, the daughter OF
Nellie Grant Sartoris, is sixteen years old.
She is studying for the stage at Buffalo, N.
Y, and will make her debut next fall.
PROFESSOR JoHN Fl. FINNEY has been In
augurated as President OF Knox College at
Gslesburg, III. He is said to be the young
est college President in the United States.
CAPTAIN A. G. THo,.sEN, OF the Thingvilla
line. has been kniShted by the King OF Den
mark on account OF the ca$tsin's long SER
vice, he having made 125 voyages across the
Atlantic.
WARREN LELAND, last survivor Of five
brothers Who made the name OF Leland fam
GUS in the hotel business from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, died at Port Chester, N. j., 3
few days ago.
The Oldest living graduate Of West Point
is General George S. Green, OF New York
City, who graduated in 1923, and served with
distinction in the last War. He Is now IN his
ninety-second year, and Is living with
son.
CHARLES BUTLER, OF New York City, nowin
his ninety-thiri year, shook hands with La.
fayette when the great Frenchman paid his
last visit to this country. Mr.. Butler is still
active and has lively recolections OF the
Marquis.
PRINCESS EULALIA i3 said to have ordered
three sets OF newspaper clippings concerning
her visit to the United States. The Inianta
may be aristocratic, but she loves to read
what is written about he-, just as ordinary
people do.
"NAT" NJ. BRIGHAM. recently appointed
United States Marshal OF Utah, will be re-
membered by Harvard men OF about fifteen
years back as one OF the most noted tenors
who ever sang in the Glee Club. HIS is a
classmate of Theodore Roosevelt and Josiah
Quincy.
Ii rumored that in spite OF his lavish ex.
penditure of money William Waldorf Astor
is not gettiug all the recognition he would
like in England. Mr.. Astor's literary tastes
have nothing to do with his social creden-
tials, and as there are hundreds OF English
men who write better than he does he has
not vet set the Thames on fire.
Governor FLOWER, of New York, is a
source of the keenest anguish to the men,
bers OF the Four Hundred when he appears to
take part in social function at tho
METROPOLIS. He refuses 10 have his trousers
creased, wears an ill-Htting and rather rrsty
coat and silk hat that has not been brushed.
apparently, since it was bought.
Ex-PREsIpESr HAnnIsoN leads very quiet
life in Indianapolis. BE is seldom seen on
the streets, and never goes into society. He
has not renewed business relations with his
old partners, Messrs. Miller & Elan, but has
a desk in the offics OF Howard Cole, where
he transacts his private business and works
on the lectures which he will deliver at STAN
ford University this fall.