The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-13
PERSONAL.

trait painter, has just been elected an as
sociate of the Champ de Mars Salon, on
his first exhibit. Mr.. Alexander has now
returned TO New York from Paris, where
his pictures have been received with much
commendation. Several of them obtained
high distinction at the last Salon.
Ex-senator Wade Hampton, now United
Btates Railroad commissioner, is In San
Francisco, whittier he has gone on "A jour
ney OF inspection Of the Pacific roads. He
has with him a party of about dozen
people, including his two daughters. He
will go from San Francisco TO Tacoma,
and from there begin an examination east
ward of the northern Pacific.
The features OF the farewell dinner
which the American colony in Vienna gave
to Colonel Fred Grant was the uncovering
from one Of the mounted pieces on the Ia
BILE of white dove, which flew away while
the guests sang Hail, Columbia"
Rev. Dr. Won Scheele, one of the 12 bishops
of Sweden. is being entertained at the
Swedish college of Lindborg, near Topeka.
Bishop Won Scheeleis making tour Of the
United States, attending the Swedish Gen.
tennial celebrations in New York, Illinois,
Minnesota, Kansas and other states where
there are Swedish settlements.
Commodore Oscar +. Stanton of Phila-
delphia, who has been governor of the
naval asylum on Gray's Ferry road since
July, 1891, and who has been ordered to
the command of the south Atlantic squad
ron, will make the Newark his flagship
and start in about month for his station
at Montevideo.
A life-size bust of the late Justice Miller
has been presented to the Garfield me-
mortal hospital at Washington by his
daughter. Justice Miller was one Of the
founders of Garfield hospital, and to his
efforts was largely due the erection Of the
wing Of the building which was finished .
year ago and bears his name.
The chief cf the senate stationary room,
Charles n. Richards. Is one Of the veterans
among the attaches, but the strangest part
of his position is it's title. Charles Sum-
ner secured his appointment to be "Mender
of Quill Pens" and Mr. Richards remains
on the pay roll with the same title to this
day, although there Is but one senator who
uses quill. A part of Mr.. Richards Off.
cial duties Is the making of pens, but the
quilts kept for Senator Morrilrs exclusive
use are bought already made.
DR.. Rudolf Falb, Of Vienna, the met
eorologist whose predictions of earth
quakes have attracted much attention, is q
native of Styria, In Austria, and the son Of
miller. He is now about 80 years old.
His reputation as an earthquake prophet,
which began in 1870, was greatly strength
ened in 1880 in Agram. DIR. Falb p ublishes
every year list of the days on which he
expects seismic commissions. These he calls
critical days'-and these days are those
when the moon approaches close to the
earth,
A rather Amusing story is told OF M.
Charles Gervais, a great French cheese
merchant, who recently died in Paris full
of years and honors and wealth. NJ Ger
vais was a lf-made man and no scholar.
Last year he stood foi some municipal post
In the department of Seine Inferieure and
I'm the course of his campaign, read a
speech composed for him by a journalist
OF hOuen, UtHluuluk rs ioiioWss AS u
candidate or this important oflice--com-
ma-fully. understanding your wants
comma-I come to solicit your votes-full
stop" The scribe had written down the
stops as guide to elocution, but poor NJ.
Gervais conscicntiously delivered 1t e. .
part Of his speech.
A noted japanese artist, X. Morimoto.
who Is In Chicago with his wife. is said to
be the first of his profession TO visit
America from Japan. He has occupied
high political places in his native land, and
being q gentleman Of ample means, he In
tends to take house In Chicago, TO stay
several years His principal object in
coming to America, aside from that Of
gaining the knowledge which is acquired
by travel, Ia to raise the funds necessary
for the establishment Of q school In Japan
for deaf and blind children. Instead Of so
Letting aims. Mr.. Morimoto proposes to
give series Of entertainments OF a unique
and pleasing character, for which an ad-
uaission fee In charged the proceeds To be