New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-14
PERSONAL.

Theodore Roosevelt will make an address In Bos-
ton tomorrow evening the question OF the
public schools: the importance of existing In their
support citizens OF every religious faith and OF all
political parties. lie was invited by a large num-
Der OF prominent I;ostonans the first OF this
month. and telcgraphed his acceptance from WASH
ngton. The lecture will be given at the Massa-
chusetts Institute OF Technology
Tho Duchess OF Saxc-Altcnburg Is one OF the
latest additions to the long list OF successful royal
and prlncely writer's. Her book. "A Word About
Israel" treatise the Semitic question. which
she published for circulation among her relatives
en- t.en"S IL r yhii.hsrs r"nsider tho teach
ngs OF the work so wise that they have arranged
to have 1t translated into all the principal modern
languages.
Mrs Edward Roby, of Fort Wayne. Ind. has
been presented by one OF the railroad companies
passing through that city with II large water jug
and cups OF hammered silver. This is In return for
Mrs. Robya action during L recent train disaster
pital. her family into nurses and gave UP her
parlor to railroad officials for business meetings;
She refused any compensation. saying that she had
only done her duty as CaIistan.
The story of the life OF the new Lord Mayor
OF London &C. r. Tyler calls to mind the story
OF Dick" Wilmington. sometime the incumbent
OF the Office. He started IN life very poor
boy and when fourteen years old employed
messenger IN the great peper-maklng house
Of William Venables the partners In which fur
OF the Cheeryble Brothers, the phanthropists. In
Nicholas Nckleby." Tho boy advanced In position
slowly but surely. and h. is now the head Of
this great manufacturing concern. He is noted
for his extensive charities. and he has given many
a boy. poor 10 he himself once was, oppor-
tunity TO better his condition. He IL member
OF several of the city guilds. and his wealth.
despite his large gifts to charity Is reckoned at
upward of f2,000Oo.
The New Hampshire Worlds Fair building has
been bought by General Charles Williams. who
Will present 1t TO the city OF Manchester.
Few Frenchmen distinguished themselves more
In the Franco-German war than NJ. Roch Don
celia. who has just died as keeper of the light
house OF Bonifacio. the Corsicsn coast. NJ
Donzella who a Corscan by birth-whence his
Italian sounding name-entoyed the confidence Of
Cambetta. who employed him some dangerous
and delicate missions in the days OF the Govern
mcnt of National Defence Gnmbetta was desir-
GUS of conveying instructions to Marshal Bagnine
during the investment of Metz and It was to Don
zelle that he intrusted the task The COURAGEOUS
emissary started out for the scene OF war. end
dark night he swan the Moselle under a
heavy lire from the German outposts 1t is said
that IL was only by swimming the greater part
OF the way under water and reappeariag above
the water now ard then just long enough to take
breath that he escaped the hail of bullets. Hav-
inS delivered MS dispatches, Donzclla returned by
the way as he went. and with the same sue
cess. IL was In recognition OF his services that
house Keeper, which he retained until his death.
Mrs. Elise Frank who died last Tuesday in
Chicago. at the age OF eighty-one was one OF the
weathest widows of that city, and had given large
sums to charity. She sister OF Michael
Reese. a millionaire Californian who came oriyi-
nally from Bavaria TO this country penniless and
worked as a iaborer on the Baltimore streets. He
excitement and amassed great fortune which he
left 10 his sisters.