Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-27

Unrueu OJdUes senator feUJlgrew or South
Dakota usually looks at newspaper when
he talks to an interviewer. The senator
hates Wall street and all that pertains to it.
Carl Schurz, who was old enough to be a
revolutionist in Germany in 1s4s, doesn't
look much older than he did when he was
secretary of the interior under President
Hayes.
o. A. Traugh, for over 4s years editor Of
the Hollidaysburg (Pa.) Democratic Stand
ard. has retired from newspaper work. He
began his career at IA years of age as a
printer
Senator Lindsey of Kentucky is large,
tall, elderly gentleman, smoothly shaven,
with rather long, gray hair brushed back
from high, intellectual forehead. In ap
pearance he is a typical judge.
James j. Van Allen, the many times mil
ionaire, formerly spent all his summers at
East Hampton, N. Y. He is portly man,
fond of good living, whose whole existence
is passed in dread of apoplexy.
General Schuyler Hamilton, the grand
son of the first secretary of the navy, is 7S
years of age and great sufferer from rheu-
matism. The gallant old veteran makes
his home at the Hotel Savoy, New York.
One of the most notable figures in Louis
vile and in Washington is Congressman
W. G. P. Breckenridge, the 'silver tongued"
orator of the Blue Grass State. He ranks
as one of the leading lawyers of his state.
Colonel Tom Ochiltree has an elastic step,
rosy cheeks and bright eyes. Until five
years ago he had for long time smoked
90 strong cigars a day. His doctor told him
he should smoke only six, and he stopped
altogether.
Bartlett Tnpp, the new minister to Aus
tria, is 4S years old and looks every year of
it. He wears sweeping brown mustache,
and his hair is thick and wavy His favor
ite hat is a slouch, and his cravat is of the
shoestring pattern.
William c. Whitney rides a good horse
and sits his saddle well, and while canter-
ing through Central park, New York, horse
and rider present picturesque appearance
The ex-secretary of the navy is handsome
man of splendid physique.
Ethelbert D. Warfield, L. D., president
of Lafayette college. Easton, Pa, is one of
the youngest and most popular college
presidents in America. He was born In
Lexington, KY, less than 40 years ago. He
was graduated from Princeton college.
There are "a 600 Italians in the chief cities
of the United States-39,0OO of them in
New York, 5,700 in New Orleans and 1900
in San Francisco No other large city has
more than 2,500 There are less than 500
Italians in Baltimore.
There are more Englishmen in Philadel-
phia than there are in New York. In pro
portion to the whole population there are
more natives of England in Pittsburg than
there are in New York. They are least nu-
merous in New Orleans
There are more Swedes, Hollanders, Bo-
hemians, Norwegians. Poles. Danes and
Welshmen in Chicago than there are in
New York. In all other elements of for.
eign population New York is ahead of Chi
cago. There are II more Greeks In New
York than in Chicago.-New York Sun.
An elective course in swimming has re-
Gently been opened to the juniors at Vassar
Miss Harriet l. Ballintine, director of the
gymnasium, will be the instructor.
A considerable part of the Slater fund for |
the education of colored people in the south. |
which amounts to 81 ,000, 900, will be used |