Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-22
PURELY PERSONAL.

A Queen Victoria has presented To IN,
l Pitcairn Islanders u fine liieboat. whicl
viii be taken to them from EsaiinIault
r. o., by the Pacific flag ship ROYAL Ar
thur.
Chief Engineer A. II. Able, U. $. N.
VINO has reeently completed his sea dut,
ON the cruiser Newark, will be Chief En-
glneer At the League Island navy yard
Philadelphia.
William X. Smith, who for many wears
mas been the Superintendent OF the Bo.
tanieal Gardens in Washington. has. il
Is said, personally directed the planting
oil more than 6,000, 900 trees in different
parts OF tho United States.
General Jose NJ. Hernandez, who has
resided recently in New York, but who
~ revoluiionist, a pal riot and a candi-
date Tor the Presidency OF Venezuela
mas been prominent in half dozen rev
oiutions. He has seen the inside of more
prisons than any other distinguished
man in South America.
| SO fat is Lobengua, the Matabele
monarch, whose lands England has sue
eessiully coveted, that, although he is
nearly tx ieet tall. he seems TO be much
shorter When in full dress he wears A
oroad- orimmed ielt hat, with a bunch of
monkey skins around his waist,
Toby, NJ. Z. -" who is the caricaturist
Of the Imperial Parliament with the pen
ior London Punch, az much as is Harry
furness with the pencil, is famous for
nus uiminutive physical proportions. On
the street or in the lobby OF the House
On commons he seems merely a WALKING
Tall hat with thin little pair of legs.
General o. o. Howard, commander Of
The Eastern Division of the United
states army, is frequent attendant AL
the loung Mems Christian Association
meetings IN New York. On a recent
sunday he delivered an address on the
SUBJECT, Loving Kindness Between Fa.
ther anu SON." He is one Of the most
n"teo Christian workers in the United
States army.
ferhsT>S the most famous distributor |
OF Bible the world was Deacon WILL |
lam "'oNn OF New Hampshire. He he |
gan 10 work IN ls4p, and kept it up until |
nus death this year at the age OF "a |
pnfing that time no fewer than l2O. OOO
copies oil the Scriptures were given ont |
py MIN, and despite his age in the two
wears preceding his death he canyassed
zSs towns and visited over ~, 600 iami.
lies. '"'ii'
Joseph III. Marley, Blaine,s oli.tima
'fiend, remarks casually in passing. "a,
= useless to speculate about Presidential
possibilities at this time. Certainly no
nan who has anv Presidential aspjra-
ions would Thank any Of his friends for
anneh'ng his boom at this distance finn,
ne national convention. Ii would h.
inost fatal TO any man 10 have his
riends begin to boom him for the Presi. Z
.eney three years before the meeting OF /
he national convention"
There is good deal about the presep, /
ord Mayor OF Manchester's history
' I, resembles that Of the noted Dick r
huntington. He Was born in the little /
lliage oil Farcet In Huntiny,ionshire /,
le was spprentieed TO draper. and on :
.s expiration OF his apprenticeship left :
ith no resources 10 seek his fortune. | a
e got to Manchester, found work. pros. Il
cred and, like Wilmington. made for !,
me ana, returning to his native Gown, Il
arried his first masters daughter. b