The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-23
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
JoHv wAsAMAKra is flfty-fve years old

JoHv wAsAMAKEa is Afty-ave years old.
GOVERNOR GaEESHAIaE, OF Massachu
sets, Is native OF England.
SARAH BERHHARpT, the great actress, wal
once dressmaker's apprentice.
JoHv o. DAVIDSON. n we'll known New
York artist, died suddenly In Nyack, few
days ago.
ADMIRAL SIR LEWIS TOBIAS JONES. G.. 9.
B., Is the grand old man Of the English
navy. He was born in 1899.
GEORGE MEREDITH, the English novelist,
who Is sixty-six years old, lives in little
house in the Surrey Hills, q mile away from
railroad station.
GENERAL E. G. WALrHAtL. OF Mississippi,
who resigned from the United States Senate
q few months ago. has almost entirely re-
covered his health.
The Car of Russia Is building the
finest yacht in the world. It is named
the Standard. OF 5000 tons, and will travel
twenty-one knots an hour.
Miss Dopp, the lady tennis champion OF
England. only recently celebrated her tWen.
ty-flrst birthday. She is an expert bicycllst
and golf player, as well as singer and
pianist.
DR. THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH. OF New Jer'
sew, has two other claims to distinction pc
side being a Congressman. He Is the author
OF 'Ben Bolt" and he once thrashed Edgar
Allen Poe.
SINCE his retirement Mr.. Gladstone has
received hundreds OF letters from English
men all over the world, many OF them WORK
inguen, conveying their love and regard for
the Grand Old Man
CECIL RHODES, Premier OF Cape Colony,
South Africa, and who has threatened inde-
pendence of that State from English rule, 1s
said to be worth 75,000,000, which may ac-
count for his personal independence.
DR.. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, despite his
great ace. is described as 1.-THE, silver haired
and keen eyed. He laughs and chats WITH
animation, and his flashes OF repartee are as
freqrsnt and brilliant as they were IN other
years.
IT is understood President and B1rs. Cleve.
land will spend portion OF the summer at
Nebraska City, Neb., the guests OF Secretary
Morton. Extensive Improvements are oelnS
made on Arboe Lodge, the Secretarys coun-
try place.
TEE venerable ex-Urited States Senator
Henry L. Dawes and his wife have Just cele-
brated their golden wedding, In Plttsfeld,
Mass, receiving golden trinkets and golden
opinions from Mr.. Dawes's late colleagues In
WASHINGTON.
DoS CARLOS DE BOURBON, the pretender TO
tn throne OF Spain, was married few days
ago at Prague to Princess Marie Berthe de
Rohan. Cardinal Schoenborn solemntzed
the marriage in the presence OF large gain
ering OF the nobility, including many reia'
tives of the bride and bridegroom.
REPRESENTATIVE WILSON, of West Virginia,
who Is sojcurning at New Iberia, La:, Is
rapidly convalescing. Except for slight
weakness in the knees. he has recovered his
physical strength. Mr.. Wilson Is exploring
the Teche country, visiting the primitive
eugar mills Of the bsyous and the lnd1ap
settlements, and occasionally fishing.
MoLAuR1N, the new Senator from Mississ.
ipp, Is genuine type Of the Southern gen.
tIeman. He dresses In broadcloth, as Sena-
tors used to do before the war, with the
waistcoat cut so low as to reveal large ex'
panse OF shirt front, and he always carries
gold-headed cane. The Senator Is man OF
great personal dignity and distinguished
bearing.
TIE Youngest Duke In the British peerage
IS Maurice, Marquis of Kildare, who, at the
age of six years, has just become Duke OF
Leinster through the recent death or h1s
father. He Is further distinguished by the
fact that his mother, who is not yet thirty,
was known as "the handsomest woman In
the United Kingdom" when she was Her
mione Duncombe.