The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-03
PERSONALS.

Philo Norton McGiffin. commander of the
Chinese warship Chen Yuen. is only thirty
two years Of age. He is native Of Wash
ington. Pa, and graduated at Annapolis
in 1889.
Prof S. Edwin Whiteman, pupil OF
Lefebvre and Of Benjamin Constant, has
succeeded Prof. Andre Castaigne as in
structor Of the art class of the Charcoal
club at Baltimore.
Charles r. Pope. one Of the old-time
American actors is organizing a series Of
musical entertainments for the big music
hall in st. Louis. to be given monthly and
beginning in November. He has secured
the services Of Seidl and his orchestra,
Walter Damrosch. who will give a Wagner
festival, and other leading talent
Judge Charles A. Gayarre the venerable
historian OF Louisiana, who has been
seriously I'll during the summer, is now
restored to his usual health. Judge
Gayarre will be ninety years old on the
LIST Of next January. His home on Prieur-
St, New Orleans. is one Of the most at
tractive spots in the lower parts Of the
city.
At the court OF Alexander III OF Russia
the chef rs by tradition and position a
gentleman and has the right Of wearing
a sword The present holder of the office
is an Alsatian named Krautz. VINO fought
in the French army in the Franco-Prussian
war His pay and perqu!sltes amount TO
about $4,000 year, or half as much again
as the salary of the English prime minis
ter.
After many repaintings and alterations
Alma Tadema has finished his magnum
opus. a picture of ancient Rome In festival,
which has already been bought by a dealer
in Berlin for 10000 marks. II is called
Spring" and contains more than 100 fig
ures OF celebrants and spectators. a pro-
cession in honor of the goods Of flowers
and fertility, moving along toward the
temple
Don Scpione Borghese, prince OF Sui
mona, is about to restore the fortunes OF
his house by marrying the duchess of
Galliera, who brings him a fortune of
100000 The Borghese family was ruined
a few years ago by undertaking to put up
new buildings in Rome on too large a
scale. and was only prevented by the in
reference of the government from selling
the art treasures in the Villa BorgheSe
and the Borghese gallery. The most fam
Gus of these is Canova's statue of Pauline
Bonaparte, Napoleons sister, who married
into the family.
Baron Erlanger, whose death was an
nounced in a dispatch from Geneva was
Emile Erlanger. the head of the we'll
known banking house Of London and Paris.
The gaekwar OF Baroda is on a visit 10
Scotland and being a "twenty-one gun"
feudatory prince, with the largest revenue,
S7,5O0,0OO of any of the independent rulers
in India, is made much of by the "siler''
loving Highlanders.
A former officer of the German army.
Herr Waethe, a wealthy man, has gone to
California to purchase ground to establish
a vegetarian colony. His disciples, how
ever. are to eat fruit and vegetables only
in the raw state, live in UNFINISHED huts,
and wear as little clothing as possible.
In the colony are twelve German noblemen.
thropist of Vienna, has caused great sor-
row to Nine. Sarah Bernhard, who con-
sidered him one of her best friends. She
never failed to visit Mundy when in or
near Vienna, and declares that he was one
of the noblest men who ever lived. The
baron spent $4,000 in caring for wounded
Frenchmen in 1S70-7l
The shah of Persia has become an ar
dent sportsman and established a Persian
derby. in which twenty-seven of his ma
jesty's horses recently ran. The owners of
the horses which were defeated received
nothing, Of course, but the owners of the
winners were no more successful. 1t was
considered an insult that they should al
low their animals to defeat those of the
shah. Further than that, the horses were
confiscated and placed in the stable of his
majesty, who thus has new source of
income.