The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-04
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

pr. Won Stephan, the genial and clever
head OF the German postal service, has
Just celebrated his twentyfifth anniver-
Sary as postma SteT general. He was
made postmaster general of the North
German Confederation in 1870.
POSTMASTER General Wilson. who seldom
smoked before ne was 40, has become an
invetervbte smoker. Secretary Morton, ON
me other hand. has given up The habit.
Secretary tfresham's Illness Is said to be
due IN part TO excessive smoking.
Signor Bcno1ni. one of the Panama ca
nal engineers, who was in New OrleapS
the other day, said that work would begin
on the canal on a large scale about July
J. The d1rector general OF the company
is due at Colon about the last Of June.
Mary Z. Wilkins. the story writer. is
so shy in general society that II Is the
York Literary circles tllat no one feels ac-
quainted with her. She scarcely speaks
ON social occasions, except to answer
when spoken 10.
i'.cl, has come upon. a tree whose fruit
gives out tallow-like fat. The tree is
one OF the largest in the forests of Usam-
bere, and me fruit IS big and heavy,
measuring a foot in length by half a foot
In diameter II IS a new species or the
guttifori-
Achmed Notelesel. the merchant who
helped Slatin PaSlla 10 escape. on return
ing to Osndur-n2n vas hanged by order
~ the Kal,pha- He was BETRAYED by Sla-
aims servants. who We're tortured till they
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communication with their master before
his flight
Archbishop Farrar made over $40 90 out
Of his three books. The Life Of Christ"
of Christianity" Iie was only a conpar-
a+lVtlv unknown Curate when one Of his
sermons attraet t.le attention Of pub
Usher, WHIP tn1cn8.!sattsy- conT-sSsion.1
him to HiSit PaieS int IN order 10 write
a biography OF CHRIST. This was how his
gi;t GO writing was first discovered.
Mai. Here's Won Bor-l1e who del re-
Gently IN Berlin, fought with Gen. J. T.
Is. Stuart. the Confederate cavalry Lead
or. during me civil war being one Of the
most trusted members OF his staff. Won
Brcvke was a giant in stature. and hrs
cavalry sword, which he presented 70 tho
state ~ virginia at the close ~ the war
vas an trnInense weapon which ne orsii-
nary man could only handle With diff
Guilty.
Capt Henry \. Castle. postmaster At
-. Paul. who was q mere hoy when the
Union arr1s>-'-St In 1873. as private
aDi saTge7 n ma 1r Of tn Seventy-fl1irI
Illinois infantry. from wfrs,h he was Is IS
Cssa'sss1 - wounds rececyet in hattle,
then. tD l~t. as cy}p-atn - Company \
one Hundred arl 1h5~ty-seveuth Illtn,is
81 fa1try. ANITA. the expiration ~ its terni
or service.
Miss TaI2u Sue,ve Is the name Of a
Jsfars~se young woman. who. after study
tnE a. Wellesley college. hasca ne a teacher
in 3 tNa1r- stan SssAsoo3 Tor girls IN Osaka
japan. 4 te8ch.' she saws. three class
- ia CHINESE literature, TWO IN 7 giish.
of.a Tn thu history ~ the pa ueSe iiterSi-
turt. ADI one sD botany. Ees,.ipS ! have
40 ocrr-st the japanese compositions pro
dured from The classes and 10 give a le->-
tura e-3-'l Week CsG she JapaUeSe r1st os-C
Aided - al these I have 10 give lessons
IN Yankee cox cry
Local cp.5ou'' has teu1 an2Ne.7 - foot
han ~ Canton Thurcan Switzerland. In
a - ,.f.Ia-e t.,lrirE ui1s QroEres o. game
a; a village called passnarss-. IN that can