The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-26
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

Prophet Virgins says that Lake Michi-
gan is drying up.
Laurence Hutton. the well-known critic,
is collector of posters.
Joseph Chamberlains collection of or
chids is valued at 100000.
Senator Allison is not an orator. 1t is
very seldom he makes an extended speech
Secretary Carlisle, in spite of his great
learning, never attended either academy or
college.
Archduchess Maria Theresa, fragile as
she looks. is one OF the strongest women
in Europe.
Charles Dana Gibson has announced his
engagement TO Miss Irene Langborne, of
Richmond, Va.
The Marquis of Deyonshire allows him
self the luxury of a railroad ten miles
long for his private pleasure.
The pope is a remarkably good chess
player; in fact, il is only on rare occasions
that he is defeated at the game.
Ex-senator ingalls,. of Kansas, was at
Williams college with President Garfield.
graduating one year before him.
James Whitcomb Riley says that much
of the dialect poetry in the newspapers
TO which his name is attached is not writ
ten by him.
Senator Hawley, of Connecticut. has been
a newspaper man for thirty-nfne wears
still retaining the editorship of the Hart
ford Courant.
George Augustus Sala recently testified
IN court that his time was worth S25 an
hour, and that he had more demands upon
1t than he could possibly meet.
Mrs. Lester, who recently shot her hus-
band in India and was condemned to ten
years imprisonment. is a granddaughter
or John Braham, the tenor. and a niece
OF the famous Countess of Waldegrave.
Mr.. Barney" Barnato. the diamond
king. went to Africa with his brother
when he was yet lad. and the two pen
nliess youths, who are now millionaires
knew what 1t was to suffer the pinch of
poverty. In their early days In South
Africa the brothers used to turn an hon
est penny be performing conjuring tricks
in public.
After the famous Palmer poisoning case
The inhabitants of Rugley waited on Lord
Palmerston and begged him TO sanction
change or name. What do you suggest?"
asked the genial prime minister. As the
hpphcsnts tailed 10 PROFOUND anything
reasonable the great Pam cheerfully add
ed: y GU can name IL after me If YOU
l ili.t The deputation thanked him and
Withdrew. and II did not dawn upon them
until they got home that If they adopted
me suggestion made the name would
practically he Palmerstown.
N Louis Yossion, the French consul at
philadelphia, upon whom has been con
ferred the cross OF the Legion of Honor
fought in the Franco-Pr ussian war being
severely wounded at Cirayelotte and aft
erward served in the consular service az
Mandeiay and Rangoon, in Burrnah. and
AZ khartoum. For many wears he has
I a
contributor 10 the NouveIle Review. and
has written a work on the constitution of
the United States.
Ex-senator Conger. of Michigan. who
niteen years ago was one Of the leaders of
me republican party is now r. poor man
living In Washington CITY. Two years ago
Mrs. Conger died. leaving the aged OK
senator an annuity OF 500 month The
executors or the estate. il seems have not
paid the annuity for almost a year The
other day he won his suit, and the courts
ordered the executors TO pay the money
oue or go 10 jan. Mr. Conger is now "a
years Old one Of the greatest speeches
which he ever delivered was that at tba
Chicago convention in 1850
His sire king of Spain and his mother
a que hess-had she been kitchen maid
ana Ils father r1uleteer he could not
a strange career Of Alexander Sober who
dSlhg. hequeathed fortune 10 the queen
regent OF spain, which the Madrid courts
refuse 70 award upon a technical flaw in
tne Will Inc iilegitimate son OF King
feruinand VII. discarded when z months
old by his father in the plebeian wav q,
bapS IN a basket left on a Doorstep he had
DETER Things In his mind than his rovaI
pFogenltor ever imagined could exist HaV-
~. fortune left 10 him by his foster
ld'her, ne refused 10 take II. because To
90 50 would mean poverty 10 the ar,six.
OF ne man ny whom he was adopte9 Vtfh
4ittie more than "A brilliant education ne
deIartea from Madrid for Paris where he
AAeN tich IN commercial life Throurh
the TaGarjes Of time MS rnother -
Slchess, who had deserted him in infancy
became impoverished and he settla4 a
pension upon her. although her friend.
sr.iP re rejected 20 the end. Sinister and
embittered by experience after v-asi.S
came TO him, he lived save for his bocts
ah9 tAe pOrest regard for the present
Widowed queen Of Spain