The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-03-15
PROMINENT PEOPLE

NJ FAUBE the now President OF France, Re
largely seli-mhdo man.
MILLIONAIRE RocKEFKGIRR. the Standard oil
celebrity, invested in a bicycle the other day.
The Emperor Of Russia and his wife are
planning long tour of their dominions for
this year.
THE Princess Of Wales and her daughter
have taken up wood carving as a means Of
pleasant occupation.
MARY REGINA HoLI. daughter Of Princess
Marie Regina, Of Spain. Is dead ut the Hawa-
iian village Of Koolausla.
HILTON GREAvEs, the largest cotton manu-
taeturer OF the world, died recently, at Old
ham, England from cancer.
sENAToR-ELECr BAKER. of Kansas. Is tho
sixth Senator elected from that State since
the war who was not in the army.
MINNEsorA's now Senator Knute Nelson.
is only triile ever five feet high. He will
be the shortest man in the Senate.
IT is again reported that the Sultan Of Mo.
rocco has appealed TO England to place his
kingdom under protectorate, as he does not
feel able TO hold it himself.
WILLIAM Waldorf AsTon is DESTROYS of
parting with the Pail Mall Gazette and his
magazine, and intends TO make q protracted
| soioum the United States.
I JUDGE CHARLES E. A. GAYARRE. the vener-
able historian, litterateur and statesman, died
lately in New Orleans. He was born in New
| Orleans on January 8 1906.
! GENERAL MONTGOMERY CoRsE. veteran of
! the Mexican and Civil Wars. died several days
since, at Alexandria, Va, from old age and
| general debility. He was born in Alexandria
in 1916.
! "DAN' EMMETT, author Of fDixie" Is to
have a reception and testimonial soon from
the Confederate veterans Of Washington. He
will be eighty in May, and first sang the song
in 1S43
JOHN L. WILSON, tho new Senator from
| Washington, was born in Indiana I'm August,
1850, and was the first Representative in Con
gress from the State and is a member Of the
present House
! STILLsoN HUToHIHs, of New Hampshire, has
received S225,00 from the National Typo
graphic Company as a commission for nego-
tiating the type-setting machine patents fol-
England in 1889.
Mrs. HELEN M. COUGAR and husband have
gone to the Holy Land, in pursuance of Al
ante-nuptial agreementto visit some country
every year, with a view of finally seeing thu
whole civilized world.
THE Earl of Yarmouth, the heir of tn,
1
down through a long line of honored British
ancestors from the time of Edward VI, ha
recently won great hOnOrs as a skirt dancer
SAMUEL SMITH, the author of "Ameriea,
wants to have it understood that he is not ii
want, as has been stated. The story wa
started from his little grandson charging to-
cents for the authors autograph, for Whic
there is a lively demand.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, at the ripe age @
seventy-four, is enjoying excellent health
She is rich woman having besides som
private means, the $250,00O publicly sui
scribed for her by the English people at tn
close of the Orimean war.
GENERAL BARRIos, President OF the mil
tant State of Guatemala, is a professions
soldier and a West Pointer. His ambition
said to be bOundless, and he comes of a fierc
and warlike family whose name is dreade
, throughout Central America.
GEORGE @. CANNON the leading spirit
) the Mormon Church, will probably be I'll
first Senator elected from Utah when I'll
Territory achieves Statehood. His sol
Frank Cannon, now Delegate-elect, has
, good chance of becoming his fathers SEM
torlal colleague.
; CHARLES ROBERT SHERvINToN. Commando
Q in-Chief of the Malagasy army, is an En-
2 ishman who failed to get an army commi
sion in 1877 and embarked for South Afric
J He has the rank of Lieutenant General, al
for ten years has been Military Secretary
Q the Queen of Madagascar.
By accepting the CHARACTERISTIC of t
German Empire Prince Hohenlohe lost none
Q The Chancellor receives only about $40
D year, extras included; the Governor of A
: saee-Lorraine (the position formerly held
3 the Prince receives $4,000. The Emper
Q offered to make up the deficiency, but Prin
: Hohenlohe refused to accept.