The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-14
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

James Barrie, the Scotch novelist. care
1uiiy rewrites each of his books before
sending 1t TO his publisher.
Since the time of Elizabeth Salisbury is
the first prime minister 10 wear a full
beard IL Is expected, however, that the
Liberals will give him shave. sooner or
later.
]. Pierpont Morgan, the chief of the
States with gold in exchange for bonds.
began life as a clerk with the old New
YORK banking firm of Duncan, Sherman &
Co.
The will of the late Duke of Hamilton
must have proved unpleasant reading for
his widow, since ii leaves her with merely
5000 year, while her little girl. Lady
Mary Hamilton-now about 10 years of
aa;se0inherits an income of more than
ST. 600 year.
Prof. Huxley was buried as probably he
would have liked to be, in bed of boulder
clay, a hitting sepulchure for a paleon-
tologlst: In the earth about his coffin are
relics of the prehistoric era when all Scot
land and England as far as the Thames
were covered with vast sheet of ice
The following story is told of President
Diaz of Mexico. by his father-in-law
Minister R4hio, secretary of the interior:
Rubio had been persuaded, much against
his Will. to accompany the president on
duck chase. for he has no penchant for
the water. On the lake the president saw
a number of ducks rise on the opposite
side and begin flying toward him. He at
once took his position in the bow of the
boat. The boatman was slowly padding
toward the bank. just as President D!az
raised his gun TO fire the boat struck bot
tom: and the president sat down in the
mud. without noticing the interruption
he let go both barrels and brought down
Two ducks at the same time remarking to
Rrbio: 81 wonder if the president of the
United States could beat that"
Sir Arthur Halliburton, who has been ap-
pointed TO the vacant office OF permanent
undersecretary for war, from which Sir
Ralph Thompson has retired under the
age clause, will receive the largest war
office salary-$l0.000 a year-next TO that
drawn by the secretary of state for war
The circumstance is not of so much &C
count TO Sir Arthur Halliburton, who is a
thor of Sam Slick and who married a
daughter of the late Mr.. Leo Schuster
Permanent officials who depend wholly on
their salary do not a rule live in Lown-
des Square. but Sir Arthur Halliburton has
beautiful house there, stored with pict-
ures and countless other art treasures
picked up by Lady Halliburton and him
self during their wanderings. This house
was once the residence of Vice Chancellor
Mains. The new permanent undersecre-
tary Is n tall. MISUNDERSTANDING man Of
65. with gray hair. worn rather long u
ford complexion. and dark eyes. He was
called TO the Canadian bar in his early
days hut a post in the commissariat that
in connection with that he had 10 organize
the supply and transport service for all
the little wars in Zululand and Egypt dur
ing the ten years from 1873 10 1855 The
post he held was abolished when the Gu
ties attached to it were handed over to
the ouartermaster general, hut on the
Office OF assistant underSecretaTy Of state
becoming vacant at the death OF Col.
Decide he succeeded to the war office,
which he has since held.-London STAN
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