The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-10
MEN AND MATTERS.

Governor Budd of California is an in
ventor as well as a stateman. lie is at
work upon a scheme by which he eN-
poets 10 get twelve horse power out of
gas engine weighing 1,SOO pounds.
Justice Wright the English jurlst, is
rather eccentric in some of his ways. on
his estate in Hampshire there is stuck up
an extraordinary notice board: Tres
passers will not be prosecuted
FoXhall keene and his wife are spend
ing the winter at Colorado Springs. lie
says that horse racing is getting TO be
a poor business and he is going to retire
his great runner Domino from the turf.
Governor Griggs of New Jersey will be
dined by the Theta Delta Chi Graduate
association of New York on Feb. IA. a
number of prominent men will be pres
ent. Governor briggs is a graduate Of
Lafayette college.
John Arthur Burnand, one of Jameson's
force, who was slightly wounded, is the
fourth son Of +. G. Burnand, the editor
of Punch. \. j. Burnand was in the Be
chunaland police and has been in South
Africa for the last four years.
Whitelaw Reid is spending the winter
at Phoenix. Ariz. lie says that he had
found the climate of Arizona milder and
more agreeable than that of Cairo, Egypt,
last winter. lie felt that his health was
better now than it had been during the
past two years.
Lord and Lady Aberdeen declined. II is
stated, TO attend ball at Ottawa on New
Years night, on the ground that, in their
opinion, it would be highly improper to
allow the pleasures of the ballroom to
intrude upon time that could be more
profitably spent the first night of a new
year.
Rev. II. W. Mcknight, president of Get
tysburg college, has rendered his resigna-
ton, TO take effect i'm June. The resgna-
ton is due to a contest in the board Of
trustees over college athletics n minority
of the board criticising the president for
permitting the students to play football.
Already Alfred Austin, England's GUS
tom-made laureate. is paying the penalty
OF greatness. His mail is enormous, and
the autograph fiend is after him in force.
one of the curious features OF the case is
that Mr.. Austin receives as many requests
for his signature from the United States
as he does from England.
Deputy Assistant United States Treas
urer Maurice l.. Muhleman of New York
is a remarkable statictican. and never
forgets anything. Mr.. Muhleman can tell
the market price Of Roman sesterce at
10 o'clock Aug. 10. 205, or the value of any
kind of money at any time since the first
medium of exchange was created.
The pate Judge Bruscwatter of Berlin
was notorious as the judge who once de-
clared: There is no such thing as pub
, lie opinion in Germany" This dictum
I caused "A great storm OF public protest in
Germany as was reused in America by
| Judge Taneys: The negro has no rights
| that the white man is bound TO respect.
NJ AVez, a well-known politician OF
Paris. died recently and his funeral was
/ attended by a curious incident. The rep
J resentativcs Of the chamber Of deputies
I found that the coffin was draped in red
the emblem of revolution. Under these
! circumstances they found IL impossible tc
! hold the cords and contcnded themselves
I nv simply walking with the mourners.
| Few of the rulers of Europe play cards
! eN,,pt as a pastime. The king Of l'aly
/ defests cards and will not take them IN
? his hand. 81 Is said. OWING TO the fact
. mar his father wasted hours over them
I Tba emperor OF Austria plays few
! games. since the death Of Alphonse MI
! card playing has been forbidden at the
/ court Of Spain. Emperor William alsC
frowns upon cards. and nevC~ plays eX
/ cepting when on a yachting trip.
| Her Asst. the shepherd doctor is th'
| latest lad in Europe He diagoses dis
! .ase by examining a lock Of the patient:
I hair and his universal charge for advice
+ a. about - cents. Clients wait patiently
. -, whole daN To see him, even IN hat
] yeather. and uy the time ne rctircs. neal
. midnight. they have failed 20 have an au