The herald., 1896-05-03
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Mrs. Maybrick's mother says in a New
Orleans letter that she will work for her
daughters release till she dies.
The Edinburgh university has conferred
the degree of LII. d. upon President F. A.
Walker of the Massachusetts College of
Technology.
Colonel Neagle. superintendent OF the
registry bureau, New York postotiice, is
perfecting a scheme to have letters regis
tered a. hotels in that city.
Judge Arthur Dale of Wichita, Kan. has
cree exactly twenty-five seconds after the
case was presented to him.
Senator Foraker of Ohio, as counsel for
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, is oppos.
ing an Ohio scheme to sue his clients for
So. 100000 worth of land in Cleveland.
The duke of Cumberland was born with
out nose. The one which adorns his face
is the result of much ingenuity on the part
of the surgeons who attended him as an
infant.
st. Petersburgers are not spoiled as New
Workers in regard to opera singers. Sigrid
Arnoldson produced little impression over
here, but last month she was at the head OF
an Italian opera company at the Russls n
CAPITAL. where the nightly receipts averag d
$1,000. The tenor was Masini; the con-
ductor. Pome.
Sir H. H. Kitchener, who is in command
of the British expedition to Dongola,
speaks Arabic like a native. He under
stands the Soudanese thoroughly, their
customs and their temperament. In the
Nile campaign of SS3-S5 it was his diplo-
macy that enabled the British to make
allies of good many lukewarm sheiks.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe will be among
the speakers at the Medtield Women's
clubs celebration of Hannah Adams life
and works in May. Hannah Adams
founded a womau's literary society in
Medfield before the Revolutionary war.
and the exercises will be held in the church
which she attended in the quaint old town.
South Africa has given a name to the
duke of Abercorn's little granddaughter,
who has been christened Rhodesia, the
duke being chairman of Mr.. Rhodes char
tered company. This opens up the pros
pect of names like Mashona. Bechuana,
Delegoa, Matabele and Mpwapwa for the
new generation of English girls.
Crawford Marley, who has just died in
New Zealand at the age of 80, is believed
to have been the last survivor of these who
had ride on Stephenson's No. l engine
when the Stockton and Darlington railway
was first opened. He was about IS years
of age at the time. and, with two other
boys. he went to see the Iron horse,
dray by eight horses.
During the past year Sandow has beco ne
a confirmed bicyclist. He did not at first
give his approval to this form of exercise.
thinking it developed the leg muscles only.
He has increased his single finger lift
from 600 pounds tie 75O, while the dumb
bell that he raizes with one hand weighs
go pounds, an increase of fifty pounds
over that of last year. His harness lift hns
increased from $500 to 600.
Professor Roentgen is very fond of Italy
and goes to Florence every year TO
enjoy a little rest. He tried on his
recent trip to avoid notoriety, but the
students made a great demonstration in
his honor. One of them delivered a Ger
man address to the distinguished visitor
and the professor responded in choice
Italian. Professor Roentgen is tall, hand
some man with fair beard and hair.
Countess Hartenau, the morganatic wild
ow of the late Prince Alexander of Batten-
berg. is about to marry an Austrian officer
of high rank. The countess is beautiful
| and clever, and before Prince Alexander
| married her was a weil-known opera sing
er, by dame Johanna LoiSenger. She was
of humble birth. but great talents and has
numerous relations in lowly stations of
! life. Her Two children by Prince AleXan-
der bear the title of Count and Countess
| Hartenau, and were left by their late
| father under tine guardian ship of Prince
| Louis of Battenberg.
The pope has not yet decided to send n
representative to the Russian coronation,
AT the coronation of Alexander Ill, In
1883, some unpleasant incidents took
place on account of the place assigned 10
Mgr. Vannuelli, who then represented the
pope, and monsignor protested by refusing
to appear at certain ceremonies. The
pope, it is said, asked for the precedence of
his envoy over all other representatives
sent to the coronation. This the emperor,
who is not of the pope's religion, can
scarcely be expected TO grant.