Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
ABOUT PEOPLE.


If the republicans elect their tichel,
1t is observed that the first lady Of The
land" Mrs. Mckinley, would be de
barred by the state 0f her health from
social prominence in Washington, and
it is discovered that Mrs Hobart is
eminently calculated to fill the lack
The wife Of the republican candidate
for vice president is an accomplished
woman, thoroughly cOnyersant with
politics, social adept, a handsome,
vigorous, interesting and brainy per
son, who loves to give dinner parties
and to bring interesting people to-
gether. She is a clever talker, it is
said
There was a pleasant incident last
week at the commencement exercises
of Kenyon college, Gambler, o. The
president interrupted the proceedings
to announce that he had just been in
formed that a son of the famous and
reverend Bishop Philander Chase, the
founder of the college, was present in
the audience. At once the entire as
aembly arose to its feet and hogan
the gentleman who had been referred
to, Rev. Dudley Chase, advanced to the
platform and made an imprOmptu ad-
dress Mr.. Chase is retired chaplain
of the United States army and lives in
Philadelphia.
Speaker Reed is yet undecided as to
his future. His private secretary,
Amos Allen, is thus quoted eff Mr..
Reed agian enters politics it will be to
run for congress from his old district.
He has been thinking this matter over,
but has not definitely settled on mis-
future plans. He is comparatively a
poor man, and in relinquishing active
political life it will be to engage in law
practice in New York city. If he runs
for congress again it will be to remain
in public life" Mr. Reeds secretary,
by the way, is gray-haired man OF
prominence i'll his state who knows as
much about politics and public ques
tons as the average senator.
Prince Louis of Bavaria created some
ting of a sensation at the great banquet
at Moscow when he declared that
neither he nor any of the other German
princes present was there as a mem
Der of the suite" Of Prince Henry of
Prussia None of the German prlnCes
or rulers regards the German emperor
as his suzerain, and Emperor William :
eldest son is only crown prince Of
Prussia. and not of Germany. 1t is not
impossible that in case Of the early
death OF Emperor William the dignity
of the German emperor might be cCH-
fided by the members of the cOnfedera-
ton to some one more capable than
this 14-year-old lad.
More than a year before his death
jules simon had promised to SIT for MS
bust to the WeII-knoWn sculptor, Injal-
bert His intentions were frustrated a.
first by the operations which he had to
undergo for cataract, and when, after
long delay. Irlalbert set to work, he
found his client so altered by i'll health
that he shranll from the task. DeaCn
then rendered it impossible to do more
thaa take east of the familiar feat
ureS Aided by this anC by memory
the sculptor hopes to be able to ach5 We
portrait that will recall the statesman
as he appeared before age and disease
SET lIelf MARA upon ulII
Rt Rev Dr. Abram Grant, the nevis
elected bishop of the first district OF this
African Methodist Episcopal church, Is
an imposing figure physically. lie is
more than + feet tall. ana weighs about
$50 pounds He wears a full black
beard, has but little hair on the top OF
his head has a short but Well-shape,.
rose. and black. int elligent and genial
eyes He has cOmmon-sense, chatty
way of talking, Aid only occasionally
does a southern locution creep into his
otherwise good English. Bishop
Grants career from birth in slavery to
the achieving of the highest dignity
which the church can give him, has
been a remarkable ona.
NJ Dubus, who has just died at Cler-
mont France in his seventy secOnd
year, figured i'll remarkable episode
of the war of 1870 Gambetta and
Spuller left Paris by balloon on Oct. S
to stir up the government at Tours. AS
they passed over Ch2ntilly the Prus
SLAMS sighted them ard fired shots
which told. and rode after the falling
balloon NJ Dubus, then mayor OF
Clermont was equal to the emergency
and, having harnessed his horse to q
trap. arrived just in time to catch the
two travellers as they reached thl
ground. and to drive them in safety tc
Montdidicr. The tree i'll the FaviereS
wood upon which the graphing irons
fastened is still called Gambetta's oak