The National tribune., 1896-09-24
PERSONAL

Tho London Nems pays q most fattering
amount of attention to the fact OF Miss Clara
Barson's presence In the city. and devotes .
column and half to an interview with her on
her Armenian work and experiences.
Col Christian Rhodes: formerly Sergeant in
the Dist n. Y, and now residing on a farm near
Dickerson's, Nd. has just returned from
lengthy tour through Europe. Ho visited
Antwerp Berlin, Munich. Vienna. Heidelberg.
Paris and other noted places. and vas gone
about three months.
The thousands of friends of Col w. r. Hep
burn. Representative from Iowa. will sympa-
thize deeply with him in the loss of bis son,
who was killed at Chester, Ark. Sept Is. The
son, Frank, who was an extra engineer on the
San Francisco Railroad. came TO where W. A.
Sims, bar tender. was asleep on the platform,
under the influence of liquor. Young Hep
burn played practical joke on the bartender,
who became much incensed. and stabbed him
in the breast. Hepburn procured q revolver,
and the bartender did Che same. The bar
keepers second shot struck Hepburn in the
bowels, perforasing the intestines, from the
effects of which ne died two hours later
Mrs Custer. the widow of Gen. Custer who
was killed at the Big Horn fight of 1916.
is again busy with her pen. Her boms this
Summer has been at secluded log cabin near
Pocomo Creek. seven miles from the Delaware
Water Gap. in Pennsylvania.
Rev. J. p. Smith. the pastor of the African
American Methodist Episcopal Church at Troy,
N. Y. is dead. Mr.. Smith, when he was only
Is years of age. enlisted in the 54th Mass, one
of the colored regiments of that State. and
made for himself fine record for bravery in
the famous assault ON Fort Wagner, South
Carolina.
III. L. Remmel. lately the Republican candi-
date for Governor Of Arkansas. has issued
card in which he says that the result of the
election was peculiarly gratifying to him. He
had no idea of carrying the State, and could
not have had, in the face of welI-known facts.
But he made square fight on the st. Louis
platform against the Chicago platform, and his
vote was increased over that of two years ago
from 25 to 100 per cent. in the various Counties,
with an average gain in the whole State of
81 al per cent against a Democratic gain Of
81 CT per cent. This, too in the face of methods
and practices in many Counties which are dis
grace TO the State. which sure preventives
of immigration. and which the Governor-elscs
has pledged himself to do his utmost to reform.
He has great faith in the spirit Of fa;r play
among Arkansas people, and believes that they
| will demand just reforms.
Gen. Horace Porter, who has been Vice
President of Pullman's Palace Car Company
for about 20 years, has resigned that office in
| order to accept the Charm anship of the Sc.
Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company, to
which he has recently been elected.
Comrade ]. T. Wiseman, LIST iii. battery
| tMcCallister's), is now Special Agent of the
| Railway Official and Employees Accident Asso-
| citation. His residence is SIS North Thirte~.sth
| street, Lincoln, Neb.
Comrade L. L. CALDWELL. of DEBORAH, Iowa.
| lost the medal awarded to him by Congress for
| distinguished services during the war, at tho
| ST. Paul g. e. Encampment. The engraving
on the medal is as follows: "The Congress to
/ First Lieut.. Luman L. CALDWELL, Co. B, I'd
| Veteran N. Y. Cav, for gallaDtry at Bayou Ala
bama, La. Sept. a. 1884" The finder will bs
suitably rewarded for returning the medal to
| the above address.