Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-08-07
Eminent Entities.

Mckinley. has been appointed post
master OF San Francisco.
Prot. Edgar Mcclure Of the Oregon
state university, fell over a 30O-foot prec-
ipice while descending Mount Rainier
in the dark. His body was found
Judge Richard A, Buckner, OF Licking
ton, Ky, who is losing his eyesght, was
one Of the men who made such a stub
born fight to prevent Kentucky irom go
ing out of the Union.
Rev. c. O. Brown, formerly of San
Francisco, but now a resident Of Chicago,
has appealed for re-openmg OF his case
before the Bay conference OF the Con-
gregatonal church.
Secretary Sherman's health has inn
proved very much since he arrived at
Amangansett, L. |. He is about to leave
for Boston in a day or two, and this trip
viii be followed by a sea voyage.
Commander Philip Hichborn, chief
constructor of the navy, has presented
to the city OF Hartford through Senator
Hawley, the fgurehcad OF Admiral Far
iagut's flagship, the Hartford, and it
will probably be placed in some public
position in the city.
Senator Mason recently asked Senator
Morgan OF Alabama how long he could
talk on a subject OF which he knew abso-
lutely nothing. well, " answered Nor
gan with smile, "if it was a matter
about which knew absolutely nothing
do not think l could talk more than
two DAYS"
Ex-Gov. Pattison OF Pennsylvania has
written a letter declining to be the dem
ocratic nominee for state treasurer this
year, in spite of the wish Of many dem
ocrats in the western part OF the state,
who are leading the movement for
launching strong democratic state
ticket Business engagements, he says,
prevent.
A. h. Spoford, formerly librarian of
congress, and now assistant librarian,
was a war correspondent during the War
of the Rebellion. At one OF the Bull
Run battles he had fer colleagues Murat
Halstead, Willard, Boynton, and White
law Reid. He was appointed librarian
by President Lincoln, and for thirty five
years held the Office.
Anthony Hope Hakwins, being asked
if he would write a book on America
after his reading in the fall, answered
Not if you treat me we'll over there.
Indeed, | Will be there too long to write
my impressions. | understand that no
traveller ever writes book who stays in
a country more than a week, and | will
be in America three months at the least"
The oldest living man who had faith
er in the battle of Bunker Hill is Alonzo
Barnes OF North Conway, n. H., who is
ninety years DID, and his brother, Albert
Barnes, seyenty-eight years, is now III
the government employ as postmaster at
kearsarge Village. Mr. Barnes is the
son OF Lieut. Amos Barnes, who fought
with Gen. Stark at the rail fence" at
Bunker Hill,
Two links with the past have died dur
ing the English jubilee period-Mrs.
Empson, who was the only child of Lord
Jeffrey and the widow OF Prof. Empson,
the third editor of the Edinburgh Re-
view, and Mr.. Angerstein, probably the
last survivor of the private society OF
Mine. d Arblay, who died in 1910, and
who in her youth was on terms of init
mate friendship with Burke, Garrack
and DR.. Johnson.
| An attempt to classify well known
Englishmen as tall, medium, or short is
made by the St. James Gazette, "medi-
um" being taken as from feet to 5
feet 9. Under tall comes Lord Sails
bury, Mr.. Beliour, Sir. William Vernon
Iarcourt, Cecil Rhodes, Mr.. Lecky, DR..
W. d. Grace, the bishop of London, and
Sir Henry Irving; under medium, Mr..
| Gladstone, Mr.. Chamberlain, the arch
bishop of Canterbury, John Merely and
Henry NJ. Stanley; under short, Lord
Roberts of Kandahar, Lord Wolseley'
DR.. jameson, Pudyard Kipling and Mr..
Barrie.
A curious drawing by Thackeray,
made some thirty-five years since, was
sold last month in London. 1t was exc
cuted for Lady Knighton. 1t appears
that the novelist owed her shilling for
some trihing bet and paid her with the
drawing. The picture consists of por-
traits of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert,