New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15
PERSONAL.

DR. Nansen's tour through France Is triunphal
progress. His cousins Of Normandy TO use his
own phrase. turned out In great force TO meet him
at Rouen, and after his lecture NJ Toutan. the
president Of the Geographical Society handed him
the society's gold medal and silver satuette OF
Joan of Arc To his wife and little daughter were
presented magnificent albums, containing views OF
Rouen and its monuments. The Mayor also gave
the explorer a parchment surmounted by the arms
of Rouen. inscribed with resolusio IN Oh me Mu
nicipal Council giving the name OF hansen 10 one
of the streets of the town.
Mrs J. c. Shaffer OF Evanston. H.. IS TO present
n marble bust OF Miss Frances e. Willard TO the
Northwestern University of which institution Miss
Willard Is an aunna.
ono of Senator Mason's constituents met him In
Washington tho other day. and said: "You re-
member me- The Senator looked puzzled, and
expressed regret that he could not remember faces
Don't you remember when you delivered that
roaring speech at - in our county last OCTOBER!
II remember that OCCASION" the Senator said
Don't you remember the man who took OF his
hat after you had concluded and proposed three
cheers for the next Senator from Illinois,? 81 do.
said the Senator. and are you the man? Yes;
I'm the man. and don't you remember what you
said 10 me after had given the cheers?' What
was IT." injured the Senator "YOu asked me If |
TCmd wn teSi as you Won said it, oh yes remember
now. said the senator and the two shook , hand i5
heartily and walked away arm In arm ike ola
friends
In Ottawa Canada the other day, Monsignor
Merry del Val, the Papa Delegate. listened to three
addresses Of welcome in Latin French and Eng
lish and responded to each in the same tongue
Major-General Wesley Merritt, who has assumed
command of the Department OF the East, the next
highest post TO the command OF the Army. is cred
tied with being equal. II not superor.'to any cav
airy officer living. Every officer and soldier VINO
ever served under him loves him. The most I'M
kind word ever said OF him was just after he was
graduated in October, 1850. whom Quartermaster
Marshall remarked TO Captain B. r. Bee: Zee,
what do YOU think OF that fellow? | mean tnat
West Pointer who Is attached to Company +; Sec.
ord Dragons? He looks as II he was half asleep.
Bee a chivalrous fellow. noble otloer Responded:
mouth-he may bite you" General Merritts abll-
itv gallantry determination daring and many
successes in the Civil War proved that ne was an
ideal soldier just Bee had measured him.
Commodore Albert Kautz OF the Navy. who has
lust been promoted to that grade by the President,
IS a brother Of the late General Kauz. He it was
who succeeded In bringing about the first exchange
OF prisoners In the Civil War. In June, ls6l he
was taken prisoner by tho privateer Winslow while
IN command OF a prize vessel, and incarcerated In
Richmond by order of President Davis. In Octo-
Der he was released parole for the purpose of
procuring an exchange OF war prisoners; Presi-
dent Lincoln and Secretaries seward ana Nelles
AT first refused 10 listen to the plan. nut later
agreed TO negotiations by means or which Lieu
tenants Selden and Wordcn the hero or the Moni-
TORI and Kautz were exchanged for three Confed-
the capture Of New Orleans. In 1862. and hauled
down the Lone Star" flag from the Custom House
and hoisted the Stars and Stripes In It's place
Boston, April AN. Brunetierc, Editor OF the
French REVUE Des Deux Mondes." lectured here
Yesterday for the Womans Educational and In
dustrial Union on "The Literature of France In
the Nineteenth Century.