The record-union., 1897-07-26
IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

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vert. He heard Colonel Ingersoll nom
mate James G. Blaine at Cincinnati,
and that wonderful speech opened his
eyes to the possibilities of eloquence
He went to his home determined to
abandon his notes hereafter, and he
developed with marvellous rapidity into
a great pulpit orator.
Miss Kate Mickles Bradley of Wash
! ington, D. c., daughter of the late
Colonel George w. Bradley, United
States Army has become a professional
model
Apirina Turapa Ngata, a full blooded
Maori. who holds the degree of Bache-
lor of Arts and of Laws from Canter-
| bury College, has been admitted to the
bar at Auckland, being the first of his
race to accomplish the feat.
Yemen's Arabian Jews have asked
Negus Menelek for permission to settle
! in the towns of Abyssinia, on the
ground that Menelek is one of the
chosen people, being descended from
King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
Hannah Brewer, the old Bitton
postmistress, has decided to take rest
after sixty years of active employment.
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carrying the mails about scattered
hamlets lying between Wick and Bit
ton, on the borders of Gloucester, Eng
land. Her daily round was eleven
miles in all weathers, and included
many steep hills. During her many
years of service she walked a quarter
of a million miles. She is now seventy
two years old, and has been retired
on small pension.
Captain Daniel A Nesbitt, who has
resigned from the Seventh Regiment,
served in the regiment for thirty years
He commanded the Second Company
for eighteen years.
Mr.. Fisk, the new Secretary of Lega-
ton at Berlin, was graduated at the
University of Michigan, studied a year
or two at Johns Hopkins, took fell
loWship at the University of Pennsyl-
vania, and finally took a doctors de-
gree at Munich after studying at Ber-
lin.
The Rev. DR.. Hopkins of the First
congregational Church Of Dubuque, Ia,
former opponent of the Sunday news
paper, has become an advocate of it.
declaring his belief that changed times
nave made 1t necessary, and that it
has become permanent feature of the
community's life
Father Sylvester Malone. nastor of
St. Peter and Paul, in BROOKLYN. and
State Regent, lately celebrated his sew
enty-sixth birthday and assisted in
breaking ground for the new Henry
McCaddOn Memorial Hall. He turned
the sod with nickel-plated shovel, and
planted an American flag in the hole
Miss Anna Schoen- Rene led a chorus
OF o0O voices at a recent musical festi-
val that was held in Minneapolis. She
has had remarkable success conduct
ing orchestras and choruses, and has
done much to raise the musical stand
ard Of the University of Minnesota.
Her father was court counselor of
Emperor William l., and after her
fathers death the Emperor took a per-
sonal interest in her education.
Mrs. Harriet Maxwell Converse, or
Chief Ya-iewah- was made chief
of the Six Nations in recognition of her
services in protecting their interests in
the Legislature and her Indian name
means The Watcher" The Indians
call her "our eagle, which continually
hovers above us to watch and warn
us of danger" Mrs. Converse attends
all the important councils of the Six
Nations
Senor Enrique Dupuy de LONE, En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plen-
ipotentiary from Spain to the United
States, was born in Valencia, Spain. on
August 23, 1851. He entered Spain's
diplomatic service March 4, 1869, he
then being in his eighteenth year. He
was graduated from the law depart
ment of the University of Madrid in
1872. After holding several positions
he came to this country as First Sec
retary of the Legation at Washington
in 1857. He remained here a short
time, returned to Spain, filed several
positions there, and again came here
but as Envoy and Minister, in 1892
His present appointment he received
in 1895
Miss Blanche Sully of Philadelphia,
a daughter of Thomas Sully, one of
Americas greatest portrait painters,
went to England with her father in
1887, he having a commission to paint
a portrait of the Queen for the So
ciety of st. George and st. Andrew of
Philadelphia. After her father had
had sittings from the Queen until the
face was finished, Miss Sully placed the
heavy coronation robes, which weighed
about forty pounds, on her shoulders,
and stood for hours in the Queens
stead until the picture was completed
Queen Victoria afterward gave Miss
Sully a splendid diamond signet ring
and an autograph letter thanking her
for the trouble she had taken.