The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-05

having the distinction Of being a bench
show prize winner is named Mckinley.
MRS. Theodore Sl;-o. We = the veil
known mining fnancier OF New York.
has just finished a course of study in
the law, which she undertook in order
to assist her husband in his work.
Rear Admiral Sicard viii be placed on
the navy's retired list on the 30th Of
this month. He entered the service Oc-
tober 1, 1851
Now that Judge Cooley has passed
away Judge Benjamin NJ. Graves of De
troit is the sole surviving member of
what used to be known as the big
four" of the Michigan bench.
Thomas Edison is credited with re-
marking that women have more sense
about machinery than men" At any
rate. he shows faith in the sex by keep
ing scores Of them on his pay roll.
It is now said that when Dewey was
first ordered to Manila he was directed
to inaugurate a pacific blockade and
await further orders. On learning this
Senator Proctor hurried to the White
House and fiercely protested against
the commodore being hampered by or
ders from those who could know moth
ing Of the situation in the Philippines.
The result was that Dewey was allow
ed to use his own Judgment.
II
c. A. PiIlsbury, it is said. viii become
president of the new corporation which
it is planned to form for the cOnsOlida-
ton of eleven of the largest -four mills
of the country. having a capacity of 95,-
600 barrels a day. The new corpora
ton will be one of the biggest industrial
companies of the country. with a CAPT
tai in stocks and bonds of about S40,-
100000.
i
About a year ago it was said that
William Waldorf Aston aspired to the
hand of Princess Victoria daughter OF
the prince OF Wales The story is told
in London that in sounding the princess
he one day asked for her opinion re-
garding commOner who would fall in
love with a princess. What advice
would you give % said the millionaire.
Il should advise the man to keep on
loving her" was the reply. AstOr
flushed with delight, but paled when the
princess continued: "And should ad-
wise the princess not to fall in love with
a cad
William Waldorf Astor is still an
American citizen His name was placed
on the voters list in a London borough
and the Liberals challenged it on the
Mr.. Aston wrote to say that the Liber-
ais were correct. His name was placed
on the list without his knowledge and
contrary to his wishes.
Mr.. Gladstone, during the last weeks
of acute neuralgia which ushered in the
last phase of his fatal Illness. found
great relief in music. Herbert Spencer
is said to have had recourse to music
for the relief of nervous disturbance
and the empress of Austria is reported
to have been cured of neuralgia by GER
tain strains of sound repeated at fire.
Quent intervals.
When Verdi was elected a member Of
the Italian parliament some years ago,
CavOur wrote to a friend exposing his
satisfaction that the man who had COM
posed the ''AIiserere" in I'll TrovatOre''
should be a member of the Italian par
lament. HOnOrs, political as we'll as
artistic. have since been shOWered on
Verdi without stint Many years ago
he was created a senator, and now his
name has been given to the Milan Con-
servatoire of Music which hencefOrth
will be called LiceO Verdi