The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-15
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

ThaddeuS II. Stanton, paymaster of the
United States army, is the only officer OF
his corps who has received honorary rank
for gallantry in action since the war of the
rebellion.
Henry Selby has just died at Shepherds
town, w. Va, aged "a. He was one of the
wealthiest men in the state, and had never
slept In any other house than the one in
which he was born.
Charles Dewey, brother of the now IA
nous commodore, is president of life in
surance company at Montpelier, VT. He
and his wife recently celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary.
A judge in Tampa, Fla, has ordered a
United States marshal to take ten China
men back to Cuba, from whence they came,
and it will probably take a fleet of war
vessels to carry out the order.
Walter Rothschild, member of the great
London banking firm, keeps up at his coun-
try seat at Tring one of the finest museums
in the world. 1t is his hobby. and he has
spent enormous sums securing curiosities.
Joe Rust of Atchson, Kan, is cook on
board the warship Olympia, and his towns
men, according to Missouri paper, are
claiming credit for the splendid fight put
up by that vessels crew at Manila, holding
that no man can fight we'll on poor victuals.
Tomas Estrada Palma, the head of the
Cuban junta in the United States. Is pop
ularly known as the spinal cord of the rev.
olution. He has been an active enemy Of
Spain since 1868. and was secretary of state
and for short time president during the
ten years war.
Governor Mount of Indiana is very much
chagrined because of the large number of
members of the National guard of Indiana
who refused to enlist. An entirely new or
ganization will be formed, and care will
be taken to select men who will not show
the white feather at critical moment
Emperor William never wears an evening
dress suit, and there is an imperial regula-
ton ordaining that wherever possible cour-
tiers and guests shall wear the frock coat
a IAnglais, otherwise the newly introduced
court dress is de riguer. The black swal-
owtail is thus fast becoming forced out of
German court circles.
The father of the French chamber Henri
De Lactretelle, who is SO years of age, has
retired from parliamentary life. He has
represented Macon, but recently became so
infirm that he had to be carried in and out
of the chamber, and appeared to be per-
fectly Indifferent to the speeches and scenes
which went on around him.
Blanche Sully, who died last week in
Philadelphia. was a daughter of Thomas
Sully. the famous portrait painter, and had
the unique distinction of posing in the royal
robes and Jewels worn by Queen Victoria
at her coronation, for her fathers portrait
of that monarch, now owned by the Society
Of the Sons of St. George of Philadelphia.
Vice President Garrett Augustus Ho-
bart and Elliott Danforth, chairman Of the
New York Democratic state committee,
were boys together. They met the other
day in the senate restaurant at Washing
ton and the greetings they exchanged
shocked some of the aristocratic hearers.
This was the dialogue: "How are you,
ELLIOTT" "First rate, Gus; how are your
Sir Thomas H. Sanderson, who succeeds
Sir Julian Pauncefote as British minister
at Washington, was assistant to the late
Lord Tenterden as agent of the British
government at Geneva in the arbitration
of the Alabama claims in 1871; was private
secretary to the Earl of Derby when the
latter was secretary of state for foreign
affairs; private secretary to the late Earl
Granville when the latter was secretary
of state for foreign affairs, and assistant
under secretary of state for foreign affairs
in 1885,.
James Hendricks of Elberton, Ca, Joined
the confederate forces in 1861, was in near
iy every important battle of the rebellion,
and declares that no Union soldier was ever
killed or wounded by him, as he always
fired In the air. He believed war to be
wrong from every standpoint, and held
that legalized killing was no better than
ordinary murder. 1t was entirely from
patriotic motives that he answered the call
for troops to fight the north. Hendricks
says he is willing to join volunteer regi-
ment against the Spaniards, but would
carefully avoid taking life if sent to the
front.
Rev Frank B. Vrooman, late of Chi
cago, who, after being charged with here
sy in the local presbytery, became assist
ant pastor of the Peoples church, leav-
ing because his salary was not forthcom-
ing, is now president of big Klondike
company. He recently reached Seattle,
having pooled issues with Captain Jack
Crawford. the poet scout, and extensive
steam dredge placer mining operations are
planned. The ex-preachcr's company Sc
cured 100 of the discarded government
reindeer. and also rejoices in a govern
ment mail contract Mrs. Vrooman is ac-
companying her husband to Alaska.