The herald., 1898-06-12
ON THE STREET
8 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

1 received parting word from Lieut..
Randolph H. Miner, who sailed on the Bru-
tus in company with the Monterey yester-
day from San Diego for Manila as second
in command of the vessel. Mr.. Miner is
so modest that few of his acquaintance
know that he has one of the best records
as a student and officer of all the young
men in the navy. His official record shows
| that he is an experienced man. He was
appointed to the naval academy in June,
1875, from Ohio, but during the railway
strike of 1887 he found time to serve as
adjutant of an Ohio regiment with such
v.gor that he received the thanks of the
state. He graduated the first in h.sI class
at Annapolis in 1879. and also passed at the
head of the class in the examination for
mid shipman In 1881 He served on The
United States ship Trenton on the Euro
pean station in 1s79-S1, on the Constitution.
1SS1-S2, at Newport: was attached to the
fish commission and served on the Alba
tross, 1SS2-S5 In the West Indies; served
on the Iroquois, 1SS5-SS, in the South Pa
cific; served at the naval academy, 1881,
as Instructors served on the Lancaster in
the China station, 1S91-94: In the office OF
naval intelligence at Washington, 1S94-95,
when he resigned and came to Los An
geles. where he has remained until he re-
ceived his reappontment on his tenderiu g
his services and was assigned to the Bru-
tus as lieutenant.
On Wednesday afternoon Capt. Won Falk
will lecture before the employees of the city
library on Russian literature. The captain
has resided In this city for some years, pu,
such is his disposition that few are aware
of the presence here of a man of his al
tainments. He is a Russian whose high sta
ton in his own country is somewhat dis
gused by partial use of a family name; a
soldier who performed such acts Of ga!-
lantry at the Siege of Plevna, when he was
captain of the Imperial guards, as to win
the personal thanks of the czar. He is also
linguist of great capacity, poet whose
verses are of rare beauty and a student
of both physics and the arts, Of the high
est degree of culture. His address will be
| that of an expert for he has had decided
success in letters, and Is particularly IA
mil.ar with his national literature. The
| address is not really public, but there is
no doubt that any interested person would
be admitted on request of the librarian.
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| Maj George Easton has been in the city
| for some days, and with him has been tina.
exemplary product of San Francisco, Weh-
| dell Easton. Wendell is the creator of the
real estate business on this coast and in.
cidentally has made himself a public man
| This can be told at a glance. for he has one
of those faces that betray the man who
will some time, or has been some time
| mayor, congressman or senator. There are
lots of such physiognomies hereabouts
such as those of Tom Gibbon and Tommy
Rowan, Louis Vetter or Johnny Gaffey
Gen. Mathews or Abbot Kinney. for exam
pie. These Eastons have had with them
| two San Francisco notables in the persons
| of A. Lillenthal, brother of the celebrat ed
banker of that name, and C. s. Benedic!
| the latter Is one of the men who purchased
| the large tailoring and ready-made cloth.
ing shop, formerly kept in San Francisco
| by the Mr.. Hastings who purchased lot OF
real estate In San Gabriel valley. and whose
son, millionaire now, resides here large
! portion of the time. AS the Eastons dc
most of their business when other dealers
are complaining of dull times. II is more
than probable that the financial world vii
soon be startled by the news of tremen'
dous sale of ranch property not fifty miles
from this city.
H. Jevne is the greatest strategist in this
country. Why? Study him closely the
next time you see him and you will see fol
yourself. He is always up to his eyes ir
his business. Telephone to him on socia