The herald., 1898-10-27
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Rev. Anson Dodge of St. Simon's island,
Georgia, has endowed an Episcopal mission
in Allhabad, India, with $4,000.
Virgil Blue, an old colored man of Far
Quher Courthouse, Va, had two sons and
thirty nephews in the army. The sons were
both wounded at Santiago.
Serene 4. Payne, who presided as tempo
rary chairman over the New York Repub-
lican convention, leads the New York con-
gressional delegation in length OF continu-
GUS service He is serving his seventh term.
Bishop Leighton Coleman of the Episco-
pal diocese OF Delaware is back from his an
nual vacation, which he puts in tramping
about the country. This year he travelled
on foot 235 miles in Maryland and Virginia
and through the mountains Of West Vir-
ginia.
Probably the oldest breadwinner in Mich
igan is Adam LANCER of Royal Oak, who,
though "a years old, drives milk wagon
daily to Beddow and return, fourteen miles.
The old gentleman does not need to work,
but being thrifty and wonderfully vigorous
likes to keep busy.
The bronze casting of an equestrian statue
to the late Maj Gen. Hartranft, ordered by
the state of Pennsylvania, has been finished.
lhe late governor Is represented az he ap-
peared when returning at the close of the
civil war III the act OF saluting the people,
who applaud him. The statue will be placed
in front Of the capitol at Harrisburg.
c. A. Pillsbury, it is said, will become
president of the new corporation which it
is planned to form for the consolidation of
eleven of the largest -four mills of the coun-
try, having capacity of 95, 900 barrels day.
The new corporation will be one of the big.
gest industrial companies in the country.
with capital in stocks and bonds OF about
$40, ,000, ,000
4 Ia
Waldorf Astor aspired to the hand of Prin.
cess Victoria, daughter of the Prince of
Wales. story is told in London that in
sounding the princess he one day asked fog
her opinion regarding a commoner who
would fall in love with princess. "What
advice would you give!" asked the million.
aire. IL would advise the man to keep on
loving her" was the reply. Astor flushed
with delight, but paled when the princess
continued: And | should advise the prin-
cess not to fall in love with a cad"
Edward Rebstock of st. Louis fought in
South Africa under Capt. Jameson, Of
"Jameson's raid" fame. Mr.. Rebstock was
presented with handsome solid silver
medal, suitably designed, for distinguished
services as trooper in Salisbury's horse
in the Matabee war of 1893. 1t was the gift
of the British South African company and
bears the picture and stamp of Vivtoria.
Mr.. Rebstock is the only st. Louisan who
ever has been thus honored. A peculiar fea-
ture about the token is that the name Of
the recipient and his military connection
are engraved in the edge of the medal, which
is about the size of an American dollar.
Rev. w. H. Milburn, the blind chaplain
of the United States senate, has known
personally more presidents than any other
living man. He was first elected chaplain
Of the house of representatives in l845, be-
ing then only % years old. He served dur
ing two congresses and left Washington in
1855 Speaking of this period of his term
of service he said the other day: John
Sherman of Ohio and Senator Morrill, Of
Vermont entered the house of representa-
tives the following December. They are
called the fathers of congress, but as l served
ten years before they entered l must be the
grandfather After an absence of thirty
years, during which travelled 100000
country and in England, was again elect
ed chaplain in 1885, and have held the posi-
tion ever since"