Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-27
BRIEF NOTES OF NOTABLES.

-Croesus, of ancient times, possessed
about $20,0OO,00O
-Sandow, the famous strong man, has
offered number Of yaiuab bic prizes for
the most symmetrically-develo COM
petitors throughout the United Kingdom
Judge John S. Gambler of Atlanta,
who has just been appointed colonel of
the Third Virginia Volunteers, lost both
Of his feet in a railroad accident in 1881
Philip Sheridan, a member of the
Montreal bar and nephew Of Gen. Shcr-
idan, is on his way to the Klondike as
crown prosecutor and agent for several
companies.
-Auguste Bruchet, the philologist, who
died few days ago at Cannes, was once
employed by the Empress Eugene to
teach her how to pronounce French with
a Partisan accent.
Charles A Bostwick, who has been
chosen assistant treasurer Of the United
States subtreasury in Cincinnati, was for
merly associated with Senator Foraker in
the practice of law.
Count Munster, who was for ten
years German ambassador in London
and is now German amba ssadOr in Paris,
has just celebrated the twenty-ffth an
niversary of his appointment to the rank
Of German ambassador.
M. Benjamin Constants ceiling for
the new Opera COmique in Paris IS com
pleted so far as the daylight painting is
concerned. 1t will, however, be gone over
again to adapt the tones to artificial light
and will be finished some time IL De-
cember.
Miss Alberta Scott of Cambridge,
Mass, has the distinction of being the
first cOlOred graduate and the first of her
sex and race trained entirely in the
schools of Massachusetts to be graduated
from one of it's colleges She was gradu-
~, Il;
Mariana. the Spanish governor Of the
Ladrone islands, who was captured and
taken to Manila by our forces, now de-
clines an offered parole, and prefers to
remain a prisoner at Cavite rather than
run the risk of being shot by his country
men in Manila for having surrendered.
Henry NJ. Flagler has offered to the
Red Cross all the necessary land and
$1,000 with which to build a hospital for
the wounded just north Of the Royal Palm
hotel, Miami, Fla. He also offers the use
of a new pier. upon which the hospital
may be built, or it may be placed on ad-
jacent land.
Sir William Horne. just arrived in
this country. is one Of the few Americans
to secure a British title. He was born in
Illinois, and began life as an Office boy in
Chicago railroad station. From this
he worked his way up to the position Of
general manager and president of the
Canadian Pacific railroad. -Four years
ago Queen Victoria created him a Knight
Commander of the Order Of st Michael
and St. George.
II. z. O'Connor, the brilliant London
journalist. is about TO start ''perSunal'
paper. 1t will be called NJ. A. p. the let
tiers signifying mainly about people"
When asked if it would be devoted entire
ly TO personalities Mr.. 0'Connor said:
Entirely. There viii be nc politics, on
~ politicians; no art, only artists; no lit
erature, only litterateurs. There Will be
no scandal, no ill-natured illusions to any
body or any class"
We learn on good authority" says
the London Chronicle, that for some time
past there has been a marked tendency
among the palace officials at Yildiz to rebel
against the Sultan's absOlutism. and that
many of the ministers pay little or no
attention to his majesty's TRADES as he
is no longer looked upon. even by orthodox
Mohammedans, otherwise than as a ci-
pher, to be obeyed or disObeyed as it may
suit theS- convenience"
E. ". Silsbee of Massachusetts. who
purchased the interesting memento for
this express purpose, formally presented
to the Bodleian library at Oxford the
guitar Percy. Bysshe Shelley, the poet.
presented to Mrs. Williams, wife of
Lieut.. Williams. Lieut.. Williams was
drowned with the poet off Niareggio. on
the Mediterranean, on July s, 1922. This
guitar was the subject of Shelley's beau
tlful poem, eititled ITO a Lady With a
GniTar''