New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-01
PERSONAL.

speaking OF General James c. Clarke who 10
ABOUT to retire from the presidency OF the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad. The Mobile Register" saws.
starting from the lowest rank In the service he
ciiihoed steadily upward by virtue Of his superior
energy and ineliig ence and made himself nouo-
in the transportation business. He finishes his
active career In Mobile. giving to this city the
established the Mobile and Ohio road upon a nav
ing i basis and has been large factor in the up
building or Mobiles commerce." -
Stuart Henry. in Hours with Famous Paris
ians." thus speaks OF lola: "TIe does not try "a
win or entertain you. He takes no personal ,n,er
est in you. and does not expect Won 10 take arv
personal interest In him. No personal magnetism
10 sentiment no perfume. no rose colors He hes
conquered merely because he has worked harder
than any one else ~
An unfortunate controversy has artisan IN IN.
Episcopal Church over the recent election Of Arch
deacon Brown. OF Cleveland. as Bishop Coad,utor
OF Arkansas The majority in his favor in the
declared that the decisive vote was cast by a law
man who was not eligible to q seat In the con-
deacon on the ground that he is rich ' and ar S
he was elected simply for that reason
Fons Foo. who is acting as secretary to Gen
eraT William Booth is Sacramento Chinaman
who was converted in 1859. and since then has been
Salvation Army worker among his compatriots
In California
bingham. Mass Is proud OF Secretary Long. ac-
cordIng to THE Boston Transcript" Mr. Long
did not indeed. spring from the soil Of bingham.
but he has lived there long and so comn,s,slv
imbibed the spirit or the place that ne partakes
OF tho characteristics. beyond doubt OF the ma
tiyes. The air OF bingham is much like that ~
England. which forbds desccaton and caduc,tv
y great poet has spoken OF a maiden who va.
sweet English air could make her 7, ~. -
were 10 speak OF a woman who was as sweet as
bingham air could make her we should nav bcr
beauty high compliment indeed And this il fha
sort or air which Mr. Long has had the benefit OF
ms ptesent slPiy earned by sterling qualities OF
or bingham
In the picturesque village OF Gverny I'm Normandy
ton Transcript: Monet is now a wealthy man
but the house no has enlarged Is quite ike that
OF the surrounding peasants. white plaster. with a
rcd-tiled roof. narrow and low and long: go long
that 1t is in its length only that # shows its s,,
But though the house Itself Ii simple the glory of
IL IL In It's garden, and this Is truly superb per-
sonally, he Is an Interesting looking man OF ahont
sixty. strong and rugged. the type OF a refined
him 10 be- for he wears the big. clumsy wooden
sabots OF the country combined with the finest
linen, with hemstitched rutiies at neck and wrists
Speaking OF the late Judge Elliott Anthony. of
Evanston. The Chicago Post" says: Mr. An
thony was one of the pioneer lawyers OF Illinois
For twelve years he honored the bench OF Cook
County. and both before and since added much 10
the dignity and usefulness OF his profession III.
was known as one OF the founders OF the Rerub-
lean party IN Illinois. he was also OF the Chi
cago Public Library and the Chicago Law Insti-
tutc He had been a resident OF this city forty
nvs years. and wa delegate to the nrst Rspub-