The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-02
people you HEAR OF.

PEOPLE YOU HEAR OH.
The Western university of Pennsyl-
vania has conferred the degree of doc
tor of laws upon Dewey.
Standing 20 feet from a double thick
ness of heavy paper, about three feet
long by two wide, Adolph Toepperwein
of San Antonio, Tex, with a rife shot
on the paper the outlines of an In
dams head He fired $50 shots and not
one was misdirected.
The talIest man in Missouri is A G.
Waite of Waverly. He is 6 feet inches
out of his boots. He is one of a family
of ten, the tallest of whom was z feet
inches. His smallest sister is feet
3 inches tall. The Waites are relatives
of the late Chief Justice Waite.
Jay Gould died in 1892. but his af-
fairs are not entirely settled yet. The
600 on his estate, which was contested
by the executors. The case is now be-
fore the court of appeals, which is prob
ably the final step in its settlement
Gen. Hernandez, the rebel leader in
Venezuela, who has just been captur-
ed, is known all over that country for
his bravery He has been wounded in
battle IS times, has been 20 times cap
tured by the enemy and for a. long time
was an exile in Cuba
Rear Admiral Sampson is said to be
responsible for the government being
without smOkeless powder. He was at
the head of the bureau of ordnance for
three years prior to last June. At that
time all the European powers with any
pretenses to naval strength had already
adopted smokeless powder, but Samp-
son held off, waiting to get something
better than any other government haG.
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Three grandsons of the late Admiral
Semmes, commander of the famous con-
1ederate cruiser Alabama, are now in
the United States service. One is a ca
Diet in SIMPSONS fleet, another is a ma
JOr in the Fourth Tennessee volunteers
and the third is a sergeant in the First
tennessee volunteers. They are the
sons of L. z. Wright who married the
admiraPs daughter and was himself an
artillery officer in the confederate army.
Chief Inspector Marshall, known as
the Sherlock Holmes of the English DO
lice, has retired from Scotland Yard aft
er So years distinguished service. He
has taken a leading part in nearly all
the sensational captures of the last
quarter of century.
Captain E. P. Reeves, who died the
other day in Richmond, Va, was with
Pickett's command in the memorial BILE 4
charge of Gettysburg July, 1863. He
was the only commissioned officer of
the First Virginia infantry that came
through that ordeal alive and he was
wounded severely.
DR.. John Blair Gibbs, the New York
physician who lost his life at Guantan-
amo, was a graduate of Rutgers col
lege. He studied medicine in PhiladeI-
phia and for IA years practiced in New
mess to go to the war. He was a rela-
tive of Theodore Roosevelt.
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Sir Arthur Sullivan, the musical COM
poser, has been ordered by his physi-
clan to abstain from work for two
months.
Louis P. Dietrich, a Baltimore artist,
mas just finished a striking portrait in
oil Of ex-POstmaster General Gary 1t
will be placed with those of the other
postmaster generals in the department
at Washington.
Frau Wagner condescended to leave |
her villa Wahnfred at Baireuth long
enough to attend the Wagner festival
IN London. She expressed much pleas
ure at the singing, but was shocked at !
the tnadequacy of the English stage for |
Wagnerian scenery.
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Bishop F. D. Huntington CEpiscopaD
of central New York will again ask the
diocesan convention, which will meet
early next month, to elect a coadjutor-
Bishop Huntington made this request |
a year ago, but the convention thought |
proper to ask the aged diocesan to |
spare himself in all possible ways and
postponed the election Of an assistant.
Colonel Edward Duffy of the Sixty
ninth New York has a particularly IN
ruly private in his regiment. BY way
of punishment he at different times put
him in the gUardhouse, set him to dig
ging bitches and had him in heavy
marching order for hours. This had no
apparent effect, and the colonel finally
sent for the man. Look here, private i
said he, IF you don't behave yourself |
III have you sent home" Since then
the former unruly man has been the |
meekest private in the regiment.
Captain Charles V. GridIey com |
mander of Admiral DeWey's flagship |
Olympia in the battle of Manila, speak |
ing on his deathbed of the expedition |
which the government is sending to the |
Philippines, said: Il feel sorry for those
boys they are sending out to Manila /
They are in more danger from scourges |
of the country than from Spanish bull |
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