The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-27

old and is man OF fine physique and
martial bearing. General Whittier mar
ried Miss Chadwick. His eldest daugh-
ter married Prince Beloselsky Of Russia.
he Is member of the Union and Met.
lopolitan clubs Of New York and Of the
Somerset club Of Boston.
Erskine Hewitt is the third son Of
former Mayor Abram 8. Hewitt. He
was graduated from Princeton in 1891.
is about 30 years old, unmarried and a
member OF the Union, University,
Fencers', Riding and Players clubs He
is fine horseman. Mr.. Bouve halls
from Boston, where he is q social leader
and one OF the prominent rrembers of
the Boston Cadets. Another rich Young
New Yorker who has quietly enlisted is
Rufus Hatch, whose father, the late
Rufus Hatch, was partner in many
big deals with Jay Gould, Russell Sage
and many other Wall street magnates
He has become an orderly in the Michi-
gan militia. While in Detroit he drifted
carelessly into war headquarters and
announced his intention of doing some-
thing for his country. Orderly Hatch is
graduate Of Columbia college
Lyulph- Stanley Ogilvy has enlisted
as private in Company d, First regi-
ment Of Colorado. Perhaps you don t
know who Lyulph- Stanley Ogilvy is
Well, If You look up Burke Peerage"
you will find two columns about the
various deeds Of his illustrious family.
He is younger brother of the Earl Of
Airlie, David Stanley William Ogilvy.
His father, the late earl, died In Denver
In 1881. Lyulph was with him, and SO
infatuated was he with the wild gran
deur of the Rocky mountains that he
purchased large tract IF land near
Greeley and has since been engaged in
stock raising. He has made fortune
in building irrigating canals, and owns
a great deal Of real estate in Denver
He is one Of the best horsemen in Colo
RADIO and is absolutely without fear
His daredevil escapades have caused his
name to be known throughout the en-
tire west. Despite his Scotch ancestry,
he proudly boasts that he is an Ameri-
can citizen. He is in love with the
country and its people and now he is
going to help us whip the Spaniards.
But OF all the young men of wealth
who want to fight the Spaniards Will
liam Astor Chanler has been the most
persistent. He recruited regiment Of
1000 men and announced that he would
personally defray all the cost of equip
ment, but Governor Black of New
York state announced that he required
no more volunteers But Mr.. Chanler
was determined to fight. With the pick
of his men he started south and an
nounced his intention of invading Cuba
and joining the insurgent army under
Gomez. 1t was no idle talk. Mr.. Chan
Ter is not man of that sort. He was
in dead earnest. The spirit Of adventure
is strongly developed in this young mil
lionaire. His pluck and courage have
been amply tested. Four years ago he
went to Africa In search of big game
and made remarkable trip Of explora-
tion through the Zambezi country. Now
that he has received q commission in
the regular army he may reconsider his
determination to fight under the Cuban
flag. Mr. Chanler is q som of the late s.
Winthrop Chanler His mother was
daughter Of Samuel Ward and grand
daughter of John Jacob Astor IL Mr..
Chanler, who is about 80 years old, is
bachelor and is q member Of the Union,
Knickerbocker, Riding. Metropolitan
and Meadow Brook clubs.
John Jacob Astor has always been
much interested in military matters, is
q good horseman and was colonel ON
Governor Morton's military staff. A
few weeks ago Colonel Astor went to
Washington and offered to equip bat
TALON and to enlist for the war. He al
so offered his handsome steam yacht
Nourmahal to the governments
And the list Of warlike millionaires
is not yet complete. Oh, dear, no! There
are lots Of others who have either vol
unteered their personal services, have
offered their yachts or have done some-
thing or other to entitle them to distinc-
tion and to bring upon themselves the
plaudits Of the Four Hundred. There
are Oliver H. p, Belmont, @. Oliver
Iselin, Colonel Walter Satterlee, Henry
Barnuin Seeley and lot of lesser lights
New York Herald.