The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-14
PERSONALITIES.

Bishop Torreglanni, head of the Rom
an Catholic diocese of Armidale, Austria
liza, weighs 365 pounds.
The Prince of Wales holds the record
as "A godfather He has acted in that
capacity on no fewer than seventy-tive
occasions.
Lord Kelvin has resigned the profess
sorship of natural philosophy in the
University of Glasgow, which he had held
for tiftythrec years. He is now IS years
of age.
Visitors at Nantucket a few days ago
were surprised to see John Fiske in golf
clothes. The historian has, in fact. be-
come an expert golfer, and is very fond
of the game.
Thomas Hardy, the novelist, writes all
his stories with copying ink. This en-
ables him to take press copies, and to OBJ
tain exact duplicates without the aid of
a clerk or typewriter.
Daniel d. Emmett the author of
"DiXie,' is living at the age of 50 the life
of hermit. He spends most of his time
within doors, and is seen on the street
only when taking his Sunday afternoon
drive.
John. Conquest, chief inspector of the
Metropolitan police at New Scotland
Yard, London, is to retire from the force.
Mr.. CONQUEST Is known to the greater
| number of the prominent men of England.
Ex-Secretary Bliss has given $500 to the
| Dewey house fund, and says the gift
would have been larger had he not al
ready given to another fund for the
Dewey memorial building. which is to
| form a part of the admiral's OLD college
| at Mddleburg, VT.
Professor George Forbes, of London,
| the well-known electrical expert, is at
! Niagara Falls, the guest of the officials
OF the Niagara Falls Power company
| Professor Forbes was connected with the
| power company when the Harvesting Of
! Niagara's energy was frs undertaken.
| The Grand Duchess Serge Of Russia
| the elder siScr of the czarina. possesses
many accomplishments, her greatest
| gift being that of a born mimic and act
ress; those qualified to judge, having seen
her as an amateur, declare that she
would have won fame and fortune On the
| stage in any rank of life.
George Trusdell, who has been chosen
to the presidency of the Washington
Traction and Electric Street railroad
company. declined by General Wood, was
! himself soldier, volunteering in the
| Twelfth New York at the first call for
troops in 1861, and rising from private to
the rank of major.
| Paymaster General Stewart, of the
navy, who has Just been placed on the
retired list, has one of the most remark
able records in the navy. During the late
war he disbursed over thirty seven mill
| ions of dollars and there was never q
scandal, nor a court of inquiry, nor a
| question nor even a doubt, as to the
| proper use of n cent If the money He
bought all the rations and all the cloth
ing that were used by the sailors; he fur
nished the navy with ice, tobacco and
delicaCies for the sick; but there was
never a complaint.
The prime minister of the Cape, Mir
SchreineT, is half German, says Arnold
White I'm Harpors Weekly His fati!er
was a German missionary, and Lis
mother an English woman. Like otheI
people of mixed blood, Mr.. Schreiner ia
not remarkable for the depth of his at.
tachment to either strain. Ills loyalty
however, to the BOer element in South
Africa is undOubted. He represents the
Bond policy, and whatever it was, now
Il is certainly anti English. Mr.. Schrei
er was educated at Cambridge, and is q
cultivated ana an able man, but in the
racial cleavage which now exists circum
Stances compel him to oppose Sir ALFRED
Miner.