The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
PERSONALITIES.

Chaplain Rcaney of the olympia was
born on the English steamer Ironsides, of
which his father was commander
General Miles has accepted an invita-
tion to act as marshal of the Dewey
parade at Washington ID. c., on Oct. 2.
The Emperor William is said to be the
only living sovereign OF Europe upon
whose life no attempt has yet been made.
Kentaro Kanibo, the first Japanese to
receive the degree of LII. ID. from lar-
ward, Is on his way back to Yokohama,
where he will take an important part In
public affairs.
Sir Alfred Milner is one of the most
charitable minded of men, and hates
scandal-mongering. Cape Town gossips
declare that he would make excuses for
a horse stealer"
Samuel W. Clemmens mark Twain who
is now i'm Germany, will spend the winter
at Princeton He has engaged suit Of
rooms at the Princeton Inn, and will ar
rive, with his family, in October.
movement is on foot in Montana to
give the Republican nomination for the
governOrship to Colonel H. G. Kossler, OF
the First Montana regiment, now under
| orders to return home from the Philip
| pines.
Dr. C. ]. Hoadley, the Connecticut state
old placard. or dodEer. which was dIs-
| tributed ten days after Washington $
| death, announcing a memorial service in
| Hartford.
| one of Pension Commissioner Evans
| critics the other day accused the official
of having a literary bureau" "Hes.
| have" rctorted the commissioner. em-
| phatically, "and it consists of every rep
| utablc newspaper in the United States" "
John r. Mclean. the Democratic can
| didate for the govcrnorship Of Ohio, has
| filed an affidavit (rcquirod by law in the
| Buckeye state) setting forth an account
of his expenditures in connection with
his nomination. The only item is fol
| travelling expenses and 'incidentals," $500
Major Putnam Bradlec Strong, son of
| eX-Mayor Strong, of New York. and who
| is now home from the Philippines on
| leave of absence, has decided to abandon
a military career and to settle down to
business. The major determined upon
this course in Difference to the wishes of
| his mother.
Creighton NJ. Foraker the Ohio sena-
tors brother, went to New Mexico in the
early sos for his health lie recovered
his health, speedily become popular and
! prosperous, and two years ago was ap'
pointed United States marshal. Since
! then he has won great reputation fol
successfully running down thieves, es
pCcially train robbers.
| Sucsmas Macmanus, the Irish story
| teller, is the latest writer to make de-
| cded hit i'm America. He landed in New
| York a few months ago, an ungainly
| awkward figure, with a stack of manu-
scripts in his trunk. Absolutely unknown
| then, he stormed the editorial rooms Of
| several of the leading magazines, will
| the result that he Is a sOughtfor con
! tributor for all of them now. His book
Through the Turf Smoke" is proving
very popular. Before coming to Americ;
Mr.. Macmanus was a school teacher. III,
is 80 years old, self-Controled and o
rugged physique.
Admiral Dewey told Joseph L. Stick
ney at Nice that he was fully resolved
not to accept any invitations in the Unit
ed States when his health would suffe
thercfrOm. 81 must think up some kin'
of n scheme" he said, "such as Lafay
ette used, i'm order to be popular. Whei
he visited America, of every man pre-
scented he asked: Are YOU married?
If the answer was yes Lafayette woul'
reply An happy man" If mo- h
would say Oh you lucky dog" But So
riously. | am going to regard my healu
first, and undertake no more than [ cal
without ieopardizing it,"