The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15
PERSONAL.


Marcus DAILY, the copper king, is to
take trip to the Philippines in a new
yacht now building for him in San Fran
cisco,
Hogarth and Wringe, the men who Will
sail the Shamrock, are but little over 90
years of age. but have been sailing in
yacht races for several years.
The king of Greece delights in taking
recreation in the fields. He can plow, cut
and bind corn, milk cows, and. in short,
could at pinch keep farm going single
handed.
Ernest Reyer, the noted French COM
poser, author OF "Sigurd," "Salammbo."
and other operas, as well as many or
chestral works, has been made a grand
officer of the Legion of Honor.
President Eliot. of Harvard, is credited
with being opposed to the recent order of
the Harvard Law schools faculty which
admits women to the law courses, pro-
vided they are graduates of Radcliffe.
Paul De Longpre, the artist. announces
that he will give up working in oils al
most altogether. He believes that water
colors are better suited TO portraying the
delicate tints of the flowers which he
paints.
The late Captain August Ligowsky of
Cincinnati, was the oldest German editor
In the United States. He raised COM
pany and served with Carl SchurZ in the
war of the rebellion. One of his sons was
the inventor of the clay pigeon.
Professor S. Watasi. a noted savant in
the field of natural science, has arrived
at Vancouver, b. c., on the way to Japan
where he is to fill a university chair of
natural science in Toxic. He was for a
year at Johns Hopkins university, and
| later at Chicago university,
Charles E. Bessey, who has just been
| elected chancellor of the University of
Nebraska, has, since he first entered col
| ege, spent most of his time in botanical
| research. From 1880 to 1897 he was boz
/ tanical editor of the American Naturalist,
and since 1898 has been editor of John
sons Encyclopedia.
The Count Loon dUrsel, member of the
Belgian diplomatic service, who has just
arrived in this country and is now stay
ing in New York, is a brother of the Bel
gian Duke of Ursel, who, besides being a
German prince, likewise enjoys the odd
title of Baron Hoboken." He is an
uncle of the wife of Colonel Du Patty de
| Clam.
George j. Zohay of New York has re-
| ceived commission for statue of JEFF
ferson Davis. to be erected in the family
plot, in Hollywood cemetery, at Rich
mond, Va, at the expense of his widow
and daughter, Mrs. Hayes. The statue is
to be seven and a half feet in height, and
! to rest on a granite pedestal of suitable
| proportions.
Professor Lapponi, medical attendant
| of the pope, says that he cannot remem-
ber the time when his august patient was
so well. On learning of the death of Car
dinel Mertel, dean by age of the Sacred
college, the pope exclaimed: Shall
only remain the last survivor of the car
dinals created by Plus IX?" In fact, only
three besides Leo XIII are now left.
Colonel Charles +. Jones, the historian
of Georgia has prepared a list of the
surviving Confederate generals. The Con-
federacy had in all nineteen lieutenant
generals, of whom seven still survive. OF
the 81 major generals sixteen are living
and of the 3C5 brigadier generals, 92. In
other words, of the 473 general officers tC
whom the Confederacy confided the lead.
ership of its great armies only 115 remain
The surviving lieutenant generals are
James Longstreet, Alexander p. Stewart
Stephen d. Lee. Simon B. Buckner Wade
Hampton, John b, Gordon and Joseph
| Wheeler.
Wen Gen. William Ludlow was sta.
toned at Detroit several years ago In
charge of the river and harbor work hc
was visited by contractor who wanted
to do some government work. With his
visiting card, the contractor put on the
table tifty-dollar bill. General Ludlow
drew forth two cigars and gave the CON
tractor one of them. Then turning TO tn,
table and not seeing a match he toof
the hfty-dollar note. twisted H. into a
lighter, set it afiame at the open gratC
fire. and lit his cigar with it slowly and
carefully, Then he handed the burning
stump of the bill to the contractor.
A well-merited compliment has beer
paid to a popular authoress, whose work:
have given enjoyment and elevation Il
thousands of readers by the foundation
of a Charlotte YCnge university scholar
ship in the Winchester (England) hisl
school for girls. Miss Yonge resides n
Otterbourne, five miles from the cathedra
city and the idea, which originated will
Sir Walter Besant, was heartily takel
up, subscriptions having come from al
parts Of the world. The presentation o
an address was made by the bishop o
Winchester 10 Miss Yonge who for he
years appeared in good health, and wa
cordially welcomed.