Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-10
AMONG MEN OF NOTE.


Charles E. Litt1efeld, Nelson Ding
ley's successor and the Junior member
of Names congressional delegation, is
4S years old. He iB a lawyer and his
father was a Baptist minister. The
congressman left school at 16 and be-
gan to earn his own living as car
penter's helper. Early in life he made
up his mind to study law. He had
natural traits Of character that espe-
cially fitted him for the legal p-ofes-
sion-ready speech, a level head, and a
stick4to-itiveness that brings ultimate
success. He first entered politics as
member Of the Maine legislature in
1885. Later he became speaker of the
house His next public office was that
CT attorney general of his native state,
in which position he displayed excl
lent executive qualities and sound le-
gal sense MIR. L:ttlsfeld has been one
of the delegates at large TO the last Two
national conventions. At St LOUIS ne
seconded the nomination CT Thomas B.
Reed. The new member from Maine
will be among the tallest men in con-
gress. He measures six feet three
inches in height, is well built and has
an attractive personality.
"a friend CT Admiral Dewey DENIS
the report that the great sailCr- is a
"howling SWELL According to this
statement the admiral is a most sim
pie in his tastes, but has weakness
for good clothes "Dewey's valet, he
saws. claimed he had fifty suits. HIS
civilian. outfits were made fer years
by a man who never put pair of scis-
sors into the material that did net COST
s65sa suit. This artists evening
clothes coat, vest and t-ousers-wer2
s125. He made Dewey's things for
wears. and when he retired from The
business with a fortune he transferred
Dewey and a few of his other first
class customers to his successor
The grave of Captain John Paul
Jones has been located by the govern
ment through its inquiries of the en-
bassy in the French capital He died
on July IS. 1871 in Paris, and was
buried with highest honors by the
French government, but the place OF
his burial can INST now be determined,
although a thorough investigation OF
the records has been made 1t was
thought he was buried in Picpus came
terry. Paris. where the remains c. La
fayette lie, but it has been determined
positively that such was not the cas-.
DR.. Conan Doyle is a methodical
worker and a hard worker. He pastes
up ever his mantle shelf list of the
things he intends to do in the coming
six months, a1d he sticks to his task
until it is done He must be a great
disappointment to his old teacher.
When he had finished school the teach
er called the boy up before him, and
said. sclemnfy: Doyle, l have known
you now for sevenr years, and [ know
you thoroughly. 1 am going to say
something that you will remember in
after life. Doyle, you will never come
to any good"
William H Richard, the noted Ha-
waiian revOlutionist, wh0 died short
time ago, was one OF the martyrs to
Hawaii's lost cause. He was a Corn
ishman by birth.
The duke of Edinburgh is stamp
collector The duchess of York. Brit
on's future queen, has a great collec-
ton of post cards.
The Emperor William is said tc. be
the only living sovereign of Europe
upon whose life no attempt has yet
been made.
The sultan of Turkey is a skilled
hcg,seman and has a magnificent
stable.