Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-01
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

The late Vice President Hobart was born
in "A and died in 80 at the age of So.
Several Dickens relics have lately been
brought under the hammer The latest is
the gateway OF the burial ground in Russell
court, Drury lane London, at which 10 in
BLEAK House" had the interview with Lady
Dedock.
John j. Johnson, who died in Fluvanna
county, Virginia, the other day, was one of
the litter bearers who carried Stonewal
Jackson from the field when that general
was mortally wounded at Charlottesville,
May 3, 1868.
Arthur Rousbey, whose death is announced,
was one of the best known and most sue
cessful exponents of English opera. He
died on his way home from South Africa,
where his company had just completed a
profitable tour.
An engineer from the Creuzot foundry, If
the French press is to be believed, is in
command of the Boer artillery; it was
French engineers, too, who supervised the
mounting of the big gun overlooking Lady
smith, foreign artillerists work the smaller
guns
General Otis has a keen sense of humor.
The other day Philippine native remarked
horses and asked what was done with the
smaller ones in the United States. "oh"
replied General Otis, I'VE use them to pull
baby carriages
The soldiers in the war with Spain are
divided against themselves. One body calls
itself the Spanish war veterans" and an
other adopts the style Of Spanish American
war veterans" They have a precedent in
yt,n ~ INF md No
Daughters OF the American Revolution,
Solon Borgium, Partisan sculptor, has
been in South Dakota for the last three
months, making models in clay OF Indians
for the Paris exposition. He found some
fine specimens OF the American aborigines
among the Sioux and Crow Creek agency
South Dakota, and succeeded in working up
a half dozen models
monument, a bronze heroic statue OF
Grief" has been placed upon the grave at
North Easton, of the late Oliver Ames, thir-
y-ffth governor of Massachusetts, under
the constitution, II is the work of bert
Kraus Of Boston, who made the "Crispus
Attucks" monument on the Common and a
bust OF Paul Revere, modelled after Gilbert
Stuart's painting.
"Im something Of a miller myself" re-
marked William d. Howells the Other day
as he was being shown through the big -four
mills OF Minneapolis, I'm my younger days
! was a miller in a mill operated by my
father on the Little Miami river Ohio
Such is the fact, however, and that is one
OF the things that helps me to thoroughly
enjoy this trip. Our mill turned out perhaps
FIVE or six barrels of -four day, while the
mills We have been inspecting turn out |
understand, somewhere in the nelghborhood
OF 20, ,OOO,"
Major General II. J. T Hldyard who
has arrived at EsteouTt with naval guns, the
Provincial Horse and part OF the Second
brigade, began his service in the navy, but
after a few years Joined the army. In 1882,
aftet some years service in South Africa,
he took part in the Egyptian expedition and
was present at FL MAGYAR, Tel-e- Mahuta,
Kassassln and el-el-Kebir, receiving dec
orations and breyets for his services, Gen
eral Hildyard was employed with the
Egyptian army from 1889 to 1883. and was
appointed aide de camp to the queen In 1886.