New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-20
PERSONAL.

A South African correspondent Of The London
Daily News' says of President KRUGER: i have
often enough heard him quote passages to prove
his points, but his quotations nave been misquota-
tions. When l was boy had 10 learn my Bible
very thoroughly. so l could tell his errors. Sir
Bartle Frere found him out. too Did you ever
hear the story? When Sir Bartle Frere came down
from Zuuland at the time the Transvaal was
British territory and just before the breaking out
OF the rebellion. he and KrUger had conference
The men who were there tell me that al the begin
pns started s 2ao T o sc es4Y one But Sf Sir
and. not content with that. Sir Bartle carefully
pointed out to him how each one of his texts was
bs % ma ana on pore qSay Kruger SppeS atom
gether and sat gazing in wonder at Sir Bartle's
Bible"
The Due dOrleans assuming royal powers. has
bestowed the title OF Due and Duchesse de Gulse
upon his brother-n-aw and sister. who mar
ried at Kingston the other day. The title is. per-
haps the most famous in all French history
though 1t has not been held by any eminent men,
Der OF the House OF France in recent centuries.
The last Due de Guise was the son OF the late Due
dAumale. lie died In 1873
1t is said that Bishop McLaren (EpiscopaD. OF
Chicago, will probably request the diocesan
vention to choose the Rev. Charles Palmerston
Anderson, rector OF Grace Church, Oak Park, Ill,
bishop coadjutor. He was born near Ottawa. Can
ada. thrty-ive years ago. and is the son OF a
wealthy lumberman. He was educated at the Hope
Toronto After taking a divinity course of study
he became missionary among the backwoods
lumbermen Mt Beachburg In the Far North. He
In that field when he was discovered by Grace
Church In 1891 and called to be Its pastor
The Grand Duke Constantine has translated
Hamlet" into Russian verse and last season parts
OF the play were performed at his palace, he play
ing the part Of Hamlet. The Car has now in
timated that he wishes to the play acted in its
entirety so the performance will take place when
the court goes into hair mourning.
William Franklin Durfee. whose death at New
Bedford. Mass, Is announced. a member OF
the Massachusetts, State Legislature in 1861. and
introduced resolution requesting Congress to re-
peal "all laws which deprive any class OF loyal
subjects Of the Government from bearing arms for
been the first formal proposition for arming negro
troops. Mr. Durfee designed gun for naval use
and in June. 1852. went to Lake Superior to test
the suitability Of the iron ores for the lure
OF steel by "A method Invented by William Kelley
He succeeded in producing some ingots OF steel
from which. on May Is. 1865 were rolled the first
steel rails made In this country. He then estab-
lished at Wyandotte. Mich. the first analytical
laboratory built as an adjunct TO steel works in
the United States for the purpose OF studying the
Bessemer process and the OF the regenerative
furnace During 1876 he was OF the Judges OF
machine tools for wood, iron and stone working al
the Centennial Exposition In Philadelphia where
The Rev Donald Mcleod. pastor OF the Cen
trail Presbyterian Church OF Meadville Penn
has accepted the psstorate OF the First Presby-
terian Church Of Washington. to succeed DR.. Tai
mage.