The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05
PERSONALITIES.

The emperor of Austria's salary is
50, 100000 year.
Mr.. Chamberlain, British Colonial Sec
retary, In the COS was "a Sunday school
teacher I'm Birmingham.
Lord ltitchener's latest honor is that
lie has been appointed District Grand
Master Mason Of Egypt and the Soudan.
Mrs. le Breton, Mrs Lnngtry's mother,
lives In Jersey and Is still one OF the
bcst-looking women in the island, In .rite
OF her advanced age.
Hall Cainc is rapidly buying and in
the Island of ManN, his aspiration being
to he one of the largest landed propri-
ctors In Great Britain.
S. Edwin MeEargce, who Is acting con-
sui general of Greece has been named
az official envoy Of that country to the
international Commercial congress.
Jokai, the Hungarian writer, has pro-
duced more than 800 novels. He has
planned TO display a copy Of every edi-
ton OF his books at the Paris eXposi-
tion.
Joseph II. Douglass, the colored vio-
linist and owner Of the $1,000 Amau vio-
lin. is n grandson of Frederick Douglass
and is to spend five years more in musical
study in Italy.
Mrs Harriet r.. Stafford, of Marthas
Vineyard, the aged owner OF Paul Jones'
Bon Hommc Richards nag, has decided
TO give that banner upon her death TO the
Massachusetts Historical society.
Senor Don Eduardo Lopez de Romano,
the new president of Peru, is, by train
ing, almost an Englshman. lie was sent
to London when only 10 years old and
was educated at Stonyhurst college.
Captain G. BaettEe of San Francisco
has entered into an agreement to sail
around Cape Horn to New York anc
thence TO Europe in his 30-foot Mabel
She is a centerboard boat, drawing three
feet six inches of water.
DR.. H. e. Wells has been appointed as.
sistant in chemistry in Wesleyan uni.
versity. Last year he was engaged with
Professor Atwater for part of the time
in the food investigo ton at the New
York State Hospital for the Insane.
Charles Iaurier, q brother OF the Can.
| adian premier, is travelling salesman fol
cigar firm Of Calumet, Mich He set
tied in upper Michigan a number OF years
ago. Mr.. Laurier is about forty years OF
age. The Canadian premier has a sis
ter, Mrs. Lamarache, living in the same
city
Four years ago Governor Morrill,, OF
Kansas, found himself getting too fat
and he worked off lot of flesh by TAX
ing long daily walks. Recently he was
| left in an emaCiatcd condition by an at
tack of rheumatism, and now he Is add
ing flesh by taking the same kind OF
walks.
Dr. L. Cans a rich citizen of Frank
| fort, GermGry, has presented that mu
nicipality with 10000 marks to form
| the nucleus of fund, the interest OF
| which is to be devoted TO adorning th'
| city's stiects and squares with works o
sculpture. Other citizens will contrib
| rlte and it Is thought that the city will
coon have G,000 marks year for thu
purpose.
Colonel j. L. Torrey, author Of The
| bankruptcy law and later commands
! of a regiment in the Cuban war, took {
| great interest in two of his troopers
One of them, Charles Blake, of San,
| Creek. Wyo., he has sent to the Kansas
State university for a full course, and tht
| other, Truman Fox, of Sundance, Wye.
| he has given 5000 to study art in st
Louis and LCndor.