The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-07
PERSONALITIES.

Since Joseph d. sayers became Gov
ernor of Texas. twenty-five babies in
that state have been named after him.
At the reunion in Cook county. Ill,
pioneers held In Chicago last week. the
Oldest settlers present were Mr.. and Mrs.
|. ID. Blodgett, who went to what is now
Chicago in 1881.
During the time that he has occupied
the Holy See, Leo XIII has received per-
sonal gifts amounting to $4,000 900. Not
long ago lady sent him a snuff-box Cf
great value and check for $4,000
The Duchess of Fife who is known
as an expert fencer, is having her two
little daughters taught to use the foil,
and takes pride I'm the fact that they are
the youngest fencers in the world.
Sir Frederick Bridge, the organist of
Westminster Abbey, has a brother who
is also a Doctor of Music. Before Sir
Frederick was knighted, his friends used
to call him Westminster Bridge" TO dis.
tinguish him from his brother.
Ex-Secretary Bliss has given 500 to the
Dewey house fund, and says the gift
would have been larger had he not al
ready given to another fund for the
Dewey memorial building, which is to
| form part of the admirals old college
! at Middleburg, VT.
Cecil Rhodes is the foursh son of rec
| tor of Bishop Stortford, and IN mis- boy.
| hood often scandalizcd the good people
of the place by his tricks. If there was
| any "larking" on foot, says Cne who
knew him, 1t was hundred to one that
young Rhodes was in It,
On October IS next General Shaftcr
| will have attained the age of 81 years,
| and under the law he must then be placed
upon the retired list of the army. 1t will
| be beyond the power of the president 70
retain him in active service; for only a
congressional act can do that.
On the few occasions when the queen
| is present at a state banquet at Bucking-
ham palace, she has royal silver plate
| weighing about four tons sent from
| Windsor The silver plate slowed away
in the pantries and cuphonrds at Wind
sor is estimated at a million and a halt
| sterling.
The archbishop of Canterbury is one OF
| those who have known what it is to be
| poor. When man like the prmate has
| had to work in the bitterly cold weather
| without n fire, because he couldn't afford
| one, and has had to wear patched
| clothes, it may fairly be said that he has
known poverty.
| The present head Of the great fortune
| left by the late II. b. Plant is his eldest
son, Morton f. BY his fathers will the
| young man will have an income for Life
| of 10000, but he has succeeded to the
| presidencies of some of the companies
| which were controlled by his father. The
| salaries from these Offices will make lis
| income not far from 100000 a year.
General Benjamin F. Tracy has a won
| derful memory which will probably come
| into play In the Venezuela dispute il
| Paris. In a trial in 1874 he made an ad
| dress to the jury covering forty hours
| delivering over 100000 words. a feat un
| paralleled in the New York bar. II
| preparing the present case he has con
| suited 1900 books, maps, papers ane
| pamphlets. and it has taken his undivid
ed time for nearly year.
Greatest in the artistic sense Of al
| Americans who have won European
| reputation is Leonora jackson. who ha:
| suddenly compelled the recognition ever
| of the severest and most prciuiicod o
the critics of the continent as the yio
! linist without peer of the present Cay.
Is said that no musician during rccen
| years has won from the queen Cl
| warm commendation as her majesty be
| slowed upon Miss jackson at Windsor
recently.
Editor Harry G. Steele, Of Ashland
| has arrived at Dawson City, Alaska
and will launch into polar journalism tn,
| Daily News, the pioneer publication o
| lllc hlllu III our lOTlnWSSl ltIGltOTN. ll'
| paper is to sell for % cents a copy, anC
advertising will be rated at $40 per incl
per month. Job printing charges will b,
| for lots of l,O00-as follows: Busines!
cards, $25; lettorheads, $50; lie shoe
dodgers $22; ii-sheets, $50, and envelopes
S25.
y Washington friend of Admiral Dewc!
| says of him: There is little differenc,
| between the Dewey of today and tn,
| Inr Al,
| then the same admirable officer that h,
is at the present time the effects of TIM
| showing only in the change to white o
| his formerly dark hair and mustache. |
| is not eXaggerating the truth to sa!
| that Dewey was as popular an officer a
| could be found in the navy, and durinl
| our cruises Of ten and fifteen years ag,
| he was always a desired guest at the ban
| quets prepared on board ship. He wa
of very charitable disposition, and
| know of no instance in which he harshj!
| criticised an acquaintance.
Alexander NIitinsky, of st. Petersburg
Russia, professor of applied mechanism
in the st. Petersburg Mining academy
| who has been sent to the United State
| as special agent of the Russian govern
ment to investigate the manufacture an,
cost of American labor r-saving machin
| cry, says: "Al the locomotives of tn
Russian government railroads are bull
in the United States and much OF III
labor-savor machinery in use there, es
| pccially in the government railroad
| shops, is manufactured in this country
The American locomotives are thought T.
be superior, and they are certainly mucl
cheaper than any that are made in Eur
| ope. American labOr-saving machiner,
has reVolutionized the mechanics of Rus
sia,and il is this fact that has led the Rus
| N ka inn itra Tor
| looking to the manufacture of this ma
chinery at home 1t is thought by tn
| officials of the Russian government tina
If we can learn the secret of economy q
1t is applied in the American work shops
we can make machinery at home.n