New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-09
PERSONAL.

po,ton Stafford Bird. the new Premier OF Tas-
MANIA is Congregational minister fifty-nine
years old and a native OF Newcastle on-Tyne Eng
land he settled in Hobart In 1879. as minister OF
years later he entered Parliament and later became
Colonial Treasurer He has represented las"a"'"
In two Australian Federal conventions
The Bourbon Duke Of Parma. who was obliged to
dut his duchy in 1882 has larger family than any
other royal parsonage in Europe. BY his first WIFE,
a princess Of Bourbon-sicy. he had nine chidren'
all of whom survive except the eldest tne Iate
Princess OF bulgaria. BY ms ssc .,n W n. Hersdi
tary Grand Duchess Of Luxembourg, ne mas nine
more children.
The Rev Sidney Catlin Partridge the Bishop
eject OF the Episcopal missionary district OF ho'o
Japan. has been missionary in China for fifteen
years. He Il forty-two years OLD NAIVE od ' ms
city and graduate OF Yale University anu '"e
Berkeley Divinity School
Professor Henry A. Rowland OF Johns Hopkins
rniversity who was recently elected president OF
the newly organized American Physical Society. mas
received letter from Italy anouncns ms sn
as foreign member for AmerlGa OF ocietv in ftay
which corresponds to the royal societies OF Europe'
Herr Won Vollmar the leader Of the Bavarian So
cialists Is the son Of OF the oldest famies OF
tn Bavarian aristocracy. He was reared as IN
aristocrat entered the army at the age OF fifteen
and served through the Austrian war OF 1906, ana
afterward volunteer in the army OF the POPE Pc
When the with France was declared ne re-
entered the Bavaran Army, ana AT tle sse VI
twenty-one received wound 80 severe that ne was
left cripple for life. Then he determined 10 study
for the Church. but suddenly In the midst or MS
studies announced his conversion to the doctrines
Of Socialism Since then, for more than twenty
Years he has devoted his time the spread OF So
cialism amng the Democrats OF Bavaria
President steyn OF the Orange Free State IS
not ashamed OF his humble origin. MY fatner
was a wagon maker. and am proud 20 think ne
was good one!'' he declared on one OCCASION
after he had been raised 10 the Presidency Wneh
he was nineteen years Of age Justice Buchanan
paid visit to the family homestead OF the Steyns
not far from Boemfontein. and was so struck win
the future Presidents possibilities or greatness
that he urged his father TO allow MN 10 ploceru
10 Europe for training in the legal pro1sss5,Ionn
For six years he studied law In England ana to oa
land and returned TO his native country IN ieeI
when he was twenty-five years OF age. From mat
iudgeship when he only thrty-two years or.
and a wear before that he had been appointed Az,
torney General. and year before mat ne hs9
declined the Mayoralty OF Bloemfontein ne nau
a brilliant career the Bench ana wnen ',1e
President Mr. Reitz, now the cnlel adVs ,. n ~
President KRUGER. resigned, Mr. Steyn was eiectsu
bv n large majority. He has dreams or pecoinlnsS
the President OF the United Republics OF SCUM
Africa for he is popular In the IransVaai as
ne Is in the Free State.
President Frank A. Hosmer OF oahu |ohese'
Honolulu has rendered his resignation, 10 take
effect next commencement thus completing ten
years OF service.