The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-12
PERSONALITIES.


One of the first letters of sympathy
received by General Roberts after the
death of his son in South Africa was
from the ex-Empress Eugcne, recalling
how the general had given her u sprig
of flowers from the spot where the Prince
Imperial fell in the Zulu.
Professor II. w. Wood. Of the Univcr-
sity of Wisconsin, the inventor of n new
color Photographic process, has been in
vited to lecture before the Royal Photo
graphic society In London. He will start
on a six weeks leave of absence early in
January.
Governor-elect Nash. of Ohio. offered
the appointment of adjutant general of
the state TO his old friend, General j.
Warren Keifer. but he declined 1t. not
desiring to assume the responsibilities
of managing a department SO large as
that which comprises the military forces
of Ohio.
Senator Bcveridgc is not the youngest
member of the senate, as Is generally
supposed. Mr.. Butler, of North Caro-
lima. is one year his Junior. being 36
years old. Following these come Mr..
Penrose. of Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Nc
Laughlin. of South Carolina, both Of
whom are 80.
Bishop Potter, of New York, who is
now in Manila. has for years been inter
csted in the islands of the Pacific and a
careful student of the natives, languages
and customs. Although this is his first
visit to the Philippines, he has at his
home an interesting collection of curlos
from those islands.
In connection with the call of lIov. Dr.
George Il. Purvcs of prircs:,r, TO the
Fifth avenue Presbyterian church, OF
New York. one of the prominent 't'em-
bers of that church says that DR.. Jt hn
Hall used to saw that were he to ret're
| during his lifetime he would like to see
DR.. Purves succeed him.
General John B. Gordon has issued the
| formal order for the annual meeting of
| the United Confederate Veterans to be
| held in Louisville, KY, from May 30 10
June next. He says 1910 camps have
| now Joined the association, and appli-
| cations for membership have been re-
| ceived from about 200 more
Henry Charles Keith Fitz-Maurice,
| the Marquis of Lansdowne, who is being
roundly abused for all the British re-
verses in the Transvaal, is said to owe
| his unpopularty to Lord Wolseley, with
whom he had serious quarrel at a din
ner given the Marquis upon his return
| from Canada, where he was one Of the
best of governor genra's.
| Old Admiral Sir Harry Keppel. the
| father of the English fleet, and who is
considerably over 30 years of age, has
| Just sailed from England for Borneo,
where in his young days, some seventy
years ago, ne stormed so many piratical
| strongholds and established the sover-
| eighty of Rajah Brooke. He Is a di-
rector of the British North Borneo COM
pany.
| Joseph Chamberlain's American wife
helped him over another stile not long
ago. The colonial secretary was ad-
dressing a meeting In Birmingham. but
| lost the thread of his discourse. stumbled
badly and finally came to a dead stop.
| Mrs. Chamberlain, who sat close by,
coolly leaned over and. whispered a few
words to the embarrassed statesman. She
evidently put him back on the track. for
his face cleared up at once and he pro-
ceeded to the end of his speech without
| further mishap.