Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-29
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

An autograph letter OF Washington Irv-
ing sold in London the other day for Go.
Archbishop Feehan of Chicago owns the
neckcloth worn by Louis XVI. of France,
on his way to execution.
Arrange mcnts are under way for the
erection Of a statue of Gordon in the pub
lie gardens Of Khartoum
Henry James. the novelist, is to return
to America next fall, after long absence
IL search Of material for new novel.
Miss Mabel Mckinley niece of the Presi-
dent, is an accomplished musician and her
singing is regarded as exceptionally good.
Captain Mahan denies the story that he
has as yet been offered the presidency of
the Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
ogy.
Mrs Hettv Green. besides managing her
fortune, is "A great reader and owns val
liable library in which are many rare
books.
Archbisl., p Feehan Of Chicago went to
the scene of his present labors in 1852
making the trip from New York by stage
and steamboat.
James +. stetson, the California mil
lionaire frequently amuses himself by
acting as an engineer on the Northern
Pacific Coast railroad.
George Bassett, who died in Chicago
last Saturday, was one of the few re-
naming early settlers of that city. whittier
he came in 1889. He lost 5000 in the
great fire.
Congressman Cousins is one of Iowa's
most famous fishermen. He spends every
summer by a lake Astounding in black
bass and goes fishing twice day--at sun
rise and sunset.
The monument to Rosa Bonheur at Fon-
tainebeau will be completely the work of
members of the artists family under the
direction of Isidore Bonheur, the sculp-
tor, her brother.
Governor Mount of Indiana has in his
wife an efficient helper. She assists him
in the arrangement of his notes for
speeches and attends herself TO the fling
of his large collection of newspaper clip
pings.
Sergeant-at-Arms Ransdell of the SEN
ate is a very busy man. He moves around
the Senate wing of the Capitol several
times each day. making a tour of the
committee rooms. the galleries and the
press gallery.
Prof W. c. Brogger, the famous Nor
NeGian geologist OF the University of
Christiana has accepted an invitation 10
=
Huntington Williams at Johns Hopkins
University next month.
Emile Fouget. the new member OF the
French Academy, Is rather a Bohemian
with little of an immortals dignity. Daily
he walks down the boulevard St Michael
balancing his cane end Whstling loudly
/ the latest popular song.
James Oliver who is probably the rich
est man in Indiana laid the foundation OF
his fortune by saving from his salary OF
! - cents week as a farmers ''chore boy
7 enough to buy house and lot on the in
Lieut.. +. q. Wyndham whose name ap-
pears on the recent list of British sold crs
wounded in South Africa, belongs to The
family of the under-secretary e war. be-
ing the great-nophew of The First Lord
Leconted, Of whom Mr.. George Wynd-
ham is the grandson.
Sir Henry NJ. Stanley is quoted in the
British papers as having declared at the
start Of the South African war that a
more thorough knowledge of the country
was essential 10 English success. And
how can that be had he was asked. 1T
can be bought by one thing" he answer
ed land that one thing is blood"
Mrs Alexander Cappington, who died II
Krkhill, Scotland, the other day, was on,
of the few links connecting the presen
with the time of Sir Walter Scott. She
entered his service when Is, and remem
bered hearing his heavy football on The
stairs at every morning when he came
down for his buttermilk and porridge
She was with him when he died and re-
ceived lock OF his hair from Mrs. Lock
hart.