The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-14
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PERSONALITIES.

The Marquis of Salisbury has made his usual
rebate of so per cent. to his agricultural ten
ants.
Sir John Lubbock who was created peer on
New Years Day, is equally distinguished as
banker. a savant and an authority on currency.
The Scottish prima donna, Miss Maclntyre, has
not been heard of for some little time, but it
seems that she is now successfully ulhling op-
cratic engagements in Italy.
Coils p. Huntington is building new coun-
try house near Los Angeles, Cal His fine coll
lection of pictures is to be taken there, and
will be thrown open to the public once week,
julius Rolshoven, the Detroit-born painter,
whose work is attracting so much attention in
the London galleries, is the son OF Frederick Rol
shoven OF Detroit, who was a pupil in Cologne
of some of Germany's famous artists.
Henry Savage Landor, the explorer of Thibet,
goes about Boston clad in a thin suit OF clothes
and low shoes. Like the late Judge Charles
Daniels, he never wears an oyCrcoat. Boston,
he declares, is tropical as compared with Thibet.
Dr. John f.. Davies, professor of mathematical
physics in the University of Wisconsin, who died
recently at the Presbyterian hospital, Chicago,
where he had gone to have an operation per-
formed was 81 years old, and has been a pro-
fesSor in the University since 1868.
The newspaper men in the Philippines are tell
ing a story Of one Of their number, a new ar
rival, who undertook to explain to an officer
how he thought a certain attack ought TO be
made. The officer listened SO politely for twen'
ty minutes that the correspondent, on departing.
asked his name "otis," was the reply
Abraham Il. Elmer, of Utica, who has Just
celebrated his 18th birthday, is sad to he
the oldest inhabitant Of the state of New York.
lie was born in Warren, Herkimer county and
lost his eyesight at the age Of 80, but otherwise
i, well preserved lie has smoked and chewed
tobacco since he was 10 years old.
When it came to a choice between love ard
the ministry Rev. Charles A. Smith, of st. 20
seph, Mo-. declared for Dan Cupid lie was
pastor OF Holy Trinity Episcopal church, ard
was recently bethrothed to woman who had
been divorced The rules Of his denomination
forbade such a marriage, so he resigned his pas
| toTate
| The late John Ruskin gave away great deal
| of money during his life. Many years his an
nual income from his pen alone was $4,000, bui
| he lived on less than a tenth of that amount
Indeed, he used to say that a gentleman ought
| to be able to live on pound (about So day
ii he could not he deserved speedily to die.
| Lord Kitchener has younger brother living IL
| New Zealand, who, instead OF following his thre,
| brothers into the army, chose lonely pastora
| life. Arthur Buck Kitchener is a bachelor, A
| years of age, and the owner of fine estate a
Waihems Grange, near Dunlack, on the Shai
| river.
Five heis-apparent to English peerages hav
| fallen in South Africa--nsmely the Hon. +. ii
S. Roberts, V. c., eldest son OF Lord Roberts
| the Earl of Ava, eldest SON Of the Marques o
Duferin; the Hon. J. +, Cumming Bruce, eldes
son Of Lord Thurlow; the Hon. William Nc
| Clintock- Bunbury, eldest son Of Lord Rathdon
| nell, and the Hon. n. II. l.. J. de Montmorency
| " g., eldest son Of vscount Frankfort de Mont
! moreDcy.