Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-13
Personal NOTES.

When Governor Stanley OF Kansas frst
entered the state he was captured by In
dians and bound to a tree.
Mrs Mary Wolfe, who died at Wheel
ing, W. Va, the other day. aged 102
years, saw Napoleon in Poland both when
he started upon and returned from his
disastrous Russian campaign.
wyndham Spencer Portal, who has re-
Gently been created a baron, Is the head OF
family which since 1924 has had the ex-
elusive privilege OF making the banknote
paper for the Bank Of England
II is said that Miss Mollie Woodward,
who was one of the women who spent many
weeks within the besieged walls In Pekin.
will marry Lieutenant Frederick Bismarck,
grandson Of the famous chancellor. Lieu
tenant Bismarck was a member Of the Ger
man legation.
Ex- Consul General Herman Kreismann,
who recently celebrated his SEVENTEEN birth
day anniversary In Berlin. took an active
part in the senatorial campaign OF Lin
coin and Douglas. Mr.. Kreismann also
figured prominently in the presidential
campaign OF 1860.
Jenny Linds letters to a woman friend
living In Italy from 1S45 to 1874 will soon be
published by an Italian firm. The letters.
IL is reported. number over 100 and give
the prima donna's outspoken and uncon-
ventional opinions about the music and
many OF the musicians of her time.
Bishop Satterlee of the District of Co
lumbia In planning TO establish a free school
in Washington for the training Of poor
girls for domestic service. Among those in
terested in the plan are Mrs. II. G. Lodge,
Mrs Nelson A. Miles. Mrs. Levi z. Letter
and Miss Paulding the niece OF Senator
Depew.
Rt Rev. James McGoldrick, bishop OF the
diocese OF Duluth, who has lived In this
country thirty-three years, took out his
Second papers only few days ago He
took out his FIRST papers years ago and
was regular voter until the constitution
of Minnesota was changed to require that
voters take out their second papers be-
fore exercising their rights as citizens.
In the death OF Prof. Macmillan, pro-
fessor Of modern history and literature,
Belfast, ireland, has lost what was doubt
less its most picturesque figure. He was
feet 3 or 4 inches tall, fair and ruddy
complexion hair prematurely white, with
distinguished features and singularly noble
head and brow The man was remark
able as his looks. He had been deprived
of his father at an early age and unaided
and alone fought his way through college
and finally attained "a proud place among
the scholars Of his day.
David Nation, huspsnd of Mrs. Carrie
Nation the Joint smasher, left Texas four
teen years ago for the part he took In the
Jaybird- -Woodpecker feud at Richmond,
Tex. He was a Woodpecker and took oc-
casion to roast the Jaybirds in an article
in the Houston Post. The Jaybirds caught
him one night and beat him half to death
and threatened to kill him II he did not
leave the state. He left the next day for
Medicine Lodge. where he has since re-
sided. The Nations at that time ran
hotel at Richmond. Mrs. Nation sold the
hotel after the assault on her husband
and Joined him In few weeks at Medicine
Lodge. In those days Mrs. Nation had no
intention OF becoming crusader, although
she was a pronounced enemy Of the rum
power.