The Washington times., 1901-10-20
PERSONAL.

| King George of Greece is one of the
few members OF the European royal fam
lies who stick to the bicycle habit, to
| which nearly all were a prey a few years
| ago. He takes long rides every morning,
starting at 10 o'clock.
| The late President Lorenzo Snow, of
the Mormon Church. left no WILL and the
property owned by him, according to the
| administrator. is valued at $4,000 to 81,
OOO The heirs number 30, including 2
wives. u sons. 13 daughters and grand
children. but in the administrator list
| the name of Leroi c. Snow the reputed
| favorite son of the late Church President
does not appear Neither does the name
of his mother. Minnie Jepsen Snow. the
| youngest wife. with whom the decedent
was living at the time of his death.
The second ten" for the Institute OF
| 177O at Harvard chosen from the class of
1904 at Harvard has been announced. The
list includes six men from Boston. rep
resenting some OF the most prominent and
exclusive families. II Is as follows: w. A.
Burnham, Boston: e. G. Chadwick, Bos-
ton; G. Fairchild, Boston; q. Y, r.
Thayer, Boston; G. P. Snow, Tweeds. N
Y; E. c. Rust Boston: r. Lane. Bos-
tom H P. Hollis. East Islip, n. Y; w
2. Blagden. New York City; C. de l. Oel-
richs. New York City; honorary member,
II. A. Nurdock.
Sir Hiram Maxim, the inventor of the
Maxim gun, says that he made small can
non even as boy. While firing a musket
during the Civil War ne was knocked
down by the Tecoil, and this gave him in
directly the idea for the famous Maxim
gun.
Thomas Nicholson. an Indian of CAL
gary. known to the tribe as War Hawk.
is quoted as saying. when he was pre-
sented to the Duke of Cornwall and York:
Kings men very kind to US herican
man he darn bad 10 Injun. Kings man
help; long knives KIN.
The Rev. Sheldon A. Harris. a Congre-
gstional minister of Dwight, Ill, has been
elected vice president of the Illinois State
Federation of Labor His election, the
delegates say, will be the means of bring
ing about a better understanding between
the Church and organized labor.
The Rev. James Addison Ingie, who has
been chosen by the Episcopal General
Convention as Bishop Of HaEkow, China,
was graduated from the University OF Vir-
ginia in 1888. and soon afterward went to
China as missionary. For some years
he has been in charge of the church at
Hankow.-
The first five cadets. in order of merit.
at West Point, are all Southern boys.
They hail from Mississippi. North Caro-
INA. south tarOuiid. ana maryland. MIS-
sissippi bears off the palm with two of
her sons, one of whom is the head of the
class.
The German Emperor is an excellent
shot, in spite of his lame arm. He uses
a kind of prop, on which he rests his arm
when taking aim. Kaiser Wilhelm is won
derfuIIy apt. and to see him riding, shoot
ing or driving ii would never be sup
posed that he has a crippled arm. and
that he cannot even cut up his own meat
at dinner. The only thing he has not
attempted to do is cyling. and this is the
reason that the German Empress has q
prejudice against the wheel.
Joseph r. Wilson, of the class of 1902,
law, who was yesterday elected senior
class president of the department of law
University of Pennsylvania, has won the
highest popular honors given at the uni
versty in 10 years. lie is the first man
since the law school was founded in 1870
who has carried his class presidency
through the entire three years course.
in addition TO winning the presidency of
the Miller Law Club of the university.
one of the foremost students legal or
sanizations in America