The Washington times., 1901-09-16
PERSONAL.

| Ii has been determined that the memori-
| al to the late Senator Stephen NJ. White
! of California shall be, in the form of a
/ life-sized statue, which will be located in
| the court house grounds IT Los Angeles.
! NJ De Bloch is acquiring a museum in
| Iucerne. whose special object is to illus
| trate by diagrams. maps, and other OBJ
| Jects the wastefulness of modern war.
| A bust of DR.. G. Armauer Hansen, the
| discoverer of the bacillus of leprosy, was
recently unveiled by Prof. Visdal in the
| garden of the museum at Bergen, in the
| presence of many Norwegian and foreign
medical men.
| Dr. Edward Everett Hale is at the head
| OF a movement in Boston for the sending
| of modern agricultural implements TO the
Filipinos. Several manufacturers and
wholesale dealers in seeds have cooper
ated in the scheme.
Memories of the execution of Maxi
| milan. the Emperor of Mexico. are re-
| vived by the announcement that the EN-
| peror of Austria has conferred the title
| of baron upon De Francisco Kaska of
| the City OF Mexico. De Kaska accompa-
MED Macmillan to Mexico and remained
| until the last member of his suite.
Owing to financial difficulties, the widow
of SIgnor Crispi has abandoned the villas
left to her IN her husband VIII ana mas
taken modest lodgings in Naples.
Cecil Rhodes is figuring in the courts at
Cape Town just now. protesting against
a valuation of his Grange estate there.
The assessors put the value at $4,000, and
Mr.. Rhodes thinks this is far too high.
The memory of John Paul Jones is to be
suitably honored in San Francisco by the
erection of a monument celebrating his
achievements The design will include a
statue mounted on an emblematic base of
large size and elaborate construction.
Gen. Nelson A Miles employs his leisure
time in the reading of great deai of the
best English verse. He has good men,
ory and quotes poetry, as he says, at too
great length.
Prince Bernard of Sake Weimar, who
has contracted a morganatic marriage,
which interferes with his hereditary priv
ieges, will hereafter make his home in
England.
II Is not generally known that Victor
Hugo tried unsuccessfuliy and on more
than one occasion, to purchase the
Drouet collection OF his drawings. which
ultimately came into the possession of
NJ Paul Meurice, and which the latter
intends TO present to the city of Paris.
a preacher living near zumbrota,
Mimi. was born of parents named Hog,
anu Wutil Et Sitn uP dShtu W nave MS
name changed. The judge To whom he
applied asked what name he preferred.
and the applicant said anything would
do for change. The judge gave him
the name of Thing, which is his for keeps.
Members of his flock refer to him as
Good Thing"
NJ. WALTON, a member OF the French
Senate who is known the Father of
the Republican Constitution recently as
sisted his son in rescuing three persons
who were drowning in the sea near Pc
tits Dalles For his courageous conduct
the Senator, who is eighty years old, has
been awarded a media! Of the first class
Count Henry De La Vauix has given out
some particulars Of his plans for his
forthcoming balloon trip across the Medi-
terranean His proposed route is from
Tou!on TO A'giets. = distance OF i95 miles
This is less than hair that covered by
him last year when he went from Paris To
Kieff I'm thirtv-siY horfs without . br.sk
His chief object this time is to try aerial
combined with sea navigation. in the
SENSE that his balloon .iH be furnished
with steering apparatus floating on or
submerged in the water