The Washington times., 1901-07-04
PERSONAL.

President Charles Kendall Adams, Of
the Wisconsin University, has been hon
ored by Glasgow University with the de-
gree of Ii. d.
Theodore 5. Parvin. who died in Cedar
Rapids Iowa, the other day. was grand
secretary of the Iowa Masons He was
born in New Jersey in 1917, was gradual
ed from Woodward College. Cincinnati
In 1886. removed TO Iowa in 1898, and was
appointed secretary to the first Terri
torial Governor, Lucas. He was the first
librarian of Iowa Territory. He served as
district attorney, county judge three
terms. was State Register Of Lands. and
was professor OF natural science and IL
brarian at the University of Iowa. He
founded and built the first Iowa Masonic
library, occupying the only Masonic IL
brary building in the world
The Rt- Rev. William II. O'Conneu
Bishop Of Portland. Ne, was recently
rendered a reception and dinner at the
parochial residence Of St Peters parish.
in which he was born. In that parish he
served as altar boy until he left the city
10 pursue his theological studies.
The only member OF the first Australian
Commonwealth Parliament whose return
is to be petitioned against is King
Malley. Mr.. O'Malley is an Irish-Amer-
lean, who went 10 Australia ten years
ago as the representative of a New York
assurance society. II is alleged By the
petitioners that he never went to the
trouble Of legally making himself a Brit
ish subject However that may be, he
has already sat without objection in the
local Parliament of South Australia
where he distinguished himself by his
fanatical teetotalism and by bringing I'm
maids.
NJ TJauorauv Iata E-rav.b Nrf,g-.-. g.
Foreign Affairs. has informed the EIec-
toral Committee Of Yeryins that he will
not offer himself for reelection, having
decided to retire definitely from politics
and devote himself TO literature.
Theodule Ribot, professor of experiment
tai psychology at the College de France,
the founder Of the Revue Philosophique"
and the inspirer Of an entire generation
of students and professor Of the new
psychology, not only in France but all
over the world. Will retire on a pension.
al his own request, al the beginning Of
November.
There are not many peers still in the
English House Of Lords who served in
the Crimea- one Of the few is Just sew
enty-One. The Earl OF Lucau retired from
the army more than forty years ago, but
h. had acted before that time as aide-de-
camp TO his father in the war against
Russia and had been present at Alma and
BalaklaVa. Lord Lucau was born In $50,
so that he has lived under two kings and
a queen. He sat for ten years in the
House Of Commons, before some OF it's
members today we're born. lie was
Conservative member for an Irish con
stitueHCy. Lord Lucan who has not
greatly distinguished himself In politics.
has an estate Of over G0,0J0 acres.
It is not generally known that the King
Of England pays taxes under protest
that is to say, his aiesty, like queen
Victoria. claims to be exempt from i'm
posts. and yet is willing to contribute
without prejudice to the rates. For in
stance. part of the Windsor Farm lies
within the radius OF the borough. The
municipal authority issues demand notes
for the rates. The royal officials respond
by paying sum just under the amount
requested and the collector is satisfied.
Ms. Craigie, more widely known as
John Oliver Hobbs, who has just been
elected a member of the courcil Of the
Authors Society in England, is the NTH
woman to be thus honorcd. the other four
being the late Charlotte YOnge. Mrs.
Humphrey Ward. Miss Flora Shaw, of
the London Times who was notorious
in connection with the jameson raid. and
Miss Eleanor Ormerod, student Of bo-
tany, entomology, and agriculture.
The Duke OF Connaught VIII be Installed
as Grand Master Of the English Free
masons at the Royal Albert Han on July
l..
Lord Dufferin was scventy-Gve years old
on June T. Among the great men of the
times he is regarded by maiy English
men as the most famous, for only TO
cnumorate all the offices he has held
would require great deal OF space He
once described himself as maid -Ot-ail-
work 10 British Governments and he
has served his country in many parts of
the world
Chairman Burton and eleven members
of the River and Harbor Committee after
their return from Alaska. expect to visit
the inland empire They Will inspect
the Columbia and Snake rivers from Port
land ore, 70 Lewiston, Idaho.
Perhaps the only woman railroad prcsi-
dent in the country. and certainly the
only one who also does her own house
work, is Mrs. John f. kiddcr OF Grass
Valley. Nevada County. Cal To be sure,
her narrow gauge road is only twenty