The Washington times., 1901-08-29
Personal.

Henry Arthur Jones, the dramatist, has
| two London residences, one OF which-a
house in Regents Park-was formerly
| occupied by Alma Tadema, the artist.
| His other residence. which he only uses
! occasionally, is a set of elaborately dec
| grated chambers in a well known apart
ment house.
The Cardinals hat has been conferred
upon Agostino Riboidi. Bishop of Pavia,
who is well known for his work in
| physics. and especially in electricity.
SAYS the Scientific American" Several
other eccleSiastics interested in electric
subjects have recently been raised to the
episcopal throne.
Although the British Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks Beach, by
the death of W. Bramstor Beach. his
cousin. now succeeds to the fathership
of the House of Commons. the Oldest
Parliamentary veteran is still Sir James
Ferguson, who first entered St Stephen S
in 1854.
j. w. Lowther NJ. p, Chairman of the
House of Commons, is most abstemious
in his habits, but nevertheless suffers
from govt which he inherits from long
line of stout port drinkers. Now and
then he is laid up, but not until the pain
positively forbids physical activity.
Miss Therese Schwartz has succeeded,
after many attempts, in persuading eX-
President Kruger to sit for his portrait.
and has painted him reading Bible.
The pose is her own suggestion. Dom
Paul afterward accepted the Bible as a
present. The portrait was painted at
Utrecht
Lady Pauncefote said recently that she
would rather live in Washington than
anywhere else except London.
Acting Secretary of State Adee has a
vivid and picturesque vocabulary, which
he occasionally employs even in discuss
ing affairs of state. The other day he
was asked whether the Colombia Venezu-
ella AFFAIR was really only couple of
revolutions or was going to become
war between the two nations. Il don't
know yet" replied the Acting Secretary
OF State. There is something going on
down there. but l. have not yet blown
down the barrels to see if they are
loaded"
When Governor Odell of New York
visited the State School for the Blind at
Batavia he was much impressed by the
good nature of six year-old Mabel Held
enger The other day the little girl
ceived from him doll two feet long
with a complete outfit of clothing Inside
the box in which the doll arrived was the
Governors card. bearing these words in
his writing: Compliments of the Gov
ernor of the State Of New York"
The Earrings hold four peerages-two
earldoms, Northbrook and Cromer: two
baronies, Ashburton and Revelstoke. And
the founder of the family, like the first
Rothschild. came from Germany. He was
Lutheran minister. who settled with a
sen in Exeter some 200 years ago and
started a cloth manufactory.
Mrs. Eugenia Williams Gambler, wife
of the Governor of Georgia, married Col
onel Gambler when she was only sixteen
years old. Her husband was then a young
school teacher, studying law in the even
ings.
The father of NJ. Santos umont. the
famous aeronaut is The wealthiest coffee
grower in Brazil. He employs 5000 la
borers on his plantations OF his ten
the inventor of the dirigible air
ship is the young st.
Winfield Scott stratton Cripple Creeks
bonanza king. who worked for day wages
as a carpenter ten years ago will march
on Labor Day with the Colorado Springs
local lodge of thd Carpenters Union.