The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-14
PERSONAL.

hat made Of diamonds valued at
E5OOOo0. perched on the top being a ruby
OF unknown value, is worn by sir Jung
Rahadur the king Of II Nepaul's prime
minister.
Secretary Cortelyou and Judge Day will
prepare life of William Mckinley. 1t
VIII be an exhaustive aud authoritative
work.
The cremation of the body OF the late
DIR. Robert Grimes of Cheyenne has re-
Nealcd the bullet received by him at the
Meeker massacre. where he distinguished
himself, as I'm many other Indian en-
ga2cments, rs Fighting Bob. the Doc
tor. Then IL was thought the wound
would be fatal but Dr Grimes recovered
and for twenty years carried the missile
which the surgeons were unable to locate.
The lead button weighed more than the
ashes OF the d. ceased
Some Of the Kansas papers are relating
how, at the close of the Civil War, Cen
erai Shafter was an applicant for a first
lieutenaucy in the reorgauized army. and
had working I'm his behalf n congressman
whose knowledge of army affairs was
very limited one day this congressman
sent the following message; Dear Shat
ter: | have just returned from visit TO
the secretary of war. ! find that it win
be impossible To have YOU appointed "A
first lieutenant. as that rank H. now full
However the secretary il willing To APP
NllNi YOU a lieutenant colonel Wh1cn is
the next best thing. VIII IL do?'
No less than 1oo separate photographs Of
the emperor of Germany are cNtant. saws
a Philadelphia photographed. He IL the
most photographed man alive. and I'm his
pictures he always looks tall. though as a
matter of fact he Is a little fellow OF FIVE
feet seven There are over $50 photo
graphs OF the king OF England
doctor AT Clinton. Ia. believes hc
has succeeded In successfully transplant
ing rabbits eye to a human being. \
miner Ina an explosion entirely lost ono
eve. aud the cornea of the other. The
cornea of I've rabbit was placed ON the
partly destroyed eye. and the doctor
thinks II will keep alive VI already ad-
mits light. ana relieves the miner Of to-
tai blindness
Indians of Mexico abhor triplets saws
w. j. Niece of the bureau OF cthnology
Hc visited tribe. and was trN Ing 10
learn something of their language. Hc So
cured the correct word FOR baby NJ the
Seri tongue, and also for twins. hat when
he asked for the one meaning triplets "A
sudden change came over the group Ev-
cry man. woman and child solemnlv
arose and, turning their backs on him.
walked away. He then learned that the
appearance of triplets in family was.
among these Indians crime punisha
hle with death to tho father. mother and
mention 81 such heinous offeuse could
not bc tolerated I'm polite society
Gov. Gen. Tart must be big man in
the Philippines" said North Carolina
clergy man TO New York Tribune inter.
viewer the other day. n have relative.
Or STUNT, who II missionary in the
Philippine and IN secIlIing the site 10.
new Methodist church lu Manila ne dis
covered that no law existed by which
non-t'atholic bodies could hold real estate
I'm the islands. Dr. Stuntz called ON Gov.
Taft and told him his trouble Without
consulting a book. or 81 much as moving
chair. ne touched bell. summoned his
secretary. dictated law in three sec
lions covering the whole case. ana I'm rs
minutet AZ was laid down before Gov
TAFT. lie looked 10 over. and then. quiefN
folded II away sayins II will be enact.
ed law az the next session OF the conn
niissio1 " went through. iIst a. he said