New-York tribune., 1903-03-16
PERSONAL.
knows that,

John Dillon who has been ordered to abandon
public life for a season and Withdraw TO the WARM
er climate of Egypt had once before, IN the carry
sos 10 retire from Parliament for prolonged
period owing to Ill health. He then spent coupe
of years on his brothers ranch in Colorado. Al
though born British subject himself the memoeF
for East Mayo is in the curious position OF having
an only brother. William Dillon. who Is porh
American citizen. The explanation Is that tnelr
father the late John Blake Dillon. was one OF the
leaders of the '4S insurrecton in Ireland and un-
like most Of his colleagues in that revolutionary
enterprise, succeeded in eluding the Irish poilce
He remained in exile for some years. and 1t was
during this period that his son Wiam M p, "as ~ poI ob
Mitchell" the fiery spirit who preeiPltated the S
rebellion ana received sentence OF fourteen years
transportation.
DR. William r. Brooks. director OF Smith OBJ
servatory and professor Of astronomy in Hobart
College has been awarded the comet medal Of the
Astronomical Society OF the Pacific. for the DIS
covery Of his twenty-third comet
Pasteur is of course to have n monument In
Paris. but the place where 1t Is to be erected mas
not yet been chosen. 1t was at first decided that
it should be erected the Place de Medecis, op-
lastly in the Avenue de Breteuh opposite the Dome
Of the 1nvaldes. Just as work was to begin on me me
impede the view OF the Invalides
Professor Nichols has resigned the Wilder pro-
fessorship of physics in Dartmouth College to come
to Columbia University. He received the M .
degree from Cornell in 1893. and the D. S. degree
from the same institution in 1897. He has studied
extensively in Berlin. Germany, and was professor
at Colgate University before accepting his present
position in 1898 Professor Nichols is a member
Of the Physical Society Of America. Of the Astro-
nomical and .Astrophysical Society of America ana
the assistant editor of The AstroDhysical, Jonr =
nal" He will assume his duties at Colum6ia pa al al
the beginning Of the next academic year IL 1s ul-
derstood that he will have complete charge OF the
Phoenix Research Laboratory.
It Is reported that Marshall Field has offered to
erect q museum the Lake Front Park, Chicago,
which may cost as much S0,O00.G0O.
A new department. to be called the department
of geography. has been created at the University
of Chicago. Roin D. Salisbury. professor Of ge-
ology, has been raised to the rank of a head pro-
fessor and will charge Of the new depart
ment. Several courses heretofore given In other
departments will be grouped under Professor
Salisburys direction Professor Salisbury is one OF
the best known geologists in the United States.
Since 1882 he has been assistant United States ge-
ologst, Glacial Division. and since 1891 has been
geologist in charge of peistocene geology, of New
Jersey. Professor Salisbury accompanied one OF
the Peary relief expeditions TO the arctic regions
a few years ago. and while in Greenland made
extensive geological studies. For several years he
has been dean of the Ogden School of Science IN
the university. He graduated from Beloit Col
lege