New-York tribune., 1904-09-26
PERSONAL.

Egypt puts In a claim to possess the oldest per
son In the world Ahmed Seim, who has Just
turned sixscore. He remembers Napoleon in Egypt.
or says he does. and how he scattered the Name
lukes before him with his whirwind sword" more
potent than even the Prophets heaven descended
blade He was long slave In Cairo but is now
bedridden. and taken Of by great-grand-
daughter. herself now well along in years Old
We're boys. and have no difhculty in believing that
he is as aged as he says he Is
T. c. willcocks, denonstrator in entomology and
botany In the Southeastern Agricultural College,
Wyoming, his been appointed entomoogist TO the
Khedivlal Agricultural Society at Cairo.
scheme has been set foot IN England 10
establish a permanent memorial Of the late Sir
Edwin Arnold viii Pro5sPfg taks the fGT sSF Of
proficiency In Oriental literature
According to an account recently published in
Budapest newspaper General Stoessel. the Russian
defender of Port Arthur, is of Jewish origin The
account reads as follows:
About 1880. together with other Jewish enigrants
stoessel settled in Upper Hungary third s broth
in WaIiachsch-M -Meserftsch a little town in Mo
ravia, not far from the famous fortress olmqsz:
Misklos, while Joseph went to another little Hun
brother, Abraham. did stay long in Meseritsch;
In isSS he wrote 20 MS brothers that ne hsd eii
goldsmith By trade en- Embraced ed the RUSSIAN ortho.
doS f faith Ills SON our General Stossse entered
of the Stoessel family receive news from its Rus
pest on the OCCASION @ Of % the denise Of the very
wealthy Budapest physician Dr. Szeleny (hls for
mer family name was StoesseD asked the relatives
OF the fay By PgbS & e send t d, n
called Ezeieny House. in Budapest, better known
tween the Jewish family Stoessel and It's Russian
branch.
The report Is confirmed by Dr. Isidor Singer, Of
this city. who went to school at Meseritsch. Mo-
rava. where he had as schoolmates two members
OF the Stoesssl family.
Captain Harry Houston. whose home Is at Stan
wood. Mich. IS the only survivor OF the 30 men
forming the first survey party on the Isthmus Of
Panama IN 1S49 and one OF the four who survived
the hardships OF the expedition and returned 10
the States alive.
Miss Caroline L. o. Ransome, OF washington, Is
the first woman from whom the United States
government purchased painting for the walls Of
the Capitol Miss Ransome. who has lived in the
national capital upward of a OF years enjoys
the distinction OF having painted the portraits OF
more statesmen than any other woman artist
Major John Biselow. jr.. 9th United States Cav
airy. son OF John Bigelow. who has been retired
at his request after thirty years active SER
vice, was born IN this city on May 12. 1854. and
appointed cadet at West Point on July l. 1878
He was graduated or June Is 1877. and assigned
70 the 10th Cavalry. He served IN that regiment
until he reached a matorship. on December s. 1904
which took him 10 the 9Th Cavalry. In the war
with Spain he served with the Fifth Army Corps
in Cuba, and was wounded four times at the battIs
OF San Juan HILL He was colsetor OF customs
at Sagua la Grande. Cuba. from December 1893
until January, 1899. He professor OF military
science at the Massachusetts Institute OF Tech
nolosy In Boston from 1894 until 1888