Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-05-28
NOTES OF NOTABLEs


England, the famous novelist is in real
ity a Manxman. His parents were both
natives of the Isle of Man and he him
self has spent the greater part of his
life there. He studied to become nm
architect. but soon abandoned his plans
in that direction to become a Journalists.
He wrote editorials for a Liverpooi
newspaper for six years. and then went
to London at the invitation of d. G.
Rosetti, the famous painter-poet, with
whom he continued to live until RoSptti's
death in 1882. Mr.. Game then began
literary career in London. His early
work consisted chiefly of magazine ar
ticles and several historical volumes. His
first novel, 1.-The Shadow of a Crime"
was published in 1885. 1t did not at first
meet with popular favor. Neither did
his second attempt, "a Son of Hagar''
published in 1887. But fame came TO
him with his third attempt, "The Deem
ster," the first of the series of Many
novels which opened up new realm in
the world of fiction. Other well-kEown
novels of Mr.. Caine, some of which have
been dramatized with great success. are
THE Manxman," THE Christian. AMI
THE Eternal City"
REAR ADMIRAL GEORGE A
BICKNELL, u. S. N, retired, was born
at Batsto, N. j., May IS, 1916. He was
appointed to the naval academy from
Indiana in 1861. and was graduated in
1866. While q student at the academy
he took part in the Civil war, and served
in a volunteer regiment of his own state
From 1867 to 1869 he was stationed on
the Iroquois of the Asiatic station. In
the war with Spain he commanded the
golfers Saturn and Niagara. He was
made captain in 1901, and rear ad-
miral in 1907. A year ago, while COM
IS h. L
he was retired for age. Since his retire
ment Rear Admiral Bicknell has made
his home in New Albany, Ind.
CHARLES NJ. HAYS. one of the
most prominent of American railway of
ficials. was born in Rock Island. Ill.,.
May 16, 1856, and began his career in
1873 as a clerk In the passenger depart
ment of the Atlantic & Pacific railroad
secretary to the general manager of the
Missouri Pacific. In 1884 he entered
the service of the Wabash railroad and
in 1887 he became general manager of
the road and in 1894 he was elected
vice president of the Wabash system.
For a brief period in 1901 Mr. Hays
was president of the Southern Pacific
railway, but retired within few months
to accept his present position as vice
president and general manager of the
Grand Trunk railway. Mr.. Hays also
holds the Office of president of several
of the subsidiary companies of the
Grand Trunk system, including the
Grand TFunk-Paci6c.
BISHOP EUGENE r: HENDRIX
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
South, was born May II, 1S47. in Fay
lege, Middletown, Conn, and after grad
ton in Central college in his native
place. Later he attended Wesleyan col
lege, Middletown, Conn, and after gard
uating from that institution in 1867 he
spent two years in the study of theology
at the Union Theological seminary. Aft
er his ordination in 1870 he accepted the
pastorate of the churches in Macon and
st. Joseph, Mo-, officiating until 1878,
when he was elected president of Cen
trail college. In 1886 he was elected to
the bishopric of the NJ. E. church, South.
and gave up the college presidency. He
has made official visits to Mexico Bra
I'll, China, Japan and Korea, and found
ed the mission of his church in the lat
ter country.
WILLIAM HARMON NILES. noted
as a geologist and educator, was born
in Northampton, Mass, May IS, 1880,
and was educated at the Lawrence Scen-
tific school and the Sheffield Scientific
school. For four years he delivered pub
he became professor of geology and
geography in the Massachusetts institute
of technology and since 1888 he has been
professor and head of the department
of geology at Wellesley college. He is
a member of the leading scientific socie-
ties of America and has written extern
sively upon geological and geographical
subjects.
CAPT. JOHN HUBBARD of the
United States navy was born in Maine.
May 10, 1S49, and received his early
schooling in that state. With his par
ents he went west at a comparatively
early age and shortly after the close of
the Civil war he was appointed TO the
United States naval academy from
Arizona. After his graduation from the
academy in 1870 he was engaged for
some years principally on lighthouse and
ordnance duty. lie was on the cruiser
Chicago from 1889 to 1892 and during
the war with Spain he served on the
Yankee. He was given his first com
mand, that of the gunboat Nashville
in 1908. The following year he com
manded the cruiser Boston. In 1906 he
was appointed to the command of the
Minnesota and was in charge of that
battleship during the famous around
the-world cruise of the Atlantic feet.
ALBERT A. POPE. the pioneer in
the development of the bicycle industry
in the United States, was born in Pos
ton. May 20, 1S43, and received his edu-
cation in the public schools. Family re-
verses compelled him to earn his living
at a comparatively early age. At IL
he was employed as a porter in the pub
lie market in Boston. In 1862 he went
to the front as second lieutenant of 4
Massachusetts infantry regiment and
served until the close of the war Re
turning to Boston he opened a small es-
tablishment to deal in shoe manufactur-
ers' supplies. He first saw a bicycle
at the Philadelphia exposition in 1876,
and two years later he gave the first or
der for bicycles to be manufactured in
the United States. In few years his
company became foremost in the bicycle
industry, with the main plant in Hart
ford, Conn.,, and branch factories in IA
of other cities. Later, when the
popularity of the bicycle began to wane.
Col. Pope embarked in the manufacture
of automobiles and soon became one OF
the leaders in that industry in America