The Illustrated News of the World

Printed From The Original Blocks of “The Illustrated London News”

New York, Saturday June 20 1891

 

>>>Places and Peoples names have been bolded

 

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COLUMN 1

AMERICAN MATTERS OF INTEREST

 

M. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and their two sisters have been visiting Brussels. Mr Vanderbilt dined with M. Van der Beerbohm, the Minister of Railways, Ports, and Telegraphs, before leaving for Dresdon.

 

Professor Charles A. Briggs arrives in England to-day. He has come to Europe to complete his work upon a new Hebrew lexicon, the first volume of which will be published next month.

 

At the annual meeting of the American Artists Association at 131, Boulevard, Montparnasse, on Thursday evening a highly satisfactory report for the first year was read. The election of officers for the coming year resulted in the choice of Mr. A. A. Anderson, as president; Mr. W. O. Partridge, vice-president; Mr. L. S. Brumidi, receiving secretary; Mr. Edmund Wuerpel. corresponding secretary; Mr. Rodney Wanamaker, treasurer; Mr. Harry Poore, librarian; amd Mr. L. E. Faber, historian. Mr. Charles Sedelmeyer and his partner and son-in-law, Mr. Eugene Fishholf, were elected honorary members.

 

Mr. Albert G. Porter the United States Minister to Italy, is preparing to spend the summer in the highlands near Rocca Di Papa. He has no idea of leaving Italy.

 

COLUMN 2

Mark Twain has intimated that, he is going to France for two years. His family will go with him, and they sail on one of the steamers of the French line, though the passage is engaged under fictitious names. After a few weeks of travel they will seek some secluded and remote French village where they can live in peace and quiet. “The children,” said Mark to a friend, “will have their tutors; Mrs. Clemens will enjoy the luxury of a complete rest from housekeeping and kindred cars; while I want nothing but my pipe and my pen. I have no special literary plans in mine, but shall probably do a little something. No, no, I shall not take the ‘Innocents Abroad’ again; that would mean too much travel, and I can’t do what I did years ago. We are going to live in quiet fashion somewhere away from everybody, where no one knows us.” Mark is past fifty years of age now and he desires repose evidently.

 

The first letter to reach San Francisco from J. Henry Turner, sub-assistant in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, since his departure for Alaska in June 1889 was received by Professor Davidson, of San Francisco May 4. The discoveries of Mr. Turner in hitherto unexplored regions which he traversed are interesting. His observations will cause a change in the map of the country between Artic and Porcupine River, in which he found rivers, lakes, and mountain ranges, where before was supposed to be only a vast plain.

 

Senator Stanford who already makes, it is asserted, more grape brandy than anyone else in the United States, is to begin making champagne this year in his great Californian vineyards, and will bring over from Lyons, Frances, a noted expert to conduct the business.

 

Yet another distinguished American who is making a short stay in London is Mrs. Custer, the widow of General Custer, whose brilliant career was closed some few years ago in a tragic and untimely manner “out West”  during an outbreak of Indian warfare. Mrs. Custer’s Life of her late husband was read with deep interest, mainly on account of the valuable services and prominent position of General Custer; but also partly by reason of the clear and vivid manner in which it was written—by an eye-witness, as it were –for Mrs. Custer was wout to accompany her husband through the varied vicissitudes of his campaigns, and is therefore familiar with most of the hardships of frontier life.

 

Mr. James Anderson has christened his new steam-yacht Richard K. Fox, who is the proprietor of Fox’s Illustrated News, published at New York. Mr. Fox, who is a commanding authority on sporting matters in the United States has presented to the yacht named in his honour a handsome set of flags.

 

Twenty-two years ago William E. Story, of Buffalo, promised his nephew and namesake that if he would neither chew, smoke, drink, nor gamble until he came of age he would give him $5000. Young Story accepted the conditions, and on Jan 31 1875 having arrived at his majority he claimed the money. His uncle admitted the claim, but wrote that he desired to hold the money on interest as trustee till some future day. After Mr. Storey’s death, his executor refused to pay the claim. The case was tried and judgment recovered for $9585.89 principal and interest. The judgment was reversed by the General Term, but is not sustained by the Court of Appeals and Mr. Storey will get his money.

 

BOTTOM COLUMN 2 & TOP COLUMN 3

Here is a real live romance of the Coulisses—one which affects both the British and American specimens of those mysterious haunts. A Miss Fay Templeton swooped down upon these shores all of a sudden in 1886 in pursuit of a recreant lover, and presently “accepted an engagement” to play Fernand in “Monte Cristo, Jun.” During the first nights of that piece she came (or caused her manager to come) into conflict with the Lord Chamberlain on a question of dress—or rather the lack thereof. Whereupon she, to fulfil what she considered to be the Chamberlain’s requirements, added a sash! But ere further arrangements could be made she, giving due notice, left her character (meaning the aforesaid Fernand) behind her and hurried back to America again in pursuit of her wavering swain. This sort of masher-chasing has continued (with slight intervals) throughout the States until recently. Now come the dramatic situation. The frequent fugitive’s mother died, leaving him untold gold –on condition that he should on no account marry an actress who, &c., And what do you think? The conditional heir’s pretty and persistent pursuer had, after all these years chasing, led him to the altar three days before the will was made public!

 

The American beauty of the season is Miss Amy Green who was presented at the last Drawing Room. Miss Green was “raised” in San Francisco is of course, and heiress, and talks with a twang like a mandoline. She is American, every inch of her, and “divinely tall and fair.”

 

Mr. Gordon-Bennett is in strong sympathy with any who hold the reins, no matter whether on coach or cab, and he expressed his opinion that the late strike in Paris of omnibus men was justifiable. In substantiation of that opinion he placed a cheque for 8000 francs at their disposal.

 

Dr. Doane, Bishop of Albany has returned to London, and before sailing for New York, will preach, probably in St. Paul’s Cathedral, upon the invitation of the Bishop of London. The action of Cambridge University in granting an honorary degree to Dr. Doane is very warmly approved here.

 

London June 6 1891 H.P. <<<at bottom of third column, rest of column is articles of opinion, no names mentioned in them.

 

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COLUMN 1

THE ROYAL FAMILY by Frederick Greenwood

>>> Does not really mention names just referrals to name like:  Duke of Fife, his daughter, Her Majesty,

 

COLUMN 2

THE BACCARAT SCANDAL

The sensation of the week has been the action brought by Sir William Gordon-Cumming against five defendants Mrs. Arthur Wilson, Mr. A.S. Wilson, Mr. And Mrs. Lycett Green, and Mr. Berkley Levett - who accused him of cheating at baccarat, at the house of Mr. Wilson at Tranby Croft, In September of last year.

>>>Names in this long article: Lord Chief Justice, Prince of Wales on the bench, Sir Edward Clarke, Mr. C. F. Gill, Sir Charles Russell, Mr. Asquith, General Owen Williams, Lord Coventry, Lady Coleridge, Lady Clarke, Mrs. H. M. Stanley, Lady Tenterden. Lady Russell, Lady Yarborough, Lord Coventry.

 

 

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