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
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.
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.
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.
THE
ROYAL FAMILY by Frederick Greenwood
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Does not really mention names just referrals to name like: Duke of Fife, his daughter, Her Majesty,
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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