Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1904 — OLD WORLD NOTABLES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OLD WORLD NOTABLES

Ambassador Choate has moved into his new house in Carlton garden, Loudon. There nec three duchesses of Wellington —the widows of the second and third dukes and the reigning duchesa. President Cobrera of Guatemala lias nppoluted Lieut. L. A. De Clairmont of Denver as a member of his staff. President Loubet of Prance attributes his good health to taking long walks every morning between 0 and 8 o'clock. Many people will lie surprised to learn that Rudyanl Kipling licks more than eleven months of being 39 years of age. Minister Bunnu-Varilla lias appointed ns his first secretary Carlo* Arosetuena. a prumiueiit lawyer of the city of Panama. King Alfonso lias hired a German professor, so he ean talk to the Emperor William in the language of the father laud. Lord I.amington. the new governor of Bombay, has been made knight grand commander of the order of the Indian Empire. A complete collection of Indian army medals, from 1799 to 19Ut>. has been presented to the French government pf Ixinl Clinton. The most amaxiug part of Ueu. Weyler'a book ia that relating to his deductions aa to the result of his contemplated lurasion of the United Htalc* ia 1898. Hla idea was that about 5,009.000 or to men of the South would rash to him standard.