Show r PERSONAGES IN INTHE INTHE THE PUBLIC EYE Prof Frederick HIrth of or Berlin has hasa accepted a the tle offer of or the Chinese chair at at t Columbia university Queen Alexandra does docs oes little to en encourage encourage en- en courage urage the erroneous ous notion common In it I some somo Om circles that all women In her class lass have to do Is to sit around on thrones ronca and year crowns She has devoted devoted de de- dc- dc voted herself to the task of or trying to F revive re the English straw-hat straw industry Col Albert A A. Pope of BO Boston ton the tho pioneer loneer bicycle manufacturer has been ci elected president of ot a large an and anIn In Influential inci In- In 11 organization the object of which Is to build a short-cut short highway between New cw York an and Chicago that will Ill reduce the distance ance from Si to 1 miles dIes Lord Lord founded the Canadian Cana Cana- d dian dlan ian college bearing his name with money ene derived td from the British occupation occupation pation of Castine Me Ie in the war of ot 1812 college has Just farmed 1 a n. federation with Kings King's college of ot N. N S S. n. n av movement that is much opposed by churchmen over the thc b border t King ICing Edward Is a great lover of or dogs and ad has had man many favorites The present present pres pres- ent at chosen and constant canine companion companion com corn panion anion of ot his Majesty Is an nn Irish terrier terrier ter ter- ter- ter ri rier er named Jack He came into tho the Kings King's ings possession In November last and nd now lives Jives with his Majesty travels travels trav traY e els Is with him and lies beal beside c the Kings King's C chair hair all da daThe day The The King ICing and Queen Quen of ot Roumania are arc re about to establish little theaters in all hi tb the rural communes commune of their kingdom king king- dom om In these theaters the villagers will ill give once or twice a a. week moral pla plays lays f having ha as their object the Inculcation Inculcation cation of ot rell lous and social precepts i The he first of or the theaters will cill be built on n one of or the royal loyal estates Samuel Gompers the labor leader Is 5 master of ot five languages At a convention convention con con- of or the tie American Federation of ot Labor abor some years ago delegates made a speeches peeches n Italian In French In Gera German Gernan Ger Ger- I nan man and In Spanish Mr Gompers was wasat at t home with them all He lIe made notes on n their addresses nn and when necessary sary ary ar Interrupted them hem on obscure I points in their own tongue George C C. Hume Hurne a la lawyer laer er of ot Chil- Chil I ton on Wis Is 13 about to receive recel a n. unique honor moor Ho He will be made chief of ot the thc I Indian nation Mr Hume flume aided the Indians gratuitously In filing proofs roofs ot of the validity t of ot their claims 3 against the Government and In return they hey have ha elected the lawyer Sawyer to the chieftainship of the nation He will I accept as the office offic Is merely a nominal I c one ne and will not interfere with his other thor duties The still maintain their ancient tribal relations though hough the they are amenable to the laws of ot z the United States |