Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-04
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Robert Garrett Is on bis way 70 Russia
Paul de Chaillu has settled for good in
England
Robert Louis Stevenson was paid 5000 for
bis last novel
Senator Stanford affects the low cut vest
Of olden times
Gladstone is said to have got ESQ for q
magazine article
The Duke Of Marlborough Is again in
pecuniary difficulties
Speaker Carlisle has Just paid ga, 900 for
house IN Washington
Minister Phelps will not return TO England
until the middle of June
Tennyson is again at work, and, it is stated,
at a poem Of some length
Governor Rusk, Of Wisconsin, stands six
feet three in his stockings.
Postmaster General Dickinson is extremely
fond OF the game Of tenpins,
"Ferdinand the Silken" is the nickname at
Vienna for the prince OF Bulgaria
Ferdinand de Lesseps, the great engineer,
Is extremely fond OF taking cold baths
Mr. Balfour, the Irish secretary, used TO be
nicknamed Clara" at school and college.
Governor Hills hrst business venture was
selling apples on a train, at the early age Of 9.
President ingalls, uses a sand glass to time
speakers when the senate enforces the five
minute rule
Frank Saltus, brother Of Edgar Saltus, the
novelist. has command Of twenty -one differ
ent languages
The sultan went into mourning for EN-
peror William, although it is contrary to
Turkish custom.
The papal jubilee has turned out to have
been very expensive. 1t cost the Vatican
about 81 100000.
Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot now
In his s6th year, is very feeble, and his end is
fast approaching.
Confucius Is visiting England He is a
Chinaman and claims to be direct descend
ant In the seventy second generation Of the
famous Confucius who gave China re-
hgon.
Karl Formes, the famous basso, who has
lived In America for, the past thirty years,
has been engaged TO sing at the approaching
London season Of Italian opera He is %
years Of age
Justices Lamar aud Harlan are the only
members OF the United states supreme court
who do not own houses IN Washington. Mrs
Lamar, however is wealthy. and intends to
buy or build house at the capital
DR. Carlo Gardini, husband OF Mime GersteT, |
the opera singer, has resolved the order Of
the Crown OF Italy from King Umberto in |
OF the value Of the doctors work |
on the United States-two large volumes
California papers are holding lsra Il Mat
thewson up a. n snlipr ease Ten years ago |
he found u e. Dill On tue streets of san Fran
cisco aud rpstnr,st II 70 it, owner Today he |
Is worth SsU,UJU and runs the biggoat faro |
bank In Montreal
Senator lsnam Harris, OF Tennessee, was
first sent 70 congress IN l'GO There is not "A |
man In either house whose congressional
career dutes back ~ far as his He has
served two terms Ia tho senate and is ready |
to run foI another
MIR Isaac pttman, the father Of shorthand |
writing, Is now 10 years uld He is almost |
an ascetic, using no wlua Ueer, spirits, to |
bacco noI animal fond ut any kiud In re- |
Iigion he II an earnest SwedcubUrgan. He |
is an early rls'r HId hard worker
Now that Cen Rouhuiser has been turned |
put OF uIe army. ue Is uuNted TO a pension of |
lO,OUO francs year aud 1000 francs addi- |
.iona as "A grand officer OF the legion Of |
honor His parliamentary salary will be
1 NM f,..p..a l.aytp, ht,, NM Fraprs IN,