San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-11-29
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Tho c1ar has started on two months tour
of southern Russia
Samuel j. Randall never studied law, tn
spite Of the fact that most people have the
impression that he Is q lawyer.
The trustees appointed by Kaiscr Freder-
lex Ill were Queen Victoria, the king Of the
Belgians and the Duke Of Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha.
Carl Schurz will proiong his stay in Ger
many until the end of October, owing to o
painful operation recently performed upon
his SON.
Greenough has been modelling the bust OF
George Bancroft for tho Harvard library.
1t is larger than life and Is to be cast in
bronze.
Joseph Thomson, the plucly African ex-
plorer, is only q years old. He is Of medium
height, but Is robust and wiry. He comes
from Dumfries.
The late King Ludwig's executors have
almost cleared Off the kings debts. There Is
good prospect Of rebuilding the Bavarian
royal fortune.
Admiral Porter, in his 77th year, preserves
his health by eating simple food, rarely
drinking tea and coffee, smoking in mod
Grafton, and keeping pleasantly busy.
Gen. Boulanger and bis daughter are stay
ing at Christiania, Norway, according to an
authoritative announcement. His journey
10 that city Is not connected with politics,
Secretary Endicott has returned to Wash
ington and is again In charge OF the war
department. He has been spending the sum-
mer In the cooling shadow Of bis family tree.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, the ex-Confed-
crate leader, is living quietly at the Palace
hotel, San Francisco. He is the last Of the
officers of the Confederacy to bear the full
rank of general.
Thomas Connery, who recently resigned
his position as secretary Of the American
legation in Mexico, will, 1t is said, soon pub
lish book upon Mexico, which he prepared
while In that country.
England is now stirred up over the question
as to whether Mr.. Gladstone speaks with q
provincial accent. Whether he does or docs
not Is not essential. What be says IS not
provincial by good deal.
Louis, King of Portugal, Is seldom to be
seen without cigar, and he converses
fuently in English, French, Italian, Portu-
guese, Spanish, German and Swedish. He Is
pleasant and tells ever so many anecdotes.
K. Tatsumo, professor In Toxic university,
and q Japanese authority on engineering and
architecture, Is now In the United States
studying American architecture, preparatory
TO making plans for the Imperial bonk build
ing Of Japan.
The Sir John Savile 30 whom Queen Vic
TORN has lately granted a peerage has been
well known in the United States, where be
served in diplomatic capacities from 1854 to
1851. He was familiar figure both In Wash
ington and New York.
Enoch Pratt, who gave Baltimore, Nd, a
free library, haS Just celebrated bis eighty
first birthday. Mr.. Pratt gavo property
worth S2JO, 900 and his check for ss50000 to
the city aud agreed to give s5O, 900 ycar 10
the support of tho library.
Herman Morivale, the poet and playwright,
who was l1tely travelling on the continent
with his wife, found their narnes oddly co-
tered on ono hotel register by q German
waiter Who thought he knew English. The
inscription was, 'Mr. and Ms Human Mar
veLH
Mr. Andrew CaTDegies income Is sst down
ct S1 900, 900 per year, which means {l25, 600
per month, tcs, ss5 per week, -, ,i2oS5 per
day, $3.50 per hour. tsT2 Per minnie and
s. I-5 cents rer s-co3d, the latter sun being
a few cents more than an iron ore miner n
Peausylvania receives for working %, 30
seconds. or 70 hours per day. No juggling
can chan--e thesa nzTl-eG