Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-07-27

WITH large heau anu Hue crop vi
white hair.
SIR ANDREW CLARK. Mr.. Glad
stones physician, received SO 0c0 for
. journey to Italy.
The Duke OF Cumberl and and his
sister Princess Frederick, have become
reconciled after an enlargement Of
nine years.
RIAz PAsHA, the new prime minister
Of Egypt is IL Mohammedan. ii
predecessor. Nubar Pasha, was an Ar
menian Christian.
The Sultan of Zanzibar has a Ger
man wife. and in consequence Ger
many has obtained valuable conces-
sions denied 10 other nations
DR. DANIEL WILSON. of the Uni
versity of Toronto, has declined a
knighthood. He has no intention of
giving some irreverend students an
opportunity to call him a "Sir cuss. "
WITHIN the last few months three
Of the leading dukes of Scotland
Sutherland. Hamilton and Argyll
have been almost at death door and
have recovered Scottish peers are
tough.
PRINCE ROLAND BoNAPARrE, in
closing the session of the congress of
anthropolog SITS in New York, ex-
pres ed his pleasure at seeing SO many
women interested in the study Of the
science.
PAUL BLoUEr. better known as
Max ORell." has been telling Lon
doners that American women have "a
kind of spiritualzed politeness, ten
der solictude for other people, COM
bned with strong individuality"
Mrs. MARY MAPEs DODGE, now
slightly past middle aye, is still youth
full in appearance aud spirits. Her
Hans Brinker' is almost as popular
in England as in this country. aud
furnishes a material part of her in
come.
MAJOR GENERAL JONI NJ SCHo.
FIELD. by seniority of position. would
become head of the army in event of
the death Of Gen. Sheridan. He now
commands the div sion of the Allan
tic, with head quarters at Governor 5
island.
MUNEMITsU MUTsU, the japanese
Minister. who has just reached Wash
ington. is accompanied by his daugh-
ter, who is said to be a beautiful young
woman. Washington society will
have noverly in the person of Jap
auese belle.
THE guides to the intricate recesses
of the Catacombs under Rome some
times use a card. which they fasten at
points along their way. as a guide to
their return. For want of such guild
ance explorers of these inner recesses
have sometimes persisted.
MR. WILLIAM WfSTHROP ALLEN. OF
Medfeld Mass. is now the oldest liv-
ing alumnus of Harvard. He was born
January &c. 1894. and was member
of the class of 1917 of which the Hon.
George Bancroft and Mr.. Samuel +.
Sewall. the well-known lawyer of Bos.
ton. are the only other surviving mem
bers.
ONLY 800. 900 is left of the fund do
mated by James Lick, the California
millionaire, for the support of the
great observatory. The income Of
this residue will scarcely pay one fifth
of the cost of operating the Observable
~, and the California Legislature is to
be appealed to for an appropriation to
make up the balance.
TIE case of the watch formerly be-
longing to Louis Napoleon. Prince Inn
perial. who was killed in South Afr ca
has been sent to London. 1t is slight
w battered. 1t bears the young
Princes monogram and crest The
watch was given him by his mother.
ex-Emgress Eugene. An En- glishman
recently purchased it Of Zulu.
IT is reported that Princess Alexan-
dria, of Greece. who has been mem
toned as the possible bride of Prince
Albert Victor of Wales. is to wed
Grand Duke Paul. the Cars Youngest
brother. This Paul Is an unwashed
Tartar savage. He was engaged to
Princess Alexandra two ears ago. but
the match was broken off because oil
his vile conduct at Athens
THE Maryland Historical Society
after a long hunt has found what il
believes TO be the original charter oi
Maryland. This document. together
with the Calvert family papers am
Mason and ID xon's bill for rum n,