Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-11-30
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

King Milan lost $4,000 at a gambling
house in Vienna.
Wendell Phillips body lies in an unmarked
grave at Milton, Mass
Autographs of William II have gone up
from so to 100 francs in Paris.
The Rev. Phillips Brooks is the only Episco-
pal clergyman who has preached at Chau-
tauqua.
Sir Edgar Vincent, the financial adviser of
the khedive Of Egypt, is making tour in
this country.
Phil Armour has clean shaven cheeks,
clear complexion, handsome mouth and
warm blue eyes.
Gen. Schofeld, the commander-in-chief of
the army. is one of the living authorities of
natural philosophy.
Simon Cameron, who is now nearly ninety,
dresses in gray suit with long tailed coat
and wears a big Panama hat.
Attorney General Garland says he feels
"as clipper as boy. He will spend all
October deer shooting in Arkansas.
Bismarck; is said to be rooted in the belief
that his son Herbert will succeed him as the
power behind the Prussian throne.
Lord Randolph Churchill is an enthusiastic
student of Gibbon and can repeat by heart
long passages of the Decline and Fall"
The shah is to visit Europe next May, but
| he will not extend his travels beyond st.
Petersburg, where he will be the guest OF the
| car.
A recent convert to "Volapuk" is Mr.. Alex
ander John Ellis, F. +. s., a leading English
philologst and author of Early English
Pronunciation"
Admiral Porter, after trying both, says
that running fleet is child's play compared
with supervising alterations in your seaside
cottage and getting them made to suit you.
| II. w. Slocum, the tennis player, is a son
of Gen. Slocum. He was graduated at Yale
a few years ago and is now a lawyer. He is
a slim, angular young man, with rather
handsome face.
Lord Lonsdale is sending home copious
diary notes from North America for publi-
cation. When last heard from be was on his
way to Fort Chipiwyan, and intended going
on to the Arctic sea.
Mr. Carlo Pellegrini, the celebrated carl
caturist, will not be interviewed nor photo
graphed. He adopted his well known sigma
ture, Ape" he says, because when carica-
turing he apes" the peculiarities of his SUBJ
iect.
The Prince of Wales has been installed a
Grand Prior of the Order of the Hospital Of
John of Jerusalem. Bishop Quintard, of
| Tennessee, member, was present at the in
stallation ceremonies. The order maintains
All ophthalmic hospital at Jerusalem.
President Carnot of France has been placed
i'll curious dilemma He was taught the
handicraft of a carpenter in his youth, and
the striking carpenters of Paris have written
to him complaining that he has not attended
their meetings nor su bscribed to their fund.
The mikado of Japan has almost finished
his new palace, which has taken six years for
its construction. There are 400 rooms in the
building, and the dining hall will seat 127
guests. The furniture of the state depart
ment came from Germany. Not the least in
teressing object in the palace is an American
piano.
Henry R. Smith, of San Francisco, Cal,
died some years ago and left most peculiar
will He bequeathed his property to his
widow, STIMULATING that she should educate
their son as lawyer and have him taught
the Chinese language. Mrs. Smith has faith
fully carried out these provisions, and her
son, who is now of age, can talk American
law to Celestial without effort.