Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-02-10
PERSONAL GOSSIP
Harvard Ilmpoon.

Editor Dana says the only kind OF novel hs
likes Is ono "chock fun OF love"
George Eannnn hns been elected president
OF the Literary society Of Washington. D. g.
DR. rnnner the famous faster. is really to,
marry the daughter of Partisan million.
airp.
John Wnnamnker has been chosen prosi.
dent Of the Presbyterian union OF Ph!ladcl.
Phin
Dom Pedro. emperor OF Grazil. has been
enjoying very good health since lac returned
from Europe
Cnssius ~ Clay. who Is now In his 18th
year. lives n retired life Oh his estate near
Richmond, Ky.
Tho Present Earl Of Granvile's father was
famous for having losi SlIj.UOO ut whist in n
single sitting
bowling takes up all the spare time OF
Senator Reagan OF Texas, according 10 a
Washington correspondent.
At Or years OF nge cx-Govcruor Berry, OF
New HAMPSHIRE, is In vigorous health nnd
gees out walking or driving almost every
day.
Emperor Francis joseph feels compelled TO
state, for the information OF tho reading pub.
lie, that tho cheapest cigar ho smokes costs
flvo cents.
The sultan of Turkey, who II n most fcklt
man regarding his fad, has become inter.
cStcd in typcwritins and is practcug tho
art scluiously.
Grand Duke Alexis Of Russia, who visitc,:
Philadelphia some years ago, has for yeats
bcen the mOrgnmatic husband OF the Rus.
sian poet, lOnkuiliEi.
Rider Iinggar,l's friends complain that
ttl, ,i,l l,n, A s4,,-f,
edition Of "Kins Solomons Mines" tho pub
fishers have Inudc Gj,OuJ Gu; Of the book.
Mr. Iik, who Is In charge OF tho Corcan
legation ut Washington, has disappointed
lovers OF tho picturesque 10y adopting tho
mats, trousers md coats Of an AmvTicln.
Tho Rev. Henry White, Of tho Savoy
chapel, London, states that out of coo
couples which lao assisted to join together
only one pair had found mnirince a failure.
Soon after tho young cmpcror's departure
from RonIo his holiness was heard to spCak
OF him rs 'n very odious fellow" and TO say,
lilo is bad son, mud he will 10 n lad ruler"
Professor Freulcntlnl, OF Brcslau, Is in
great luck. Tho Berlin Academy Of Science
has given him 800 marks to cmnEO him to
study tho philosophy Of tho Sixteenth aud
Seventeenth centuries IN England.
AZ n recent salc Of autographs, held mt the
Hotel Druot In Paris, IL ,nttcr from Henry
Nv to Gabriel dEstrccs, dated iiaS. nnI
closing with tho ardent IArasc, al kiss you
hundred thousand tines," brought 90
francs.
Speaking of lTndji IlGsscin Ghouli Khan, n
N0shinGton correspondent says: "Thc Per.
sian minister Is IN rather disconsolato mood.
lie knows no language but his own, AMI thCro
is but ono person In Washington who can
speak Persian"
Ihcro nro moro tlnn twcnty Russian
princes who nrc entitled To 10 s; yicd grand
dukes There nro five Grand Dukes Nicholas,
three Grand Dukes Michael aud two Grand
Dukes Alexis, Scrgius, George, Alexander
aud Constantine.
Tho Grand Duke Paul OF Russia, youngest
brother Of tho ear, lns made public his In.
tontion OF presenting dots To- n hundred young
women OF Athens TO celebrate hi, betrothai
To tho Princess Alexandra Of Greece. Tho
hthcnian girls aic inclined to think that
Paul Ia Russian matters.
Church md stage wCru brolght into clnser
communion whcn Bishop Carl .jaass won tho
prize for dramatic works established hy u
wealthy Hungarian, by his tragedy In verse,
"Tho Death OF Attila." Tho play viii TO
brought out at tho National theatre OF Bud.
Pcsth this winter.
Robert Garrett, Of tho Baltimore aud Ohio
raiirond, IL n remarkable man IN some 10.
siCcts, when viowcl from tnlor's stand.
point llc has always had nn Irresistible
love for sack coats Of tho pepper nnd salt or
dark gray pattern. ilc must huvo had
seventy or n hundred suits Of them In his
wardrobe.
Tho captain OF steamer which
was recently caught in II typhoon In III,
Chinm Sea. says OF tho ccntcr Of the
disturbance: at wns filled with light.
ming, md II heavy ronr made IL impOs
siblc TO distinguish tho noise OF tho
wind from that ot tho thunder The
smell, too. Of electricity, like thr smcl
OF burning sulphur, was so iHtcnsc as
To cnuso M almost oycrpowcring scnsu,
iiOn Of suif0cation, and the biscuits and
food not washed away by the storm
tnstcd 30 OF sulphur ns 20 bo unfit fol