Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-10-21
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Paul lu Chaillu has been for eipbt vas y
working on his new book.
Sh Edward Baines IL the Oldest actjv,
journalist In Europe He IL So
Senator Evarts will spend most of the sun
u'e, at his home at Windsor. VI
The Duke Of Westminster IL the richest a,
Queer v,ctorias subjects in Great Britain.
Jules Ferry enjoys being caricatured. ano
collects and preserves all such pictures OF
himself
President Carnot Of France, will spend tbe
summer ir writing history Of himself and
his ancestors
Allen q Thurman is great smoker. and
ie credited with consuming between ten and
tvelve cigars day
Charles Dudley Warner SAYS that most of
the works OF fiction Of the present day are tor
much tinctured with materialism
rht Duke Of Cumber land and his sister.
Princes Frederick have become recoucile6
afteI an estrHngement of nine years
rht kings OF Cambodia and Assam will
visit Paris next year and will receive distip
gaished donors at the hands of the French
government
President Cnrnot, of Franc,, will pass his
rIinrnei holiday In preparing materials for
ctstory Of his illustrious family Of repub
ilnr patriots
hartley Campbell the mad playwright, is
still an inmate OF the Middletc wn asylum for
the insane He is happy and quiet, but will
never be sane again
Andrew Lang. the English balladist, who
dos not admire American poetry. makes
part OF bis income BY writing verses for AZ
knglish suap manufacturer
" q Grace, the great English cricketer,
II ~years of age but is still unexcelled as q
batter The year of Gract 1893. in fact, bids
tar to give hin bn best record
The largest private library in this countr,
II owned by Il II Bancroft, the historian
and Ii in his San Francisco home. It con
slsts Of tO.00 volumes and 10 valued at
eAJO,OOO
Dr Thomas W Evans. the dentist, has re-
ceived from Queen Victoria a Jubilee medal
Vt gold as a token Of her appreciation Of biz
work on the instruments for Emperor Fred
ericks throat
4en- Gresham. is said to be one of the worst
dressed men In public life His lack of
friendship with the tailor IL made, however,
less apparent BY his handsome face and com
nranding figure
Don Pedro, beside being wise and liberal
monarch. an accomplished musician and an
experienced traveller, has been a profound
student of languages. and Is well versed in
Hebrew. Arabic and Sanskrit.
SamuelJ Randall has bright young son
whc wears glasses and is said tc look Just like
his father He lie called Little Sam Ran.
dali, and Is described by correspondent a.
being "as fat as butter and a. sharp as q
tack.n
Nawab Zaighom- I'd -Dowlah, brother In
law to the late king of Oudh, is In London
specially engaged to teach the Prince Of
Wales and Prince Albert Victor Hindostanee
The Nawab has the degree Of Learned
Punditr
Rev W J Gaines, OF Atlanta, who has
lately teen made bishop Of the African
Methodist Episcopal church, belonged to
Gabriel roombs, brother OF Robert Toombs,
in slavery days, and was farm hand until
bis emancipation
Lord Dudley. the wealthy young English
noble who has just come into possession Of
his heritage OF some $2,0OO.0O0 per annum
has already developed strong taste for gam
bling and recently lost 100000 at racing
and $50 OOO at cards
(3en O'Ryan. the Spanish minister OF war
In Senot Sagastas reorganized cabinet, ia. as
his name indicates. OF Irish descent He L.
however. thorough Spaniard his great
grandfather having entered the service Of
Spain over iOC years ago
N Daniel Wilson, the unfortunate son-in
law OF ex President Grevy. Of France, does
not dare to enter the chamber OF deputies;
but he holds on t. his seat for Touraine and
pocken the salary attached thereto, and
under the present law there Is no way Of
getting rid Il him.
N. Clemenceau and Gen Boulanger re
Gently met by accident at the dinner table Of
a lady whc is q friend of both They sat one
Ht each aide of their hostess, and to avoid
A.eInp each other 90 as to compel a saluta
ton. which would have been dstasteful to
t~th, they sat with their backs turned to
ward her
The Duke of Rutland, accompanied by the
duchess, is likely to visit America this sum
mer The duchess Is a popular magazine
writer in London, and until her husbands
recent accession to the dukedom her signature
wa, frequently at the end of long articles In
he i-ondoi Queen on social topics for
w,men One object OF the American journey
is II is believed, to enable the duchess to
vi ie, her sphere Of observation into feminine
lift ~ large cities
Munemitsu Mutsu, the new Japanese min
i.,.l to this country. is about IS years OF age
lie IL extremely learned and possesses great
e,-rutive ability In 1877 he WIS imprisoned
n..,i Toxic for his connection with the Sligo
r., eliiou His sentence was for twelve years,
tn, at the end of Eve year, the government
released him, having discovered that bis
otfense was les Aagrant than at first sup
l-sed During his confinement Mutsu trans
hated Mills political Economy" into bis
native tonguA
CREATIONS LOWER ORDERS.
I'd Snyder. of Dayton. O., has a dog that
nts onions Tho curious canine win dig up
an onion bed to get at the dubious vegeta-
bles
John Hendricks, of Catawha, O., has a
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