The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-07-10
PERSONAL MENTION.


sents to Milan's Proposed Marriage,
Donald G. Mitchell was one Of the
class OF ls4l at Yale, and takes part in
the semi-centennial observance this
year.
Kaiser William pitches the tunes in
Fatherland. There is Socialist song in
Germany called "A Free Man Am |. A
soldier sang ii in barracks. He will be
locked up five years,
Nine. Adam, the French author and
magazine writer, is nearly 90 years old,
but she has the spirit and energy OF a
girl. Her first book was published
thirty-two years ago.
Out in Keokuk, where Mark Twain
was born, the old inhabitants remember
him fairly well, but declare he never he
trayed any genius as a humorist while
he lived among them.
Count Douglas, member oi the Ger
man Reichstag, who has become great
iavorite with the Emperor, is descend
ant OF the famous Scotch family. He is
now one Of the weslthiest land proprie-
tors OF Prussia.
Judge George Hoadly, now member
Of the New York har, is attending SUI
preme Court in Ohio. He is happier in
his practice and u great deal more pros
porous than when holding the office OF
Chief Magistrate OF Ohio.
The Metropolitan Michael OF Servia
has given his consent TO the proposed
marriage OF ex-King Milan, 1t is said
that Milan sent 40 900 francs to The tailor
OF his mistress after receiving the ,0OO,-
600 francs from the State.
A young daughter Of Joachim, the ia
nous violinist, recently made her debut
as an opera singer at Elberieldt, and
made such brilliant success that she
was Immediately engaged for the winter
season at the Leipsic opera house,
The Servian boy King Alexander is 9
sturdy lad OF IA, with keen eyes and ar
| intellectual face, but he is as seli-willed
and stubborn as any royal child. Ht
has been well educated, and speaks Ger
man. French and English in addition tC
his native tongue,
DR.. Baugh read a congretulatory dis
patch from the students Of Midland Col
ege to the Evangelical Lutheran Gen
eral Synod at Lebanon, Pa, closing witt
classical quotation. When he had pu
the latter phrase into English, he iount
that il ran: "There are no flies on us 7
4 One would think Stanley awed enough
black men in Africa to match Just onI
Pullman porter - just one. But HI
couldn't do ii. A porter remarked il
San Francisco the other day that wheI
he finished run with Stanley this sterl
ruler Of men Welded up to the potentatI
Of the Pullman just 800.
Rev. DIR. De Costa ia left in a 'suffi
ciently humiliating position blythe dis
covery that his Boston correspondent
upon whose statements he based his cir
cular letter to the Bishops and standing
committees against Phillips Brooks, i
no other than Miss A. A. Cheyaillier,
woman who had quarrel with the ney
Bishop.
Y Bill Nye is enjoying himself in coun
try village OF high altitude in North Car
olina. He drives spanking team q
horses, and when he has the spare tim
he puts it in ON the new play he is writ
ing for Stuart Robson. In a letter TO
friend William says he can now imagin
how Shakespeare used to feel about th
time he was giving birth to new play
General Taliaferro, who has been tel
ing the people OF Richmond some intei
estine "reminiscences Of Stonewall Jacl
son, says that the great Southern leadt
never held council Of war. lie was
singularly devout man, with tendenc
toward fatalism, and in the early day
Of the war he was personally h2populr
as well with his own staff rs with tn
general officers Of the army.
Ellen Terry played for several yeal
under the inanagemento OF Charles Read
whom she characterizes in one sentenC
, as dear, lovable, aggravating, childlik'
crafty, gentle, obstinate and entirely d,
, llightful and interesting" During tt
progress Of play Mr.. Reade would q
, and watch her, and between the ac
, send her little notes pointing out VIII
he deemed the defects and merits Of h'
: work.