The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1892-07-16
PURELY PERSONAL.
Mrs. Langtry Makes a Winning at the
Ascot Races es-The Mad King Of
Bavaria Vegetatlve.


Benjamin Harrison, Whltelaw Reid
and William Mckinley are graduates oI
little Miami University OF Ohio.
George M. Dallas, one Of the new
Judges OF the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals, has received from
Princeton College the degree Of Doctor
OF Laws.
Alexander Henry, inventor OF the eel
ebrated Martin Henry rifle, used exclu-
syely In the British army, Ia q Scotch
man by birth, and last month celebrated
his 74th birthday.
President Tuttle OF Wabash College
has retired from service after holding Of
flee thirty years. lie has been on duty
all OF that time except two months, q
record not easily paralleled.
The late Senator Barbonr OF Virginia
left the bulk OF his property, valued at
800, 600, 10 his sister-in-law, Miss Ellen
Daingerileld, who has been appointed
administrative OF the estate.
Mrs. Langtry won 10000 at the Ascot
races. For years she has looked upon
the gold cup M an almost certain source
OF income, her choice OF horses in the
race being generally fortunate.
Marie Corelli Is only the pen name OF
the writer whose works have won the
approval OF Queen Victoria. She Ia a
daughter OF the late DR.. Charles Mackay,
and her name Is Marion Mackay.
Pierre Millet, the brother OF Jean
FRANCHISE Millet, Is living In Boston. lie
Is sculptor OF great ability, but, like
his brother, Is retiring and modest 10 an
unusual degree, and shrinks from noto.
riety.
Minister 7. Jefferson Coolidge lives at
Coolidge Meek, Manchester, Mass, when
he Ia at home In summer. Cornelius
Vanderbilt succeeds him there this sea
son, having taken lease Of Coolidge
Neck.
The Cologne Gazette says that the con-
dition OF the mad King OF Bavaria Ia now
merely yegetative that he is unable TO
distinguish persons in his familiar en-
tourdge, and that his attendants have the
greatest difficulty in getting him to take
food.
Minister Coolidge, as he appeared IN
the eyes OF the Paris correspondent OF
the London News, ''is white haired, hale,
OF u straight carriage and direct man
ner. lie strikes one as man of intel
lectual as well as business tastes and
pursuits"
When the little ten-year-old Crown
Prince OF Germany marched at the head
OF his regiment during the recent milf
tary review at Potsdam no one applauded
him more heartily than the little Queen
of Holland, who stood at one OF the pal
ace windows.
King Oscar of Sweden Is a man of tall
and spare figure, with white hair and
beard. He enjoys excellent health.
When the King visited President Carnot
at the Elysee he wore the medal granted
him by the French government for
throwing himself before two horses that
were running away with q carriage filled
With ladies.
The death of General K. 8. Protitch,
one of the Regents OF Servia, has al
ready been mentioned. When King
Milan abdcated in March, 1889, he read
his declaration before bis Council of
Ministers. knelt before his son and took
the oath of ofallegiance. This example was
followed by the three Regents. whom he
appointed. General Protitch had twice
been Minister of War, and was great
favorite in the army. His age was SO.