The Portland daily press., 1892-03-04
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Marriage licenses were issued in CHI
cage last week to John ZadjackoWskl,
Havkzek Macalek, Tang Yon Psolo Kag,
uensi, Rozalia Manalyutz and PaWei
Kzyeztzwrakz.
The Swedish king has conferred on Dr.
j. A. Ouchterlony of Louisville the Royal
Order of the Polar Star, decoration re-
served for statesmen, scientists ana WIFI
ers of note.
Ex-senator ingalls, has declined an
offer of $4,000 a year to become the edl-
tor of a new local afternoon paper IN
Kansas City.
Senator Hoar, who has been victim
of a severe affection of the eyes for sew
eral weeks, is still confined to the house.
He will not be able to be out under two
weeks.
Rev. DR.. Purvis of the first PresDy-
terrain Church of Pittsburg, Pa, has ae-
cepted the call to Princeton Theological
Seminary to fill the chair of New Tesla
lnent literature.
The Royal Geographical Society OF
London, it is said, will erect new build
ing, to be far larger than any other build
ing occupied by Geographical Society
in the world. 1t is the intention to make
the new building a headquarters for all
explorers and the geographers of all ma
tions who visit London.
A new viaduct over the River Lea, in
Bolivia, for the Antofogasta Railroad, is
described as the highest viaduct in the
world. 1t is 9,S33 feet above the sea
level, and the height of the viaduct above
the river is 4,00S feet 1t is 10,497 feet
long, the highest pillar is 3,736 feet and
the weight of the structure is 8, 115 tons.
Jack rabbits are becoming very an
moving pests in some parts Of the State
of Washington They are causing great
damage to orchards this winter, and are
increasing every year. Measures for the
determination of the jack rabbits, such
as have been used against sparrows,
coyotes, and other pests in various re-
giOnS are under consideration.
Among the surviving West Pointers
who fought in the Mexican and civil
wars is General Samuel B. Hayman of
Houstonia, Mo. He was graduated from
the military academy in 1912. General
James Longstreet being one Of his class
mates. Hayman was engaged in all the
battles of the Army of the Potomac, and
was breveted brigadier general for gal
lantry in the field.
The natives who killed Crampel and
dispersed his expedition in Central Africa
last summer captured eighty rifles, $4,000
cartridges, number of muzzle leaders,
and a good supply of gunpowder and re-
volvers, all of which has now passed into
the hands of the Arabs. De Brazza's
lieutenant, who ascertained the facts,
says that Arabs are now SO well armed
that they can interpose great difficulties
in the way of any subsequent expeditions
north of the Mobangi River
DR.. Nansen, the explorer, is-will make
an attempt to reach the North Pole by
starting from the mouth of the Lena
river in Siberia. He claims that the
warm, fresh water will help him greatly,
and that the current flows toward the
pole. He comes from fine specimen of
| the Norwegian race, is young, powerful
and active. The work upon which he is
engaged has been the ambition Of his life
and his friends feel from their knowl-
edge of the man that he will bring his
undertaking to successful issue.
| Marquis Jose Martinez de Roda of
Spain, accom- MED by his friend, Senior
Francisco F. &c Bethencourt, arrived in
| New ork, Sunday on the French steamer
La Champagne. He comes to wed Nine.
de Barrios, the wealthy and beautiful
widow of General Justo Runno de Bar
rios, at one time president of Guatemala.
| Nine. de Barrios first met the marquis at
a ball given some seven or eight months
ago by the Australian embassy in Ma
drid. He is a member of the Spanish
Parliament from Grenada and is very
wealthy. Nine. de Barrios is worth $10,-
600, 900 and is thirty-two years old. The
wedding will take place very soon and
will probably be a big society event.