The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-05-19
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lege has inherited from his father large
estate at Newport.
The Empress Of Russia's physician
when in attendance upon his august pa
tient receives a fee Of e70 GOO roubles)
a day,
Rev. DIR. II. M. Wharton of the Brant-
ley Baptist Church, Baltimore, has de-
cided to decline a $1,000 salary offered
him by the Epiphany Baptist Church
congregation Of New York.
The Register ut Stanford University
announces that eX-President Harrison
will begin his course Of lectures on in
ternational law next October, when the
new school Of law will be opened.
The tombstone marking the grave OF
Rev. Wareham Williams, leading
preacher OF colonial days, was unearthed
at Waltham, Mass, recently. Antigua
rians had long searched for the grave,
That astute lawyer, Rufus Choate,
knew better than to be caught BY Italian
opera. interpret to me the libretto, F"
said he TO his daughter at the opera,
lest ! dilate with the wrong emotion" 4"
AL the June commencement Of Roam
oke College, Salem, Va, full-blooded
+Choctaw Indian will graduate, He Is
one Of the best speakers in the college.
Another Choctaw was graduated there
in 1883.
Princess Maria OF Parma is not pretty
even for a royal bride. She has long
large countenance, disfgured by u
very long and substantial nose, and it is
ungallantly said that her face looks like
that Of horse.
The German Emperor and Empress
are accompanied BY u retinue OF seventy
three persons on their visit to Rome.
No wonder the Italian court, with its re-
stricted finances, is little bit anxious
about the piper's bill.
Alfred Mace, son OF the once-iamous
English prizefighter, Jem Mace, has lust
closed series Of eyangelistic meetings
in indianapolis. For twenty wears he
has been preaching. He came to Amer
itu hpuut lulf years uSo,
The flagship OF the British squadron
is named after Robert Blake, the famous
Admiral who fought for the common
wealth under Cromwell against the roy
alists and subsequently beat the Dutch
in series Of brilliant engagements.
Rev, DR.. William II. Furness, pastor
emeritus Of the First Unitarian Church
of Philadelphia and the Oldest living
graduate Of Harvard College, celebrated
his Dist birthday the other day. He is
the only survivor Of the class Of 1920.
Peeresses Of Great Britain, Scotland
and Ireland by birth, marriage or crea-
tion are free from arrest or imprisonment
in civil process. In the event OF peer
ess being charged with criminal oifenge
she would be tried by the House Of
Lords.
SirJulian Pauncefote's salary has been
increased from 100000 to $4,000 in con
sequence Of his promotion to the rank of
an Ambassador to this country. This
makes his compensation exactly double
that paid to our Ambassador to the Court
Of st, James.
james r. Meline, Assistant Treasurer
Of the United States, many years ago
wrote and published one of the most
charming histories OF Marie Stuart that
is to be found in the vast accumulation
OF literature relating to that lovely and
woman.
The amount of wheat consumed in the
United States exceeds 300, 900, 600 bush
els annually.
Experiments in wheat-growing in
Queensland have given twenty bushels
per half acre.
The manufacturing productions OF the
United States in 1892 exceeded $7,200,-
O0O, 900 in value.
There were 324,327 tons OF phosphate
shipped from Florida last year--a slight
increase over 1891.