Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-10-12
PURELY Personal.

General Black holds his pension by
grace OF n special net of Congress.
Inspector Williams of the New York
police was arrested the other day by one
Of his men, who was convinced that the
Inspector was n confidence man.
Mrs. Crook, the widow of the Indian
| fighting General, Ia II very fine looking
woman, with snowy-white hair that il
in striking contrast to her youthful and
vivacious spirits.
Tennessee has seven living ex- Govern
ors. In the list OF official succession
they come M follows: lsham G.. Harris,
ID. W. G. Senter, James d. Porter, Alvin
| q. Hawkins, William b. Bate, Robert
l.. Taylor and John p. Buchanan.
II is stated that M soon as the Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand d'Este returns
from his journey round the world his
betrothal will take place with Princess
Elizabeth of Bavaria, II granddaughter
OF the Emperor Francis Joseph and of
Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria.
Don NJ. Dickinson of Michigan, ex-
Postmaster General Of the United States,
has been retained by the Canadian Pa
citlc to defend President Van Horne and
other officials of the road charged with
violation of the interstate commerce law.
The trial comes up in November at Ia
eDma.
Captain Mnhan, now of the United
States steamer Chicago and the author
OF the remarkable books on the influence
OF sea power, is one OF the most popular
Americans in England. He was u guest
at the dinner given by the Queen to the
German Emperor at Osborne the other
evening,
Ex-Presidcnt Benjamin Harrison
writes TO u friend that he will arrive in
san Francisco about the LIST oi next Feb
ruary. lie will remain in California six
weeks. His lectures at Stanford Uni
versity will be largely historical, and will
treat OF colonial characters down through
the confederation to the adoption of the
United States constitution.
DR.. Thomas Heazlo Park, the physi-
clan who accompanied Stanley through
the Central African forest in his search
for Emin Pasha, is dead. The explorer
showed much affection for Park in his
book, for the physician pulled Stanley
through when he was attacked by sick
ness at Fort Bodo and also performed
excellent service for the other members
OF tho expedition.
Lord Roberts was passed over recently
in favor OF the Duke OF Connaught, and
the latter was given the important COM
mand at Aldershot. The incident has
caused u great deal OF bad feeling In the
English army. Lord Roberts is the fore
most English General, while the Duke is
simply the son OF his mother and has no
more military ability than the average
Columbian Guard has.
Contrary 10 the general belief, IL Is
said that Ii Hung Chang, the Nicerov
and real ruler OF China, is most kindly
disposed toward the Christians. Two OF
his daughters were educated in Massa.
chusetts, and both were converted TO
Christianity. Subsequently one married
Frenchman and the other an English
man, Their influence has made their
father very tolerant Of their corelision-
lists.
Or. Stocker, the German clergyman
who has become prominent through his
hostility TO the Hebrews, preached his
first sermon in this country in Chicago
last week 10 small congregation. He
made no reference TO the Hebrews, and
said nothing sensational. At Mr.. Moo
dy's meeting the following dav DIR.
Stocker spoke in English, saving that he
WAS an anti.Semitic politically only, not
personally or socially, He is said TO be
an entertaining speaker, with the power
OF apt illustration in his sermons.