Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-10-26
PURELY PERSONAL.

Rose Coghlan, the actress, has paid
$27 900 for home In New York city near
Central Park.
Susanne, Nine. de Ia Rance, mother
OF "Ouida," died short time ago near
Florence, Italy, from the effects OF Il fall.
She was by birth an English woman
named Sutton.
Mrs. Patti Lyle Collins, who presdes
over the "liye-letter department of the
dead-letter postolllce in Washington,
IL the most expert reader OF illegible
handwriting In the country.
William h. Bate, Senator from Ten
nessee, never lights cigar. lie has al
ways one In his fingers or between his
lips, but no match is put to II. He ad-
vocates what he calls the "dry smoke"
Edwin S, Filter, ex-Mayor of Phila.
delphia, mentioned eighteen months ago
~ possible candidate for the Presidency,
begins the fall campaign with eighty
pairs OF trousers and fifty suits OF clothes,
Geronimo, the cruel and once powerful
Indian chieitain OF the West, IL now II
quiet and peaceful prisoner ut Mount
Vernon Barracks, an army post upon the
Alabama river, u short distance above
Mobile.
Jerome X. Jerome began life M a clerk
Then he went ON the stage, which Qauli-
fled him for play.writing, to which in
con junction with novel-writing and CO.
editing II magazine he has since turned
his attention.
Forty years ago mulatto hoy OF Chat
ham county, \, G., was sold into slavery,
and was taken TO Georgia. A few DAYS
ago he returned, u avcnerabe-looking man
and worth more than StOO,ON. Ills
name Is Nathan.
Mrs. Ada VI. Bittenbender, the Prohi.
hition candidate for Supreme Judge Of
Nebraska, il In the law practice at Lin.
coin with her husband IA senior partner
ot the firm. She is II native OF Bradford
county, Pa, about - years oi age and n
very. bright, vell-cducatcd woman.
One Of the most affecting reunions dur
ing the recent cncampment Of the Grand
Army ut indianapolis wup that OF Gen.
eral Lew Wallace and his men OF the
Eleventh Indiana Regiment. About S26
OF the members were present. General
Wallace WAS their first Colonel and the
one who made the regiment.
Dr. Edward Warren, who died the
other day In Paris, had career OF more
than common interest, lie was acting
SurSeon.Gcneral In Lees army during
the Pcinsula campaign, and after the
war he went abroad and hecamc Sur.
geon- General in the khediVe's army In
Egypt, and was honorcd with the title
Of hey.
Rev. Leonard Blomehcld, who died re.
Gently at Bath, was one OF the most cm.
incnt naturalists In England, and had
been q member Of the linuran SOCIETY,"
for scventy-uue YEAR,. lie WAS long a
well.known and popular tigure at Cam
bridge, and was an intimate friend oi
Whcwell Darwin, Julius Harc, Sedywick
Bishop Thirwall and other literary and
scientific celebrities OF the period.
Edward II. Watson Of California, y
naval cadet at Annapolis, carries a time.
piece which is u historic relic. Ii il the
watch which was presented 10 Admiral
farragut hy the citizens OF Vallejo IN
1888. At the time OF the presentation
farrngut was n Captain In the navy, and
had Just been relieved as rommandan,
Of the Mare Island navy yard. Tn,
watch Is plain gold timepicce, and was
presented 10 young Watson by LOYAL
larNgut, son Of the Admiral