The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-02
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

TIE Ameer Of Afghanistan is a
great horse fancier. He has estah.
ished al Cabul. on the most ap-
proved English principles, stud es-
Adjustment and AZ the present time
here are no fewer than 5000 mares
here under the charge OF Mr.. Glenn
ence, the stud manager
GAIL HAMILTON is having printed
N Salem, Mass, pamphlet history
)f the case OF Mrs. Maybrick OF Eng
and, who is in prison under life
sentence for poisoning her husband.
Miss Dodge in il describes in detail
he efforts she and others have made
neffectfvely 10 secure the release OF
The woman she believes To have been
lnjustly convicted.
KING OSCAR OF sweden is once
more coming 20 the front as an au-
yhor, copies OF stirring poem en-
Titled Memories OF the Swedish
Fleet, composed by him, having just
been placed upon the market by his
stockholm publishers. He has en-
ciched the literature of his country
oy several fine poems besides trans
ating Tasso, Goethe and Racine into
swedish
| QUEEN WILLIELMINE of Holland,
aged l3, has large collection Of dolls
many OF which are presents from
sovereigns. Among them are twenty
Tolls representing officers in full uni
torm-a kindergarten method OF
teaching the young queen To distin-
yuish the various military grades.
The other day she expressed a desire
! Tor twenty female dolls Ito keep
those officers company, as they were
ireadfuIly bored"
THE son or Count Crispi, ex.prime
minister OF Italy. who was confined
months ago, was liberated recently
/ and started for this country. The
/ young man gave his father much
trouble and led fast life. The
eX-Premier endeavored in vain TO in
luce him TO reform. Failing in this
he finally had him sent TO Pisa.
What the young man intends TO do
in America is not related.
NJ. DE LEssEPs, though partly re-
covered from his recent illness, is
still very weak. AS soon as he is
strong enough 10 bear the Journey it
is the intention OF his family to take
MIN to Paris, where he will be with
in reach OF better medical attention.
The liquidators of the Panama Canal
Company have laid an embargo upon
his salary as president OF the SueA
Canal, and his family is reported to
be in Straitened circumstances.
COUNT u. Il. SCHUvALoFF is the
fortunate posseSsor OF the only dia-
mond fields in Russia. On his es-
tate, comprising 300, 600 hectares, five
gems were accidentally found last
year. The first diamond was picked
up on the place in 1890 and in the
years since then about $50 have been
discovered. The Count has decided
to carry on diamond hunting with
vigor in the future. He is among
the wealthy landed proprietors in
Russia and related TO the Russian
am bassador TO Berlin.
LORD ABERDEEN's sons first ex-
ploit in Canada, OF which his father
is Governor General, was to get a
sheriff after him. With a compan-
ion he went hunting and got into
some petty trouble with a guide,
who had a warrant sworn out against
him. The lads were scared and pad
dled across the ST. Lawrence to the
United States in order TO escape ar.
rest. The sheriff did not know that
he was hunting Lord Haldo, the eld-
est son Of the Governor General, and
Lord Haldo's chum until he found
their baggage.
PERMISSION has been granted Mrs.
Arthur Davis TO pursue graduate
courses in mathematics, astronomy
and physics at John Hopkins Univer-
sity for the degree OF doctor of phil
osophy Mrs. Davis is 30 years old
and has already been graduated from
Columbia University in Washington.
She married her classmate, Arthur
Powell Davis, nephew OF Major
Powell, OF the geological survey. Be-
fore her marriage she was en-
ployed in the Nautical Alminac
Office, having passed an examination
that reused the enthusiasm OF the
board OF examiners. Mrs Davis has
three children, with whom she will
probably live in Baltimore, her hus-
band being engaged in the geological
survey in California.