Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-09-28
PURELY PERSONAL.

Mark Twains daughter, Miss Clara
Clemens, has written play. 1t is allie.
gorical in character.
John Addington Symonds, the English
essaylst and writer on art. died rich. He
left an estate valued at e76, 2S6, most of
which, however, came to him by bequest.
Bret llartc cannot work except in se-
cluslon, and when he is busy on n story
he will hide himself away in some sub
urban retreat known only TO his closest
| friends.
Prof, Heinrich Kiehert, the eminent
geographer and author OF the best exist
ing ancient atlas, has Just celebrated his
10Th birthday Mt Berlin. lie is in excel
lent health.
Sir Arthur Sullivan, the song writer.
is II short-necked, thick-sct. beetle
browed man, with curly black hair, mus
tache and side whiskers and is some
what stilted ~ to manner.
Bishop John p. Newman OF the Meth
odist Church, who has been visiting the
missions in South America, has been alb
sent about four months, aud his tour has
covered about $4,000 miles.
Prof. Charles Carroll Everett of the
Harvard divinity school will represent
the university ut the ceremonies attend.
ing the opening OF Manchester's new col.
lege, Oxford. II takes place in October.
The full.sizcd model for the equestrian
statue OF the late Emperor William OF
Germany is just completed. He is shown
mounted on charger led by an angel of
peace. The casting in bronze will take
over year.
Associate Justice Charles T.. Fenncr OF
the Supreme Court OF Louisiana has ten
dcrcd his resignation, being dcsirous of
resumlng the practice OF law, which is
nj once moro rcmuncratlVe and in some
ways more congenial Ia his tastes.
Ex-Congrcssman John Cessna OF Penn
sylvania has been present ut every COM
menccment OF Franklin and Marshall
College since he was graduated there in
1872, and he has missed attending but
two sessions Of the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania in fOrty-tiyo years. lie is
now ~ years old,
Jenny Lind's private car was one of
the first To be- used in this country, and
in the days when She was singing here
II attracted great deal Of attention. IL
was only an ordinary car, which she
hired, and from which she had the seats
removed, fitting it up with her own lux.
urious household furniture.
DR.. nicicnhach is Bavarian painter
who refuses to wear modern clothes, and
prowls about the streets OF Munich in n
sort OF toga, lie is coming to this coun-
try with the hopes ot converting mum.
her uf Americans tO his ideas and pN
poets to establish n sort OF colony, OF
which he shall bc the head
Lady Tryon, widow OF the late Al.
miml, has refused the government pen.
sion Of 5000, which Admirls' widows
always receive. She is aware ot the n.
sponsihility Of her husband for the Vic
toria disaster, and is unwilling to he n
beneficiary OF the governments bounty
under such circumstances, The Admiral
was u Lieutenant whom she married him.
The dean OF the London l.yceum Com.
pany and the oldest actor ON the stage is
Henry II Howe, a white-haircl, hale
man Of 80 years. All close readers OF
theatrical melange know something o(
him, Though an old man, he has in NJ.
cent years taken the part ot gay gal.
liant IN many Shakespcapan and other
PLAYS. lie has been ON the stage Tor
sixty wears, and was protcge OF the
great Macready and Charles Keau, and
has been with Henry Irving for ten
years.