Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-18
PURELY PERSONAL,

King Carlos of Portugal leaped iron
his carriage the other day to interior
with fight and prevent probable mur
der. His Majesty overpowered tn
stronger party, and turned him over t
the police.
Little Queen Wilhelmina of Hollan,
is Ii years old, and her doctor after ,
study OF her constitution says that sh,
has used up just eighty years worth o
nervous force. Her life is too excitins
ior person OF her supersensitive nature
Ex-Premier Mercier, accompanied b,
y. Desmarais, has left Montreal on hi,
tour through the French Canadian cen.
tiers in New England, where he will de
hver addresses advocating the advantages
to be derived from Canadian independ.
| ence.
General Alexandra Ybarra, who has
been mentioned as a coalition candidate
Tor the Presidency of Venezuela. is now
residing in Boston. He married the
daughter of Thomas Russell, who was
United States Minister to Venezuela nm
der President Grant.
Miss Kate Kane of Chicago gives no.
tice that she is out for Judgeship. She
IL Wiling 10 accept a nomination from
either OF the political parties or from
both OF them, but, if ignored. will RIM
Independently. 1t is apparent that Miss
name believes in the wearing of gowns
by Judges. e0"n'
X. s. Hanjitsintjl, a younp s;lb
Prince, is this year a contestant in ,ha
English university cricket matches and
one OF the best all-round members Of the
Cambridge eleven. He is called sim ,,iv
Smith " by his daily associates uho
can't catch his right name. "0
Through the efforts of Mrs Iawio
kice OF Frederick, Nd, enough money
has been collected to put an imposing
monument over the grave of Francis
Scott Key, author of 1.-The ar-Spanpled
banner" His remains are inferred in
a Georgetown Cd. c. cemetery.
Frederick Emerson Brooks, the Cali
lorna poet, is sylph- like creature
weighing $50 pounds. He has face ILL.,
the full moon, but it lights nm marvaIo
ously when he begins to recite one of hi.
quaint, droll and pathetic poems for 8
roomful of his friends. He is a nat;ra
d New York State, but has lived in San
francisco for seventeen years.
General j. c. McKibben of MARYLAND
who was the second of Senator Brodar,
ok IN the duel with Judge Terry in Cali
ornia, which resulted in BrodericIis
ieath, is still hale and hearty. SpeaL;ns
u the duel the other day, he said thai
I was most unfortunate affair and
hat there was really no cause for II
lhere was nothing in the language useJ
~ Broderick that justified the comhat
,ut the state OF feeling in California az
ne time was such that duels were fougbt
lpon, very tiimsy pretexts or upon none
Mrs l.. p. W. Packard, who has nroh-
ply accomplished more in establisbinr
ne rights OF women than any other ons
Woman, is passing the summer in CHI
ago; For twenty-five years she has do
oted her life to establishing the leasl
lights OF woman. She is not a woman
nffraglst, and her friends think that
lone she has accomplished more thai
ne combined effort Of the suffrae, ss assn
lauon; Congress and Legislatures baro
:,, to her arguments, PASSING the
ills she advocated and placing on t the
tatute books laws which have a;van e
narrled women equal rights with men
control OF children and property.