The Portland daily press., 1895-12-30
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

The Rochester Chamber OF Commerce
has decided to raise 100000 by popular
subscription for the University of Rooh-
ester as an inducement to President Hill
| to remain at the head of the institution.
J. N. Banerji, a teacher in a deaf
mute institution in Calcutta, India, is
in Rochester inspecting the Deaf Mute
institute of that city. He is pursuing
course of study at the Gallaudet college
in Washington, in order to learn all the
latest methods of teaching deaf mEtes
employed in this country.
Colonel c. A. Lincoln, poor farmer
of Cowley county, Kan, and said to be a
cousin of Abraham Lincoln, has sudden
ly become Populist leader. He has
| made dates for 100 meetings in school
houses in Bourbon county. He assumes
| the commonplace characteristics of cold
| Abe," and drives a little bay mare
which, he says, he has driven three times
| across the continent, making a total
Of 35, 900 miles.
| The rumor that Joseph Cook is ill in
Kobe, Japan, is not credited by Henry
l.. Clayton. his manager, now in Chica-
go. "He was here" he says, Just before
sailing for Australia and made arrange
ments with me to book him for lectur-
| ing tour Of this country for the season of
| 1897 9S, and have done so. I have heard
from him within the last few weeks, and
if he was in such poor health he would
have written something about it.
M. Leon Bourgeois, the Prime Minister
of France, is a cyclist. During the re-
cess he might often be seen gliding along
the roads near his country seat in the
Marine by the side of his son George.
Cardinal Bonaparte's death leaves only
seven Cardinals of Plus ks creation il
the Sacred college. Three are cardins
bishops, Monaco la valletta. Oreglia
Santo. Stefano Parocchi; three cardiua
priests, Won Hohenlohe, Ledochowski
and Di Canossa, while Cardinal Mertte
is cardinal deacon. Urban VIII. is thu
only pope 50 far who survived all tn,
men who elected him.
M. Kotzebue, the new Russian Mini
| ter, who will arrive in Washington
early next month, is regarded in Europe
one of the most accomplished men il
the worlds diplomatic service. His full
name is Ernst Charles Kotzebue, and b,
is of German origin. He was in tn
naval service several years, and comes o
a family distinguished for it's militar,
| service.
Albert A. Whitman, the octoroon poe,
and evangelist is the author of sche me
to COLOMBO section of Guatemala will
quadroons and ootorOons, and to estab
lish an independent government.
The gold exported from western Aus
tralIa in the last four months was 341, 37t
pounds, as against 305, 1888 pounds for the
same period of 1891
| The West African authorities are engag
ing 6,000 natives to act as porters to the
Ashantee war expedition. The fighting
force will, to a very large extent be
armed with Martini-Henry carbines
There will be no artillery or machine
guns, though rocket fire Will be provided
| for.
Leoky, the historian, did not let him.
self be at all disturbed by the Parliamen-
tary campaign through which he recently
passed While the polling was proceed.
ing in the Examination Hall of Trinity
College, Dublin, with exciting surround
ings Mr.. Lecky was seen in an old book
shop. diligently searching for literary
treasures, and apparently wholly absorbed
in that pursuit.