The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-30

The executors of the estate of the late
Samuel j. Tilden are frugal folk They
have now determined to sell the plants at
Greystone at public auction. One Of the
pianus, s9go palm, is over 200 years ola
ana is said to have been at one time
owneu py George Washington.
Mr.. Justice White, one of the most
portly members of the Supreme Court,
has taken to the bicycle. He does not
ride with grace as vet, but that will come
~ n olihe. The bicycle conquest of the
supreme Court makes its victory in pub
lie life in Washington complete, as in the
army, navy, diplomatic and congressional
circles IL mas long had it's devotees.
A Manchester, Eng. newspaper has con-
founded Holmes, the insurance fraud and
murderer. with Oliver Wendell Holmes,
and says The wholesale murders
charged to the author of the 'Plutocrat
of the Breakfast Table far surpass in
atroolty our own WhiteehapeI horrors -
are not in it with their English contem-
porarieS.
Sir Herbert Murray, the new governor
OF the colony of Newfoundland, sailed
for Newfoundland on board the steamer
Laurentian on Nov. 20. Sir Herbert was
British Relief Commissioner to New
foundland, during the recent widespread
financial distress there.
M. Emile Zola:: has refused to sign the
petition for the release of Oscar Wilde
from prison, and most of the other lit
terateurs who have been approached on
the subject have either declined or re-
turned al biguous replies. 1t is likely,
in consequence of these rebuffs, that the
idea of an international petition of
writers for Wilde's release will be aban-
doned.
Prof William A. Eddy of Bayonne,
N. j., whose exploration of the upper
strata of the atmosphere by means of his
Malay" kites is interesting scientists
the world over. in conjunction with
Prof. ]. Woodbridge Davis, will soon
make experiments on floating buoys
Prof. Eddy's kites will be used as mo-
tive power to keep the puoys in place.
Herr Renngarten, a Russo-German
journalist, who started from Riga ON
tramp around the wolrd in August, 1894,
has reached Tashkend, in Turkestan, 1000
miles from his starting point He has
lost good deal in weight, but has not
been sick single day. He is going on
to New York either by way of Kamchat-
ka and Alaska or by Vladivostock, Japan
and San francisco.
Enoromus expenses are entailed by a
royal visit. The Duke of Buckingham
bankrupted himself in order to receive
Queen Victoria with fitting state at
Stowe Palace; the late Earl of Aylesford
did the same thing when he received the
Prince of Wales at his country seat; ana
the Earl of Lonsdale spent nearly $500, 600
to entertain the German emperor for q
week at Lowther castle. 1t is now learned
that Lady William Beresford formerly
Mrs Hammersley of New York, spent
$3.50, 900 to make the Prince of Wales
comfortable during his four days visit
to Deepdene.
Cecil Rhodes has ordered large numbers
of English song birds-linnets, thrushes,
black birds, larks and nightiDgales-to sbe
sent to Cape Town, where they will be
acclimated and set free.
During recent diphtheria scare a
Rockland girl wore a tarred rope about
her neck, camphor bag on one shoulder,
u sulphur Dag Uu bllc OUlt6T SllUuluCT, duO
powdered sulphur in her shoes.
1t is singular fact. considering the
persecution of the Jews by Russia, that
Professor Leyden, the eminent Berlin
specialist, medical attendant of the Gar
owitz and the late Gar, is of the He
brew race.
During recent lecture Justin McCar-
thy described himself as old fashioned
enough to still admire Dickens and
Thackeray in preference TO the more
modern novel; and he defended George
Elliot from recent articles, which he
characterized as utterly and grotesguely
unlike the woman as he knew her.
Since the Duke of Marlborough's cousin
wore colored shirt at the Vanderbilt
wedding where he was best man, the
gilded youths of New York are discussing
the feasibility of wearing fancy shirts
with evening dress.
M. Alphonse Daudet has been sorely
troubled by his uncomplimentary re-
marks about English women He de-
clared the other day that he had decided
to say nothing about women in the fu-
ture because this ''sex, usually called
lOOpiOt Aso W 1AAehLJ 0OlOh0OAo w AO1 ou-
tackled. "
Senorita Dona Pillar Martinez de Cam
pos y Rivera, second daughter of the
Captain General of Cuba. is engaged to
be married to the eldest son of the Mar
quis of Cayo del Rey. The wedding will
take place June next, when it is hoped
that the Cuban revolt having been
suffocated, General Campos can be at
home for the marriage.
They are telling story of the little sons
of the German Emperor, who have an
English goyerness, to whom they are
warmly attached. The birthday of the
governess occurred recently, and not only
the Emperor and Empress made her pre-
sents, but the young Princes also tried to
afford their teacher some special pleasure
The governess noticed among the gifts
plain little paper box. "What is this?"
she asked in surprise, taking it in her
hand. Seven-y ear-old Prince Oscar drew
himself up proudly. "That's from me"
he replied. "But it's empty" said the
teacher. "Yes, it's empty now," an