New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-22
PERSONAL.

Horny shind!er one OF the editors OF The r-t-V-
enworth (Kan) Times" was elected National CON
manier OF the Army and Navy Union al the meet
ing I'm Washington the othef oay
J. Alachi and !. Mlmura. OF Toxic, Japan VINO
have been examining the railway locomotives OF
mi, country. with view to ordering a number for
IN. Japanese Railway say that the results OF their
examinations have been extremely satisfactory
Mss Alice Stone Blackwell OF Boston. has sailed
for Europe to be absent two months.
Georg Brandes the Danish critic. relates an anus
Ing incident OF his recent travels through Russia in
his "Indtryk fra Pollen impressions in Poland.
Just published at Copenhagen. Passing the German
frontIer he relates the first thing which attracted
the attention OF the Muscoyite custom-house officer
was two numbers OF the Paris "Nouvelle Revue.
What is thls?" asked the official In German. "a
French monthly" What are It's contents. IL IL, :
then will 20 to The at warsaw
,birg ~ that I do not understand" replied the Rus
sian and all Danish books OF Herr Brandes. even
his Chinese-French dictionary were consequently
confscated.
Captain George +. Lemon. the pension attorney
and proprie,or OF THE National Tribune" OF Wash
inx,on is very III. He began life az claim agent.
carrying his Office In his hat but has become
wealthy. His paper Is the organ OF the Grand Army
OF the Republic.
The Rev. DR.. f. f. Clark. the founder OF the
Christian Enieavor movement. has started for Mex
leo 10 be present at the Mexican Christian Endeavor
convention at Zacltecas on June .. lie Will also
address a Christian Endeavor meeting at Chihua-
hua after which he will attend the Texas Christian
Endeavor meeting at san Antonio on June 3. After
the meeting OF the National Chri, tan Endeavor
convention AT Washington on July ), which he VIII
attend. he will sail for Europe, where he VIII spend
"A year.
The Capitol" OF Washington. tells pretty story
about Mrs Gle, Gland. a little girl and a doll. Mrs.
cleveland gave a rame to the doll which was not
disclosed. and the girl who guessed correctly was
10 get the doll Mrs Cleveland named the doll
Columbia" and after almost every little girl In
the city had tried CUES, It's name. and the en-
veope containing the guesses was about to be sealed
up because not had guessed correctly. little
Margaret Lathrop. who lives at Concord. Mass. In
the home that used TO belong to Hawthorne went 70
the bazaar and guessed the correct name; and Of
course she has the doll. Mrs Cleveland asked
Margaret afterward how she happened 10 guess that
the dolls name was Columbia, and she said Mrs
Cleveland | thought Columbia was the name you
ought TO give the doll"
One Of the graduates OF the Baltimore University
Law School the other day George w. Lindsay
Of Baltimore who celebrated his SEVENTEEN birthday
on May 10.
The St. Louis Republic says that when az Con
gresham Tom L. Johnson. Of Ohio. became inter
esed In Henry Georges new gospel OF the single
tax he did not have time to investigate Il for him
self for he Is an exceedingly busy man: so he en-
ployed lawyer, In whose honesty acumen and
learning he had confidence. to explore the subject
The lawyer. after diligent research and profound
mental wrestling duly Informed his client that the
thusiastio apostles Of Henry Georss. w. '' w.