The Portland daily press., 1897-12-24

are cohnecUed with any other cnufcn
| board.
In view of the fact that the young
queen OF Holland viii attain her majority
on Aug. 81 next, the Dutch newspapers
have been for months full Of discussions
as to what sort of present it would be
proper to make her on this occasion,
| Some favored national present, others
presents from each of the provinces; pres
onts from societies. corporations. clubs
and private persons have also been talked
about Queen Wilhelmina, however, has
just put summary stop to the discussion
by declaring that she would accept no
| gift of any kind.
During the war Senator Bate of Ten
nessee, was srruck by half dozen bullets
and seven horses were shot under him.
Jules Massenet has announced that
with "Sappho," his career as an opera
composer is at an end.
Mrs. Cleveland is said to be strict dis
ciplinarian with her children and firm
believer In the Froebel system Of educa-
| ton.
Miss Jennie Wertheimer. of Cincinnati,
has invented commercial paper which
excludes the possibility Of forging names
or otherwise tsmpering with its face
value. The invention has been sold to
| New York firm for S25, 0o0.
According to correspondent OF the
Chicago Record, President Mckinley
changed his reception days from Wednes-
days to Thursdays at the request Of
prominent woman who complained that
on Wednesdays she had to miss either her
| prayer meetings or the receptions.
| President Cleveland could not dictate
any matter which required consecutive
thought, and always wrote his messages
entirely. President Mckinley, however,
can take half-hour now and then from
his duties and dictate his messages and
correspondence to a stenographer.
Miss Julia Nelson is the tallest actress
as well as one Of the most classically
beautiful women, on the English stage
Alma Tadema considers her the ideal
Greek figure, and he ia fond of designing
her costumes. He has more than once
suggested various ways in which her hair
might be worn.
A bill will probably be introduced In
Congress to give a medal to Mrs. Delina
Roberts, of St. Louis. In September, Of
1851, Miss Reader, as she then was, al
though only girl OF seventeen, carried
| twenty two wounded soldiers to place
of safety while the bullets of the Confed-
crates were whistling around her.
Governor Desha Of Kentucky. more
| than a half century ago had a wild son
whoSwas convicted of murder in that
state. The Governor promptly pardoned
his son, and he disappeared. That son
| isanow the most eloquent preacher in the
Hawaiian Islands. He knows the Ian
guage perfectly, and his greatest sermons
are preached in 1t.
| Rabbi Moses J. Cries of Cleveland
urges the adoption of the Christian Sum
day as the Jewish Sabbath, and his Board
of Trustees is considering the ACCESSIBILITY
of making the change.
| Lea Ahlborn, the famous woman en-
graver and etcher of Sweden, who died
recently, was selected by the United
| States government as the engraver OF the
Independence Medal in 1876.
Joseph P. Elliott, Of Evansville, Ind,
who is So years of age, has just been adj
mitted to the bar. He has been for sever
al years Justice of the Peace, but never
studied law until he was elected to that
Office
The Emperor of China, who was care
fully educated by an American mission
airy, can speak and read the English Ian
guage fuently. He has positive horror
of European doctors, and his diet is regu
lated by board of native medicine men.
A story is told of the late Baron Hirsch
that conveys valuable lesson. After
! writing message announcing the gift OF
fortune to school the great million
aire went over the telegram carefully
second time condenslng it SO as to save 8
| franc.
| Mrs. Jane Haskell, vino recently died at
Nioholyille, N. Y, was one of the few
pensioners Of the war of 1912. Her hus-
| band was private in Lieutenant Wells's
company Of New York, and served in de-
| tense OF the border against invasion from
| Canada.
| The new Chinese Minister to the Court
| of Austria II ungary has arrived at vi
emma and presented his credentials to the
Emperor. The Minister is Yang Yu, who
has been for several years and until re-
at Washington. Immediately after his
| audience with the Emperor he started FOR
| ST. Petersburg, being also accredited to
| the Russian court as Minister.
| Ex-senator T. G. Power of Montana,
who is in Washington for the purpose of
attending meeting of the Executive
committee of the Monetary Commission,
boasts that Montana has 100000 inhabi-
tants and exports S75. 100000 worth of
| products annually.
mir. Nansen, the arctic explorer. is quite
exacting and exorbitant in his terms
For lecture in Washington he demand
ed a bonus of 81. 900 cash in advance, that
all his expenses and the expenses of his
| lecture should be paid. and that he should
have 60 per cent of the remainder of the
proceeds, if there were any.
Lord Mansfield is tine only person now
living who was member of the London
Carlton club before Mr.. Gladstone. MIR
ladstone Joined the club in 1888, and
left it In 1859, when he accepted office in
Lord Palmerston's administration. but
Lord Mansfeld's name has stood continu-
ously on the club books since 1882.
The Sultan, who is very fond of music,
has lately ordered several pianofortes
from America. His son, Prince Durham