The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-28
PERSONAL.

THE shah is to visit Europe next May, but he
will not extend his travels beyond st. Peters
burg. where he will be the guest of the car.
LORD LoNsDALS is sending home copious diary
notes from North America for publication.
When last heard from he was on his way to
Fort Caipiwyan, and Intended going on to the
Arctic sea.
COL ROGER JONES has been nominated in
spector general of the army. with the rank of
bnZadier general. Gen. Jones graduated from
West Point in 1881, and was appointed second
lieutenant in the rifles. He was made captain
in 1851 major acting inspector general, in the
same year; Lieutenant colonel, acting in
spector general, in 1867; colonel, inspector
general in 1885, and now he is inspector general
with rank Of brigadier general, or will be, as
| soon as his nomination is confirmed. He is a
son of Gen. Roger Jones, who was adjutant
general United States army from 1925 to 1852,
the date OF his death. He is brother of the
late Capt. Catesby APP r. Jones who was dis
tinguished officer in the United States navy.
| and afterwards of the Confederate States navy,
and who commanded the Confederate States
steamer Virginia in her famous fight with the
Monitor at New Hampton roads. He is also o
brother Of c. Luciem Jones, Savannah, Go.
HAMILTON DIssToN, colloqually called Ham"
by the old Union republican club set in Phila-
delphia, where he has the biggest saw works in
the world, has already ceased to be q stranger
in the inner circles at Chairman Quay's national.
republican headquarters In New York. 1t is
stated on good authority that TO Disston has been
|
| out" of the highly protected republican barons
| Of Pennsylvania, and, incidentally, out of the
| other rich men and true the country over who
swear by the G. G. z. of monopoly. Mr.. Disston
| Is a very pleasant-spoken, CHEEKY man of
| medium hight. slender figure, gray eyes and
mustacho ana quiet manners. He has u frank
| face and an engaging smile, and he knows
everybody worth knowing in tho republican
| party In his state. At Atlantic City, where his
| red-brick and Gothic gabed cottage is one of
| the show houses OF the place, he has had the
opportunity OF meeting a great many dis
he is comparatively little known here He has
trained heretofore with the "Bll' Leeds wing
Of the Keystone republicans which ran Phila.
delphia to suit itself for so long.
ONE OF the most MISUNDERSTANDING for
eigners ever seen in New York, says the World,
| IL Dr. Carlotta, who secured for the Goethe
| societys monument in Central park n marvel
Gus terra Gotta bust, who edited the Kieiner
Journal for DR.. Strousberg, Europes greatest
railroad promoter, aud who, at the age OF 30.
had already rolled up n record which would oc-
cupy the attention of most private citizens for
reasonably long lifetime. Dr. Carotta is six
| footer, slender enough 10 be distinguished look
ing. aud on the qui vive from the top Of his
handsome hoad to the sole of his aristocratic
foot. DR.. Carlotta seems TO have been born a
promoter. lie hadn't been here n week before
h. had divers schemes in hand for the ameliora-
ton of the condition Of his fellow-man and in
cidentally of himself. He originated, or at
least first brought prominently forward, tho
plan OF monument TO be put up by the Goethe
society TO their idol ia the park. He circulated
diligently the subscription papsrs-Dr Carotta
WAS - "dAO at subscription papers-aud sum
Of e3.OOJ or thereabouts was raised for tbs pur-
pose The purchase OF tile bust was left to tho
article he produced to account for the Goethe
societys funds cost about S2j