The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-02
PERSONAL,

CARDINAL GIBBONS will leave Baltimore March
). for visit to Boston and other New England
cities.
THE EMPEROR WILLIAM celebrates his 91st
birthday next month and every soldier In the
great German army will be presented with the
kaiser's biography.
The late Seth wadhams, who made fortune
in the ice business in Chicago, left $4,000 or
over one-ffth of his estate to various charitable
institutions In that CITY.
SENATOR REAGAN, of Texas, began holding of
flee Just fifty years ago, when he was appointed
a surveyor Of public lands in the then Republic
of Texas. He was in the State Legislature for
ty years ago.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, who is go years Of
age, says in recent letter: Il had the miSfor-
tune to be born on Feb. Do and thus to be
brought into competition once year with the
most august figure in our history
SENATOR IsHAM G. HARRIS, of Tennessee, has
been In public life long time. He elected
to Congress in lS49 and was afterward twice
chosen Governor of his State. He is not much
of a Speechmaker, but Is regarded as a very
astute political manager.
The only New England survivor of the Black
Hawk war is Gideon l.. Pease, Of Maine, who
entered the army i'll 1890 aud was discharged in
1879 He is supposed. at least, to be the last
man, but the passage of a big pension bill might
bring few more TO the surface.
Mrs. MANpERsoN wife of the Senator from
Nebraska, is one of the most popular women in
Washington society. She is rather tall plump,
straight and fine looking, has clear and rosy
COMPLEXION, and is noted for her vlvacity. Mrs
Henderson is an Ohio girl, ard comes from one
of the oldest families i'll the state.
YAE may outshne Harvard in athletics, but
the Cambridge University seems to be ahead in
the race for the prizes or public life. She has
had three Presidents of the United States two
Vice Presidents eighteen Cabinet members
three Speakers of the House, four supreme
Court Justices and no end Of Foreign Ministers
ISAAC ENNIS, who died in Philadelphia last
Friday night, claimed to be the first man to en-
ter a lions cage In this country TO put the ami
mai through its PAGES. lie was known In the
circus fraternity as old Ike He was a hon
tanner for years. and never met with an acct
dent from the dangerous beasts under his
charge.
A MOVEMENT TO erect a memorial to Wendell
Phillips has been started in Boston. Gen
Butler advocates the building of the memorial
by the voluntary mites of the workingmen of
America, who, lie says, could do II by contribut-
ing "A penny apiece, and not miss it. He is on
posed TO any subscription Of more than s. from
any one person.
Mr. kUKI the Japanese Minister 10 the
United States, who lately arrived i'm Japan on
leave of absence, expects 10 return to Washing
ington in April next. The supposition is that
he returned TO his own country III order TO con
fer with the Japanese foreign Office as to the
feeling Of the United States government rela-
tive TO treaty revision.
THERE is probably no man in Congress who
is better informed on matters of American his
tory than Senator Hoar. He is reputed to have
the constitution and fche Federaist papers at
his Hg1ie's end. and his knowledge OF the 900
or more volumes OF the Congressional Record
is prudgous. He is an ardent book collector,
ana knows books like a biblophie.
Mrs. MERRITT TRIMBLE. Mrs. George f. Can
field, Miss Ellen Collins, Miss Helen lsclin, Mrs.
Henry f. Peew, Mrs. Everett p. Wheeler and
other New York ladies are raising a scholarship
fund Of 5000, whose interest shall be used 10
pay the college expenses of the New York
woman who each year shall pass the best ex-
animation for entrance TO Harvard.
PRINCE PHILIPPE of Bourbon who has been
condemned by default TO thirteen months i'm.
prisonment for swindling country priest in
France, is of the noblest possible lineage on
both sides of the house. and according TO the
Legitimst rule Of primogeniture, comes in be-
fore the Comte de Paris as an heir to the ira
ditional French throne some years ago he was
the sutton of the Princess Colonna Galatro, then
Eva Bryant Mackay.
Col. HOBART, of the British army was present
at the Indian Rights Association meeting in
Philadelphia last week. This gentleman Is a
part In all the recent British campaigns in
Africa, in Asia and in America, having gained
honors in China and in the South Africa wars,
and having served with distinction on the staff
of the Duke OF Buckingham when the Duke was
Governor Of Madras He is now in the last year
of his service with his regiment az Exeter, and
will shortly be placed on the retired list. He is
a relative of the Earl of Buckinghamshire, the
head OF the Hobarts, and representative OF the
Hobarts and John Hampden, who were among
the patriotic EngIishmen Of the seventeenth
century.