The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-30
Personal.

GLADSTONE has written letter strongly ia
voring the local option principle in temperance
efforts.
REV. HOWARD HENDERSON, pastor of
Trinity church IN Cincinnati, declares that some
Clncinnatians are so in love with the almighty
dollar that they would walk across the mouth
OF hell on plank to get it.
JOHN WALES of San Francisco. who il 76
years old, announces that early in April he is
going to start from San Francisco, and walk to
New YORK, pulling handcart behind him and
giving lectures on California throughout the
east.
SENATOR QUAY is again suffering from in
somnia, and serves notices upon the officeseekers
who are responsible for it that the only two
beings who have any knowledge about the
final disposition of appointments are the presi-
dent and his Creator.
ONE of the most eccentric members of the
pan-American congress is Seuor Quintana of
the Argentine Republic. He is man Of good
address and fluent speaker and modesty is
not his strong point. He is an oostructionst
and opposes the majority on all subjects. But
what of that? There is a Quintana in every
large deilberative assembly.
IcNATIUs DoNNELLY is said to be a disap-
pointed man. He had confidently expected that
the world would accept his BacOnian cipher at
once and shower upon its discoverer the wealth
and fame he longs for. But instead of taking
Donnelly seriously the world is inclined to look
upon him as a brilliant humorist. 1t is strange
that Donnely should not be satisfied with this
reputation.
IT is SAID in Washington that the present
cabinet has among its members more story
tellerS than any cabinet of recent years Mr.
Blame is famous raconteur, and Secretary
Rusk has a repertoire OF stories both novel and
highly colored. President HarrisonE tells a
laughable anecdote now and then, while Wanna
maker INDUCES once in a while in a Sunday
school yarn.
DR.. WALTER DREW of Washington. last spring
NN1l Mo-, "a. t-.IlkL L.. 3
nominated and elected governor of Ohio,
and asked to have the second dance with the
governors wife reserved for him at the inaugu-
ration ball. That was in jest, but Mr.. Drew has
received a telegram from Governor-elect Camp
bells wife reserving the second dance and he is
In CONSERVATION over the prospect, He is bigger
than Grover Cleveland and no more graceful in
his movements, but the tailors have been en-
gagged TO get his clothes ready for the inaugural
ball.
SAYS one who claims to know what he is talk
ing about: The truth about the partnership
of Col. W. W. Dudley and Corporal Tanner in
the pension and claim agency business in Wash
ington is that Tanner is to take charge of that
particular work for Dudley. 1t is hardly known
that Col Dudley is up to his eyes in corporation
affairs and is rapidly making fortune He
was comparatively poor man when he went
out Of politics, and when he established his
Washington office that was the best prospect he
could see of earning competency. But since
then his business connections have become SO
large that he ia almost constantly on the jump
between Washington, Philadelphia, New York
and the west, and there is absolute necessity
for him to find a partner at the Washington
end"
THE GRAND DUCHESS MARIA PAULowYA OF
RUSSIA, who is now seriously i'll in st. Peters
burg, is perhaps the cleverest and most beauti-
full of all the imperial family, Owing TO these
qualities OF mind and body she has always been
one of the greatest favorites in society When
the present empress was Crown Princess, she
was madly jealous of Grand Duchess Maria be-
cause of tue homage thrust upon her from
every side. Their strained relations were an
open secret in the capital, where the demands
of society constantly brought them together.
After the murder Of Alexander H. whose ia
vorte the princess was, and who aided her In
curbing her husband, Grand Duke Vladimir,
their relations grew more intimate. Prior TO
her illness, the grand duchess was often to be
seen driving with her imperial sister in-law.