The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-06
PERSONA

MISS KATE FIELD denies 7ecant report thai
\ she has been engaged by California wine max
ers to act as 'Iouter' for their wines Ia the
! East.
KING LEOPOLD. Of Belgium has instructed the
! bishops OF his little realm to have prayers of
| fered constantly in he churches for the safety
Of Stanley aad Emin Pasha
COLONEL HtGGtSsoN says that most of the
prejudice against college bred men which he
has encountered in political life has proceeded
from other collcge-Dred men.
President CLEVELAND likes waltz music, and
is reported 10 lave said that he would rather
hear a few simple ballads properly sung than
any opera, grand or comic, ever written.
NINE BERNHARDT has her own views as to the
value of her professional services. She recently
rejected With sCOrn tue paltry offer from The
sultan OF over $4,000 for a single performance
in the palace.
JoaS Koch, who has been sent TO Jail by a
Scranton magistrate for selling liquor ON SIn
days was formerly millionaire aud the i'm.
porter OK Theodore Thomas to this country. He
is now in very poor circumstances.
join S WISE has made an interesting contri.
button 70 the CeGturyS war series in the shape
of narrative Of the heroism displayed b. the
cadets of the Virginia Military Institute in the
battle OF Newiuarke'. Mr. Wise was one of the
participating cades md was wounded early in
the hght.
NJ. CoQuELIN has been very much pleased
with California. In fact. he likes the west bet
ter than the east. He says that the peoi J. are
more broad-minded in San Francisco than in
New York. This is doubtless because the peo-
pie Of this city are ali trying TO walk ia the
straight ana narrow path.
Mas. MAcGAHAN, the widow Of the famous
war correspondent. traveller and author. who
died from diseases contracted during the Russo
Turkish war. whose horrors Verestchagin's
genius has so viyidly placed on canvas. is a resi-.
dent Of New NorS With her two children, a
handsome girl and boy They all speak Rus.
sian as well as other languages.
pRoF. WILLARD FtsEE the former librarian OF
Cornell university and the successful contestau
OF that portion OF his wise's wal, which lett the
university 81 10000, Is living with his aged
mother in Italy. His mother became widow
when he was BOY. but supported herself and
her son BY practcing millinery, and finally sent
young Flske to Hamilton college.
PArL BoYNToS. the swimmer, is about 70 es.
taolish an aquarium In New York. Among the
attractions brought over lately for IN show are
four seals trained to drive four INLAND in the
captain marine excursions and four large dog
faced mOnSeys, which have been trained TO row
q boat. These latter are named O'Conner,
Teemer, Ross and Lee and are very clever oars
men in their line,
ANTON RuBuNsrEiS is In trouble The Car
Of Russia has commanded him 20 compose an
oratorio on the recent railroad accident in
which the autOcrat aud his wife nearly lost their
lives. II J. Is a subject 10 which only the late
Richard wagner among all musicians, could
have done justice. The shrek Of the locomo-
tive the crash when the train left the track the
cries OF the wounded aud dying and the wall OF
the Cars perlshing dog would have offered to
Wagner splendid themes for orchestraton OF a
wierd ana peculiar kind. What Rubenstein
will do with his task is an interesting problem.
THE people OF Ogalalla Neh., have been CIV.
ing william +. Cody, known to tame as Buffalo
Bill warm welcome upon ms return to his
former hauuts The Og6alla opera house.
situated on the site Of bloody Indian battle
which occurred only a few years ago was file 4
20 overlooking on the evening OF Dec 10 when
the friend OF the Prince Of Wales appeared upon
the stage To maze q short speech 70 his cd com
rades. There we're judges colonels. majors.
honorables. and one or two private citizens
present Gov. Moonlight OF Wyoming shed a
soft and cordial ray over the assemblage by 9
letter OF regret worried in way which would
have pleased even a BostoniRn.