The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST

Drate tie cen enlial of North Car lHna's ratif-
cation Of e fe eral constitution, which took
place there on Nov q, 1859.
BAGDAD, on the Arizona and Pacific road, is
said to be the hottest station on the road. The
Thermometer has stood at 1902 in the dining.
room, and l2so at midnight on the cOo.est side
OF the dspOt.
LIEUTENANT ScHwATKA estimates the number
OF hving cliT-dwellers he has disc overed in
Southern chihuahua at from 5000 to 1000
| IHey are Wild and shy. and upon tie approach
OF white people flee TO their caves in alarm.
The GIANT DIAMOND lately discovered in Cape
colony, and now at the Paris exposition
weighs 100 carats, and is valued at $4,000. 900.
IL Is sa to be Of the first water and IS as pure
| diamonds. 81
BILL making it Illegal for any one to let or
sell houses unless a certisca furnished by a
VeFnment inspector is produced, showing
enat the premis arr in a perfect sanitary
condition Is to be introduced in the British
House of Commons 10
THE proudest boast among Cuban women is
the dainty smalness of their feet They re-
quire nothing larger ia the way of footgear
! an tne No size for American women. TDis
peculiar endowment is perfectly natural: no
plnchlng or pressure of any kind is used
Col BENNETT H YOU'VE of Louisville was
ing the civil war. When he went he carried a
smali Bible with him. and this was taken from
nj n IN prison by James Hickey, soldier He
p lI1ej 1he 81 lie very much, as it hal be n pre-
soHseu 10 MN oy his parents when ne went out
to fight for the confederacy. Col. Young was
standing at the Phoe nix hotel, in Lexington the
otner AFTERNOON. when Friv tt Hckeya vanced
9 6tiieI anu presented the colonel WITH the
century. -
has
iSheu his realm by sudden movement against
the dress coat He objects to it in CHURCH. In
orUef 10 Keep it out of church he has directed
ShaC marriage licenses shall not be issued for a
ia.er nour 1han o'clock, thus voiding the
quueuenC or evening dress. His authority in
ts erection was still furt ler felt at the CT u
cester musical festival, whica was held during
TIE nrst we k of Sc tember All subscribers
a a. III c1et holders who expected to be pr sent
at Cne oratorlo parformanc in the cathedral at
dress" e
4HE PRINCIPAL EVENT at the Central Mime
sofa fair, at ST. Cloud. Thursday, was the mar
rage OF Miss Nellie Hughes, of Chicago. and
Harry b. Babcock, son of a wealthy farmer
reslilng at Elk River. The couple bad never
b I i the pr eilng e. eniag, although they
ia Deen corresponding for several months
b tbcock propose marriage, was IlromptIv AZ
cepted, an went to st. Psul where he met mis-
Ia Gee 1or the first time. They arrived in the
FLORAL tall by several hundred people. After
Inc ceremony, which was performed bv TIE
Rev. q. ii. Gamble, Mr.. and Mrs. Babcock re-
celved the congratulations Of the multitude and
wagon load of presents. ranging from a coon
OF chlckens to $780, the latter the gift of the fair
association e'-' - '-'0 -''''
ERhINE was for centuries the royal fur of
England, and law Of Edward Ill expressly
pr hlolted any one, save members of the royal
Iam ly, from we ring it. Tlen lyaty sur
rendered It's exclusive use, but the varyins ar
ransements of the black tails we're still niI,utelv
prescribed. Jne soverei IN and the royal family
are alone entitled to wear ermine TRIMMINGS to
Cnelr rooe' OF state, in which the fur is spotted
.'li over VIII black In the proportion OF spot
70 ABOUT every square incn of the trimming
feeresses wear caps of ermine in which the
sp )tS or tails are arranged in rows the number
OF rows denoting the degrees in rank Peers
nave their scarlet robes trimmed in pure white
erm!ne without any spots; but the rank is
SlEnliled by the number of rows or hars of
ermine. The judges robes are also trimmed
WIN unsp1 TED ernine known in heraldry
vocabulary as miniver.
MRS. CHEEK, daughter of one of the earliest
missionaries to Siam, recently returned to San
francisco. Speaking of the people of Laos. in
the northern part of the country. she said.
wages of common laborers range from So to
81 per month. 1t is dangerous to know too
much IN La s. Skilled mechanical work is done
by men drafted by the government or nv
prisoners Thu Sc drafted men get very littlS
Tor their services and perhaps receive 10 rup res
for years labor. The form of religion CON
SITS principally in sworshiping spirits Laos
people believe that different families have
different spirits which watch over their safety
Once year spirit dances are held. but onlv
women participate IN them The dance is kept
up all DAY, and as the women drink heavily
tnelr movements toward nightfan are rather
groggy. All missio airy work in Laos has
been done by Presbyterians."
PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE connected with the
stage" said Charles Frohman, manager of
shenandoah, ARE very sensitive Some of
them have taken otfense at me for asking them
70 70 wait until the Wednesday matinee to sea
ohsnand AN We do this because, as eyerv-
BODY knows, tb Star theater is crowded eveTv
nlght by the public who want to see the NAV
ana pay 81 so for STATS. Theatrical people seam
to forget that the theater is supported nv tha
pubic, an that in case o a bi success Ii "a
Sne ,andoah' every seat given away to profess
slonal eopls is a loss OF SO mucn money to tha
manager The fact is that the best pro essional
people are the most considerable. The better an
actor or an actress Is the less he or she claims
IN the way OF courtesies, particularly under cir
cumstances OF this kind. 1t is only the SIN all
Try OF the prof who want to hog every
thin and who kick about being requested fo
wait Tor the Wednesday matinee for free seats
The PRESENTS brought by the Shoan ambas-
sailors to King Humbert of Italy were worthy
or Ethio las mo gorgeous reputation. Tae
Shoan leader, Digiac Makonen, presented them
to the king, with autograph letter from
King Menilik. They we're: A massive gold
crown and royal mantle of red brocadt. am
broidered with gold and lined with a Leonard
skin; magnificent large Greek cross of 1olij
gold; silver drum as big as a large barrel
called in Shoa nagarit, and used in time of
war to call the soldiers together: two shields
covered with leather and silver filigree work:
an entire Shoan warrior costume with sa die
and trappings for horse: another crown in
silver collection of costumes both for men
and women some of them marvels of emhrod
erG and lace; quantity of swords, lances and
uns, besides q large number of Guns made ont
of buffalo horn, and ten OK horns filed with
pc serful musk large case filed with gold in
bars; sort of warriors armor in silver All set
with precoas stones, mostly diamonds: a thick
gold chain for the queen, and sixty-one ele
plants tusks each of them measil iny two
meters in length IAN elephant horses and m les
together with some other cas- He'd with gold
The elephant, who is only m lnths old showed
very unruly temper, and gave sue trouble
that he was corted to the Qurinal by a strong
body IF police,
THE FIGHT over the location of the worlds
fair, said member of congress recently.
may extend to the contest for the speakership
of the Houss Of Representatives. There are
three western candidates for the speakersbip if
Mckinley can b Chased as a western man
They are Jos Cannon of illinois, Julius Caesar
Burrows OF ichigan, and William Mckinley Of
Ohio. Burrows and Cannon are of course
strongly in favorof hicago but Mckinley has
not committed himself. If he follows Sher