The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-07
Personal.

QUEEN YIcToRIA's faVorite musical composers
are Mendelssohn ami Sullivan, and the latters
Lost Chord" IS the one piece OF WINCH she Is
most fond.
PRIScE BISMARCK is sa d 70 take more pleasure
in recOIlfng the dueling and linking teatS or
MS student avs than In re stng any or ms iaDer
trlumpDs IN the field Of craftsmanship.
SIR JULIAN PAuxcEForE. the ENGLISH minister
spends most Of his leisure reading American
history: He has already made quite coLoc-
ton OF historical works many o. which are
/ bound Ia exquisite manner.
SIR EDWARD BAIxEs Of Leeds is probably the
senior European journalist. He represented
ms fathers paper at the ''PeteriOo Massacre
IN 1913, and is probably the Oldest survivor o
tAat scene He IS now more than ~ years OH
CoUET DE KERATRY. a distinguished French
man, has arrived in this country with an official
mission from the French government. he Las
been charged by the Ministry of Public Instruc-
tlpn 70 study the American end OF the copy
right question.
WHES the German emperor visits Osborne
he viii find in the garden splendid myrtle,
winch ne ought to regard with reverence, but
which ne wIil probably regard-Judgug from
hls past career-witn spiJeful hatred 1t was
orielnaiiy a tiny twiS pluc- from his mother
wedding bouquet.
RICHARD MANSFIELD, the actor. has returned
70 New fork IN good health and spirits. Speak
ing Of his presentation Of "Ricaard Ill" he
says; The scnffers came to laugh and MOCK,
Tut remained TO pray There is no danger
That Mr.. MlnsfelPs mode5ty Will ever inter
rere with his success.
TIE three most interesting convcts in the
Minnesota state prison are the Younger broth
ers-Jim, Bob and Cole. Tn former desperadoes
nave made model prisoners and are warm
friends OF the warden. Cole and Jim Younger
nave at times been respectively postmaster and
librarian Of the prison.
THE King Of the Sedangs'' is being made
much of and making much of himself in Paris.
liis title IS Marie, ROi dts Sedangs." The
i'edangSare an lndo-Chnese folk who inhabit a
KIND OF debatable land on the AMMAN Siamese
frontier, notable for nothing so mucu as It's
S"ainps. speculative fraDchman, NJ. de May
rena, atiirms that the tribesmen elected him
thelr king, though it does not appear that they
ma any knowledge OF such an office.
OSE of the latest works which Sir Edward
Boehm has executed for tine queen is a colossal
bronze statue of John Brown, whcA has been
erected IN tn grounds 1T Bamoral. ON a wooded
bank near the garden cottage The Duke of
Albany is commemOrated at Balmoral by
polished granite seat which has been placed
near the dairy; and Sir Thomas Biddulph BY
granite fountain, VIII ch stands by the road
which leads from the castle to Abelgeldie.
Cor. FINLEY ANDERSON of New York. special
representative of the United Press in Europe,
and his wife are the guests Of c Jm,e de Paris at
S7een House, London. Col Anderson and his
most have been on terms of intimate friendship
Tor years, their acquaintance having begun
when the Bourbon prince and his royal relatives
The Duo de Chartres and Prince Joinville, we're
members OF the person Al staff of Gen. George
g. Mcclellan during the early days Of the
American war. Col. Andsrs was at that time
member of the staff of Gen. Hancock.
THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA, when upon a tour of
inspection in the provinces, PASS d the night in
the simple hut of tOll-taker. Before retiring
he was pleased, as head of the church, to see
The old man take up his Bible and read chap
ter. DO you read often, my SOM he asked.
Yes, your majesty, every day" How much
Of the Bible have you read, my son?' During
the past year. the Old Testament and part Of
Matthew, your majesty Thinking to reward
him. the car placed 500 roubles between the
leaves Of the book Of Mark on the following
morning unknown to the toll-keeper, whom he
babe farewell. Several months passed away
and the emperor returned, UPON a second tour
to the tol-taker's hut Taking the Bible in his
hands he was surpri ed to fud the 500 roubes
intact Again interrOgatng the tO-keeper as
TO his diligence in reading, he received an
affirmative answer and the statement that he
had finished the chapters of Luke. Lying, my
son, is great SIM replied his majesty; give
me the Bible till | see" Opening the book, he
United to the money. which the man had not
seen. Thou hast not sought The Kingdom of
God, my son. As punishment, thou shalt al o
lose thy earthly reward And he placed the
roubeS in mis- pocket, to distribute afterward
among the neighborlng poor