The morning news., 1889-05-22
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TEE richest man in New South Wales, Sydney
Burdekin, began life as pawnbroker. He is
now worth several million pounds.
CrAUNcEy NJ. DEPEw will deliver the grafton
at the Yale College commencement, and be
will not ask anybody to help him write it,
either.
A YorNo MINISTER away down In Maine" in.
troduced Mrs. Mary A. Livermore to an audi
ence the other day as the Grand Old Womao,"
and still lives,
TIE PRINCE or WALES is said to be the most
democratic Of all EuroDean dignitaries. He is
often seen riding about the. streets of London in
an ordinary hanson cab. -
QUEEN VICTORIA sat for an hour or two in
Hyde Park one day last week, and a cor
respondent who saw her7says she looks red
small, profusely wrinkled, and not at all
amiable AS
Miss NErrIE HOLIDAY, who is visiting Mrs.
Harrison at the white house, has be-. for the
last SIX years a missionary at Tabreez. Persia,
and will soon return thither. She is an old-time
comrade Of Mrs. Harrison
Mn. AND Mrs WARD McALLisrE will spend
June and July in Richmond Springs. Howard
of the Press says he is requested to say SO, and
adds but what of itf" A good deal when one
comes to consider that while Mr.. and Mrs. NC
Allister will spend the months, Mrs. McAllister
will spend her money.
TEE QUEEN OF IrALY has re-established the
manufacture of Burano lace. The industry had
almost wholly died out. The queen found an
old woman who knew the stitch, and had her
teach number Of younger women. The result
is that Burano lace has again become a source
of large revenue TO the people of Burano.
A CONTRACT has been entered into with Alex
ander Doyle, the sculptor. for the long-talked-
of monument TO Horace Greeley. The cost will
be S25 900. The figure will be In a sitting
posture, and statue and pedestal will be is feet
high. The material of the casting will De
standard bronze. II will be erected in the City
Hall park, New York
present the victims Of the autograph field, who
Is putting in his fine work at the white house.
The President always humors the senders of
letters asking for signatures. and returns sheet
OF pa er on which is inscribed Benjamin Har-
rson y Down in the corner Of the page in a
neat feminine hand, the Presidents wife writes
Mrs. Harrison"
EX-SENATOR PLArr prououuces "all stuff and
nonsense" the Cincinnati EnqUirer's story that
Gen. Harrison secretly visited Chicago during
the conveution Which nominated him MIR.
Platt says: The President was not at toe Tre-
mont house or at any other house in Chicago,
during the convention. | had, consequently no
conference Of two hours or two M lnuteS witn
him, and the story is made out OF whole cloth"
DR. ELICIT CoUEs, the noted ornthologist,
Is COW on HE way to Europe, so IL will be- safe
says the Washington Post, to say word about
BIN Before his marriage he used to have a
den up under the roof OK his house on \ street.
He may have il yet with ali It's peculiar sur
roundings There no serSant or fe male was
allowed tc set foot There he wrote scientific
articles revised prosf of his department in the
forthcoming Century q ctionlry, edited Biogrn
series aud communed with the shadowy maui.
feStations Of esot-ric spoOkdom. pot Of tea
constantly SIM nerei on gas burner AZ one
side. or this cheering beverage se consumed
enormous quantities, AMI smoked cizar'ttrs.
which he rolled himself with all the manual
deXterity ct a Cuban caballero, who makes .
10 corr husk wrapper with one hand while
riding al foil speed The opentop drAEer al
TIC !ett Gaud OF tue desk was always full Of
cigarette stumps ana ashes The accumuations
- year suokllg. AMI woe betide the woman
Hho dared attempt raid upon them