The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-09
PERSONAL.

HAROLD MARSH SEwALI, our consul general to
Samoa, is a man about 30 years of age, who was
graduated at Harvard and later at the Harvard
law school. His father, Arthur Sewa.l pras-
dent Of the Maine Central railroad, is the Maine
member of the democratic national committee
Young Sewa was vice consul at Liverpool b Sc
fore his PROMOTE to the samoan consul gen
eralship. He is a man Of imagination, and upon
reaching Apia at once became intensely inter
ested in the romantic features of the Samoan
affair.
SENATOR ALLISON is a great worker. He re-
tires early and rises early, eats simple break
fast, reaches the capitol long before his col
leagues aud pegs away at committee work until
noon. He always stays through the session Of
the Senate and watches every move until ad
journment He then returns to committee
work until dinner time He is very systematic
in his habits, and is thus enabled to accomplish
vast amount of work. He takes pie lty of
exercise and seldom INDUCES in the designations
of society.
DR.. FRITHIoF NANsEN, the explorer Of Green
land, Is a typical Norseman. II live much in
the pine forests. $ he says; they are so solemn. ."
He IS true child of the mountains and the
woods, and passed most of his early days in
their seclusi)n He travels for days together
independent Of luggage and great coats, sleep
ing with the peasants in their wooden huts, or
on deck OF ford steamer, while his English
travelling CO apanons crouch in the caOins hud-
died IN rugs and great coats He Is agile a
ga1.le: with one bound he leaps ashore and
secures the best rooms at the hotels, or jumps
meet on his mountain rambles. He is generally
known among his nglish friends as the Viz
ing indeed, be comes of true old Morse blood
Walking alOns the shores OF the beautiful SOgne
Ftord a. BAiholmen. by the Runic stone known
as the TOMB of / Aiuj Belle, Ne would recite the
an lent "SaSas' OF love ana war, and the gal
liant deeds OF the seventh century hero whose
name he bears He is thorough democrat in
principles, although of noble birth. All arSto-
cratic titles have been abolished IN Norway by
act Of parliament. and in his family the last
title becomes extinct.
Tar following particulars Of Emir Pasha are
said al Vienna to be absolutely accurate: His
grandfather, Joseph Schnitzer emigrated rom
Stesla, and there married the daughter Of Herr
Pappenheim, Jew, known for his learning and
piety Emn PAsha's father married sraulein
Pauline Schneider, the daughter OF a JEWISH
banker, established at NeiSse. Isaac, alias Ed
ward Schnitzer who is now Il hin Pasha, went,
at the age OF 3, with his parents to Nelsse,
where hi tathrr died in 1885. His mother after
ward married Christian, aud herself embraced
the Christian faith. IL is not known for c certain
whether, later on, h became Mussulman, but
It Is considered likely, as he married a relative
OF the Pasha OF JannA. He was regimental ply
stefan IN the Equatorial ProVisce under Gordon
Pasha ia 1870. an was intruSted with missions
20 the rulers Of Uganda and Unyoro. which he
discharged to GordOn's eptire satisfaction, ana
was appoidted by the latter TO be governor ~
Hrtt el Estiva, In the Equatorial Province. In
1873 the rank Of hey was conferred upon him,
and he was made governor Of Lado. He was
there at the time Of Gordon's death, but left in
April, 1883 shortly afterward he Withdrew TO
Wadelsi The last direct news received from
him was in 1887.