The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21
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GEN GREELy's work on Arctic research and
exploration is edition of 1900 copies OF
these 80 are for the Senate, $500 for the
House, and $50 for the signal service.
= PROF. HUXLEy, the eminent English biolo-
Rist is much better and is now busilv enqaa Il
in denying recent reports that he is a sDIitu-
aliSt and has been converted to Roman Cathol-
cism.
c. E. WEAVER of Washington county. Penn
sylvana, is che owner of the pistol with which
Col johnson is supposed to have shot Tecum-
sch, Oct. 3, 1913. lie also has pipe smoked by
Daniel Boone in l155
The HOUSEHOLD of the Emperor OF China is to
consist of 500 persons. including thirty fau-
bearers, thirty umbrella bearers, thirty physi-
clans aud Surgeons, seventy-tve astrologers,
seven chief cooks and sixty priests.
F. C. PHILIPS, the author of the novel LAS in
a Looking Glass, has been a soldier, a journal
ist and a theatrical manager; and ne is now a
successful barrister. lie has been more than
once asked to stand for Parliament
EDWARD House, who at one time was an edi-
tor on the New Ork Tribune" is again residing
in New York. For twenty-five years he made
his home in Japan. His new novel, "Youe
SautO, Child OF Japan, is the outcome of his
long residence abroad.
NJ. HAMMER. tbs new president OF the Swiss
confedsrgcv. was ambassador at the court of
Berlin from Sos to 1876, after which he entered
the fedora, council. He was not brilliant
orator, by any means, but he is described as a
con,c.eutoas adlinis ratOr, Of a calm, Just,
moderate judgment, and, over and above all a
very centlemany man,
MRs WILLIAM AsroP of New Yorkat her recep-
ton the Other day had her house decorated wlth
the very rGrs>' flowers the hot houses could pro
duce. For sNamp e. the japanese appe bios
som, "4'tl costs $40 spray, was displayed
prOtuSsly uud Magma Charta roses, which cost
:! each were purchased by the score. No won
der the to.S,s ldolize Mrs. Aston and hail ler as
their L9dy bolutiful. she IS probably the very
best lndiV'dua. patron they have.
THE late Emrson c. Bird OF Baltimore, Nd,
Left peculiar will 1t begins as follows 81,
the sa u ttStgtor, say TO all concerned in this
last VIII and testament, viz Behold, sc good
people, u DCh0Uyas me IN this matter To name
the TACT that All animated bodies have 20 die
ana pass through some Kind Of chemical
cu&n2e. ana ~ virtue Of Intuition | know the
fac That ny ime for decomposition by natural
chemical enaly5ls is drawing nigh
The orEsl- at the farewell banquet 10 Minis
ter Phelps, winch is TO be given by the Lord
Mayor Of London on the eve OF the departure
'ot dr Phelps for America, viii include Lord
Cnies Ju''ic. Cller,dse, Lord Halsbury, Lord
HSn CHANCELLOR Earl Roscberry. JOIN Morley,
dent OF the Royal Academy, Robert Browning,
SIR Arthur sullivan, and many other persons
distinguished IN politics, literature and art
JoHN NJ HUBBARD OF Chicago ought to be
happy man. lie is q campaign singer who
rivals senator Hsw,ey OF Connecticut IN tle
power OF his melodious voice and the staiwart
republican sentiments OF his songs He ~.
Gently called Oh Presidentelect Harrison and
the head Of the new administration quoted two
lines IRON one % Hubbard campaign anthems.
The Chicago poet and vocalist should bs up.
pointed Bard to the adnnistratlon"-tle
Hub bard. 70 be more exact
Or. ScHLIHNAEr has dug some trial trenches
on the Acropolis OF Navarino, she ancient Pyios,
tie home Of Nestor. and mas ylsitci the lsland
OF SplActeria 10 order to study the cyciopsan
walls, about which he is preparing a report.
In the excavations on the Atnenan Acropoiis
have been discovered two statues OF women, u
natural size. wish the heads perfect. and OK an
archaic period; also two groups Ia Poros stone
of heroic size. OF these, the one represents a
Hercules killing tn Triton the other is com
upper part has the body OF man and the lower
that Of a serpent one Of these is winged.
They belong to very remote epoch.