The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-04
PERSONAL.

HERBERT WARD. the African explorer, who is
about to marry an American heiress, is broad
shouidered, bronze-complexioned, and q years
old. He dresses picturesquely.
CONGRESSMAN SPRINGER of Illinois is wirv Of
frame, and has pointed gray beard and stem
torlan voice. He is 81 years Old He is seldom
without red rose in his button-hole.
GLADSTONE has published 300 books and
pamphlets This does not include his magazine
articles or any of his speeches. He has all his
life been assimilating knowledge and giving out
IDEAS
DR.. CARLOS TEJADA GUzMAN of Mexico has
been co nmiSsioned on monthly salary OF 800
a month, by President Diaz. to visit Paris ana
there remain one year to study clildren'S dis
eases for the benefit of me1ical science in Mex
leo.
CHIEF JUSTICE CoMEGys of Delaware stands
six-foot-three in his stockings, and is built in
proportion. He is a hoary haired, severe man
neled man of typical judicial bearing. He is
full of courage and of law. and once publicly
denounced Col. Ingersoll from the bench
WILLIAM T. STEAD the farfamed English
editor is short as to stature, AMETHYST as to
eye, and brief as to manner He is fanarically
religious He has interviewed every celebrity
in Europe, and lays down the law in vigorous
language on a dozen different topics il as
many moments. He works steadily ten hours
a day.
Miss HARRIET VERNON is paid $3.50 week for
which has proved the great London success this
season. The manager of Drury Lane has spent
5000 o in putting this pantomine on the stage
More than 1000 rich and expensive costumes
are worn in the piece, costing over S35 900 The
play is said to possess no literary merit what
ever and the wit to be old and commonplace
but it is the fashion, and all London is running
after it.
GEN FoNsEcA, President of the United States
of Brazil, speaks neither English nor French
He hiss a SOldiRrlV fOllra. erect and nj
ing, and a genial face without marked intel
lectual power. His complexion is sallow and
sickly. His eyes are without luster. He seems
feeble aud l1stless. He does not look like a
man who had many weeks of life in reserve He
is said to be in the last stages of a complicated
heart disease which may end his career at any
moment.
QUEEN MARGUERITE of Italy is not fair. but
she is fat and 40 As rule, to which there are
few exceptions, the royal families are not
models of physical beauty The Count de Paris
looks like an amoble green grocer, Queen Vic
toria like prosperous middle class woman. the
Prince Of Wales like a good natured boD-vivant
The Queen of Italy affects literary tastes, but
her success as an amateur author has not been
very brilliant, for the story goes that, having
written a story, she sent it to of the Italian
journals, under an assumed name, and that it
was declined with thanks.
THE ASSASSINATION of Alexander H. of Russia
is to BE- COMMUNICATED at st. Petersburg by the
erection of a magnificent church on the spot
where the tragedy took place. large sum
had been subscribed toward the work which is
being carried ON under the auspices Of a com
mittee Of which the Grand Duke Vladimir is
president. The confidential functionary who
had charge of the funds, in whom this a-sto-
cratic committee of course had ''unbounded
confidence" has disappeared. and $4,000 has
gone with him, the melancholy result being
that the Emperor has insisted upon his brother,
the Grand Duke Vladimir. replacing the de-
ficency out Of his private for.une-an order
which has caused the relations between them
20 become decidedly strained.