St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-08
OF A PERSONAL NATURE.
Interesting Facts About Some OF
the Worlds Prominent People.

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Bismarck's bed room contains only
three pieces of furniture-an enormous
wash-hand stand,a small camp bedstead,
and bootjack. There used to be a
couple of hair brushes. ''Take them
away" said the prince, few years ago !;
"a towel will do to part my hair nova
days."
Prince Henry of Orleans, son and heir
of the Duke de Charities, is travelling
with M. Bonvallot in China. Accord
ing to news which has reached Moscow,
they have crossed Thibet from north to
south, and from south to west. They
were last heard of at Tsa-Tsin, in the
province of Sc Thollen.
George L. Nicholson, general passen-
ger agent of the Sante Fe railroad, is
very youthful in appearance, and re-
Gently, while riding over the line in
Kansas, when the conductor took up his
pass he looked at Mr.. Nicholson very
skeptically, and at the next stop he got
off and sent the following telegram to
headquarters: "Young Nicholson is
riding on the old mans pass. What
must do about it?''
M. lola permits an interested world
to know that he takes cold bath every
morning.
AS result of Admiral Lang's resig-
nation, the Chinese government declares
that never again will it entruSt real au-
thority in the navy to any foreigner.
An American girl, Josephine Nuen-
dorf, who has been studying music in
Berlin, committed suicide. Her mind
is said to have been affected by over
study.
w G Donoroct fbo droSs ,o++o.,,
man, has been nominated for mayor by
the Prohibitionists of New York city.
The Grand Duchess Xenia, eldest
daughter of the car, will marry the
Grand Duke Alexander Michaelovitch.
her second cousin. 1t is love match.
Wilson Barrett and Miss Eastlake
has sailed for London Oh the City of
New York from New York. Miss East
lake will not act with Mr.. Barrett next
fall in London, but will star through
the provinces. He expects to occupy a
new theater soon in London, to be
erected upon the site of the old Olym-
pic.
Cardinal Manning's letter on the
eight-hour question, just published in
the Paris Liberte, will create a sensa-
ton. He advocates the immediate
adoption of an eight-hour law, declar-
lug that so long as employers are alone
responsible for the duration Of work.
ing day, workmen will not be able to
exist properly.
1t was the hot day of last week which
killed Gen. Fremont. He was in per-
feet health, and might have lived to be
100 years old had it not been for ex-
posture to that phenomenal heat. His
friends are thankful that he lived to
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The fever from which Mr.. Stanley
has been suffering has abated. He was
able to take long carriage drive last
| evening.
For the first time since 1871 the pope
was seen outside the Vatican grounds
yesterday. Pope Leo in an ordinary
carriage, escorted by two of the guardia
mobile, quilted the Vatican by the
Fordamenta gate and drove to the
Musei gate, through which he e-en.
tered the grounds of the palace. The
| Sentries at the mint presented arms as
the Spontiff passed and the workmen
| knelt.
Next year England will have two va
cant embassies of the first class, one OF
| which is at Vienna, where Sir Augustus
Paget has considerably overstayed his
| time. The post is certain to be given tt
| Sir Edmund Monson. who, besides be
ing very able man, is person graf
tissima to exalted personages. Con
stantinople will be vacated by Sir Will
{! lam White, who has just arrived in Lon
| don, and for this much-coveted post the
candidates are Sir Henry DrummonC
Wolff, who is about leaving Teherar
for England on leave of absence, ant
Sir Evelyn Barring. the claims of the
latter being supported at court.