The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-09
PERSONAL

HERBERT GLADSTONE, son Of the grand old
man. whom Dir. Gladstone refers 70 as my
boy Herbert, is nearly 20 years Of age.
Mr. GLADSTONE. despite his vast wealth, IS
almost penurious in personal matters. He
wears his clothes until they are threadbare,
shiny and shabby.
he DUKE OF EDISBURG, besides being clever
violin player. is an enthusiast c postage stamp
collector. All the members Of the royal family
have certain hobbies.
NEW dramatic soprano has appeared IN
Pans in The Jewess. She is Nile. Fierens.
and has powerful voice well cultivated. She
comes from Brussels.
Edison is rarely seen without a cigar in his
mouth. He uses the stub of one cigar to light
fresh weed, and thus forms the regular Ger
man smokers chain.
NILE. JAIME DUMAS has just been received
into the Catholic church. Alexandra Dumas
mas usually allowed his children to choose their
religion on becoming Of age.
DR. TALMAGE estimates the wealth of King
Solomon. the extensively married man, at
E65o 900 in gold, and el 2s 600 81 in silver
grand sum total of $l9l, 52S, Coz, OBJ.
TWENTY-FIVE students from Richmond College
and other Virginia institutions have gone to
Mortified, Mass, 10 take a summer course of
study at the Dwight l.. Moody school n that
place
JUSTICE STEPHEN J. FIELD is known to be the
poorest man on the bench. But he has the
incest house of any of his brethren in Washing
ton and gives the most enjoyable dinners in the
capital
Mrs ELEANOR SHERMAN THAcKARA, daughter
Of Gen. Sherman, makes her first literary ap-
pearance in the Cosmopolitan for July in a dis
cussion of Three Great Philadelphia Training
Schools
EX-SENATOR FAIR, according to the JetciSt
Progress Of San Francisco, has so much regard
for the precepts of Judaism that he is contem-
plating an early entrance into the path that
leads to Judaism
ToscANELLI has published a pamphlet in
which he states that last year the Pope was
about leaving Rome, with the assistance of
france, when he was warned by the Italian
government that the vatican palace would be
seized and occupied the hour he vacated it.
REV. CHARLES WESTON, a Wisconsin minister,
has married his wife. Stella Weston. nine times
in nine years. Recently he requested her to go
through the ceremony for tae tentn time,
whereupon Mrs. Weston filed suit in Providence
l., and asks for a divorce instead. She is of
the opinion that the honeymoon ought not to
have too long run.
R j CoLvER, a young Los Angeles reporter.
is responsible for most Of the stories concerning
the projected raid on Lower California. He be-
gan life for himself as page IN the Kansas
legislature nine years ago, when but IA years of
age. Ia 1884 he was editor of one of the leading
papers of Western Kansas ard gained consider
able reputation as the kid editor"
CAPT. THOMAS SHERMAN of Chelsea Mass, can
claim honors as an excellent swimmer though
he is SO years old. He was visiting friend, DR..
\. S. Davis Of Islesboro, Me, and when ready
TO take the Belfast steamer found that the only
boat available from shore had its mooring line
caught. He promptly stripped, swan to the
boat, cleared her way, and rowed to the shore.
Mrs. CHAUNcEY NJ DEPEw is a descendant of
an old and noted New York family. She is a
daughter of the late William A Ogden Hege-
man, and was married to Mr. Depew when she
was little over p years Of age. She is slightly
above the medium hight aud her features re-
fleet the intelligence for which she is noted
MRS Depew is almost as good a story-teller and
conversational as her husband She Is quick
and witty at repartsc and appreciates the same
quality In another
ADoLPH BUSCH, the head of the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing Association, is a typical Ger
man misunderstanding, stout and blonde. He
owns one half of the stock in his big concern,
and another member of his family owns one
quarter SO he had no trouble in voting himself
a 100000 salary. He was justified in it, too, for
the English syndicate which offered 100000 900
for the establishment, offered him that salary
in addition TO remain as manager. He is re-
puted to be worth over 1000 900. His brew
cry employs 5000 men, and has its own post
office, police station. and customs warehouse.
H is going to Europe for pleasure.