The morning call., 1890-07-14
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Richard Mansfield, the actor, was born, IL is
said, IN tile now mucn-taked-of Heligolaud.
Mr. Coningsby Drsaeli Will ruu for Parliament
at the next election in Altringhan
Channeey Depew is a cousin in the third de.
gree 10 both Senator Eyarts and Senator Hear.
The Duke OF Edinburgh, besides being clever
violin player, Is an enthusiastic posTsge-stainp
collector.
King Kalakaua is expected in England next
October and intends TO take up his residence al
BUurnemOuth
Leslie Stephen says it Will be difficult TO seect
a successor 10 Tennyson astPOet Laureate when
lie shall pass away.
Nine. Gerster has resolved not again TO tempt
fortune at the opera this season. She has left
England for Carlsbad, where last Tuesday she
commenced concert Tour OF Germany.
Mile. Sarmesa Bllcesco is the young Rou-
manian who has lust ben graduated In law In
described as very good-Iooklng.
The TWO daughters OF The Spanish Queen are 0
aud IL years old respectively. They talk
Spanish, French, German aud English tiuently,
aud are strong, healthy locking children.
Emperor William has declared that the next
birthday OF Count Won Moltke shall be kept as a
national holiday. The famous strateglst was
born october 20, 1900 at Parchim, Meckeu-
burg.
of Professor John Fl.ke In private life the
Book Buyer says that lie has an excellent barry
Ioue voice and sings German and English songs
with expression, taste and feeling. He cdn also
execute Beethoven upon the plano.
Robert Gunyon. rs years of age, of Milwaukee
10 y
and rescued boy from drowning The old man
was the only one OF crowd of persons standing
on the bank at the time who did not lose his
head
Prosper Crabbe began life as reporter on
the Independence Beige. The editor dldn't like
his style, anu told him he would never make a
living as newspaper man. He quit the bust
ness, became stockbIoker, and died worth
$4,000, 900 francs
Ex-Governor John ID. Long is In favor OF
having an Insurance chair 10 our colleges. This
would b. fair appreciation of a large and I'M
portant industry in this country, but isn't there
danger that 1t might make few more insur-
ance agents? This should be carefully con-
sdered.
Edwin Booth is to 90 on a brief yachting ex-
cursion with his friend, Mr.. E. Z. Benedict, who
Is one OF the lew business men with whom Booth
is intimate. AfIerward lie Will spend the SUM-
mer with Lawrence Barrett at Cohasset, which
is quite an actors colony, Crane and Robson
having very pretty cottages there.
Professor Linlner, State EnGOmologlst of New
York, has made a microscopic examination OF
the insect collections of single electric light,
and estimates that the debris which lie inspected
represents 80, 600 insects. He believes that The
average number of Insects destroyed In night
by Il single electric light should be estimated at
nearly 100000.
General Adam Z. King, the new Consul-Gen-
eral 10 Paris, Is resident OF Baltimore anu an
enthusiastic Blaine man. Tail, handsome and
distinguished looking, with SNOWY White hair and
beautiful black eyes, he Will be a striking figure
In the society circles OF the American coiouy.
He was good soldier in Hancock'S corps, and
his friends are all warmly attached TO him.