The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

s1ITEzRL1SD viii celebrate the 10th snniver
sary OF the formation Of the Swiss confeders-
ton next year.
Ma CLEMENT STuDEBAkEK. the millionaire
wagon maker, is talked of as republican can
didate for governor Of Indiana.
TIE KISe OF GREECE is the best tennis player
among the royalties Of Europe, and has q court
attached to his palace in Athens.
QUEEN VICTORIA viii be godmother TO the
new girl in the Duke OF Portland's family, and
the child viii bs called Victoria Dorothy.
GEx. GREEDY. chief Of the signal service. gets
about twenty letters day from cranks who
hold him personally responsible for the weather
AUSTRALIA has sent to England a new con-
tralto whose voice is said 10 be OF exceptional
| richness. Her name is Helen Rowe, and she is
great favorite in Melbourne.
A BEAR, supposed TO have escaped from a
rnenagerie, has become such pest about Aber
mountain, in Wales, that the farmers have
| organized party to run it down.
IT Is SAID that the Thirteen Club Of New York
viii still further test the superstition which
created it by purchasing and moving into the
mouse at IL West Thirteenth street, which is for
sals.
TIE French government has decided to again
undertake the manufacture Of lucifer matches,
! department, viii place it under the tobacco
| reggie.
TIE Duke Of Newcastle is about TO sell Work
sop Manor. in Nottinghamshire, England This
property his great grandfather purchased
from the Duke of Norfolk at an enormous
price.
THEEx-EHPzRoR OF BRAZIL recently entered
restaurant at Cannes, and nodded familiarly
to one Of the walters. It turned out that the
n~1 49,
in Rio de Jsneiro.
TIE INVENTOR, Kinkel. who has designed tow
or that viii surpess the Eiffel structure and
will be erected in London, is a German He has
been In this country for 30 years and is resi-
dent of Washington.
The BODY OF Lucy Zarate, the Mexican
midget. who died short time ago in the west.
was shipped by raI to Mexico, but was held at
u Paso, Tex, until the Mexican custom house
was paid an import tax of $3.50.
ScHnLER's william Tell was recently per-
formed for the Tooth time at the Vienna Burg
theatre. Enthusiasts desiring to make sure of
their seats began to gather at the entrance of
the theatre as early as 10 O'Clock in the morn
ing.
The New York Cinnamon have resolved to
fight the combination to blot their 200 laun-
dries out OF existence. They hint at reprisals
on Americans in China. and the Chinese consul
says ne VIII take every measure Tor the protec-
tion OF his countrymen.
SIR EDWARD GUINNESS has selected several
sites in London for the erection of dwellings for
the working classes, which are to differ from
the famous Peabody houses in that they viii be
let only to the poorest class of laborers and that
the rent will be almost nominal.
FIVE LITTLE ITALIAN BOYS were recently sold
by their parents TO stranger for some olive
oil and 10 francs apiece" They were about to
be taken to Hamburg and shipped to different
parts OF the world with plaster of paris figures,
when the police descended on the party and
spoiled the scoundrel's game. The boys were
ali returned to their homes.
Two WEALTHY MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN sharing
the common impression that women cannot
understand business, left the management of
their property to a nephew. He managed it 50
well That in a short time he had forged their
names to the amount Of S32 900, which the
ladies paid rather than have scandal in the
family. Able financier, that.
LIVING on a claim eight miles north of Rocky
Ford, Col, is Emma Aiken and her three
daughters All three ladies are widows The
mother is 80 years OF age, the eldest daughter
GS and the youngest "a. Not man has ever
been employed about the place. and during
| their two years residence they have done all of
their own work and truck gardening.