The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-19
PERSONAL

ZoLA has made $500, 900 out of his books, and
the worst book of the lot made him the most
money.
Ex-PREsIDENT CLEVELAND is at Marion, Mass,
where he will spend the greater part Of the
summer with Mrs, Cleveland
CHEF BELL of the secret service, whom Secre-
tary Window removed, looks enough like Buff
falo Bill to be his twin brother.
AccoRDINe to the Cologne Gazette, NJ de
Giers is about to retire from the Russian minis
try of foreign affairs. probably TO be succeeded
by Prince Lebanon Rostowsky.
PUNDITA RAMAHAI and nine of her fellow
workers were delegates to the fifth annual
congress of India. The appearance of women
delegates was unprecedented in that place.
The PRINCES DE SAGAN succeed in attracting
considerable attention to her figure on the
beach at Trouvle France, by appearing in a
bathing suit one side of which was white and
the other blue. the conceit being carried out TO
the details of cap, gloves, buttous, stockings
and shoes
TIE widowed Archduchess Valerie of
Austria is at last engaged to be remarked, her
fiance being the Archduke Francis Salvador,
son of the Archduke Charles Salvador of Haps-
burg Lorraine. The emperor has refused to
allow his daughterin- to accept the we'd
ding presents which municipal councils all over
the empire intended to vote for her She has
husband about $1,000 {. year, so they will not
be very wealthy for royalty
Mas. OGDEN GOBLET of New York was at one
] time treated for typhoid fever by cable from
Paris while lying in her sleeping chamber in her
New \ ork residence. Miss Oracle Wilson, Mrs
Cioelet's sister, while in Paris had been success
fully treated by French physician who had
never lost a case of typhoid fever and when
mrs. Goelet was stricken with the disease this
physician was communicated with by cable,
consented IN raaf TrQ a,A la,-
until her recovery his directions were flashed
over the 5000 miles of wire under the sea and
were carried out in the slck-room in New York.
JOIN JAMES MAGo, millionaire, who lives
nine months of the year in Paris is the hero of
curious story. 1t is related of him that fif-
teen years ago he was British vice consul at
san Jose. Guatemala, and a poor man. One
day drunken native commandant who was
running the port something after the STYLE of
Mayor Cottrell of Cedar Keys ordered that he
be given 100 lashes for some fancied insult. The
vice consul was dashed accordingly. Later the
British government stepped in and ordered
that Mage be pail $500 for every lash Guate-
mala was glad enough to pay the money which
made the vice consul a comparatively rich man
Having more ready money tnau any one else in
the country, President Barrios entered into
coffee planter and dealer and also was given
exclusive franchises for building docks in the
ports out of which he made a great deal of
money. His fortune is now estimated at S.
900 900.
A NEWSPAPER MAN who called to inquire con
corning Nine. Bernhardts health during her
recent illness was ushered directly into her bed
room, a large room looking out into the Boule-
ward Pereire, hung with old mauve silk, bro
caded IN creamcolored flowers and gold thread,
after a design of her own. The ceiling is
painted somewhat Realistically in a flora! pat
tern, with good deal of gliding. On the
chimney piece is the marble bust Of child
The bed is lofty structure, with four pillars
and curtains TO match the haugngs on the
walls-rather tragic-looking affair well suited
to the dreams of SO famous a tragedienne.
And throned therein Sarah herself, in
dressing gown of white satin. with high sleeves
a la Valois, and her hair done up in a most
elaborate style On the coverlid stands tiny
invalid's table, with bouquets of white lilac and
roses thereon: also books and a chess board.
Around the room were seated dozen more
authors artisss ct al of varying degrees of en-
lnence, who took turns at sitting in the one
favored chair close to the bedside