The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-18
PERSONAL.

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Col. TON ocHILrREE is disporting himself at
Ostend being guest of Col. North on the
yacht F1siieer. r9-e-
WARxER MILLER is said to have secured in
California over ss.0OO,OOO in subscriptions for
the Nicaragua canal
JUSTICES BBowE AND Brewer are the only
members Of the supreme court who do not own
their houses in Washington, bus they will soon
do SO.
TIE EspERoR WILLIAM looks thinand his face
has an unhealthy pallor Engisnd's festivities
have deprived him OF more than five hours
sleep nightly: 1t,
S SENATOR HIeGINs of Delswsre, Wayne Nc
Veagh, Billy" Florence Tony Pastor, Joe
Jefferson, Jr and other American celebrities
| are in London. E4A
| PRoF. H4LsEY c. IVES. chief Of the art de-
partmeHt of the world s fair viii sail for Lon
don about Aug. l. In the meantime he will
| visit Washington.
| GEORGE SMITH, king Of the English gypsies is
to edit paper in the Romany tongue to be the
organ of the wandering race. He expects TO get
| 20,COO subscribers for 1t.
| NJ. PLANTATION believes that certain lights
which have been seen on Mars may have been
signals to us, and that we may ultimately dis
| GON6i q H1cduS OF answering tueIu.
THE QUEEN OF PORTUGAL. who is a splendid
horsewoman. may often be met whilst riding in
the open country about Lisbon at an hour when
most OF her subjects are still asleep
THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT upon one occa-
sion, picked up q trace of grouse which had
cannoned and killed each other in midair
This colllding is not an unfrequent occurrence.
Ex-PREsIDEST CLEVELAND and Mrs. Cleveland
visited Newport Saturday, as the guests of F.
G Benedict on the steam yacht Oneida. Gov.
| Hill was also in Newport tho same day on tine
steam yacht Fra Diavalo
TIE son of Gen. Isidro Urtecho commander
in chief Of the Nicaraguan army, is the only
foreign cadet at West Point He is man of 20,
tall and active, with swarthy skin and flashing
black eye. He is e nephew of Minister Guz
man, the Nicaraguan representative at Wash
ington.
IHE QUEEN REGENT OF THE NETHERLANDS and
her daughter declined the offer of public re-
ception during their recent visit to Amsterdam
They requested the city officials to use the
| money collected for the reception in feeding the
poor Consequently more than 5000 poverty
stricken creatures received presents of food and
money and 5000 school children were provided
with breakfast.
EDWARD STRAUSS has been giving his impress
slons OF our republic. He thinks the Almighty
mas blessed this land, and that it is boon to
poor folk but New Yorks summer heat and
prohibition towns would not pleass the Viennese
Strauss grows eloquent over American girls
and has good word for our orchestral con
certs. He thinks Gilmore's band, for variety Of
Instruments and for ensemble has no equal in
Europe, with perhaps the exception of Godfrey S
band iii London.
REV. SAMUEL JUNE BARRows. D. of Boston,
editor of the Christian Register, has a record
for aIl-round accomplishment which few men
| can equal. When but years old he went to
work IN the counting room of Col Hoe of print
ing press fame. While working in Col Hoes
office young Barrows attended night schools
picked up a knowledge of telegraphy and
learned stenographY. Later he was a reporter
on New York daily newspaper, and then was
appointed William H. Stewards private secre-
tary at Washington.
OCTAVE THANET, the novelist is an Iowa girl
her real name being Alice French She has
been obliged to 90 away from home for mate
rial for her stories. the scenes of many of whicA
are laid IN Arkansas AID the eastern states IL
is certainly remarkable that she should have
been able to overcome the disadvantages of
non resiience SO completely as to portray with
the ndelity and accuracy credited to her the
oddities and dalectic peculiarties of Arkansas
rural life. The material for her sketches was
collected mainly during summer outings in the
Adirondacks and In Canada, with an occasional
| winter in Arkansas