The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-05
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

The novelist Saltus promenades the Paris
bouevardS daily, sad, torlorn figure, ar
rayed in black.
The widow of "StonewalP' Jackson has
applied for pension on the ground that her
husband served in the Mexican War.
EX;Secretary Bayard is growing fieshy as
lie advances In years, and his fine height is
now balanced by fair breadth of body.
Colonel Conger of Ohio is talked of as the
possible successor TO Colonel w. d. Dudley
as treasurer Of the Republican National
Committee
The wife of Senator Edmunds has unique
cara receiver at their Burlington home. 1t
IS an immense Indian mortar, with pestle,
from the Columbia River.
1t was one of Hannibal Hamlin's habits
early IN his career never to let letter 60
unanswered over night, no matter how in
significant tho writer may have been.
A Parisian electrician has succeeded in
forcing vlolets by the aid of his battery, and
recently sent bunch of these tiedglingS,
only Tour hours old, to the Empress Eugene
Andrew Lacy, the English literary free
lance, Is tall, emaciated and dark. He has
what is known as Mark Twain drawl, and
Is supposed to be the hardest worker in
England.
They say that Philip D. Armour is the
largest individual commercial operator in
the world. His transactions last year
reacted the enormous aggregate of
S63000,000.
The Empress of Germany is loyal to the
tatnerland to the extent of having all her
dresses made in Berlin and Vienna. She
buys all her hats in Berlin and only her
gloves come from Paris.
George w. Sauderlin, upon whom the
North Carolina Democrats and Farmers
Alliance managers are said to have agreed
ior Governor, Is a Baptist preacher. about
5O years old. lie is now State Auditor.
nh IL, .,,t.
cratic nominee for Governor of Ohio some
thing Ike twelve years ago, has spenta great
deal OIL Ills money in promoting flying ma
chine inventions. As he has several millions
lie can afford to lose.
The Shah Of Persia is an enthusiast with
the kodak, and takes very good pictures
with it when he condescends to do So
Wherever he goes he is accompanied BY a
court photographer. who takes views of
everything that interests the King.
The Russian Count Oreola, who is now in
this country. Is IN unusually handsome and
distinguished looking noblemen. But the
fact that he is married will prevent femi-
nine eyes from seeing the aureOla OF romance
that Is visible about other foreign nobIemen.
Senior Hurtado, the Minister of the United
States OF Colombia at Washington, is the
slow horseman at Narragansett Pier. He is
man OF tall, straight figure, and sits on his
Steed like centaur. The horse lie rides is a
magnificent bay that is said to have cost him
$4,000.
Count Waldersee's passion since he ceased
to be the kaiser's military adviser is said to
be for flOwer-gardening Even Napoleon
used to play, with his cane, with the tall
lilies in the gardens OF St. Helena, though
the sport was rough and generally left the
lilies headless.
Governor HilPs double, who resembles
him as much as the late Adam Forepaugh
resembled Chauncey NJ. Depew, is the man
who plays the big bass-vo Mt the Grand
Union Hotel in Saratoga. More than one
rural visitor at the hotel has mistaken the
musician for the Governor.
The little Prince of Naples has become
great favorite with the royal family of En-
gland as well as with the members OF the
army, navy and diplomatic corps. Although
he is hardly up to the Prince of Wales
shoulder he is quite as alert as a bigger
man, and has also smart military manner.
The dedication of monuments to General
Stonewall jackson and other Southern SOL
ders brings to mind the fact that many of
the general officers of the Confederate army
have passed away. OF 4S9, the original num-
Der, only 1S4 are now alive. and Beauregard
is the only surviving General who attained
full rank.