The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-06
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Governor Russell of Massachusetts is only
81 years of age
liking Milan of Servia now calls him.
self the Duke of Pavolo.
President CarnOt contemplates the entire
demolition OF the Notifications about Paris
Mougel Bey, who originated the idea of
dammlng the Nile for purposes of irrigation,
Is dead.
General Miles is said to like good living
when In the field, and to believe in feeding
his soldiers well also.
King Alexander of Servia is now strong
healthy boy OF IA, and has developed mental
powers of great promise.
The Emperor of Germany. while enter
tanning much more freely than his grand
father did, has keen eye to economy.
The late George Bancroft was particularly
sensible to the charm of young girls, whom
he would never allow to become awed by his
presence.
tory in Cornell, is the first wcssan ever hon
ored with the chair and equal pay with men
professors. She has taught in Cornell
twenIy-three years.
DR.. Karl Peters, the German explorer of
Africa, has accepted the invitation of the
geographical societies of Edinburgh, Dundee.
Glasgow and Aberdeen to lecture before
their members next month.
Hamilton Aide, adapter of cdr. Billv and
author OF various other plays, is in New
York. Mr.. Aide looks the typical literary
Briton. Muscally, he is known as the author
Of Blue Alsatian Mountains" and other
ballads.
John Noble, the wealthy English varnish-
maker, left to his son, Wilson Noble. pres
ent member of Parliament, an annual in
come, with the proviso that $4,000 a year
shall be struck off if he shall fail to be re-
elected
Robert Buchell, the new Mayor of Oxford
England, lived Tor many years in America.
and became in that time thoroughly Ameri-
canized. For some time he resided in Terre
Haute, Ind. where he was successful in
business.
Mrs. Richard A. Proctor, the widow of
the astronomer, hopes to raise about $4,000
by lecturing This sum she will devote to
building an observatory and erecting a
telescope at San Diego, Cal, in memory of
her husband.
Herman Hollerith, the inventor of the
electrical tabulating machine with which
the totals OF the census of 1890 are being
summed up. is statistician as well as an
electrician, and has made census work
special study for several years.
An old friend of Sir Walter Scott SAYS that
the original Rebecca in "Ivanhoe" was a
beautiful young American woman to whom
Washington Irving became engaged after
the death of his wife, and OF whom he wrote
glowing description TO the bard of Abbots-
ford.
siderable amount of athletic agility quite
late in life. Until he was 35 years of age
he did not go in for athletics; but last sum-
mer he made a remarkable showing at New
port as polo player, despite his weight,
which is close to 165 pounds.
A sensational story was printed in Berlin
recently that Baron Gustav Rothschild had
been sent to Algers on account of the con-
dition of his mind. 1t was also said that
the Baron had lost 20,000000 francs lately
NV lot riS I
that since 1885 he had lost 200, 0O0, 900 francs.
Governor Jones of Alabama while in the
national Capitol building the other day was
requested by some Northern visitors, who
did not know him. to show them about the
place. tie performed the task acceptably,
and one OF the strangers handed him 80
cents. The Governor then revealed himself,
to the confusion of the visitors.