The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-18
PERSONAL.

TIE HISTORY OF the world in Arabic Is being
written by Mahmoud Fehmy Pasha, a compan-
ion Of Arab 10 exile in Ceylon. He hopes to
finish It this year IL will be in five large vol
unes-
MEN who stand in the queens favor are liable
TO receive promotion. Sir Edward Malet. Brit
ish ambassador at Berlin. will shortly be raised
20 the peersge.s Rumor says that he will be
known In future IS Lord Woourn.
An American debutante disturbed the equa-
nirnity OF the royal circle one day this season
by season by seiriug the queens hand and Civ
lag II hearty but uuceremonious shake, after
which she f1oated by the other royalties without
paying the slightest attention TO them.
TIE magnificent diamond tiara and necklace
which the Duchess OF Aosts wore when she ap-
peared in full dress on her recent visit to Eng
and, are the famous jewels which the Emperor
Napoleon gave to the Princess Clotilde in 1889,
on her marriage and they are worth q good
fortune.
NINE. DE VARIoLA who is still living in France,
nursed soldiers on the field OF Waterloo. She
was born in March, 1913. and spent the day of
the battle with her father and sister in the old
bry windmill near St. Armand where he had
bought property. Mme de vsriola married a
Spanisrd who dying. left her poor. She was
once friend of the ex-Empress Eugenia.
PROF. TYNDALL has recently been annoyed by
intrusive neighbors. One man built a stable
just In front OF the scientists study windows,
an 1 refused to move it when offered q free site
and $500; and when, as 4 last resort, Prof. Tyn-
dali erected screen of larchpoes and heather,
the townsfolk evinced great irritation, and the
matter was discussed at length in the local
press.
The CRowS Prince OF SIAM celebrated the
18th anniversary of his birth June 81. He was
decorated by the German emperor with the
Order of the Red Eagle. The prince, in ac-
cordauce with custom, entered Buddhistic
clolster in July. He will remain there in strict
secluSion for six months, when ne will be looked
upon as capable Of assuming the reins of gov
ernmelt
The DUKE aud Duchess OF Teck and their
daughter, Victoria, have discovered that there
are discomforts and possible dangers in being
over-popular. They experienced this on their
recent visit to Winchester. when the crowd
swept away all pocs barriers In desire To get
closer view of the distinguishes visitors,
who were nearly crushed under their own
carriage and trampled upon by the mob of re-
spectables.
A PROJECTED MARRIAGE is announced between
Lady Constance Campbell the youngest daugh-
ter OF the Duke of Argyll, and Charles
Emmott son of wealthy Lancashire cotton
spinner, who is familiarly known in the Oldham
district as "Breadbaskst" This sobriquet has
been attached to Mr.. Emmott, ST.. who. by the
way, is Quaker. since a strike during
which he IL stated to have declared that the
men would very soon return to work when the
breadbasket was empty.
THEODORE BENT. who was sent to investigate
the famous Zimbabye ruins in South Africa,
writes home that these ruins are undoubtedly
OF Phoenician origin. and that the inscriptions
and other evidence he has found Enthusiastically
indicate the form of worship, the manner OF
decoration, and the system OF gold smelling
practiced by the vanished people who erected
the structures, They relics Of people who
were far advanced in civilization, though the
present Inhabitants are mere savages