The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-07
PERSONAL.

VIscEST ScULLy, Mr.. ParneIfs candidate in
the recent Kilkenny election, owns55,000 acres Of
Land in Marion county, Kan. On WHICH he PAYS
an annual tax OF more than 500. He is not
ove- popular with ais tenants.
TAG FAMOUS BLYTHE CASE Of San Francisco
was not settled when Florence won decision
from e lower court. A legion Of hungry claim
ants are as busy as ants preparing for a new
trial and appeals on top Of that. In eleven
months Florence will be Of age and claimant
IN her own name.
WILLIAM D. HowELLs was asked as to his
method Of work, and If his plots were outlined
before be began writing. He answered: las
the saying goes, usually know how the story
is coming out, but Of course detail Of the
plot is developed We write. and often, too. the
incidents Of our daily life are woven into the
story"
A PRETTY STORY is told Of Adelina PATHS
treatment Of her dependents. confidential
maid, very Trustworthy and very ugly. had a
birthday annivers airy recently and Il became
known that the diva intended 10 celebrate this
event Many presents were purchased, and she
insisted beforehand that every one in the house
was brought in to survey her presents, and she
was kissed by every person present. Including
the z, eat diva herself.
MISS GwEEDoLINK CALDWELL is at present in
Washington, where she will remain for the
winter. Her gift Of s25O0O0 to the Catholic
university in Washington has, of course, tended
70 increase her popularity ia that city. The
university has recently received and hung in a
conspicuous place portrait Of Miss Caldwell
IL is beautiful piece of work. aid was exc
cuJed in Paris during Miss Caldwell's last visit
there. She IS represented half reclining upon
sofa in very graceful pose, witH dainty
draperies falling about her. IL Das been more
thau once reported that Miss Caldwell was
about to seciude herself within convent walls.
The lady does not talk upon the subject at all.
NJ
tainly the oldest citizen of Logan county,
West Virginia, died a few days ago.
His oddities made him a noted char
acter, known thro IRhout that coun-
try. He owned an immense and very valuable
tract of land on the line Of the new railroad,
ana IS believed to have a large am unit of
money hidden away in the ground. He was
misery and didn't believe in banks. and consid-
cred that the only safe place Of deposit was
hole in the ground with the location known
only to himself. He raised large numbers of
cattle on the wild pea-vine, which grew In pro-
fusion along the territory verging on Twelve
Pole creek. 1t is said that the hiding places of
old man Marcum's wealth cannot be found.
ONE of the most popular men in Russia fast
outstrIpping Count Tolstoi for the premier
place, and on thehigh road to canonization, is
Father Ivan of Crohstadt. During the last
three weeks. at least three different booklets
have been published giving an account of his
II and doings, and these find ready sale, for
his deeds have been told, by RUM r. throu shout
the empire aud exaggerated ii they have
reached marvellous proportions. 1t is popularity
believed that his prayer can cure the sick. He
never touches those for whom he prays, and he
makes not the slightest claim himself to the
p session of occult powers. He wa, born in
1900, in the government Of ArchangeI, in the far
north and waS settled 10 Cronstadt thirty five
years ago. His reputation has therefore been a
thing Of slow growth, for it is only durin the
last few years that those outside his own parish
have heard of his good deeds, but now every
one in Russia talks Of him as much as the world
now talks Of DR.. Koch.