The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-13
PERSONAL.

President BALMAcEDA Of Chile il stern and
arbitrary man, with cold gray eyes. thin lips
and an angular chin. He possesses more edu-
cation and ability than are usually found in a
| South American dictator.
NJ BOWER, the French minister of finance.
is still Young man. who has already made a
reputation for extraordinary ability as states
man and financier. He is regarded as one of
| the coming men in France.
PRIVATE DALzELL, who was recently defeated
for department commander Of the q. A. r. of
Ohio, receiving only 81 votes out of $40, now
says he didn't want the position, as it might
have endangered his beloved title.
N. LAMBERT who married into the Rothschild
family few years ago, is to become the head
OF the Paris house of that famous firm upon
the death of Baron AlDhons5 de ROthschild. NJ
Lambert is now known as Albert de Rothschild.
JUDGE CRISP, the Georgian candidate for the
speakership of the National House Of Repre-
sentatives, is a man of refined and engaging
manners, who is always well-dressed. He has
clear complexion, piercing eyes and straight
nose.
DIR. R. j. GATLING, the inventor of the famous
gun that bears his name, says that he also in
vented the first wheat drill in this country.
That was In 1913. nd the invention led the way
for the succeeding wonderful advance in agri-
cultural implements.
Miss MARIE r. SCHILLER, who will be one of
the three women to visit South America for the
purpose of interesting the women of that CONT
nent in the worlds fair, is highly educated and
accomplished, speaking Spanish, French and
German as tiuently as she does English. She Is
Philadelphian
SUsANNAH NELSON (colored) who died in Wash
ington last week, is said to have been 1913 years.
old. One of her daughters-the ninth child
herself over so years Of age-said that she
thought ''one reason the old lady held out SO
well was because she was large part lndian,
and you know Indians are very long lived"
THE KING OF BAHoNEy is the proud possessor
of brass helmet with flowing green plume
which he considers of more consequence to his
dignity than troops of guards or park Of artil-
lery. When he mounts 1t on his massive brow
and dons his court uniforms paper collar and
pair of braces-his subjects look admrlngly
at him through smoked glasses.
DR.. EMIL LAURENT has taken Bouanger for
the subject of an elaborate criminal an
chronological study. He finds the generals
skull TO be of a similar construction with the
skulls OF the assassins Ravillac, Balthasar,
Gerard and jacques Clement. Moral sense,
documentary; forehead, very weak; self1shness,
enormous" That is DR.. Laurent's final iudg
ment.
LADY ALEXANDRIA EvEsoN-GowER, a beauti-
full and gently nurtured young woman, was SO
affected by the death of her mother, the late
Duchess OF Sutherland, that she renowned the
world OF fashion, in which she was a society
queen, and became a working nurse in a Lon
don hospital. But the work was too much for
her, and the scrubbing and drudging to which
all nurses are subjected, un ermined her health
and brought on consumption, from which she
recently died.
EMPEROR WILLIAM of Germany dined at the
barracks in Potsdam the other evening. Before
seating himself at the table he stood, in naval
uniform with his back to the door, converSing.
An officer of the guard, who had seen him
shortly before in q geperals uniform, attended
by an adldtant in d9eSS similar to that now
worn by the emperor, approached him suddenly
from behind and clapped him the shoulder
familiarly,. with a remark which showed that he
mistook the person addressed for the emperor's
adjutant, William laughed heartily over the
mistake and shook hands with the embarrassed
officer.