The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-27
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TEE family name OF Agnes Booth is Land.
She is native of Australia, aud early in her
career was professional dancer. She has been
known to American play -goers about thirty-four
years, ever since the time when, little girl she
made her debut In q California stock COMPANY
Al 10 she married handsome Harry Perry who
died year later. In 1867 she married Junius
.. Booth eldest brother of Edwin. In 1855 she
became the wife of John B. Schoeffel one of
Henry Z. Abbey's partners
Mrs. BESSIE BRADwEL1. HELMER. president Of
the Association of Collegiate Alumnae. which
has just held its annual meeting in Boston. Is a
graduate or the Union Law School of Chicago
where the young men of her class elected her
Valedictorian; and she is now the wife of one of
her Fellow students. Mrs. Helmer is the daugh-
Ter or Judge Bradwell of Chicago aad Mrs
Myra Bradwell, who has for more than twenty
years edited the Chicago Legal Netos. Mrs
aelmer has beautiful 2-year-old daughter
10 testing inquiry whether this child who
has lawyers for father, mother, grandfather
and grandmother, had yet begun to read for
the bar, Mrs. Helmer answered, Not vet She
Is already a pleader, however, and very sue
cessful one."
The ENGAGEMENT of Miss Bette Henry, daueh-
ter of the late distinguished Prot Henry of
the Smithsonian Institution to Representative
John j. Hemphill of South Carolina, has been
made public, says New York Totrn Topics, and
the marriage is set for Christmas week. Dec 3d.
at st. Johns Episcopal church at Washington
+ or congressman, Mr. Hemphill Ia exceed
lngly good-looking and quite popular inasmuch
as ne represents the new South, toward which,
However, the old regime of the naughty Pal.
metto state will ever maintain an armed neu-
trality" His name has been connected in a
matrimonial way with the daughter of a CHIEF
lusuce OF the supreme court of the United
states: and with that of a daughter of repre-
sentative OF one of the western states
The New York Southern Society has taken
the first step in the direction Of carrying out its
scheme for the erection of mammoth club
mouse hotel such as neither this land nor any
oLner one has ever seen, By the annexation of
the building adjoining It's present house on
Twenty fifth street and the conversion of four
floors OF that building into quarters for non
In due time will blossom into a grand build
ing with accommodation sufficient to
provide for nonresident Southern
ton of the enlargement of the society's
quarters has been sent TO all the nonresident
members and already more than enough appli-
cations to cover all the sleeping apartments in
the entire house have bean received. The house
committee will however, give transient the
preference and at least two floors will be re-
served forinon residents members who may en-
gage them by letter or telegraph.
THE New York Recorder tells this story of
how John Hoey did himself up Although
John Hoey has always been noticeably polite
and courteous to newspaper men he once made
| a sad mistake. About year ago, perhaps less
| a very straightforward young man connected
| with the World newspaper called upon him for
| an explanation of the testimony given by him
| in a now celebrated case. Instead OF greeting
| him as was his wont, the reporter says ''Hoey
was extremely rude" and distinctly, then
and later, charged him with an ATTEMPT at
"blackmai." This naturally irritated the re-
porter, who wrote the matter up precisely as 1t
! occurred and handed 1t to the gentlemen In
| charge of the World newspaper Long earnest
| and angry debates ensued as to the proprietv
/ OF publishing it, but ultimately it was printed
In a modified form. According to an interview
with Mr. sanford 1t was that story, with the
! newspaper, written by this reporter, which
first attracted his attention to the DEAL the
consequences Of which are now familiar to the
community.
JUDGE H. G. BOND, who was for three years
general manager of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railway Company, of which ex-senator
Platt is president. and who is very well known
| IN New York, went out to Washington about a
year ago 60 grow up with the country, having
severed his former business relations The
| judge is back here, says the Philadelphia Press.
!, with a general appearance of prosperity
| ana broad smile covering his hand
| some features whenever Ee is asked
| about his prospects in the new Pacific state
He doesn't say much himself about what he
has done or expects to do, but there are a num-
Der OF Seattle and Tacoma men in New YORK
who say that he has made ten strike already,
Ii has been known for long time that there
| are valuable silver and gold mining regions In
| the mountain ranges of Washington, and Judge
Bond is said to have acquired twenty-six min
| ing claims at cost of about $4,000
two Of which he has since sold for
| S350,000. He is therefore S3OO ON
ahead on his years work, with twenty
| four valuable claims still in his possession,
| Some one asked him the other day how much of
the precious metals he thought he could take
out OF his remaining mining claims. There is
$500. 1000 worth of silver and gold ore in
sight" was bis laughing response IT don't
know but shall offer it to the government in
order to enable IL to meet the demands of the
people for more money"
joan HoEY, of Adams Express fame -bas
always been rather:fastidious in his d sand in
clined to the decorative on his social side of
life Also he has had numerous fads like many
Others. The one that perhaps possessed him
more completely than anyother was his passion
for shoes. which has amounted to a mania 1t
is related by one who made Mr.. Hoey's acouajn.
lance in Paris some years ago that dining with
that gentleman in his apartments one evening
ne was shown over the place by his
host; in one room devoid of furniture.
there were "tae,,u twenty eight pairs Of
of all styles and varieties of leather but prin
cipally enameled. All were in perfect condi-
ton. nearly new, and presented a UNIQUE and
somewhat busuess-like air ranged along fine
walls. The gentleman wondered at this bur
asked no questions The next time he called.
one morning, he found Mr.. Hoey industriouslv
polishing up his collection, and to his credit be
it said they we're in most excellent and fasct
natingly shiny condition. This was
the favorite occupation of the then
millionaire. Some men have the fad
of growing flowers or fruit, others of collecting
bric-a-brac or hooks, and so on. Mr. Hoeyis
greatest delight then was simply to get lot of
shoes together and amuse himself when the
fancy struck him, rubbing them up as con-
nosseur would jade vase or piece of exous-
lite marquetry. None of them were for wear
not single bottom had been soiled by contact |
with the street dirt, probably few OF them
had been tried on it was the collection of a |
man with one of the most singular ''fadsn ~ |