The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-02
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT,

Frank Morgan Brandt, the Private Secre-
tary of the Prince of Wales, is visiting Phiia-
delphia.
Ira d. Sankey has gone to Scotland to
help MI Moody in his evangelstic work
this winter.
Mr.. Won Mumm, Secretary of Legation
and Charge d Atfares. is row represent
ing the German Government at Washing
ton.
Police Magistrate Hannay Of London
says that after an experience of thirty years
he has come to have very little belief in san
ltary science.
The American Minister to Portugal, Mr.
BatchelleT, is spending in Washington part
OF his siXty-day leave of absence; but he
intends 10 leave his wife and daughter there
several months.
For the last year or two Mrs. Thurman
was rather more active than her husband,
aud she used to chide him good naturedly
for letting his health suffer for want OF
exercise. But he has outiived her.
Emile Grainer. the French millionaire. is
credited with having done more than any
other one man toward the development of
the State of Wyoming. In the eight years
he has lived there he has spent S4O0, GOO in
the work.
Colonel William r. Holloway, once ON
Governor Morton's staff, and thus well
known to all Hooser's soldiers, will be-
come the editor Of the American Tribune of
Indianapolis. paper devoted to the in
terest Of veterans.
PM Armour. the Chicago millionaire,
81 rIids his afternoons playing beam bag with
the U@bies In day nursery he recently had
started in that city. He has kept the fact
very quiet, but he was caught in the act by
friend the other day.
Mr. Barksdale, candidate for Senator
from Mississippi against Mr.. George, was
driving across a railroad track recently
when afrel.Et train backed down on his
buggy and smashed 1t to flinders. Mr. Banks
dale leaped out and escaped unhurt.
Baroness Marie Won Elmer Eschenboch is
the most famous woman novelist In Austria
VINO 1or me past twenty years has been
turning out works of fiction which have had
great run in the empire. She is 81 wears
old andThe proud mother of seven children,
That was peculiar irony Of will which
the late E A. White of Boston expressed
when he left S350,000 TO his widow and only
an umbrella to his daughters husband The
daughter does not believe in having only an
umbrella for rainy day and will contest
the will.
Conductor William w. Wiler of the Bos.
ton and Albany Railroad has ridden more
than 100000 miles while ON duty during
the forty-Seven years he has been in the
service of the road. He still conducts a
train between Pittsfield and North Adams.
as lie has done since 1868.
Either through accident or design, the
Prince of Naples was not fortunate in the
musical compliments lie received from
baIds and orchestras while touring about
in Europe recently. 1t is related that upon
his appearance at Copenhagen, by some
mistake the "MarseillaiSe" was played in-
stead Of the national anthem, and during
his stay in Holland he has been no less un-
fortunate.
Webster Bell, who was General Grants
special courier to General Sherman in
Georgia, bearing the news of Lees sur
render. died last week in Roxbury, Mass
With none to care for him but strangers, he
died in almost absolute poverty, his pride
restraining him from seeking aid from his
relatives. About year ago he applied for
a pension, but the papers granting him
pension arrived only after he had been laid
ut rest forever.