The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-29
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| ALFRED RUSSELL WALLACE has received the
/ first Darwin medal from the Royal Society ''for
| his independent organization of the theory of
the origin OF species by natural selection" The
Copley medal was awarded to Prof Simon New
como Tor his contributions on gravitational
astronomy, and the Rumford medal to Prof
| Heinrich Hertz for his work on eectro-magnetic
| radiation.
The JURY in the case Of Eggleston, Kimberly,
Carey aud Snyder, representatives of the Gran
| tie State Provident Association, charged with
conspiracy to defraud, returned a verdict of
guilty, recommending Snyder to the extreme
mercy Of the court, says the Cincinnati Coop
erdttue Neaos: Counsel for the defendant then
| entered plea of noIe cOntendeTe as to two
other similar indictments.
PROMPT VENGEANCE has fallen upon Ramni-
| asatra, governor of the province of Belanona,
| Madagascar, who, according to news received
a. Paris on March 4, massacred 218 persons in
cludlng men, women aud children belonging TO
tne leadlng families. Dispatches just received
IN faris state that Ramiasatra, with his brother
| VINO IS supposed to have lnstigated the mas
sacre have been executed on the spot where the
wholesale killing took place under the crusl
| governors directions. During the course of the
| massacre many Of the women who were put to
death were first outraged. In the case of ali the
victims their bodies were thrown to the dogs.
In ADDITION 70 these atrocities, the survivors
were compelled to erect trophy composed of
the heads of the murdered people upon a spot
| near the scene of the butchery.
The GERMAN EMPERoR's mental peculiarities
are the occasion of much gossip in Berlin. 1t is
| stated that he has twice summoned Chancellor
! Caprivi to the palace after midnight without
| any conceivable motive an that he has alarmed
the palace guard by mis- sudden appearance in
uniform al times when he was supposed to be in
oed. bis views on public questions have lost
coherence, and at one time he denounces the
| conservatives aud at another the social demo-
Gratis 1t is rumored that Count Schouvaloff
mas stated since his return to Russia that the
conduct OF the Kaiser should be weighed only
| as that OF an irresponsible person. The arrest
| OF Rector Vogel of the Berlin college on a
charge of lese M1jeste was caused by remark
| or MS to the effect that the emperor was as
| ignorant of educational affairs as he was of
| military matters.
The EFFORT to save the neck of Isaac Smith
is one Of the most persistent and remarkable in
the history of Ohio. Eight times reprieved he
VIII now probably be granted a new trial, the
| judiciary committee of the House having re-
ported favorably the bill giving the governor
| Suca power. lac reasons for such exertion in
| behalf of Smith form a subject for interesting
| psychological reflection. He is not rich; he has
no social standing himself, nor has any of his
immediate or remote family; he has no political
| pull nor does he belong to any Crder which is
| bolStering up mis- case Finally, the evidence in
| MS case IS as near conclusive as such such evil
uence can De; at least, many men have been
| hanged upon less convincing testimony. What,
| then, has saved Smiths life thus far? The
| answer is undoubtedly his manly comeliness
| he doeSn look as if he would commit such
| crime. An ugly, vicious looking man would
| have moldered to dust long ago
So4E TWO YEARS AGO Juan Quintana, who is
consul general of Peru in New York, with an
| office at Is Whitehall street, brought to this
country little Spanish girl named Mary De-
vonlce, aud the child has since lived in his family
| as domestic. Tuesday night woman named
A GIRL To rbn nVa
Hundred street police station with deep cash
| In her forehead. The child said that Mrs, Quin-
| tana had struck her on the head with the heel
| OF a shoe. Notice was sent TO Mr.. Gerry'S
| society. and Agent King took the child to the
Soclety's headquarters There she told a story
| that seemed almost incredible. She said that
/ she was slave having been purchased by Mr.
| Qulntana in Peru for $500 and brought here to
attend on Mrs Quintana. That lady, the girl
SAID, had treated her with the utmost brutality
| beating her at the slightest provocation. Tues
| day night Mrs. Quintana struck her because she
could not find a button-hook. The child was
| taken before Justice Diver, at the Harlem
| pohce court, Wednesday morning Mr.. Quin-
tana, who had besn notified by Agent King, was
present He said that his wife was not well aud
could not come TO court, and the case was ad-
| journed for further investigation the child re-.
naming meanwhile in Agent Barkley's care
| LIFE at Sandringham is very simple. The
Prince Of Wales breakfasts with his sons and
any male members of the royal family who may
| be there; the princess breakfasts In her private
| apartment, while the young princesses break
their fast in an old fashioned room still known
! as the school-room. When this meal is over
| they come down to say good morning to their
father, and are usually accompanied by group
| OF pet dogs. Tle gentlemen go out shooting
| or riding, while tbs ladies in the house amuse
| themselves with books and papers, and, later in
the day are joined by the princess Luncheon
| brings all together, and this informal meal is
when the season viii permit, served in a tent
| put up in the woods near where the mighty
hunters are. The princess leads the procession,
| goiny to this in smart yellow cart drawn by
| the plumpest Of ponies, driving herself and one
| of her lady guests. She is, by the by, an ex-
| tremely good whip. Luncheon over, the ladies'
| return to Sandringham House, everybody
| meeting again at O'Clock tea, and dinner being
served in the dining room at about $50 O'Clock.
| The prince and princess dine with their guests
the princess sitting in the center Of one side of
| the table, while the prince exactly opposite
| When dessert ID served a piper plays the bag
pipes in the corridor outside in veritabe High
land style-that is, pacing backward and for
| ward.
| Mr.. AND MRS. LITTIEDALE's adventurous
journey across the Pamir and the Hindu Kush
into India will bear fruit in volume of travels
which should be one of considerable interest.
| The travellers left Odessa in the early summer
and, crossing the Caspian, reached Osh in the
/ heart of Central Asa, in May. They were ac-
| companied by a Russian and q Persian in
| terpreter and six or seven followers. After fol-
| lowing the Gulcha river the three passes crossed
were from 1900 to IA, 500 feet high The Bash
! Gambaz pass was blocked with snow, 80 the
Allchur river was followed, and the Khargosh
pass crossed, after which descent was made
TO kila Panjsh. in Afghan territory The
scenery is described as MAGNIFICENT a high
range with glorious peaks bounding the view
/ to the south, separating the Pamir from Wax
! han. Crossing the Kojigit Pass the party
reached the Little Pamir, and then, going along
the WaSban riv - arrived at Sarhad oueJuly IL
Sarhad is IN Afghan territory, and the Afghans
we're friendly, though there appears at first to
ave been some commotion, the party being
inspected of being Spies A halt of ten DAYS
lad to be made to fit the travellers for the ardr-
BUS work of crossing the Hindu Kush Cross
iag the Wakhan and over the Darkot Pass they
arrived on Aug. at Ggit, where they were
telcomed by Lieut.. Manners Smith and DR..
loberts.
This FRESH AND CHARMING GLIMPSE of the most
| famous Of our new southern novelists AmeIie
Rives, is from letter written by young Bos
ton lady, Miss Florence Robinson, who is study
| ing art with Mrs. Chanler: "a few evenings
| since received pretty note from Mrs. Chan
| Ter tAmele RiveS), inviting me to dine with her
that very evening. l called. She b ID palatial
| apartment on the Avenue Bots du Boulogne en-
entresol. was never so sstonshed as when
She entered the salon, perfect beauty, with
mass of golden hair, gre at, soulful, luminous
| gray eyes, and a complexion that is exquisite
| She wore a white tea gown. partly open
| in front, exposing mass of soft
white, braided lace, a gold girdle about
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