The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-22
PERSONAL

QUEEN VICTORIA has decided 70 create Prince
George Duke Of York
JOIN J. Patterson, United States senator
from South Carolina in carpet-baz times, is
now resident Of MiniIntown. Pa, and largely
interested IN electric railway properties.
OLIVE THRONE MILLER has within the past
four months posted from her home in Brooklyn
no less than 1900 printed slips asking the
women OF New York not to wear birds or their
plumage.
EDWIN B. WISANs, who IS the first democratic
governor that Michigan has had in thirty years.
is a conservative, bald headed old farmer. with
neatly trimmed beard and kindly eyes beam
ing out OF gold spectacles
TIE lad anniversary of the birth Of Robert
Burns viii be celebrated Dy Scots all over the
world on Jan. "a The anniversary is on the
following day, but that being Sunday, celebra
tons VIII be held on the day before.
DIR. JOIN c. BRANNER, the state geoIogist OF
Arkansas, announces the discovery in Saline
and Pulaski counties of large quantities Of
bauxi g. mineral used In the manufacture Of
aluminium, and quite rare in this country.
ToLsToI's NIECE has prepared an edition of
War and Peace for the blind. This edition
will be printed entirely in raised letters, and
each copy viii contain about 1000 pages The
preparation Of the work has lasted five years.
JULES SIMON. the venerable French author,
does the greater part of his writing while in
bed. He lies fiat on his back and writes a
tablet held above him, and in spite OF the aWk-
ward position his manuscript IS a marvel of
Deatness.
Ma. KNowLEs, editor Of the Nineteenth Cen
tlrg has sent the original manuscript of Mr.
Gladstone's article on Mr. Carnege's pamphlet,
entitled Tine Gospel of Wealth. to Mr.. Car
negie. 1t was written by the Grand Old Man
himself and bears his signature.
Mrs. INGALLS, says that her husband has
always been a hero to her. She is quite unlike
the senator in personal appearance, being short
in stature and rather stout. she is a handsome
and somewhat stately woman, and looks hardly
more than 40 years old. Seven of the eleven
children she bore are living.
THE RICHEST MAN in Prussia, according to the
tax estimate recently laid before the Prussian
Landtag, is Herr Krupp. "a citizen of the dis
trict OF Dusseldorf" Herr Krupp, who is none
other than the owner of the great cannon fac
tories, pays an annual tax of $50, 900 marks, or
almost $4,000, on an estimated income OF
100000 marks.
SENATOR MORGAN of Alabama declares the
seals which bear their young in American waters
and live there during certain months are as
much the property of the United States when
out OF her waters as his pigeons are still his
when they NY from their haoitation in his barn
to his neighbours roof. This is a new view of the
Boring sea controversy.
KING ALEXANDER of Servia is now a strong,
healthy boy of IA, and has developed mental
powers of great promise. The regents watch
him closely, but without seeming to do so, and
the lad Is frequently astonished at getting u
blowing up" for some infraction of the rules
laid down for his guidance, which offense he
supposed was known only to himself.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS is described as "a
bland gentleman with clerical appearance and
| looking as though he ought to part his hair in
| the middle. He stands five feet ten, wears
| English whiskers, and darkish light locks shade
| a handsome face. For twenty eight years he
| has been the literary adviser of Messrs. Harper
Bros, receiving the splendid salary of ,00t
| year.