The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-30
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

NJ W. Salmon of Cambridge. England,
enjoys the reputation OF being the oldest
surgeon in the world. He was born in
March, 1890.
Mrs. Diaz, wife of the President of Mexico.
will probably be chosen leader of the women
of Mexico, who will take part in the Col
umbian Exposition.
Sir Edwin Arnold, the poet and editor OF
the London Telegraph. says that he finds
Fleet street. Loudon, the most poetical place
of which he knows.
The grave of DIR. Livingstone's wife in
Africa is said to be ian utter wilderness.
matted with jungle grass and trodden by
the beasts of the forest"
Rev. Thomas Dixon of New York has
coined an expressive phrase that is likely to
stick. He calls the controversy over DR..
Briggs holy peanut politics."
John Parnell. speaking as a member of
the family to reporter in Atlanta, said that
there were twelve children in his family, six
of whom are dead, and all died suddenly.
Miss CORVALLIS West has forty-fiye new
pairs OF driving gloves. Her fiance. Prince
Pless, has given them to her to induce her to
induce her to become the best whip" of
London
Lord Portsmouth is known as one of the
English peers who have refused the order
of the Garter. He mOdestly declined it on
the ground that he had done nothing to en-
title him to it,
TOstOi's eldest son, who is youth of %,
does not share his fathers eccentric doc
trlnes. lie Is musician and a composer,
and has recently taken the University de-
gree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Jerry Simpson is averaging $3.50 income
per week, or about what he used to get per
annum. OF this sum he gets S96 as his Con-
greSsional salary, S57 for his harvest and
$500 for his campaign speeches.
NJ. p. Kimball. President of the Penns-
borO and Harrisville Railroad. in West Vir-
ginia, died recently. His wife has entered
upon the duties of the Office, having been
elected by the Directors of the road
Paul du Chaillu, who is as youthful nd
vigorous in appearance as if he had not cen
Scorched in Africa and frozen in the 81 and
OF the Midnight Sun" says that he remain
young because he never used tobacco.
The Liberals of Canada are about to pre-
sent MIR. Gladstone with finely executed
picture of himself. Hou. Wilfred Laurier,
leader of the Liberal party, will go to Lon
don for the purpose of making the presenta-
ton.
DIR. John Piente, the amateur telescope
maker is now finishing 30h-inch silver
on-glass mirror for Allegheny College,
which. when mounted, will give that iustitu-
ton the largest rejecting telescope in this
country.
The Rev. DR.. Eugene Augustus Hoffman,
dean of the General Theological Seminary
(Eplsc0DaD in New York is called the
wealthest clergyman in tho world. His
property is valued at 100000 900, and is
chiefly real estate, including the Hoffman
House.
David Evans, the new Lord Mayor of
London, Is one of the youngest that city has
ever had. He was born in Swansea in 1919
and went to London early in life to take
position in wholesale house in the trim
mings trade, in which he is now sole surviv-
ing partner.
At formal receptions of the Ecumenical
Council in Washington Henry j. Farmer
Atkinson of Hastings. England, wore scar
let coat. sky-blue trousers, gold lace trim
mings and a sword. He is a very old man.
and his attire, topped off by bushy head
OF white hair, made him an attractive spec
tacle.
James Parton, in little talk about
Charles Kingsley, at the time the latter au-
thor visited America, in 1870 declared that
the perusal of ALTON Locke" up in a New
York garnet, gave him more pain than any
experience he had ever had before or since,
so narrowing was the delineation of suffer
ing and degradation.