The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-19
PER SONAL.

TIE German emperor has graciously sane
toned the election of Sir John Everett Millais
the English painter, as a knight of the "Ordre
pour lie merite, " the highest Prussian order for
science and art.
UNDAUNrED by the third refusal OF the acad-
envy to elect him to membership, lola an
nounces bis intention Of not only Offering him
se.' at the next vacancy, but of continuing TO
oner himself indefinitely.
QUEEN VICTORIA casually encountered circus
the other day while she was driving up the Dee
side from Balmoral and at once commanded a
performance She remained two hours on the
ground looking at the performance from her
carriage, with several other illustrious dead
The latest story Of Count Herbert Bismarck's
Ill manners relates that while in Rome recently
be pushed rudely against an italian ofncer of
high RANK, who turned to protest against such
treatment; Without a word Of apology the ex-
herbert Won Bismarck. That, sir" re-
married. the Italian. lis an explanation Of your
conduct, but not an excuse"
W. s HOBART died the other day in San Fran.
cisco, worth 100000. In 1870 he was a car
man in the Chollar mine. He received "a day
Tor pushing an ore car in the lower levels. He
made little money in stocks and put it into
teams with which he hauled ore to the mills.
lie prospered at this and finally got a contract
70 extract ore from the Chollar mine on a GER
soiLA iOJaloys 1nlS was the foundation or his
fortune
SENATOR BRIcK Of Ohio says that though
newcomer TO the chamber Of which he is now
member he feels much at home there. He
had personal acquaintance with many of the
senators before his own election. Besides, he
mas been IN Washington a great deal in the last
twenty years Mr.. Brice was a student at the
same college from which President Harrison
ana Whltelaw Reid were graduated Miami Uni
verslty, although he was first GENT there when
ne was only IL years old-too tender an age, he
admits. Two years latter he enlisted as a union
soluier tor three months, and upon his return
completed his course; but he then re enlisted
ana served through the last half of the war.
Gov. JAMES HoaG of Texas now stamping
the state by means OF long railway trips, in the
interest OF his own desire for denomination. is
picturesque pot cal personality. He has lots
OF WhiskerS, long, tawny brown mustache
soout $50 pounds of flesh and bone, and feet and
voics In due and corresponding proportion. Gov
hogg Is a man who has waged war on railways
IN 1e1as, and who once threatened to clap Jay
could IN jail. Those things have given him
national reputation. Tie governor of the Lone
star state is very DESTROYS OF being known in
ms campaign for denomination as one
OF the people. That is why he drinks
water out of gourd at his public meetings and
eats various things with knit at the hotels
during one of his recent speeches. after he had
quaited from the usual gourd. he said that when
he was boy they used to raise gourds bigger
ana or much better shape than was toe head of
reporter sitting on the platform, and at whom
he pointed. The governor is quite fluent of
speech. and delights az being known as Jim"
by the farmers, to whom he alludes as 'the
boys from the forks Of the creek" In his
huency OF speech he recently alluded to man
who had taken issue with him as a distorter Of
the truth. or words to hat effect, for which he
has been sued for $4,000