The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-27
PERSONAL.

Senator Wolcott, OF Colorado, has the rep
utation of being the gourmet par excellence
of congress and his tips are so generous that
the walters grow rich on them.
The czarina of Russia. although employing
a houseful of seamstresses, makes nearly all
the clothing for her youngest children, and
also takes their new hats to pieces and trims
them according to her own taste.
The sultan of Turkey has founded a new or
der-the Khanedani- al-Osman Ghe Order of
che Ottoman Dynasty)-t6 be composed OF
those who have honorCd him or distinguished
themselves in his personal service.
Rev DR.. j. w NJ. Williams has resigned
the pastorate of the First baptist church,
Baltimore, after an active and useful ministry
OF forty-three years lie is - wears old, and
will be made pastor emeritus, with comfort
able salary.
The dowager queen of Portugal is said to be
the best dressed royal woman in Europe. She
is tall and elegant, has wonderful grace Of
manner, which recalls that Of her father,
Victor Emanuel; and, like him, she is de-
voted to sports Of allkinds.
The queen of Italy finds an enhancing
hobby in collecting the shoes Of past celebrl,
ties. She possesses the shoes worn by Mary
Queen Of Scots, Marie Antoinette, Joan Of
Are, and others, and PLACES a very high value
upon her unique collection.
Rev. II. II. Kelsey. Of Hartford. Conn led
big religious meeting on a Pullman car last
week The car was crowded with delegates
to the Christian Workers convention at At
lanta. shortly after leaving Washington, a
Pullman car prayer meetin8s was organized,
and singing. prayer and religious addresses
conducted during the day. 1t was unique
experience to him.
Gov. McKinleys father-in-law, James Sax
ton. Of Canton, O., now deceased was vigor-
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politics. be objected to his running for con-
gress the first time and when he ran for a
second term, he advised HIM to give up DOlitl-
cal aspiration and stick to the law. This go
ing to congress is Il waste of time, he said,
and that youngster had better stay at home
and build up law practice, and amount to
something.
Miss. NJ. Carey Thomas of Baltimore, who
has been elected president Of Bryn Mawr
| College, was born and raised in that city.
Her primary education was received at the
Baltimore Friends School. after which she
attended school at Canandaigua. N. Y
| She entered Cornell and took her degree of 4.
| B. in 1877. After a course OF special studies
at Johns Hopkins she attended school at LCip-
! sic, Germany. and afterWard obtained the
| degree Of Phi. d. from the University of Zu-
| rich, where she won the highest honor at that
| institution She has been identified with
| Bryn Mawr College since 1894
There is a popular and erroneous idea
that United States naval commanders never
take any step without precedent Com
mander Jonathan Young some years ago
| was coming home from China on a United
| States warship. In mid-Pacitic he saluted
an apr reaching merchantman, but the lat
ter never needed and passed by without
| showing his cOlors. Commander Young i'm
| mediately put his ship about and followed
the merchantmen. First ne fred a few
blank shots and finally sent n hall whiz-
zing across the strangers lows. Then and
| not until then was a flag shown. SlnQu-
| arly enough it was the cross Of England.