The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

] Q.
10000 to $1,000 inhabitants in ten years,
Yokohama from 5000 to 10000, Kobe from
82009 10 $500 Toxic now has popula-
ton of 10000.
Chancellor AIacLean Of the State Uni
vetsity of Nebraska has issued an order
that all students upon their return from
the holiday vacation must shcsT certifl-
Gates of vaccination. This precaution is
deemed necessary in view of mild cpl
demic of smallpox that prevails at several
points in the state.
Some Of the Perslans Of Teheran re-
Gently complained of certain European and
American tourists that they were dog
worshippers" and stated in proof of their
claim That the tourists had fed dogs at
their tables, had washed and clothed them,
fondlcd them in their laps and taken them
riding in their carriages"
Count Michele stefano de Rossi. who
| died recently at Roca di Papa, practically
made siesmology a science by his observa-
tons and work on earthquakes and the il
struments he made to measure them. He
was brother of the late Giambattista de
Rossi, the greatest authority of the cen
fury on Christian Antiquities
-Hooley, the great English Spectator,
whose fnanciering schemes stripped a
large portion of the British nobility and
gentry of nearly all they possessed and
put some Of the PEERS 10 public appro-
brium, is still much ia liked of in London,
although the Investors Review, in a re
cent article on Hooleyism, speaks of his
bankruptcy as a merely transitory sensa-
ton. IT shows chat of the 800, 600 coo or so
lost through company speculation in the
last five years, Hooley's fleeing operations
were, after ell, comparatively not as mo-
mentous as was at first believed. There
is just now riddle going round the Lon
don clubs, who is the greatest financier?"
"Hooley." who was even a greater
tinancier than Hooley?" Other names are
mentioned. But who was the greatest?"
Noah, because he foated big company
when the whole world was in liquidation"
is the answer.
Lunch was served all day yesterday in
the mems cafe of the Hotel Stafford to
guests and friends under the direction of
the manager, says the Baltimore Sun. The
decorations on the table were unique and
attracted much attention. They were
made entirely of beef tallow, grease and
vegetables of different kinds, by the chef
John Conrad. AT the end of the table
was a large flower urn, filed with imita-
I ton blooming water lilies and decorated
with sculptures in tallow aud grease. Near
| il was bridge of tallow over river of
gelatne, in which were floating little
swans cut out of turnips This arrange
ment was very unique. There was also
a flower basket made out of a yellow
pumpkin and filled with flowers cut out
| of potatoes, beets, parsnips, turnips and
| other vegetables. These We're arranged
10 represent roses, daisies and other flow
ers. In addition to these there were
| little statues of men and women cut from
turnips and potatoes.
An Omaha CNeb) dispatch of Jan. 3
witnessed the spectacle of a big baboon
| in a drunken frenzy to-day. He was at
| liberty twenty minutes, and during that
! time caused more damage about the build
| ing and on the stage of the Jhcater than
| three men could have caused. Three long
| pier mirrors in as many dressing rooms
| were broken by the beast. These mirrors
We're the objects of his especial fury,
| probably from the fact that he saw his
own reflection IN them and thought it an
| other of his kind. The baboon belongs 10
| Macarts performing troop of dogs and
monkeys. He is usually chained in dress
ing room by himself When the stage
| hands, headed by Stage Manager Stewart,
entered the stage they were confronted by
| the animal, who sprang at them. Not be-
/ ing able to bite, having a heavy muzzle
| on him. the beast twined his arms about
| Stewards iegs, threw him down and then
| jumped for the stage carpenter, Mr..
Landon, who fed through a door, with the
| baboon in hot pursuit. Landon lodged
and the babOon entered the adjoining ~es-
taurant through a door. AS he jumped
ON the bar the bartender fed. A bottle
of whisky and two bottles of beer on the
| bar the baboon grasped and fed into his
| room. On the way he met Manager Rosen-
| thai, who had come out of his Office to see
! what the trouble was. bottle of Seer
| SHE'D at Rosenthals head caused him to
run for safety. Instead of getting into
his own room, the baboon got into Miss
| Maud Prices room, where he drank part
of the whisky and threw the bottle
! through the mirror. Mr.. and Mrs Edwin
! Royle's room and that of Labele Wilmas
| were next visited. Mirrors We're broken
and general havoc was wrought there
with clothing and grease paints. The
| baboon had his own way until Mr.. Ma
cart, who had been sent for, arrived. The
drunken animal is now sleeping off his
| fro.ic with a towel about his head.
The recent revelations of the gambling
| scandal in Berlin, published by the Berlin
| Tageblatt, have caused a great sensation
| in the German capital. That journal how
publishes further particulars of the af-
| fair. 1t states that surprise has been
| caused by the fact that on the occasions
| when the police visited the hotel in which
/ the Club der Frohlichen held its meetings.
| they found no trace of the gambling that
| vas going on. This, however, was due
| TO the fact that the entrance door was
! covered by mirror, so that only the in
| iuated could find it. Here the members
OF the club met every evening. Each On
entering, paid $780, for which champagne,
cognac and cigars were served lad lfbi-
tum." When the entrance money failed
to meet the expenses, the balance was paid
from the bank. Though the club counted
400 members, on some evenings the num-
Der of visitors was small. When. however.
the word went round in Berlin gambling
| circles that "a stranger" had arrived the
attendance was always large, as the word
stranger was generally identical with a
wealthy stranger" who had TO paw dear
for his debut in the Club der Frohlicheu.
A number of members were professional
gamblers, many of whom belonged to The
| highest society. There were also a ,,,,,,sh.,,