The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-10

r. w. Glider and Lawrence Groen-
lund.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Fate during the
1T week has kindly thrown me in contact
eth good many famous folks, such as one
,,bo has the opportunity is always meeting
in Washington,
Cen. Greedy, of Polar region fame, and
,ozv at the head of the Signal Service, who
,res promoted by Congress at one jump
tron Lieutenant to General, met at a re-
.ontion this week with his wife. They are
notable couple to look at-tall, good
nol,ing. in the prime of life. l think Mrs.
craelv is a little taller than her husband, or
else the high trimming she wears upon her
hat gives her that appearance. The General
presided at meeting of people in
terested in hearing socialism dis
cnssed He made neat speech upon
taxing the chair, and is a good, straight
forward speaker. He is much more of a
man than one would take him for at first
Glance. with his hair parted in the middle,
Ris eyeglasses and his heavy side whiskers.
Zen. Greedy is thoughtful, earnest, and is
giving much attention to social problems.
o II always shudder when l look at him, "
kaid woman at my side.
"WhyF l asked.
con account of those terrible anthro-
nophagi stories," she replied II should
think his wife would be afraid of him."
At the last reception given by Mrs. Hearst
| was standing in the dinmg-room with
Gen. Van Vliet, chatting with Senator
Hearst. who looked as if he wondered who
all the people were that filed his house and
devoured his substance.
''You don't often attend your wife's re-
ceptionsw remarked.
mo" he replied, as if watching the re-
duction of his surplus. Sometimes | get
in before they close. l think 1t would be
rather tedious to go through a whole one.
A man hardly cares to leave his duties in
the Senate Chamber to shake hands two or
three hours with the public. Besides, one
cannot leave without he pairs with some
one on the other side who is not going to
vote, and that is sometimes a difficult thing
to do Receptions are rather out of my
line
We have two Peter Coopers in Washing
ton-George Bancroft and w. w. Corcoran
They are the last resort for people who wish
to write newspaper paragraphs. When
everything else fails, then George Bancroft
can be trotted out. | saw him last at the
White House, where he is very fond of going
when weather and health permit. He had
Just passed in front of the President. and
was being shot through the passageway
into the East room, which was already well
filed. He tottered as an old man in his Goth
year will, and he was rather timid and gar
rulous. He was clinging to the arm of his
risky granddaughter Suzanne, who elOped
with fellow to Baltimore and married him.
Don't go SO fast" he said. 1--WE shall
get lost in the crowd. Here, hold on to my
arm! Dear me, what sight of people. Be
careful of the way you 60"
The story that he is losing his mind is
Contradicted by Gen. Badeau, who recently
spent several hours chatting with him The
General tells me that he found Mr. Ban
croft in the best mental condition, with
clear recollection of the past OF course, he
will never write much more history, and
some one else will have to take up his great
work where he leaves it.
r. Watson Glider is fond of coming down
to Washington to chat with Mrs Cleveland
at the White House and get a glimpse of
social life during the Cleveland admins
tration. | am suspicious that the frequent
visits of the editor of the Century means
something more than inspiration for
new sonnet. Can it be that Glider is on
the books for Consulship to Venice a la
HowellsI To be sure, four of the most nota-
bic contributors to the Century live in
shington-Burnett, Hay, Nicolay and
Keenan,, but there Is a stronger attraction
remember Glider in the days before Josiah
6. Holland was discovered, when he was
helping to edit Good WOrdS-a magazine
long since dead and forgotten. Since then
he has got wife, two babies and no end of
the fat things of this life.
made flying visit to Baltimore few
days ago to visit Prof. Uhler. the Librarian
OF the Peabody Institute. but who is known
10 the world OF science as an entomolOgiSt
OF the highest reputation. He is man of
nifty odd years, an American by birth, but
of German descent. l found him at his
home, where he is living with his second
and young wife. But the magnet of attrac-
ton was his collection Of insects, which
now numbers 10000. These are from all
parts Of the world. He has them stored in
thln double insect boxes, all in one mOder-
etely sized room, where is also a library,
the walls being lined to the ceiling with
shelves filled with books. In its way this
collection is as famous as the Walters Art
Gallery in the same city. Prof. Uhler has
written number of works upon insecta
and Is recognized throughout the world as
an authority in biologia. The insect world
is known to contain over $1,000 different
varieties. How MANY of us are acquainted
with as many as ten different kinds.
The minds of a good many prominent
men appear to be twisting" as the Social
lsts say, in the direction of communism
Mr.. Groenlund, the author of the 60
operative Commonwealth, and other books
advocating communism, has recently been
IN Washington giving parlor talk upon the
SUBJECT. AT one of these which attended
lew evenings since, Gen. Greedy presided
ana his wife was in the audience. The Gen
eral thinks communism is a great problem
OF the near future which must be solved.
AZ TINS meeting | met Senator Palmer, Of
michigan, who told me the discussion was
a. good as going 10 theater, and that he
proposed to get Groenlund's works and read
tnem. Senator 'Platt, of Connecticut, was
Inere, also Senator Jones, of Arkansas, and
many other men of note. Mr.. Groenlund
showed me long letter just at hand from
W. D. Howells, in which Mr. Howells said
ne found much to praise in Groenlund's
gooKs and very little to blame. Senator
ingalls, read these works once upon his way
nome to Kansas, and was so impressed with
ulein that he wrote to Mr.. Groenlund and
sald 50. There is no Henry George in these
Ideas of his. FULLER WALKER.
CONGRESSMEN WHO DANCE.