The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01
CHAMBERLAIN IN LOVE.
The Fisheries Treaty Delayed Because of q
Beautiful Cabinet Girl.


| Washington Letter in Chicago News.
The gosslps say the reason the negotiations at
! the fisheries conference are much delayed Is
| that Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain cannot tear him
self away from the attractions of the daughter
| of a member of Mr.. Cleveland's Cabinet. 1t is
| now nearly three months since the English
commissioner came here with his secretaries
and his private secretaries, his stenograpker
and his statisticans, his Wallets and his
detectives, although it was originally supposed
that the work would be over within as many
weeks at most.
The negotiations not conducted upon the
American plan. but in a manner that suggests
plenty of leisure. The intervals between the
meetings are SO prolonged that the commission
ers apt to forget what occurred at the last
before they gather for the next. About twice
week the party meet in the beautiful diplomatic
reception room at the Department of State and
discuss the questions at issue for a couple of
hours. Then they adjourn and engage In social
pleasures, which all seem to enjoy Mr.. Chamber
lain has been this social lion of the winter. He
has even thrown shadow over the professional
beauties who came here expecting to
make as great conquest in Wash
London during the last. One of the
beauties is tired of the rivalry and sails for
is dinner party or theater party, or a ball in
honor of Mr.. Chamberlain and his colleagues.
and their afternoons are spent in making calls
and drinking teas with Tire pretty American
bellies. who quite attractive to the English
men on THAR native heath as when they appear
On Che other side of the great water. But the
OdugOUST OF IIro [oecrebdry Oh WAT IS 1uo Ou0 WHO
is credited with having captured the heart Of
Her Maiestys commissioner, and his attentions
to her are very marked. Some say that he has
already offered her a distinguished position at
the court of ST. James Others claim that the
proposal has not been made, but will be unless
all signs fail which is probably nearer the truth.
Miss Endicott is not a handsome girl, but Is
ine-looking bl onde, with charming manners and
many accomplishments. The family is naughty
and exclusive, and although she has had many
admirers among the young about town,
devotion that Mr.. Chamberlain has paid. She is
twenty-one or twenty-five years old, was edu-
Gated at Wellesley, has been abroad good deal,
and has enough of the English accent to make
her conversation pleasing to the ear of the COM
missioner, although she is a genuine Yankee.
Mr.. Chamberlain is said to be forty-eight years
old, but does not look to be more than thirty
He is a double widower having been twice mar
ried. His second wife died nearly five years
ago. He ia rather slight of stature with boy.
ish, unshaven face most agreeable in manners,
. fine conversationalisr, a good dancer ana IN
for frolic at any time without ever losing his
dignity AT the dinner table he appears at his
best. and usually entertains his gentleman
friends at the Arlington with q handsome spread
at least once q week.
AT his last dinner there vacant seat
The company detained in the reception
room for fifteen minutes or SO, awaiting the ar
rival OF fardy guest, when q note came from
the Secretary of War recretting that sudden
indisposition would make 1t i'm possible for him to
enjoy the dinner for which his acceptance
had several days before been sent. There a
euaue Oh duce upon Inc lace Oh MI IIdiH.
berlain. but il passed away and he led his guests
to the table with his usual good humor 1t
said at the time mat such an incident would not
have been pardoned SO readily had not the faith
of the ankee girl been involved But the
Endcotts are beyond and above being affected
by tide and time. They a Superior family,
and it was only the week before that they kept
the President and Mrs Cleveland aud the rest
of the Cabinet waiting dinner half an hour or
more at she residence of Secretary Fairchild
This would have been considered rudeness in
other people, but whatever the Endicotts do is
right