The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-03

Allison WIN Stay in the Senate
I seems to be understood that Sc litor
Allison will not be a member Of Gen. Har-
rsons cabinet. There is no doubt a. he
was invited to accept the Secretaryship Of
tAe Treasu y and some of MS friends say
that he had about made up his mind to
scccpt the vitation because he thought lie
could make a reputation as tinaucier, but
that his Iowa friends pusualoi him t. re-
main in tAe Senate because, by doing so, he
| would have a much otter chance for being
nominated for President in 1892
There is a story that he toll his friend
| Clsrkson, Of Iowa, that he would not accep.
place IN the cabinet, but would RECON-
mend him, and that he then went to In
diauapoliS and agr ed 30 take the treasury
portfolio. 1t is further stated that the Iowa
republican 3ngressnal told Allison that if
he went into e cabinet under the rircu n
stances, no would be politically dead in
Iowa, because ClarkSon's fir ead5 would In
sist that he bad not acted homes " and
frankly witt ClArkspn, whn has uehind him
many of the Gbeit Of the republican lead
e"s Of Iowa. The probability is however,
Tire refusal Of Senator Allison Increases
the difficulties of Gen. Harrison in making
up his cabinet. lie " ants western man
at the head Of the Ireescry department
and no other western man seems to suit
him for that position. He may be com
pell5d after all to g. TO New York 70, ne
head Of that depar. meat If he should be,
it would DO much against his wishes, and,
perhaps, his judg meIt t.
Senator Allison does not appear to have
gained much credit by his course in coanec-
tioa vi, III the offer of a cabiuet position.
lie has shown a vacilating condition of
mind that does not tend 10 strengthen the
confidence in him of those who are now
talking of him as Gen. Harrison successor.
However, it may be that the reports rela-
tive TO his indecision do not do him full
justice.
The Irish WoIld, which is CONDUCTED ty
Mr.. Patrick Ford, expresses IN a lou O.
loaded ed torisl its joy over Mr.. Blaiae's
suppos' d appointment as Secretary o. State.
1t SAYS there is no doubt the appointment
has been made and accepted, and that the
delay in making it did uot necessarily in
dictate hat Gen. Harrison hesitsted in the
matter, as he was not Presi lent-clect CO.
stituli ,ually until the weeE disappointment
was made. The Irish World such a great
admrer OF Mr.. Blame that it refuses TO see
what appears to be evident to Others viz.
that Gen. Harrison would not have offered
the appointment to Mr.. Blaine If he could
have avoided dol so without making a
great deal of trouble for himself and his
party.
A remarkable Will case has found its way
into the courts Of this country. A good
many years ago John Hayden died in Eng
land and left a for ure of 100000, which
las s,nco been in the possession of two Of
his relatives. In his will. however, Mr..
Hayden provided that if any of his female
relatives should marry person named
john Hayden, who had been bora
and reared in certain county, the
fortune should 60 to her. One of his nieces
began a search for such person, and last
yesr she found him, and as it was leap
year, she soon led him to the altar. Her
home is in Brooklyn, ard she Is trying to
get possession Of her uucle's property.
One of Boston's latest fads is a silence
party. The Globe explains a silence
party as follows: 1.-THE projectors do
not avow its purpose till the guests, one by
one, are within the threshold. Then silence
in the court is enjoined upon all, and the
ceremony of sealing all lips is gone through
with, the jig-saw tongue Of the biggest gos-
ling in town being put away with the rest
States are then placed in the laps Of each,
and communication goes on for an hour or
so by slate writing 1t seems that the Bos-
ton silence party is a good deal like the old
fashioned Georgia mum party. Probably
the Bostonians got the idea from this state.
Senator-elect Washburne, of Minnesota, is
represented as having said that month ago
Gen. Harrison told him be did not see how
be could select New York man for his
cabinet. As be can't select New York
woman, It seems probable that New York