St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-04
GOSSIP OF THE DAY.
Blaine's
Wealth.

WIN Has kIlOWu illc ScCIcIdIy VI Stdlc
| for four years is aware of the great
change for the worse in his appearance.
His decline in the past six months has
been marked. For six weeks he has
scarcely been able to perform any du-
ties, his son, Walker Blaine, having
been de facto secretary of state. 1t will
be remembered how strenuOuSly the
friends of Gems. Grant and Sheridan
denied the first reports of the bad state
| of health into which each had fallen.
When it was first stated that Gen.
Grant had cancer of the throat and that
the hand of death was upon him, certain
| doctors had conniption fits, made exam
ination. and proceeded at once to de-
| OF Gen. Sheridan said his illness
amounted to nothing. Unless there is
change for the better in the near
future in Mr.. Blaine's physical condi-
ton, it is the prevailing impression
here that he will not be able to perform
| his duties as secretary of state. 1t is
not believed, however, that he will re-
sign unless ne becomes so sick that it
would be folly for him to hold on.
The king business does not seem to be
very profitable one
The King these days, Judging
from reports which
Business. come from widely sep
arated parts of the
earth'S surface. 1t was only last week
that the Prince of Wales got a new grant
of S160,000 a year for the benefit of his
son and daughter. Some people were
so unkind as to intimate that this was
hardly safe way to give money to the
young persons, as the prince himself
was thought to have debts for the pay
ment of which it might be deemed most
convenient.
And now, from an entirely different
quarter of the earth, viz, the Sandwich
Islands, comes report that King Kala-
kaua, sometimes called King Calico for
to the Paris exposition, and that as a
consequence he will be compelled to
stay at home. There. by way of amuse-
ment, he will, it is said, indulge in the
mild American game known as ''draw
poker" 1t is plain, from this report,
that there are no Kentucky statesman,
either active or retired, now residing at
the capital of the Sandwich Islands.
Otherwise the king would find it much
cheaper to go to the exposition than to
stay at home.
One of these days, if the royalty bust
ness continues to decline. the kings of
the European trust now known as the
Triple Alliance, and form great and
general trust, which shall include all
their members. Perhaps in that case
they might be able so to arrange mat
tiers and things as to get railway trans
portation through each others dOmin
ions, and board around among them
selves in their capitals. In this way
they might contribute to their own fun
and entertainment without any great |
amount of ready money being neces-
sary.
THE Maids n. Wis, Journal relates
that few evenings |
Gov. Hoard ago Gov. Hoard was
sitting on neighbours !
and the yeranda with a party |
of ladies and gentle
Girl. men, while young
lady was playfully |
dallying with hose on the lawn IN
front. Occasionally she would rogu-
iShly permit some spray to settle
apOlogizIng for her dereliction. Finally, |
the governor, who was in a mood for
fun himself, quietly arose, and, with a
twinkle in his eye, Sauntered down the
avenue in the direction of the young
lady, of course intending when good |
opportunity offered, to seize the hose and
give the rOguish girl good drenching
for her miSchievOuS pranks. But the
latter was keenly on the alert, and,
when the governor was all but ready to
spring his joke, she suddenly whirled
and turned the hose quarely on him.
A powerful stream struck the manly
about the face, and wet the man from
head to foot. While the deluged gov
ernor, spluttering and dripping, stood
dumfounded on the lawn, his fair tor
mentor fed across the street, her
merry laughter being echoed by the
many amused spectators.
Mrs. GARFIELD, the late presidents
widow, thoroughly de-
How the Gar-teSts newspaper nOtO-
riety, and she would
fields Live. 90 to any extremes
rather than have her
name in the paper. Newspaper readers
still remember the stumbling blocks
that were thrown in the paths of re-
pOrters at the time of the double we'd
ding in her family, and when two
months ago Mollie's baby boy was born
every effort was made to keep the mat
ter secret. The affair only leaked out
about week ago, and the Garfield
|
pressed with the accounts the event
has received in the newspapers.
Mollie Garfield-Brown now resides with
her mother at Mentor. and so does her
husband, j. Stanley Brown, her late
fathers private secretary. Two stories
are current about Mr.. Browns future.
One that he is going to Washington to
enter law partnership. and the other
that he is about to go West OH an expe-
dition with the United States geological
survey. but the latter is probably true.
The baby is said to be doing nicely. and
Mrs. Garfield is very proud of her grand
son.
Mrs. Garfield did at one time intend
to make Cleveland her home, going so
far as to purchase a magnificent resi-
dence on Prospect street. near Case av-
enue, for $4,000. The house has been
and is now offered for sale at reduc-
ton of $4,000, with no takers. Mrs.
Garfield, after removal to Mentor, had
the old homestead thoroughly remodeled
in modern style and she intends to end
her days there.
Garfield & Garfield is the name of the
law firm doing quite a thriving business
in neat little office in the Wiltshire
building. They are the ex-president's
sons, and indications are that they will
carve out quite career for themselves.
Harry was married the same day as his
sister M0llie and he lives in a handsome
residence on Windsor avenue, while
James is still single. The latter lives
with his mother at Mentor, going and
coming to and from his place of bust
ness daily on the Lake Shore train.
OLD Hiram Seely, who now makes
his headquarters in and
Old Hiram around Butte City.
Mont, is visiting New
in Gotham. York for the first time
III twenty-five years.
An old acquaintance met him at the AS
tor house and said to him: Il suppose,
Uncle Hi, you find New York very
much changed since you saw it last?
Its big buildings, its big bridge. its ele-