The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-23
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
GEN ALGER OF MICHIGAN SOON TO
HAVE a SoN.LN-LAW

Won the Heart OF the Millionaire
Daughter and Ee Has Given His Con
sent to the MAteh-CivII Service Commits
sioner Roosevelt Gives His Opinion o
Frank Hntton In Picturesque Language
panion OF First Assistant Postmaster Gen era
ClRrkson in his trip TO the Northwest III searcl
OF information as to the needs OF tho posta
service which no will utilize by resening hi
Office Immediately upon his return to Wash
iDgton, is young Mr., Morton Mitchell. q nephew
OF tho Vice. President and a stat co correspondent
the Boston Herald Mr.. Mitchell is not max.
ing visit IL tao Western States purely on pro.
fessional business any more than Col. Clark
son is There is very interesting little
rou ance connected with tho friendship Of
these two gentlemen Which will particularly
Interest the people OF Boston and Michigan.
Col. Clnrkson chose his travelling com pan on
al the suggestion of Con. Algor. who will be-
fore tho snow flies bear tho rotation OF fond
parent to tho cultured and handsome young
gentleman from tho hub. Mr.. Morton Mitchell
and Miss Fay Algor are engaged to DO mar
ried. and have received tho blessings OF their
parents on their contemplated union. Col
Clarkson is tho responsible agent In tho mat
tor. 1t was at n dinner party given in his hand
some homo on Dupont CIRCLE one evening
'ant tIdt nlI. hllCuel LuCL hllSS
Alger. and the engagement is tho result
After a few months OF courtship Mr.
Mitchell summoned up courage to apply TO
Gen AlGer for the honor Of his daughters
hand. and, while 1t was not grant cd. tie Gen
era! told the young sutton that II at the end Of
the year he aud his daughter were OF the same
mind he would DO glad TO give them his bless
ing and anything else that they might stand In
need OF. Soon after this brief but satisfactory
interview between tho old gentleman and the
young ono, the state OF things was made
known to Jliss Ayers intimate friends ut a
luncheon in her fathers house nt Dettoit
49, H. lort"n Mitchell is fl1I specimen q tho
Of tryard belongs 70 one Of he olde It and
besS hnoNn families in the STATE. ami has trav-
s.tates, In fact much OF his life has been spent
abroad. and he was educated mainly in Ger
Joined the statI OF tho Boston HcraG. add has
done creditnble work in various neld4 since
sonally conducted excursion of tho State De-
partment given 10 the delegates TO the Pan
siondent for tho Herald. lie therefore had an
opportunity to spend several Gays in Michigan,
sud found time 10 make. u brief visit 10 the
this famous trip Of the South Americans MIR
Mitchell came to Washington. and during
81 the fashionable METROPOLITAN Club and spont
which he sent to. The, H"rgM ielated not so
much to Congressional and political matters
as to Interesting gossip circu4tlng in the clubs
EutCheil II about 80 years OF age tall and well |
formed with wayy brown hair. pnrted in the
accent He wears eyeglasses, and has a stu |
Gtous. refined appearance well becoming res |
down Tor an FnEshman but he is thoroughly |
an American. except tor the foIcign training
It is whispered about among Mr.. Mitchell's
friends friends in this ely that several young men in
but mono OF. them could stand before The sat at.
traelions OF tho young man. from the East
ern MAI and on" In whose bonnst Ina :, presi
Dental bee bua2es louder and louder as 1892
ssppEoactes. has always had warm spot In
BILE anfs OF his brief political career was The
speGch Which he teiiyerCd on the spb eci OF the
. year or so ago The 81 eech made quite a hit
and was we'll received. 1t is not impossible.
70 have his daughter ally herself with n
distinGYlshed Mas.achusotls family may
happness he G may i ind sur 81 h as
MS b noi1Ga 9mhitpns A. any rite The union
whom Chauncev Iepew referred to abroad as
g. Ge M Yankee snccinen. and the son of
and relnement OF iho last. is an interesting
t ,i OF discus sion as showing how rapidly
fo'e married Il pTrtin, b@ ,icr between the old
East and TIE new Noet are being obliteratod
ny NV I'iSIl anu ''FsFAN iI leo WenI' by Mon In
the states that but a few yen,s ago we're re- o.
Gardeh as on the edge Of civilization.
o ME- as's has been INed rs let for The wedding
20 lake pE're IN Detroit next winter and will
pc an event on social Importance that will
That beautiful and hist oric old French town.
Tho Fertilization hnl which is now in con-
ie,ence, contains Senate amendment pro-
NNiinE for tho erection OF countcrpose bat
tP v for which ia 70 ha
The Fertilization bill two years ago con aimed
a similar provision. and directed that the bat
t Iy should be erected by the Inventor .un-
Nance "S and 81 iso Bboa Boo Of Ord
R,{r Hs Hens 9f |6s s@ and i HIM lime Tim '4 10
10 submit his plane and specifications. TO eX-
pedtle the work an allowance OF $40 day was
etdnlous.y drew Tor nearly nine months with
our GU 1esnondlnG I" the continued calls made by
enable tho work 10 hn begun. The site chosen
,fGr ms novel Inttey; which was to reyoiu-
r Hamilton, According to the explanation 81
the model exhibited it was only necessary to
S mole in the earth and therein build a
which the gun was to be placed. The platform
va. TO he arranged so that it could be easily !
lus'ed weHht. on puleys When it wa nec e
spa ISr t. lo Md the gun tie platform could be
The i,ea WIS 50 simple that the,
: ian not with approval by all o.
E Vt, Il t1e Ordnance Dcpartment. It .wqs
MED and opcraod n silp!iar battery while ia ,,
ne hhedivo army at the bombardment OF
Alexandria Tho appro Hriation lapscd and {
he Beard said nat careful estimnte made I
anon the crude nlans submitted by the inven-
o on, Would T%n cal for the exnenditure Of larger
70 time congress has demonstrated lis igno- /
'ancc, and INABILITY in dealing with subjects Of
ms klrd. and II was hoped that wien lie
toafd OF 9rt fcalinns was created such meas 7
ares would be dali with IL cxpcr"nced and
Competent mon Its eIcicu,'v is somewnnt
,o.trActeu wl"n It's recommendations are de-
parted from 30 rad caliy. a
Tomorrow will be District day in the House. t
'ut whether tho day will be given up 10 mat =
ers OF local interest depends on the Coinage
Committee. II It should be ready to report 5
iipoh tho senate amendment TO the Silver bill | I
iMIH are are; Indications that the COMMITTEES on
tules VIII be ready In turn to see that no report II
e"ures speedy consi !eTHti0n in the House II a
also probable that Ivy Tuesday mornjnc the q
anne committee MI report a rule making tho il
a,i9na lection bIli special or or for he he {
emainIor q tho week. II this orier il
doEted 1t will probuby lea to one 81 tho most Il