The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-31

than Offset the saving its smoke may be
presumed to represent.
The most extraordinary suggestion
growing out of the nuisance is that the
persons who suffer most from it might
contribute to reimburse the soft coal
burners the monetary difference between
the sum spent for the soft coal and that
expended for the hard variety. Only
fear that other manufacturers might levy
sort Of blackmail by threatening to use
soft coal has prevented, apparently,
favorable consideration of this PROPOSE
tion.
Several wild inventions intended to do
away with smoke from coal are now ma
turing. Mr. Edison himself is expert
menting with view to extracting large
percentage of the energy in pound of
coal. There is no doubt that fortune
awaits somebody who can deal effectively
with the coal smoke problem.
BRADLEY MARTINS DIsAGREEMENTs.
About one week ago it began to be
whispered that Mr.. Bradley Martin was
having a disagreement with his son-in-
law, the Earl of Craven This was not
believed in the absence of details. Now
the details are supplied, and here they
are:
Mr. Martin had made certain arrange
ments for the coming social season in
London and elsewhere, in which the Earl
eft Craven figured as a sort of trump card.
1t is no exaggeration to liken the plans to
a conversion of the earl into social ped
estal with Bradley Martin as the statue.
But the Earl of Craven seems unwilling
to figure either as trump card or as
social pedestal. There was an exchange
of letters, which, it appears, only served
to accentuate the different points of view
of the high contracting parties.
1t also comes TO light that when the
earl first asked the hand of Mr. Martins
daughter, the young lady's father and
! mother both objected on account of the
! youth of the then Miss Bradley Martin
1t was only after repeated pleadings on
the part of both the young nobleman and
the young lady that the engagement was
sanctioned. There is even in existence a
letter in which MIR Bradley Martin
pleaded that the marriage be delayed for
fully year, but neither of the two young
people would entertain such PROPOSE
ton.
HoKE SMITHS RESIGNATION.
Secretary Hoke Smith was very bluntly
asked by prominent New Yorker re-
Gently what led to report that he con-
templated resigning from the Presidents
cabinet, and if there was any truth in it.
MIR. Hoke Smith replied, according to the
accounts of the interview which are cur
rent, that he had no idea what led to the
report, anu bndJ ne udu no intention OF
resigning unless, indeed, he were re-
| quested to do so. The Secretary added
that he found his duties very congenial,
aud threw a side light on President
Cleveland's character by mentioning the
surprising amount of detail mas
tered by the chief executive. He
reads all the official reports of depart
ments that are prepared by his cabinet
and makes suggestions freely. Mr.. Cleve-
land, also, it appears, has expressed a
| hope that there may be no changes in his
official family during the continuance of
his term. 1t seems to be his impression
that, having by this time accustomed
himself TO the cabinet personnel, and got
them all in working trim, it would be
very trying TO introduce a new personal
| ity. The others of the cabinet feel the
! same way, and agree that it would not be
pleasant to sever the relations now estab-
| lished.
So it would seem that any rumors of
! resignation would require strong corrobo-
ratiye evidence to insure acceptance.
THE CLEws FAMILY.
! Mrs. Henry Clews is very probably one
! of the most popular women in New York
society, fact which is due, perhaps, her
! husbands success ION the street" 1t
might at first appear that there Is no
| connection between the drawing room and
! Wall street, but, as matter of fact the
social relations Of monetary magnates