The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-15
THE GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.
Coming Movements Of the First Lady
Of The Land.
Stevenson's Quiet Boom-New York's
Labor Situation and the Novel Un-
dertaking of Richard Croker.

0HINhA4AAR u MUM "a ~ C@A@Ns
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New York, July 1.-THE statement
that Mrs. Cleveland would spend a week
in New York preparatory to making trip
to Europe. with a view to improving her
own health by the ocean voyage, is the
result. apparently, Of the repeated invi-
tations she has received TO that effect, but
which it has been finally decided she that
shall decline. II is hardly likely that the
wife of the chief magistrate will Journey
across the water during this administa-
ton.
Instead of foreign tour Mrs. Cleveland
proposes to spend all the warm days be
foreus in caring for her children. The
lady's devotion in this respect is more
marked Just now than it has ever been.
She does not seem willing 10 allow the
humbest oifces for her little ones TO be
performed by the nurses. Nor is she as
timorOus as one might expect 10 find
lady of such exalted station. for she Ven
lures out with the babies in their little
carriage on the cooler days without any
escort to speak Of. She has become such
a familiar figure in her familiar haunts
that no one pays particular attention to
her Mrs. Cleveland comes TO New York
very seldom now, although, unlike her
husband. she is fond Of the metropolis TO
q degree and it viii be the home of the
Clevelands when the prese mt term of the
President is over 1t is an open secret
among the members of the Presidents
official family that Mr.. Cleveland will not
become candidate again
This is thought to be partly due to the
painfully evident fact at times this Mrs.
cleveland finds her life as first lady of
1,a 1onl anvthfnu hT1r CANAL Indeed
the evidences of this state of affairs have
been unusually direct of late. Her New
York friends report that she is not al
ways in as cheerful a mood as character
lied her in the old New York days.
sTEvENsoN's SUMMER,
The Vice President of the United
States is at present the only politician
holding an exalted Office who deserves the
title of philosopher. The New Workers
who have official influence are coming to
admire him more, not only on account of
his tact and unfailing courtesy, but be-
cause he hasssucceeded in building up a
personal following of the very existence
of which few persons are aware, and
which has been won so quietly that
no enemies have been made at
the same time. Mr.. Stevenson is truly a
phenomenon to New Workers.. Those who
follow the trend Of political development
are really amazed at the ability Of the
man as political tactician. He has sue
ceeded in Withdrawing himself almost en-
tirely from the public gaze. He never
says word on public affairs, except in
the most general way. As an example of
the quiet way in which he plays the game
of politics may be mentioned that, in spite
Of the fact that the leading democratic
politicians are in movement TO make
him Presidential candidate in time, the
first authorized intimation of the fact has
yet to be made.
Flowers CHANCES.
There have been some really startling
rumors in connection with the governor
Ship of the state Of New York recently
1t is said that David b. Hill has actually
formed an intention of running for gov
ernor himself. This assurance was given
out at recent conference in Tammany
hall, and improbable as it was first
deemed, recent events appear to have i'm
parted some show of FEASIBILITY to it,
1t is likely that Gov. Flower will
not be renominated unless it is
absolutely necessary TO do so. Hill. how
ever, has been brought to see that member
ship in the Senate is not advancing his
Presidential chances as much as it might
Indeed, he recently repeated a well worn
assertion that the membership in the
Senate of the United States is always
fatal to Presidential aspirations. But
WEIc ne tletbcu EONGEuOE VI NEW I OTh
state this fall his availability in 1896 would
be immensely increased, for the governor
of New York state at the time of the Ma
tional convention meets is always a posi-
bilitV at the very least. But were Hill
to allow some other democrat TO get the
nomination for governor, and were that
nominee to be elected, such a condition of
things might prove very embarrassing to
himself The Tammany men have even
gone so far as TO say that Hill, unless
himself nominated, will be very luke
warm in the state campaign, and would
like the republican candidate to win, so
as to have no rival next leap year. His
prophecies of democratic defeat as a re-
suit of the income tax are declared to be
in line with the subtle design he has thus
formed. No wonder the democrats are
watching Hill very closely just now. IF
Hill is not nominated for governor, the
democrats will have a hard fight"
said Croker, himself, recently, according
to late Tammany gossip.
A GOULD LIBRARY.
The Goulds are credited with an inten-
tion to present New York city with a
library that will rival the Aston
affair in magnihcence and splendor.
When the gift will be made no
one seems TO know, but the design
of making the municipality the gift
is part of the new social and metropolitan
distinction now being striven for by the
Goulds. They wish to rank with the
powers that be in the city precisely as
the Astors and the Vanderbilts have sue
ceeded in doing. The social campaign in
Europe now being prosecuted so vigor-
onsly is part of the plan of action deter
mined upon as long ago as last winter
The Goulds are certainly spending their
money with uneXampled liberality at the
present time. They are living up to every
cent of their fabulous income, but, of
course, are careful enough not TO go be-
yond il. When the season opens in the
autumn they will have as guests in New
York some of the best known people in
the aristocracy of Great Britain. The in
tention of abandoning New York as a
place of residence has about been given up,
or rather it will not be adhered to longer
than the present heated terms coutinu-
ance. Precisely what has inspired the
sudden eagerness Of the Goulds TO become
nabobs in fact as we'll as in wealth, no
one appears to know, but that they are
beginning to make a breach in the Van
derbilt and Aston citadels abroad there
can be no manner of doubt.
The Vanderbilts are declared to be par
ticularly displeased at this rivalry on the
part of the Goulds, and England has been
witnessing something in the way Of ex-
penditure this season in view of the social
competition of these American million