The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07
A COSMOPOLITAN CITY.
Marked Increase in the Number of
Foreigners" at Atlantic.
THE BEACH FOR A PUBLIC PARK.

Legislation Has Besn Secured which VIII
Forever Prevent Corporations from Shut
ting on the View of the ooean-some of
the Distinguished Visitors.
ATLANTIC CITY. May IA curious turn
has been noticed in the composition of the
tide OF travel which has been favoring
this seashore elysium with its Frightening
and enlipening presence of recent days 1t
Is the increasing number of Foreigners"
who are at present sojourning within the
city. In the language of the hotel man
the designating word foreigner" stands
Tor every person who does not claim Phila-
ueiphta as his place of residence, whether
he halls from Moscow or Harrisburg. 1t
Is not applied in any other sense than as a
matter of distinction. 1t may seem a
strange declaration, and scarcely credible.
that this new element, which three years
ago numbered SO few as to attract but
passing notice, now outnumbers Philadel-
ph1ans two to one. But such is the fact,
and it has held good for three months
past. 1t is but an illustration of the wide
spreading fame of the resort which each
year is becoming more and more cosmo-
politan in the character of its patrons.
Western Pennsylvania, especially Pitts
burg and vicinity, Maryland, Virginia,
Ohio, Kentucky and New York are the
states from which the new contingent
halls from in strength.
Every patron of the resort Is imbued
with certain amount of interest In its
welfare, and there is no project which has
enlisted their sympathes with heartier ac-
cord than the city's struggle to place the
beach front under municipal control Leg
1slation has been obtained which en-
powers common council to create the
beach front into public park, and to as
snme authority over it either by dedica-
tion or condemnation proceedings. 1t will
necessarily consume time to accomplish
this public improvement, which will for
e yer make the strand public property,
ana VIII likewise stop the attempts of cor
porations to build railways, piers and
other distractions to mar its natural
beauty and shut out the ocean view from
the esplanade.
United States Treasurer d. N. Morgan.
who has been coming here for a number
OF years, is quite vigorous in language in
his approval of the plan. Treasurer Nor
gan has his family located at the Penn
hurst, and is usually an over Sunday WIS.,
itor.
Mrs. Charles J. Bonaparte, whose hus-
band bears such a striking resemblance to
Baltimore's exclusive social set, is fire.
quently observed on the promenade these
pleasant afternoons, and is as much noted
for the elegance of her gowns as for her
stately figure and graceful carriage. Mrs.
Bonaparte is sojonrning with her maid at
the fashionable Brighton and is here for
an indefinite period
The Monumental city has another
prominent soiourner here in the person
of Judge j. Upshur Dennis. He is at the
Shei iburne, and does little else than amuse
himself with watching the breakers roll
In along the beach from some secluded
nook oil the promenade.
From the far west is noticed Miss Mary
Plum, tile bright daughter of the late
Senator Plum, of Kansas, and to whom
she was of such great assistance during
his lifetime Miss Plum is here for her
health. She is quiet parsonage, and
shows in her conversation a mind of un-
usual brightness and cultivation. She
nnds companionship in the company of
Mrs. Charles Daniels and Mrs Daniel
Lock wood, whose husbands represent at
Washington the Thirty second and Thir-
ty-third congressional districts. They are
frequently together in the Casino on the
beach,
In the same pleasure resort is to be no.
s,SSo oosasiohtily fne solulerly form OF
w. II, Hastings, n brother of General
Hastings, who, 1t is conceded, will be the
next Republican candidate for governor
OF Pennsylvania. Mr.. Hastings has an
impressive personality, in which his long
nowlng whlskers play I'm important part
and resemble in style those for which Mr..
Pener, the Kansas senator, is famed He
does not discuss politics, but upon the
subject of his brothers candidacy he does
not hesitate 10 say that from what he has
heard and observed that up to date he is
the most likely candidate to secure the
nomination on the Republican side. Mr..
Hastings usually makes the Hotel Dennis
his headuuartprs