The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-02
THE GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.
An American Goes to Russia on a
Unique Mission.
Ex-Vice President, Levi p. Morton. to
Run for Governor of New York-A HO-
tel to Be Built on the High Seas-Ihe
Prospects for Tammany Hall.-The Talk
of New York.
From THE GLOBE Correspondent.

NEW YORK. June 2.-Ofiicia,lv, Tam
many hail has remained without lead
er since Richard Croker stepped down
and out three weeks a"o. hut the evil
denceS are that Mayor Thomas r Gill
roy is already the recognized chieftain
of the famous organization. The inner
room Of the Fourteen nth street Nigwam
where Boss Croker usel to receive his
lieutenants every morning, now re-
sounds to the lonely tread of the jani-
tor and the chairwOman, while
steady stream of politicians of greater
or less magnitude finds it's way daily
into the corridor of the city hall and
thence into the mayors private office.
The mayor guests are always ready
to deny the political significance of
their visits. but the unfailing regulari-
ty with which the sachemS and district
leaders hold consultation with Mr.. Gil
roy gives ample evidence of the fact
that the eyes of the politicians are
turned toward the rising sun.
For the Rights of American Citizenship.
The American line steamship New
York sailed yesterday, carrying two
tourist who 90 to St. Petersburg, with
the deliberate intention of forcing upon
the cZars government an issue which
they believe concerns deeply the rights
of American citizenship.
The mission of these gentlemen has
already been a subject of international
correspondence, and before the end of
the summer it is not unlikely to be-
come topic of diplomatic controversy.
The issue which they purpose to put to
practical test is this:
VIII the United States government
without protest permit a foreign power,
with which it sustains the most amica-
Die treaty relations, to bar its gates
against an American citizen solely on
! the ground Of his religiO, faith?
The American citizen who announces
his purpose to force this issue at the
gates Of st. Petersburg is the Rev. DR..
Joseph krauskOpf, rabbi of the Re
formed Congregation keneseth Israel,
| the largest and most influential and
! liberal of the Hebrew congregations OF
! Philadelphia. His travelling compan-
/ ion is the Rev. Russell II. Conwell, pas
| tor of the Grace Baptist church, also
| Of Philadelphia. Mr.. Conwel is well
| known as lecturer and writer, and as
| the presiding genius of the Temple, in
! Philadelphia, which is said to be the
| largest Baptist auditorium in this coun-
! try.
The Proposed Hotel on the High Seas
1t is unquestiOnably true that {. NJ.
! Coen of Union square is serious in his
! plan to have a hOtc! built out in the
| Atlantic Ocean. lie has not decided
uDon the distance from land, but he
! imagines that ten miles would be about
proper In ten days Mr.. COen will be
ready to let the public know whether
plans will he formulated. In that time
those whom he has asked to go into the
enterprise will give their answers.
so far the marine hotel is only
talked about. said Mr.. COen yester-
day. II refuse. to discuss il further al
this time
The company which purposes to build
the hotel asked the attorney general
several days ago whether it could claim
police protection from the state of New
| York. The attorney general declined
to give a formal option. He assumes
that the hotel will be built on land to
which neither the state of New York
nor the United States has any title.
1t will be on the high seas, in fact.
| Therefore the company can claim only
the protection given TO vessels on the
, high seas.
Levi Morton to Make the Race.
/ There is a ground swell in Albany
and elsewhere in favor of Levi +. Nor
ton for Governor" said ex-senator
/ Commodore +. Nedder. the sage of FL
licottville and a member of the consti-
tutional convention at the Fifth Avenue
/ Hotel the other day.
In Albany at the convention he
/ continued. Il see daily mem bers
from every section, and from what
/ learn | think Morton is the choice
/ Last fall said the nominee would be
( either Depew. Morton or Bliss. but
now il looks like Morton. He Is a
grand old man and does not belong IL
any republican faction He IS above
party strife. and all republicans admirs
him Merton j. the man"