New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-06
CAPITAL PERSONALITIES.
GLIMPSE AT THE MEMBERS OF THE
SUPREME COURT
-,,r. ,,,rs,nENr AT wooDLEY-GREsHAM A NEhi
sre.t, MAN-JOHN W. FOSTER SOON IL NJ
r,.rx- MRS. L. s GRANTS VISITS
vps BLAINEs QUIET LIFE.

interesting
nre,o court OF the United States HIS return 49,
p'en'e o,ourn in the South for the benefit Oh
1T, ho,i,h vas awaited with considerable ah"'e''
hv tho court and by people In genera 'o' -,
less interested in the income TAX ou'''o" -
o,xia,, ros relieved yesterday by the arrival
tho rus,ice accompanied by Mrs JACKSON
has heon with her husband during his stay Ho"'
Tho Ioclsons live in K-st. two doors from Se""'o
sherman in the house that was occupied iou' 49,.
bv John ID Noble. President harrison Sci -.
of the Interior Justice Jackson bought 'ne ~
econ o,,or Mr. and Mrs Noble left 1t, AIDING one
moro 70 the number OF court resue"0's' "
-, tho r,ro Justices owning Washington homes
I, IL y largo house and besides the beautifu Franz
lin Park in front. has the unusual au''"'ao ,,,n,
large ward on its east SIDE WHICH, as d "c'
lawn. makes the surroundings still more a'"ao''s
rustice Jockson's health f., much improved a"u
,,less something Unforeseen occurs MS P'cs'"
IN c,ur, ,onorrow will give the full Dehch -
oh dos,ra1 upon which hangs the fate OF t"e
Income Tax law - ,,orr,
IN, n,s,,ces Of the United States Supreme Cour.
are as unhappy. apparently over inc ln'eo'7'o'
as everybody else A few days ago Justice bre"e'
was passing through Of the many sina" pa"
uhich Give n country village air. freshness anu ie
nose TO the National capital He was on MS way
TO the Supreme Court room, ana IL was ''e '
when the motion for rehearing OF the 'uA
was presented The Justice Is eader !" '"e
dav..cbool and one of the a.ways-to-De -deperne'-
,,o, meetings His smoothly shaven race Is eN-
prcssivc of that serenity. born OF CnriSuah nv
in the practical sense. OF peace on eir'h anu 80
will to men, This. az rule, IS JUSTICE DIV.
at home and abroad. and. all IN all ona' ms
man Rut Il was evident that morning that 'he
Justice knew what ahead of him, ana II eve,
n mans face revealed a dyspeptic disturbance OF
mind II was Justice Brewers. 1t was start'insN
frank expression of worry ana irritao''y' "o'
saw disgust as he strobe through the park utterly
obliylous TO the spring beauty AMI sweetness ."
absorbed was ne In his one line OF thought ana 70
,,,ar, unon The one short cut 10 the Capitol that
he did not see passersby looking up win s''''eS
~ RECOGNITION. which swiftly vanished however.
before his set face. ,,
The little stir over the Information op'd''o.
secretly In advance. Of the formal announcement.
from the bench quietly and quickly droppel out u
sight IA might have been expected Nooo's W.
ueycd for n moment that any employe OF the eour'
,,aa resnonslble for the leak" The Justices are
for the mos, part large men physically ana per-
haps It is not too much 70 add, Tor the mos p''
also large mentally. But none are n'aliDie' one
would not pretend to say that the JUSTICES "ou''
think Of revealing the secrets OF the court. but
an adroit individual. or woman. bent on 3D.
tanning certain Information. under favorapie CIR
cun,sfanccs could talk out" OF the court hd'-
vidually OF course. half the Information usSie'
IN a manner 10 make guessing the other haf iarly
safe.
getting about for some months with the AID Oh
,,, amos I'm, he IL a. ambitious II young. and
strong on his feet, with the fashionable stick In MS
hand Justice Field aspires to break the record IN
ength Of service the bench. a feat which ne VIII
accomplish II he hold out two years longer
when he will have 10 his credit trie over thir's-
four years continuous work Some OF tho earlier
Justices served above thirty years. Chief Justice
Marshall was on the Supreme Bench thlrty-four
years chief Justice Story lacked few months OF
| that time Justice Wayne and Justice Mclean
served each thrty-twO years. Bushroi washington
thrty-one years. while in recent times the late
rstlce Miller served twenty-eight years. Justice
t.en was appointed by President Lincoln in 1883
from California which he stll claims as his legal
residence though he owns beautHu nome on
Capitol Hill lie still spends part OF almost every
summer on the Pacific Coast. The Field house IS
one Of three turned ont Of what was formerly the
| famous old Capitol Prison. 1t has large garden
which in summer time Is bright with old-fashioned
flowers and not only the house historic but 50 are
many things IN II. Justice and Mrs. Field nave
been extensive travellers. and their house contains
no end OF art treasures. which they have brought
! from all parts Of the world
| President Cleveland has seldom or never taken
outdoor exercise in the White House grounds and
certainly never outside OF them: but at Woodiey
he IS out every morning an hour or two before
starting for the White House. ana again after his
return home In the late afternoon. Mr. Cleveland
/ "a "A good pedestrian. ana Is not lOnu Oh tic
exercise either Of brisk walk or steady tramp
\, other President probably has taken 50 little
outloor exercise but, strange to say. he does not
seem 10 need C. he keeps fairly we'll; IN fact. all
things considered. the President Is In good health
II IS said the longest walk Mr. Cleveland has ever
| taken IN Washington was about month ago. when.
acrompanied by his Cabinet officers. he walked a
| halfdozen blocks 70 Secretary Herberts house. TO
| a luncheon given In honor Of Mr. Bssell the retir-
! ing Unconstitutional
| There :, no doubt that the Secretary OF
! state IS much broken IN health and for some time
| has been quite run down. though he has declined TO
admit H. and would not go away for much
| needed rest and change Mr.. Gresham has SUI
fered more less from his old wound. which from
time 10 time has troubled him ever since the war.
! though few people ont OF his immediate family are
aware Of II. Mrs. Gresham went to Chicago a lit
I tie over a week ago. but In day or two wac sum-
monei to return TO her husband She had planned
| for a months visit with her daughter. and at the
time Of her departure Mr. Gresham was apparently
"A well as usual But II now appears that his
desire to further Mrs Gresham's visit led him TO
keep up with also the hope OF "stavlng on the
! threatened Illness. Could Mrs. Gresham have had
! her way the Secretary would rave cut loose from
| the state Department. with It's worry OF Hawaii.
| Spain and Nicaragua. and gone away for month
or two. More than that, II Is said. II her personal
wishes were consulted. there would be "A new Sec
rotary OF State and she. with her husband would
be enjoying the Independence ana leisure OF private
| life
Like other OF the Cabinet circle. Mrs.
| Gresham SAYS OF official lfe There Is nothing in
! It." She Is "A clever woman. well read. sympathetic.
ontspoken. ard quick at repartee. but she Is OF
slight phyvique. not strong, and depends a good
| deal upon will power TO meet the demands OF her
position. one day AT Wednesday reception Mrs.
Gresham said TO a visitor
| "Why haven't you been before? hope
/ you haven't been ILL.,
| no. not really H. but little tired" replied the
visitor.
"Tirei"' exclaimed Mrs. Gresham, laughngly
"Oh, know all about that. Every morning for
thirty years have said 70 myself. Come. Matilda
Gresham sou must get up. no matter II YOU are
fired for there H. another days work to be done
Mrs Gresham not ambitious for Cahlne,
honOrs and not In favor OF her husband accepting
! The Mace OF Secretary OF State Mrs Carlisle was
bitterly opposed 10 Senator Carlisle going from