The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-01
GOSSIP OF GOTHAM TOWN.
WHAT THE VICE PRESIDENT Is DO
ING THIS SUMNER IN alaska.
PRuncefOte Is Not I'm FavOr-COrne-
Illus Vanderbilt Is Run Down Phys
icaIIy and May Take n Long Rest.
The Ambitions of GOmpers.

The Ambitions of Gompers.
Copyright.
New York. Aug. s1.-Vice President
| Stevenson made something of a stir in
that tour OF Alaska Alaska has not Of
/ ten an opportunity Of entertaining digni-
/ taries and she made the most Of her Op-
/ pOrtunity. One result Of the trip was the
/ great Improvement in the health Of Miss
| Stevenson. Another thing growing out
/ Of this fact was dwelt upon by the Vice
| President IN his letters home. and that
is the wonderful salubrity Of the Alaska
climate. The far away territory would
undoubtedly be a great health resort were
it not for the expense of reaching it and
the popular ignorance of its resources in
this respect.
Meantime, Mr.. Stevenson continues. In
New York to be the great dark horse
among presidential possibilities. 1t twill
be remembered that he owes his nominal
ton to the vice presidency to Tammany
That organization proposes to do for him
next year similar service, but on a big
ger scale. Stevenson is the one man
capable Of recOnciling all the factions in
]
ing developments connected with the Vice
Presidents boom" before many weeks
Although Sir Julian PaUncefote will re-
turn to this country in the autumn to re-
sumo his ambassadorial duties at Wash
ington, Information OF a very positive
character has reached New York TO the
effect that ne will be transferred before
long to another post. This is largely due
TO the fact that certain London financiers
have more influence with the Salisbury ad-
minis tration than they had with that of
Lord Rosebery. Sir Julian, it seems, has
not at all pleased the European bankers
who have large interests here. He has
failed to secure for them certain cOnces-
sions very essential to the success of their
plans. Besides Sir Julian has scant sympa-
thy with financiers anyhow, and they cor
daily reciprocate the lack of sentiment.
The idea seems to be to replace Sir Julian
with man better able to estimate the i'm
pOrtance of British monetary interests in
America. Sir Julian himself is loathe to
60 He has become greatly interested in
the American negro question and has stud
led the problem carefully and he looks up
on II as very momentoos. His attention
was originally drawn to 1t by the prof.
cheney OF Washlngton's colored youth on
the banjo and one of his themes regarding
the black race is that it has too much sus-
ceptibility to music not to be valuable
ingredient in the makeup of mankind.
Some injustice has been done the police
commissioners by assertions that the frOl-
les Of gilded youth are passed over by the
police, while young men without influence
must go to prison. The contrary is in fact
the case. This is due to the drastic action
of Theodore Roosevelt Some of the
youthful high livers of New York, includ-
ing the sons of many Tnillionaires, have
been in the habit of going upon larks
down town. Those larks included car
nival of cards and champagne. The merry
makers would then retreat to their clubs
and defy arrest. Mr.. Roosevelt declared
that if necessary the SWEETEST club in town
would be raided to prevent such episodes.
This resulted in admonitions from many
parents to their lively offspring. Among
the "bloods" thus talked to are said to
have been Chauncey NJ. Depew, Jr., VIII
liam c. Whitney, Jr, Hamilton Fish, Jr.,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., and others.
Finally Hamilton Fish, Jr., was arrested.
Every member of the gilded youth is now
exceedingly circumspect in his conduct.
New Yorks old reputation as a place in
which to have a good time Is in fair
way to depart. At any rate, the same
! severity melted out to the poor is equally
visited upon the rich, much to the Joy of
staid mammas.
Those who have seen Cornelius Van
derbilt lately have been somewhat shock
ed by the alteration in his appearance.
He looks very much older than he did
a year ago and although he has naturally
a strong constitution, IL has evidently
yielded to the weight of domestic cares.
He has had two divorces in the family in
a very short time, and the health of his
daughter Gertrude was precarious this
summer, although she has by this time
! completely recovered. Mr.. Vanderbilt, it
appears, contemplates taking a long rest
and devoting himself entirely to recrea-
/ ton and the study of his favorite sci
! 4-
a botanist and the owner of interesting
collections of minerals and insects. He
| owns some very rare beetles and butter
flies, including one for which the Duke
of Argyle offered $780, Should Mr. Van
derbilt retire from society for while, So
cial life in the metropolis would undoubt-
eddy prove dull TO many But his friends
have been urging him TO take the step,
for his health seems to demand 1t. He
suffers from no specific complaint, for
as already noted, his constitution is a
| good one, but he is certainly run down.
| He lives a somewhat trying life, and
personal worries have added their cumu-
lative effect.
The extreme devotion manifested by
Mrs. Coleman Drayton toward matter
| spiritual continues to attract much COM
ment She is one of the most constant
of church-goers, but her activity as an
assistant of various charitable workers
Is UnuSL conspicuous. II mas even D6Sl
asserted that the lady proposes to join
one of the Episcopalian sisterhood in
the event of the failure of her husband
to secure a divorce. Were he to succeed
such an implication as this would leave
upon Mrs. Drayton might cause her to
shrink from entering a sisterhood. Lat
terly, however, the impression has begun
to prevail that the husband may not sue
coed in his endeavor. 1t is getting very
evident that more tangible evidence will
have to be secured before DR.. Draytons
lawyer can afford to go into court. On
one of the dates alleged by the husband
as that of an unstatutory proceeding,
Mrs. Drayton has a most positive alibi
Moreover, Mr.. Drayton has been shifty
in his legal proceeding, and constantly
asks for delay. The wife, meanwhile re-
mains very much aloof from the world
Only an occasional visit to her children
varies the monotony of her essentially
religious existence. Mrs. Drayton has re-
markedly sweet manners and these with
her present mode of living win her the
soubriquet of the sister of charity.
New York is to recover her old pres
tige as the center of the labor move
ment of the country. This is to be brought
about largely through the recollection Of