The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-07


New York, July eff present
indications amount TO anything
there will be trouble for John W
Foster when that interesting diplomat ar
rives in New York. He and group OF
operators IKE him are causing serious diff
fieulty still 10 metropolitan financiers. who
are said finally TO have laid an important
case before Secretary Olney for some de-
finite action.
In order To understand the complication,
st may be worth while TO explain a peculiar
sort Of industry. Let US suppose, for in
stance. certain citizens Of this country
have a claim against a foreign govern
ment, such a claim, for instance. as that
Cuban one Of Mora against Spain. The
matter is duly arbitrated through the me-
diation of the diplomatic establishments.
The moment the foreign government con-
cerned finds the negotiations resulting ad-
Nersely or inconveniently. it employs a
go between in international business. This
go-between is a man of influence with
Washington politicians. and he proceeds TO
intrigue in every direction, with the object
of smoothing matters as much as possible
for the foreign government
The claim against Spain is said to be
delayed largely lhEOuEn roster EFFORTS.
Many of our citizens who have claims Of
a similar nature are said to be unwilling
10 push them, because the professional go
between would surely delay them indefin-
itely. The activity of these men is said TO
be responsible for the faltering course Of
our foreign department in matters of this
sort. The gO-between is professionally
known as a barrel buster for obvious
reasons.
At this time there is quite a series of
claims against foreign governments,
which are being delayed. A determined
effort is TO be made 10 break the barrel
busters ring and that is why trouble
awaits Mr.. John w. Foster.
1t is a fact known to quite a number
that Lord Rosebery, the resign
ed, has numerous interests In
this country, including cotton
mill in the south. The nobleman is un-
derstood to contemplate a flying trip over
here between now and September, with
view to finding out how these affairs
are progressing, and also for the purpose
OF escaping numerous petty annoyances in
cident to defeat. The former premier is
credited with being very lucky, yet of
late fortune would appear to think she
had spoiled him enough. For although
his father-in-law is a Rothschild, the two
have been far from friendly, and Rose
bery's enormous expenses have not been
met out of the Rqthschild millions. The
effectively. His money affairs did not re-
ceiye proper attention, and a venture in
America, supposed to be promising, turned
out quite the reverse. Rosebery IS said
TO get panic stricken every time he opens
a letter from America now He has many
obligations to meet here and is now
determined to make an investigation OF
affairs on the spot. Therefore, If the lord
does come over here for a week or So
nobody need be surprised.
Theodore Roosevelt is decidedly hurt by
stories to the effect that he proposes ulti-
mately to step into the shoes of the great
Byrnes. He has no design of the sort
The man now acting as chief of police Is
understood TO be giving such thorough sat
lsfaction that there is every prospect OF
his permanent retention in that capacity.
Meanwhile Mr.. Roosevelt is in correspon-
dence with the police experts of the whole
world on the matter of discipline and ef-
fectiveness in a force. He receives Off
cial reports and documents from the lead
ing detective bureaus in the great capitals
OF the earth, and they are all studied by
him with great care. His library is by this
time well stocked with literature pertain
ing TO his present work 1t is not TO be- a
supposed that Mr.. Roosevelt confines him
self to seeing that police officers do their
duty-a work known to the force as the
rose act" Mr.. Roosevelt has, indeed,
carried this work so far that New York
police are very courteous nowadays to the
average citizen. But the idea of the police
commissioner is to combine theory with
practice. There is probably no more
thorough student of police matters in the
world than Roosevelt. and he is likely to
make great name for himself in his pres
ent field.
Miss Helen Gould has determined to aid
at the request of a society of women form
ed for the purpose, the work of suppress
ing the New York opium dens for women
BY pure accident she became acquainted
Win the case OF young society woman
who had surreptitiously formed the opium
habit and whose parents had traced. her
TO gilded resort maintained exclusively
Tor the dedication of those members of
the fair sex who indulge in the delightful
but deadly habit The society formed in
Guides some very well known New York
matrons, and Joseph H. Choate is under
stood to have been asked to secure its
incorporation Be this as it may, a very
energetic effort viii be made to have the
spread OF the bane in New York checked
at once. 1t is going to be a very difficult
matter, however. The opium trade in the
metropolis has powerful financial re-
sources, and the laws are in their present
shape, totally inadequate to its suppress
sion. But the conditions of things has
become so alarming and action is now so
imperative that the question will be agt-
tated widely. Gov Morton will deal with
The subject in his next legislative message
Grover Cleveland is seriously consider
ing the advisability of taking to the BIZ
cycle. The machine has been recommend
ed 10 him as a valuable corrective of a
tendency to tleshiness, but he is afraid that
the country at large would find it undigni-
fed in the chief magistrate to begin prac-
tice upon the treacherous wheeled steed
particularly as he might fall and meet
with some cruel bruise. The motion of
the frog when swimming is precisely that
OF the contemporary bicyclist awheel, and
the fact has been brought to Mr.. Cleve-
lands notice. This at first prejudiced him
exceedingly against the wheel for he
deems his Office too exalted for any frog
like gyrations. Reflection, however. has
decided him to think better of this and
it even transpires that he has taken secret
lessons on the machine with no i'll effects
1t may be that Mr.. Cleveland will begin
his new diversion at Gray Gables. Re-
ports about Mrs. Cleveland's health are of
a very reassuring character She drives
about the country daily and leads an out
door life and maintains her usual cheer
fulness.
It is good form to go bare foot. New
York society has settled the matter anG
the women in it whose husbands have
country estates frequently doff their boocs
and hair hos To