The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-28
Some Personal Peculiarities
Of Secretary Gresham.
International Marriages as Observed
in Capital Society.
Gossip Of the Presidential Candidates
for 1896.
Special correspondence Of the News.

Special Correspondence Of the News.
WASHINGTON, March 2s.-A good story
is told to illustrate one OF the qualities OF
the Secretary of State. OF course, we have
realized that he is irascible, that bis
foreign policy is rather bilious, that he
seems to be bluffng all right, but no one
quite understands that he will not be
SCALED" ;" as it were, for believe that is
an expression used in the great American
game of draw. Ii is the quality ofabusing
Benjamin Harrison.
have lately heard a story OF distin-
guished editor who was inclined to favor
Gresham for the Republican Presidential
nomination in 'SS. lie had an interview
or two with Mr.. Gresham and liked him
very much, but on about the third was
disgusted TO hear Judge Gresham abuse
Benjamin Harrison, his old time antago-
mist in Indiana. 1t wasn't pleasing to the
visitor and probably was the
chief cause which made this
man,if not a Harrison man, thereafter. OF
course, Judge Ores ham is troubled good
deal by his wounds. think he has three
pretty bad ones, but his temper is also
uneven and he seems to be illustrating
again his great faculty, as ne did in the
postoffice department and the Treasury
under Arthur, OF getting into trouble.
The Judge is very Democratic, however.
lie has been known TO sit in his office
with his feet on the desk with his waist
coat un nbuttoned. have heard that when
he was Postmaster General he and the
late Frank Hatton, who was then first
assistant, were riding to the White House
one day in the Postmaster Generals
carriage.
"Wouldn't you like q carriage of your
own, Frank" said Judge Gresham.
Mr.. Hatton submitted that he would
not object. The money appropriated for
the purpose was soon divided and the first
assistant as well as the Postmaster General
had carriage after that, though up to
the time OF MIR. Wanamaker, the Post
master General had 10 be contented with
one horse. That, however, was the be-
ginning of the first assistants elegance,
a quality which is now appropriately ex-
enplified in Mr.. Jones, the handsome first
assistant.
The newspaper social philosophers who
find one OF their principal diversions in
30 carefully scrutinizing every movement
OF "Prince Pullman" will apparently have
q new topic for their discussions shortly
il rumor here is to be believed. The So
cial philosophers will say that the bloated
Mr.. Pullman is TO wed his daughter to
the Count Isenberg Won Pristine, who
has 33 palaces out of repair and long
strings OF unpaid debts. 1t will be
noble thing for Prince Pullman TO spend
the millions that he has gotten from the
sweat OF honest American interests in
paying off the bills OF a pauper European
count. But really this marriage does
seem almost assured, and something of
the personality OF this poor but proud
prince mag be interesting. He is no
less parsonage than the cousin
CT Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria.
His money is scarce, his palaces are many;
he is consequently supposed to be an ar
dent suitor. The count is said TO be a
jolly, frank and unconventional fellow
ss TO wed Miss Pullman, who il well
known and admired in Washington So
ciety, the country will probably know
much more OF him later on.
Speaking OF Internal ional marriages
mud Of the fad among newspaper editors
OF always predicting the worst for them,
and Of being patriotic about American
girls going abroad for their hus stands.
there are several instances in Washing
ton, which, appearances are any indica-
tions, may be considered the happiest in
the world. These, however were love
matches. They are not like that Of the
Count Isenberg Won Pristine, purely
business affair.
There is the Mexican Minister, the
Brazilian Minister and the Minister from
Costa Rica, also the Minister from Near
aqua, not TO speak OF Ambassador Patre-
notre. Ii happens curiously enough. by
the way, that three OF the wives Of these
men were from Philadelphia. Madame
Romero was a Miss Allen. Madame Guz.
man was Miss Ewing, a daughter OF a
Presbyterian minister OF the most rigid
type. Madam Pstrenotre's story. OF
course you remember. Now, every one OF
these affairs is exactly of the kind that
newspapers in Washington, and Chicago,
and New York, and other cities, overflow
ing with patriotism, are in the habit Of
mercilessIy jumping on. ] suppose the
fact is that an American girl who goes TO
Europe and marries instead OF marrying
an American has just as many chances OF