The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-27
JOHN CHAMBERLIN STORIES.
III MADE MONEY EASILY AND
SPENT 1T LIKE WATER.


t,-icad of COnI<IIn, Cleveland, Ma
sone and other Prominent Men.
uo,, He sold n Yacht-A Racing
s,,ble Took His Money.
-,., .-hamberln was already a man
- -,-soral repute when he went 10
washington. says the New York Herald.
,..., t- mas at the capital that he got the
.-7 sraaf 10 his reputation as good TEL
Law a friend Of the great. a eonhdant OF
,-. secret. an adviser Of the wise, a
-,.-.-a~ Of the speIbinders. a "cOnnOis-
s.,- Of cooks and a cook for connois-
seurs.'
Conditions at Washington lent them
ss,yss 10 the formation of such a charac-
-s~ The capital city is unique, in this
eminent at least. Alone of all the Amer
..,7 ,.-tss il has seen the cOnvivial side
.,si its character steadily and progressive
,,. develop until it dominates all else.
There are clubs, like the Cosmopolitan.
and there are hotels. Wizards and Worm
1s,ss and more recently the Arlington AM
s5oreaam. which fill the places OF clubs
% their habitues. But there have always
ta47 taverns where social and cornwall
features overshadOwed the business side.
G3urier's and Hammack's filled this
Mace fn antebellum days, and later Welck-
us bur John Chamberlin, soon, with
his resort. crowded out the rest. He
made IL out of the houses of three mem
hers Of congress, Fernando Wood, ThOma =
Swami and James G. Blaine. Its formal
name and title was the Hotel Chamber
lin bu- nobody ever called it anything
hur "Chamberlin =" The reason was
that "Chamberlin's" with Chamberlin
left out would not have been Chamber
Inns"
To these places. in their turn, the
statesmen of the day have resorted as to
a club which was something less and yet
something more than a club. 1t is Pc
cuIiar to Washing ton that the popular no.
as guest. Edward Everett did not dis
slsaaS STU 50 palda59B u99q sBU .I5d59Y lea
dain to disgrace with his oratory a BAN
ouet TO mine host of Wizards. Daniel
Webster rolled contentedly under the ia
bic az which his landlord sat as a guest.
These men have been gathered to their
fathers. but the newer generation have
found at Chamberlins the successors to
their honors. For twenty years past the
history Of the quiet, shaded houses at
Fifteenth and l streets has been the his
tory Of the lighter side of Washington
life
II Conkling frequented the place and, in
deed. lived there, suffering his host to Sc
lect for him his diet, both edible and pota-
bic, so in "a lesser degree did his great rival,
James G. Blaine. The house in which the
man from Maine died IS but a few steps
away from Chamberlins and under its
roof its owner spent most of his time in
the comparative retreat of his latter years.
But when he was younger and gayer
Oh TO "a 1,ar- I'M he
rest, and made familiar with its landlord,
too.
Nearby. in other days, would perhaps
have been little Gen. Malone, in his black
sombrero, frock coat and peg top trous-
ers, like a French cavalryman's long
bearded, daintily booted, with ruffles at
wrist and throat tom" Ochiltree would
perhaps not be far away. Tom" Reed
might drop in, and Amos Cummings, and
Jones Of Nevada. the silver mining sena-
tor and Phil Thompson of Kentucky.
and "BilP' Allen, and Gen. Van Vliet the
modern counterpart of Wouter Van Twill
er. and Rev" Tucker and Green Raun.
And in this assembly, so oddly assorted.
would sit John Chamberlin, the most ST
lent man in the group, but the happiest
and diHusing the most happoiness. He
would turn quick word now and again.
out the best Of him was his broad. tollv
lace and ready smile. His squat figure
and his limp were a liberal education in
jollity.
don't understand why they should
call him John Chamberln; there is only
one Chamberlain In this ep.gram ROs-
coe Conking once sketched his only in
innate friend with whom he never quar-
relied N
He knows more public men than any,
Dody else of my acquaintance" the Flni-
"a senator said on another occasion, with
equal truth and pertinency.
He certainly knew Roscoe Combine,
Frooably no man on earth exceDt Jobn
Ondhoerlln ever called that dignifed
statesman by his first name Between
tnese two ii was Hello. Roscoe. " ana
days ''- u cunning
writer for the New York Journa1 sa,,s
~ ne heard Ohamberlin tell of Johannis
berger wine which cost $50 A hottie for
C9ses OF which were brought over. guard
,u ny a special messenger, who took n
mo ms state room and watched II as
uyusn It We're gold bullion. And all that
vine Ior a single feast!
yoilH Chamberlin was prince of gem
Os-'y- He was merely a money nond
II flowed out as fast as IT flowed in H.
i@4 pensioners by the score.
g.. i" me heyday of his fortunes Chamber
o.. .1-l. the Monmouth Park course. and
.. tN-Ied string of horses. muol, aqainst
AZ ICE OF his business associates Roth
I-o.e1 losing ventures and opened the
CO tor heavy financial losses. When
merlin found himself getting against
e rg Van he began to cut off some of his
ses' He had an expensive yacht.
". lH a Keen eye to method. he took a
81. ny aown the bay, and included amonr
-, s-1slS the man to whom he intended
So zen her. OF course the gentlemen were
I b-na tLlously entertained Then the host
5i,l.led the subject of a sale with great
H. il'3 macy The capitalist thought deenlv
d.. gag place on Lake Erie. and Won
can Il the yacht could get through the
asked 9ii0 urdW' JohnF he
prompt reply was Inc
t sI.s. l.ts minute of sparring, the CAPT
M d give you $4,000"
v .aAe her, " replied Prince John.
n nv, On me check had been safely stored
ask loerlin's pocket, the new owner
quick 4 W did ~ou snap up my offer so
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