The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-25

mentioned as Minister to Great Brittany
There seems to be a great deal moro
In the movement to create a new de.
partment and a new Cabinet officer
than was at first supposed. The La.
Dor people have been agitating
the scheme to create Department OF
Labor, and now that there is some
chance Of a new department of Com.
merce and Manufactures, they are
willing to consolidate their talked-o
department with this one and let it be
known as the Department of Com.
merce, Labor and Manufactures. The
The bill for the new department has
been before the Senate about n year,
for it was introduced by Senator
Frye last March. 1t provides for a
Cabinet officer, with one assistant,
and the usual number Of clerical as.
sistants. The department is to have
general jurisdiction over the foreign
and internal commerce Of the coun.
try, except in the collection Of rev.
enues and the administration of Gus.
toms and internal revenue laws. But
1t will include all matters relating to
manufacturing industries in the Unit.
ed States, and the extension Of ouI
foreign markets.
Another interesting figure in Wash.
ington life passed away yesterday,
when DR.. James p. Hambleton died
He was a type Of the class known tho
world over as the "Majahs'' and
"Jedges" of the capital city. Edu.
Gated far in advance of those who
In later years were his friends and
companions, and possessing, more.
over, as but few of them do, both
blood and breeding, DR.. Hambleton
was, none the less, for the past fif.
teen years, a conspicuous and inter.
esting soldier in the army Of disap.
pointed politicians and Office seekers
who infest the hotel lObbies Of Wash.
ington and live altogether on tho
memories Of the past. Intensely
GcOrnful of the interest and impor.
nee of modern happenings, they de-
light only In recounting the achieve.
ments Of themselves and their con.
temporaries during and "jest aftah
the wah." After the war DR.. Ham.
bleton came to Washington to prose.
cute claim against the Government
which he held as administrator OF an
estate. He entered Government ser,
vice and held Office for several years
but the extreme bias Of his opinions
and the fact that he never lost an Cd.
portunity Of declaring his continued
belief in and adherence to the prin
ciples Of secession finally lost him his
place, and he never held another
with the exception of one day al
clerk to the Committee on Ways ane
Means. His claim was never al
lowed.
An interesting photograph has re-
Gently been taken In Washington OF
Mrs. Cleveland and the wives of the
Cabinet officers. 1t will be memen
to Of Mrs. Cleveland's last year as
"frst lady Of the land" Miss John
son was the artist, and the picture
was taken in her studio. The groul
was posed In one corner OF the studio
Mrs. Cleveland was the central figure
At her right was Mrs. Olney with Miss
Herbert just beyond. Mrs. Carlisle,
Mrs. Harmon, and Mrs. Wilson Were
at Mrs. Cleveland's left. Mrs. Lamont
Mrs. Francis, and Miss Morton stood
at the back. The ladies all wore tho
gowns In which they appeared at tht
New Years reception at the Whit,
House. After the group had been takel
Mrs. Cleveland posed for por
trait Of herself alone, the first she ha,
had taken In Washington since 1894.
Ex-Secretary John w. Foster II
teaching Bible class In the New Yorl
Avenue Presbyterian Church OF Wash
ington, which Is attended by abou,
sixty people, including several publ,
men. SENATOR