The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-03-17

Menttaned as Minister to Great Rrttafnl
There seems 10 be a great deal more
in the movement to create a new de
partment and Il new Cabinet officer
than was ut first supposed The La
Dor people have been agitating
the scheme TO create Department OF
Labor. and now that there is some
chance of new department of Com
mcrce and Manufactures. they are
willing to consolidate their talked of
department with this one and lei II be
known as the Department of Com
merce, Labor and Manufactures The
The bill for the new department has
been before the Senate about fl year
for il was introduced by Senator
Frye last March. IL provides for n
Cabinet officer, with ono assistant
anu The nsuAl 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.
cnucs and the administration of Gus
toms and internal revenue laws. But
It will include all matters relating 10
manufacturing industries in the Unit
ed States, and the extension OF our
foreign markets.
Another interesting figure In Wash.
ington life passed away yesterday,
when DR.. James +. Hamblcton died.
He was type OF the class known the
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, DIR. Hambleton
was, none the less, for the past If
teen years, conspicuous and inter
esting soldier In the army of disap-
pointed politicians and Office seekers
who infest the hotel Hobbies OF Wash
ington and live altogether on the
memories of the past. Intensely
scornful of the interest and impor.
lance 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 10 prose
cute n 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 OPP
portunity OF declaring his continued
halinf in nd adharan.sn IN mi
ciples of secession finally lost him his
place, and he never held another,
with the exception of one day as
clerk to the Committee on Ways and
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. II will be memen-
to Of Mrs. Cleveland's last year as
first lady of the land" Miss John
son was the artist, and the picture
was taken in her studio. The group
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 the
gowns In which they appeared at the
New Years reception at the White
House. After the group had been taken
Mrs. Cleveland posed for por-
trait of herself alone, the first she has
had taken in Washington since 1894
Ex-Secretary John w. Foster is
teaching a Bible class In the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church of Wash
ington, which is attended by about
sixty people, including several public
men. SENATOR.