The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-26
MINISTER'S IN LONDON.
Ambassador Bayard the Most Pom
lar American Representative,

AOiuOiAi July Nv men MI BaYaru letI
for home the American colony in London
was afraid that it might never have an
other satisfactory ambassador at the
court OF St. James. Whatever may be
the opinion of Mr.. Bayard at home, he is
! certainly very popular here, both with
| the English and with the American resi-
| dents. Some even contend that he is the
| most popular man in England and l have
| heard 1t asserted that he would draw as
large crowd as anybody In the king
dom except the Queen and the Prince
| and Princess of Wales. There is no cues
| ton that he has done great deal of
| good In softening the sentiment between
! the two countries, and, although his
| speeches may have been indiscreet in
some respects from our point Of View
they made him great reputation as an
| orator and have served to promote a
friendly relation between the governments
as well as the people Of both continents
| This was especially true during the agita-
| ton of the Venezuelan controversy, and
many people contend that 1t was he and
| not Secretary Olney who secured the set
| tlement of the question in such peace
| full and satisfactory manner. Mr.. Olney
did the work, but Mr.. Bayard prepared
| the ground.
In the American colony there was a feel
| ing Of the greatest regret and genuine
| sorrow when Mr.. Bayard was recalled,
| and, as I have said, his fellow-country-
men feared that they would never again
| have so satisfactory a minister Mr. Lin
coin and MIR. Phelps were thoroughly re-
| spected but they were not what may be
| called popular; Mr.. Lowell, Mr.. Pierpont
| Mr.. Charles Francis Adams and others
| who preceded them were disllked. Mr..
| Lowell had little relation with his fell
| low-countrymen in London, MIR. Pcrpont
l fe col 10
| Adams was an iceberg. Gen. Schenck
was exceedingly popular, although there
| are few Americans here now who remem-
| Der him, for ne came in Gen. Grants time.
They tell a story of the late Emery
| Storrs, who came to London while MIR.
| Lowell was here, with a sort of semi-ofi-
| cial commission, to negotiate on behalf of
| the pork packers of Chicago for the mod
| ihcation of the restrictions that were i'm
posed against their goods. A friend who
| met Mr.. Storrs on the steamer asked MIN
what he was going to Europe for
| Il am going to make James Russell
| Lowell give me a dinner" he replied. Il
understand that he has never entertained
| an American, and / propose to persuade
| him 70 change the programme and invite
at least one of his fe.low-countrymen to
partake of the hospitality of the legation"
And Mr.. Storrs carried his point No
| body knows how he did il, but Mr. Low
| ell did actually give a dinner in his honor,
and Mr. Storrs selected the guests When
he asked the privilege of doing SO, MIR. Low
| ell is said to have assented with fear and
| trembling, because he expected that Storrs
| would want nobody less than the queen
| the Prince of Wales and other members
| of the royal family. He was, therefore
not only surprised but relieved when
Storrs requested him to ask Irving, Toole,
| Huxley Tindall, and other actors, sci
entists and literary men
Mr.. Storr used to delight in telling this
story, and he said that about three weeks
after, when he left London for a little
| tour over the continent, he visited the
| picture gallery at Dresden and stood alb
| sorbed and almost enraptured before the
| Sistne Madonna.
The room was crowded" MIR. Storrs
used to say, land felt the strange sensa-
| zion that comes to one who IS being stared
| at. found that most of the people in the
| room were Americans, and they looked at
| me with sort of awe-something more
| than curiosity. Finally | turned impa-
| tently and said: Ladies and gentlemen
came 1000 miles to see this beautiful
picture. l suppose you came for the same
| purpose, and yet in the presence of the in
| spired work of Raphael the most won
| derful a human hand ever painted. YOU
| stand staring at me. ! suppose IL is my
clothes that you are looking at and It
| that they were made in Chicago"
Mr.. Storrs says that a gentleman step
| ped out of the crowd at that moment and
remarked: Mr.. Storrs you are mistaken
1T is true that your fellow countrymen re-
gard you with the greatest interest, but It
Is due to respect and admiration rather
than curiosity. You are famous all over
the world as the only American to whom
James Russell Lowell ever gave a din
ner"
But even the most critical American IN
| London comedies that Col. John Hay Nils
Mr.. Bayard's place TO the utmost saus-
faction. He has had trying experience
through the jubilee season, when every
body from the United States wanted
something at the embassy. and he had a
small army of special ambassadors to
look after but as one of the older mem.
| bers Of tho colony remarked the other
| night: "Col. Hay seems to have the fac
ulty of doing everything just right"
Perhaps a Is fortunate, as President Me-
Kinley suggested. that Col. Hay is
not an orator. That Is said to have been
one Of the reasons why he was appointed
ambassador TO Great Britain instead Of
Mr. Depew, because all Of the mistakes
OF Mr.. Bayard were at banquets and a
other public functions, where he made al
lusions in his speeches to political affairs
In the United States. Otherwise his ora
lions were models. and a London publish
er Is now collecting them for tho purpose
Of publishing a book which will Include
not only his public addresses, but those
of ali the American ministers who pre-
ceded him. Mr. Lowell made some very
ane speeches; Mr. Phelps did also, ana
Mr. Lincoln, who does not claim to be an
orator, made quite a reputation In that
line while he WAS minister here. Col Hay
also demonstrated his ability 10 fulnl all
requirements In this regard. He has made
one speech since his arrival. and that vas
on notable occasion In May last. when
the bust OF Sir Walter Scott was unyeil-
ed In Westminster abbey. II Is a beauti-
full gem OF oratory. and the British critics
call 10 a classic
Col. Hay has renewed the lease OF his
house In Charlton terrace, where he lives
among the dukes and princes He b. fort
innate In having a larger income than Mr.
Bayard, and has expended IL freely dur
ing the Jubilee season for the benefit Of
his fellow-countrymen and TO keep up the
American end OF the entertainments. Mrs.
Hay and Miss Hay have already made a
most pleasant impression upon London
society, although they have been here but
a short time 90 the day Of the royal
procession Col. Hay invited "A number OF