The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-30
SENATE WILL HAVE CONTESTS.
SCOTT AND CLARK WILL MEET
WITH OPPOSITION.

Strong Contests to BE Made Against
Seating Them-GoOd story of Sena-
tor Clark-HOw He Helped a
Friend-Cassini and Hobart Were
Great Friends-HOn. Lillian Pam
cefOte Has "CakewaIIxfngi' Mo-
diste-Hitt Wants IA Pacific Cable.
Washington Nov 29.-The House of
Representatives is not to have a monopo-
ly of contested election cases. which in
cludes the celebrated Roberts controver-
sy.
In addition to the contest over the seat
ing of Senator Quay, former Commission
or of Internal Revenue Scott of West Viz
ginia, who succeeds Mr.. Faulkner, is to
have a contest with his democratic rival
National Committeeman McGraw. The
latter is daily filing the senatorial mail
bags with long printed arguments to show
that Senator Scott was not honestly elect
ed
Mr.. EIcGraw has also employed a long
array of counsel who will fight the case
| out before Senator Chandler of New
Hampshire and his associates on the Com
mittee of Privileges and Elections.
Another interesting case will be the con-
test against Senator Clark of Montana,
said to be the richest man who ever &C.
cupied a seat in the United States Senate.
He is accused of spending his millions
freely to corrupt the Legislature of his
state. One of his principal accusers is a
minister OF the gospel who has submitted
E1 t1aoxr
can be verified against Senator Clark.
On the other hand, Senator Clark in
correspondence with his friends in this
city, charges that the minister Of the
gospel mentioned is a disrsputabe and
discredited person in the community, and
cities in detail an incident of attempted
blackmail in the Senators office.
story of Senator Clark.
In connection with Senator Clark an in
teresting story Is being whispered around
in senatorial circles. 1t appears that a
member of Congress who is supposed to
be worth several millions recently became
financially embarrassed. He was what
they call down South 'land poor" He has
an interest in large tracts of land in the
far West, and also owns property in this
vicinity upon which he could not realize
except at a great sacrifice.
1t so happens that when Senator Clark
first went westward to dig out his for
tune from the mines and accumulate
wealth from a large commercial trade
which he eventually built up, he received
some very valuable assistance from the
congressman referred to. A personal and
business friendship resulted and has con-
tinued ever since. A short time ago,
while Senator Clark was East he heard
of the temporary embarrassments of his
former friend and benefactor. AT that
had beaU formed with
view to relieving the latter of some of
his holdings on reasonable terms. There
was a hitch in the transaction and nego-
tiations we're suspended. Quietly but
effectively Senator Clark surveyed the
situation and purchased the property at
the figure originally fixed by the syndi-
cate The purchaser was not known to
the delighted owner of the property until
some time afterward. The sum involved
was upward of 100000 and sufficient to re-
lieve Senator Clark's old friend from fur
Their financial embarrassment.
Cassini and Hobart.
Count Cassini, the Russian Ambassa-
dor, probably enjoyed closer friendly re-
lations with the late Vice-President Ho-
bart than any other member of the Dip
lonatic Corps. AT an early stage in their
acquaintance they discovered mutual
tastes and habits which ripened into sin
cere and congenial friendship. They eX-
changed frequent visits in the most in
formal manner and discussed with the
greatest freedom national and interna-
tional topics,
Count Cassini Is, perhaps, the most ap-
proachable and affable member Of the
Diplomatic Corps, and, like The late Vice
President ne is free from ostentation and
unnecessary ceremony in the entertain
ment OF his friends. His library at the
Embassy is typical Of the great nation he
represents. Its scarlet-tnted walls are
decorated profusediy with side arms and
other small implements of war peculiar
to the country. Indeed there is a war
like tone to all the decorations of this
sumptuously furnished room, including
several rare paintings of Russian mill
tary and naval heroes.
The death of Vice-President Hobart
was personal bereavement to Count Cas-
sini and in am unofficial way he is OBJ
serving the thirty days period of mourn
ing as a mark of respect 10 the memory
of his beloved friend. At the embassy the
custom Of this country in displaying the
hag at half mast, was observed, and one
Of the most beautiful floral tributes placed
upon the caslxet at Paterson was the gift
of the Russian Ambassador.
"CaIewaIk' Modiste.
A colored dressmaker is engaged In
making the wedding trousseau of the Hon.
Lillian Pauncefote, third daughter Of The
british ambassador, who is 70 be married
here next February to Mr.. Robert Brom-