The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-10

well as a favorite at court, has urged
the necessity of such step
1t is sa that his present trip to Russia
will dec de the matter of location, etc,.saS
( I e carries v it'll i'm ans and propositions
for the approval of the home government
Several sites have recently been offered
to Count Cassini. He has stated his pref
erences very cl ally, for an embassy
quite remote from the business portion
of the city, yet within convenient dis
tance: with ext nsive gr unds which can
be CONVEX ed into an ideal park with gar
Gems, shade-tre 5, flow us and fountains,
wotl Id add greatly to the comfort
and plea sure of he embassy household
curing the hot days which characterize
more than half the Washington year Il
is needless to add that there is no ap-
proach to such a legati n in this country
81 present. The Turkish minister has been
look ng for something similar. but only
to rent for a brief p Rod. in order to wall
up its garden for the complete seclusion
OF the Light of the Harem,' so that
no American masculine eye may ever get
a glimpse of her.
Justice ard Mrs. Gray left Washington
last week for their cottage at Nahant.
which they have occupi for several sea-
sens ra /. 1t is known as the Lawrence
cottsg - and is situa ed close to the wa
l.w h use, which, with the one next to
it, was partially destroyed by fire some
years ago. Before taking this
waterside place. Justice and Mrs.
Gray used to always spend
May and June a the old Gray homestead.
near Nahant. which is now leased to the
Rev. Howard Brown, a pastor in one Of
the chapels at that popular resort.
Justice Harlan and family seldom leave
Washington in summertime, their own
home here-a great, red brick house. amid
extensive grounds on top of hill-being
cooler and more comfortable for a place
of genuine rest than they can find any
where else. s.,
Secretary and Mrs. Hay are only waiting
the adjournment Of Congress to goato
their summer home in New Hampshire
The house here will not be entirely closed,
however, as motters of official duty Will
keep the Secretary of State at the Capt.
tai a portion of the time. Miss Helen Hay
returned last week from Boston and will
go with the oLher members Of the family
10 New England.
, Senator Tillman has given up his house
on Capitol Hill in this city. and with Mrs.
Tillman and their eldest son. will go South
as soon as Congress adjourns. Ths
younger members of The family have al
ready returned to the Tillman homestead
in South Carolina.
The Old adage concerning sailors and
! horses does not hold good in the case OF
our Admiral of the Navy, so far as driv-
ing is concerned. for no one could handls
the ribbons with more dexterty than this
Man of Emergencies as his presidential
boomers are calling him. Every fine day.
when not off swinging around the circle
I in the South or West, he may be seen with
Mrs. Dewey by his side, in a handsome
| equpage drawn by two spirited bays,
driving into the city from their country
| home, "Beauvoir," or returning thereto
along the howery lanes of Rock Greek.
frequented of other sentimental lovers
1t would seem that the Hon. William
Eaton Chandler is likely to have q big
fight on his hands in the near future.
| Yesterday gentleman who was for years
enjoyed the close friendship of the New
England senator sat in the Senate gallery
gazing down upon him. admiringly and ~
happened that your correspondent o.
cuperd a seat immedia tely in the rear,
where she could not help hearing words
that were uttered regardless of the fact
that "a chiefs amang We takn' notes ana
faith, she'll print en- Said the frieno.
10 another constituent of Senator Chand-
Ter; What on earth is the matter with
William E! Has he gone stark, starins
mad, or is he simply tired Of public lNe
and determined to quit it al the end OF ms
senatorial term next March?" Then az
PLANTATION followed inquiry between tins
TWO anxious constituents, and 1t was point
ed out that Mr.. Chandler has deliberately
placed himself in opposition TO nearly
every pet measure of the administrator
during this session. starting with the gold
standard bill. coming down through ths
list 10 the oXnerdized Porto Rican bill. enn
winding up with determined opposition
10 certain nominations of party magnaees
He has even gone so far as to deciare
in q published interview, that President
McKinley's campaign managers are pre-"
pairing to hold up the trusts for heavy
contribution in a way which he, himself
will never countenance.~ In the senate
on Friday last he went after the ar'noF
plate folk as severely. as Senator Tilman'
Senator Teller and others whose recos'
nized business 1t Is to oppose the admins
tration at all points possible. Senator
Hanna glared at him with fight in his eye
and surprise was the least emotion writ
ten OH every Republican countenance II
no keeps on in his reckless course OF
speaking out so plainly against the trusts
and their alliances his friends fear thds
the most powerful corporation in his state
the Bost on and Maine Railroad Will con-
slider 1t a challenge to actively oppose nls
return to the Senate and will govern it-
self accordingly. In times past the Bos-
ton and Moine" has done its share In, Ke-
publican politics aud has also had num-
Der of tits with Senator Chandler woo
seems perilously inclined to stick by ms
convictions, whatever befalls. Hitherto
however. he has not been particularly
inimical TO other money interests. ana
therefore. the powerful railroad corpora
ton. which is an immense factor IN tpo
ponlics of New Hampshire and adjoining
I states has had to fight him single-han1eo.
so to speak. But If the little knigns
from New England persists in narIyIns
the trusts and making dark insinuations
against the Intentions of the Hanna rag
ton, it is greatly to be feared that INC
corporate intests generally. VIII como,ns
forces with the Boston and Maine Ior
his defeat this year Even Mr.. Chandler :
most enthusiastic friends do not tnink
he is strong enough, strong as he -. 10
fight all the money in the United Stetes'
Tho Germ Theory.-Doctor OF old
School: The chid appears 10 be teethlng-