The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-29

the last ten years. Portuguese, Ecua-
dorian. Argentine Venezuelan and Do
minican legations are all in care of
charges daffairs, while far-away Bolivia
has practically been unrepresented for
eighteen months.
Fashionable lovers Of art are antiofpat-
ing rare treat in the opening of the
Spring Salon in Washington, on Friday.
May 4 Two thousand invitations Will be
issued for the exhibition of local artists.
to be held in the splendid new Corcoran
gallery.
On Monday night Mr. and Mrs John b.
henderson gave dinner in honor of their
niece, Miss Frances Arnold, of New
York, who is here on a visit Among the
thirty guests were Mile. Cassini, Miss
Audrey Pauncefote, Miss Root Miss Hay,
Miss Barbour, Count Lichtervelde and sew
eral of the younger diplomats.
slip of the tongue on the
part of Speaker Henderson Gre
ated considerable amusement in
the House the other day 1t had been an
unusually wearing session of confusion
and disorder; Mr.. Henderson had tired
hlmself out with vigorous pounding of the
gavel, in the vain attempt 10 bring his
unruly schoolboys into anything like prop
er decorum. Finally it seemed that 'the
last straw" was imminent Giving a Sc
smash the desk into kindlng wood, the
Speaker impressively announced: 1.-The
Chalr VIII now come to orderr' During
the laugh that ensued Mr. Henderson re-
gained his mislaid temper and affairs pro-
ceeded more smoothly
This slight lapsus linguae recalls several
others which have raised a ripple of mer-
riment that cleared the atmosphere of
Wordy storms. One was penetrated not
long ago by Mr.. Cochran of Missouri, who
in burst of wrath, tainted the Republ-
cans with having ''relshed the sweet milk
that flowed from the pens of the writers
IN advocacy of sound money"
Another bull, worthy of an Emerald ISL
ander was recently made by Mr. Dalzen,
who prides himself greatly on his Scottish
ancestry Discussing the tariff, he shout
ed in stentorian tones. "Alr. Speaker. the
wilson b:ll is pling up a deficit in the
United States treasury which will soon be
mountains high"
More laughable than either was the
apology of a former well known congress-
man, from Southern Ohio, for excessive
expenditure in some congressional junket-
ing connected with q funeral He was
chairman of the committee appointed to
attend the body TO It's burial place; and
IN rendering his report, he solemnly said:
me expenses of the sad occasion exceed
The news has just come 10 Washington
that Mrs, Leland Stanford so well known
here. has given the old Stanford home. in
Sacramento Cnl., to Bishop Mora of the
Catholic Church, together with a $4,000
endowment with which to maintain it as
an orphanage. 1t was in this house that
Senator Stanford lived when Governor of
California, and where the beloved son was
born in which memory the Stanford Uni
versity was founded. The room in which
the boy PLAYED before the start was made
on the European journey that proved
fatal to him is still kept exactly as he
left it. For whole generation the
house has remained closed, though kent
in thorough repair. and its garden is one
of the handsomest in The Golden State
II is a double house, well fitted for the
uses to which il will soon be put. Dur
ing Mr. Stanford's lifetime If was decided
to make this an orphanage; but so fraught
with precious memories was every inch
of the old place that until now the child
less widow coul6 not bear to give it over
to strangers Verify if unselish deeds
pile up treasures in heaven Mrs Stanford
will find herself a multi Millionaire angel
when she CONES into her heavenly inher-
itance.