The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-14
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would not be printable had he given them
vent.
1t is not generally known. but is never
theless true, that the Hon. j. Kahn of
California, was once an actor He is eN-
tremely proud of 1t, and also of the fact
that his $50 pounds make him "one of the
biggest men in the House Another
thing that the successor Of the black
smith statesman as Representative Ma
guire was sometimes called-is that he oc-
cupies the seat on Congress, which be
louged to Hon. Thomas b. Reed in the
Forty-seventh Congress. Mr.. Kahn's gen
iality is rapidly making him general
faVorite among his colleagues.
Senator Penrose is the tallest and heav-
lest man in the Senate. lie is of massive
build, and has the appearance of an attn
lete. Representative J, w. Gaines, OF
Tennessee has taken apartments at the
Wellington for the season. a humber of
Tennesseeans came on for the wedding
of ex-senator Faulkner's daughter and
were the guests of Representative Gaines
while in this city. Former Senator faulk-
ner by the way who is conducting Sen
ator Clark's case before the Senate com
mittee on Privileges and Elections-is one
of those men on whom the flight of time
makes no impression. He laughngly tells
his friends that he does not believe i'll
growing old and has no intention OF 90
ing so. Former Senator Edmuuds is also
connected with the contest over Senator
Clark's seat, and the Roberts case. lie
enjoys very large and lucrative law
practice and says he has no desire Tor
any further political honors.
Senator w. A. Clark. the copper mag
nate of Montana, has with him this win
ter his daughters, Mrs. Il. Nj. Culver ana
Miss Clark He has not yet grained pun
lie curiosity by telling what he intends
to do with the once magnificent but now
somewhat dilapidated Stewart Castle, ~
which he purchased a while ago Tor an
enormous sum. He has leased the annex
of an uptown hotel for The winter, re-
gardless of expense. The annex is prac-
tically a house. being entirely independent
of the hotel though served from IT'S am
ing room and attended to by its servants.
1t is safe to say that It's cost Tor Inc sea
son is a good deal more than the senate
rial salary. Happy the family which need
take no thought as TO "the wherewith!'
Miss Katherine Clark will preside over the
establishment. in conjunction with her
married sister whose home Is In New
York: and it is expected that they VIII DO
some lavish entertaining.
Senator and Mrs. Stewart, who have now
the fine old residence on Eighteenth and
f streets, welcomed their friends on New
Years day with a great bowl OF egg-nog,
made after Mrs. Stewards time-honored
recipe, and, therefore, perfect. Their new
home has received many Transforming
touches, so that in many respects It's In
| terror resembles the famous old stew
art Castle" A grand stairway has been
added to the entrance hall, the parlors
| have Florentine furnishings and an add
ton was built on the south wing TO ac-
| commodate the tall mirrors. The deep
toned walls of the dining room bring out
| the effect of the richly carved teak fur
| niture, and from threshold TO attic the
| whole mansion recalls the extensive trav-
els and purchases of its mistress.
Senator Vest of Missouri, who was seri-
ously Ill the early part OF the winter, seems
| to be quite restored to his wonted health.
| With the prospective retirement of Mr.
| VeA from public life at the end of this
| term the last of the Confederate senators
will have gone. Senator Vest has always
been renowned for his sarcastic tongue in