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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
lam Waldorf, the Astor who has ele
die a British citizen.
Wealth of the Astors.

lam Waldorf, the Astor who has elected to
die a British citizen.
Wealth of the Astors.
AS the son-in-law of 1.-The" Mrs. Astor of
the day, the Hon. J. r. Roosevelt would
be very acceptable to the society that gilt
tiers, even had he no claims to distinction
on his own account. However, SO far as
social distinction goes, he has it in his own
right for the Roosevelt family comes of
old Dutch stock, and, while some Roose-
velts have been in the retail trade within
the memory of New Workers now living,
none has who belongs to this branch of the
family. 1t made its money years ago in
the same way the Astors, buying and
selling real estate, and has been rich a
long time. 1t has always been Of greater
social distinction than the branch to which
the President belongs, and its members
have always been democrats, and thus OPP
posed, politically, to the party with which
he is affiliated.
James ACKNOWLEDGMENT is great de-
votee of coaching and for some years with
A. Frederick Bronson "a shining social light
in New York, but not eminent otherwise)
maintained THE Pioneer as a four-in-
hand public coach between New York and
the Ardsley Country Club up the Hudson.
pleasure of those who, like Roosevelt and
Bronson, were in the social swim, 1t was
advertised that "this coach stops to take
up and set down passengers wherever
hailed" Some wags planned to have an
actor dress himself up a woman and
hail the establishment at some prominent
point on one of its trips. This, it was
thought, would not only be a good joke on
the swells, but also a fine piece of press
agent news" The scheme was not car
ried out, though; some one told "Rosey"
Roosevelt about it and he fastened to en-
ter a protest.
eff you do that" he said in effect, "our
coach will get the most disagreeable kind
of yellow journalistic attention imaginable,
everybody will laugh at US all over this
country and on the other side of the ocean,
too. 1 beg of you don't do it,"
His protest was earnest. almost pathetic,
and 1t prevailed.
The lately appointed ambassador to
France, Robert S. Mccormick, who served
in the same capacity first at Vienna and
later at st. Petersburg, is a son-in-law of
the late Joseph Medill, editor of the Chi
cago Tribune.
Mr.. Medill was a very rich man, though
not of the multi-millionaire class. McCor
micks father himself was worth many mil
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Sighting remarks are made sometimes
about the men who marry the daughters OF
celebrities. Nevertheless, the sons-in-law
~ the great not infrequently themselves
become great, sometimes because OF the
help their fathers-in-law render them, but
oftener. it must be confessed, because OF
their own qualities.
The only son-in-law of q President of the
limited States to achieve personal promi-
nence singularly enough, was Jefferson
Davis. who attracted the worlds attention
mainly because he was selected to be the
chief MAGISTRATE of the confederacy, and
did all he could to overthrow the govern
ment OF which his father-in-law, Zachary
TAYLOR, had been the executive head. JEFF
ferson Davis marriage to Sallie Knox Tay-
lor was romantic enough to be used as an
incident in an old-fashioned novel, though
perhaps the world at large has pretty well
forgotten II by this time.
He was lieutenant In the army when
soon after being ordered to Fort Crawford,
at Prairie du-C Chen, Wisconsin, he met the
young woman, her father being the colonel
In command of the post. Davis fell violent
ly in love with her forthwith, but the col
onel forbade any such nonsense. However,
they carried on the courtship all the same
and one morning at daylight neither could
night before, along with another couple,
and had taken four fine horses with them.
The old colonel was furious and swore he
would never be recouciled. Nor was he for
sixteen long years. The Mexican war was
on then; Taylor had become a general and
his son-in-law a colonel. At the battle of
Buena Vista, which, like every other fight
in the contest, was won by United States
forces, Davis was wounded but not until
after he had conducted himself with such
bravery that the general went personally to
his cot, reached out his hand and forgave
him.
"Jeff," he said you have saved the day
with your glorious rifles; now let bygones
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asking about Peter Cooper would be an
swered that he was Hewitts father-in-law.
Hewitt was helped in some degree, SO far
as business goes, by his father-in-law's
wealth, for the latter took him into part
nership; but without doubt Abram S. Hew-
lit would have been big man had he mar
ried poor girl instead of a rich one. Hew-
lit made a threefold mark-in law, in BUSH
ness and in public life. He was one of the
few Americans who have entered both city
and national politics and been successful in
both; he served the metropolis as mayor
and his country in Congress with signal
distinction.
AS a young man he was poor, but deter
mined to rise as high as he could He
started to work his way through college,
after graduating got job as teacher, and
lived so economically that he was able to
save 81 600 the first year. With this money
he went to Europe, having for a travelling
companion Edward Cooper, who was later
to become his brother-in-law. On the home
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Bowles. proprietor and editor of the Spring
field Mass Republican, the most power
full journal of any published in the United
States in a city of no greater population
than Springfield's. Had Mr. Baldwin lived
he would surely have reached a very high
level in railroading
To go back to the early days of the re-
public, Alexander Hamilton was the son-in-
law of Philip Schuyler of Albany. whose
name was an eminent one in the youth of
the nation.
Perhaps the four men who were sons-in-
law to William H. Vanderbilt-Elliott F.
Shepard, w. n. Sloane. DR. w. Seward
Webb and II. Mckay Twombley-all with
out money when they courted the railroad
kings daughters, are the best known as
sons-in-law of a world-known father-in-
law on record
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lions, but Robert q. seems TO have won and
kept his place In the diplomatic service by
reason of his own merits and not because
of his wealth or the journalistic eminenes
of his fathes.n.law, He had served IN We
ricus consular capacities before he was
sent to Vienna, ana when young man hts
education was shaped with special refer
ence to the diplomatic career.
McCorrntck's Uniform.
He signalized his accession to the post at
ct. Petersburg by wearing a court cos
tune" instead of a plain black dress suit.
which had long been the customary court
dress of American diplomats, and there was
much excitement over the change. This
was in 1908, and the costume was of plain
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ward voyage the ship was wrecked, and
Hewitt and his friend the only passengers,
with four of the sailors, left the sinking
vessel in the long boat For hours they
drifted about with hardly a hope of being
seen and rescued, but Just before dark a
passing ship spied them and took them all
on board That was in 1874. Hewitt was
dressed in a suit borrowed of sailor, and
had three silver dollars in his pocket when
he landed. He was invited home by young
Cooper, and it was afterward that his en-
gagement to Miss Cooper took place.
Only one man who has married into a
muItimillionaire family has distinguished
hamself as a diplomat James Roosevelt
Roosevelt, better known in the intimate cir
Gle of wealth and fashion of New York as
''Rosey' Roosevelt, who was sent to Aus
tria as United States minister by Grover
cleveland is a soTirin-law of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Astor, brother-in-law of the pres
emit John Jacob. head of the younger
Astor family, and cousin-in-law of Will
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| blue. cut modestly. and trimmed with gilt
bindings and stripes. Mr. Mccormick
pleaded justification on the ground that his
predecessor, Charlemagne Tower, had
adopted the costume before him, but he
might have pleaded also that in President
Monroes time the American diplomats
wore a prescribed costume of elaborate
splendor. 1t was not until about sixty
years ago, under President Pierces admin
istration, that the notion of severe black
for American diplomats was advanced. the
late August Belmont, father of the present
bearer of the name, then minister to Hol-
land, appeared at court lin the same Co.'S
tune worn by the President" and stimuli
taneously James Buchanan, later Presi-
dent, but then minister to the English
court, went to the diplomatic gallery of
the parliament houses without court dress.
Belmont got along without trouble, but 1t
took Buchanan some time to get the plain
costume accepted. Many American repre-
sentatives abroad have, by reason of earlier
military services, been able to satisfy all
requirements by wearing their military uni
forms, but Mr.. Mccormick could not do
this having always been civilian. The
plain black costume was adopted in 1854, in
compliance with a circular letter sent by
the President; it was not required by law.
Walter Damrosch, eminent in the musical
way, married a daughter of James G.
Blaine whose able son, Emmons, married
Miss McCor mick, a sister of the present
ambassador to France. Young Damrosch,
as he is still called sometimes, though his
dead for some years, met Miss Blaine as
member of one of the famous Andrew Car
negie coaching trips through England and
Scotland. 1t was predicted when the trip
was projected that Cupid's great ally, pro-
pinquty, might bring about match be-
tween the two young people, and the pre-
diction came true, to the great joy of all
the world, which was able TO watch the
progress of the courtship because of the
trips publicity.
Damrosch and Carnegie We're great friends
before this famous matchmaking trip and
have remained so ever since. Mr.. Carnegie
has displayed prominently in his palace on
the Fifth Avenue Highlands" in New
York a photograph of Damrosch upon
which it's subject has written few bars of
that sentimental air, Then You'll Remem-
Der Me"
Lord Curzon-Leiter.
Several men prominent in public life
abroad, through their own merits, have been
sons-in-law of well-known Americans The
most prominent of these just now is Lord
Curzon, viceroy of India, whose father-in-
law, Levi z. Letter, was well known as a
multi-milionaire and who went to WASH
tngton to live soon after he sold out his
share of the big dry goods business in Chi
cago in which he made most of his MIL
lions to his partner, Marshall Field. NO
secret at all was made of the fact that the
move to Washington was made TO secure
husbands for the daughters, and the pupllc
knew more about the Curzon-Lelter court
ship even than it had of the Damrosch-
Blaine lovemaking. nv,
Mr. Curzon-he had not won his tltle
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selected stock brought even more Twenty
four hours later dealers were glad to get
a buck buck. II is said that some dealers lost
hundreds OF dollars because OF the slump
in prices. Shad came In such large num-
bers after they had been selling at high
prices that the reaction was greater than
had been experienced In years.
Where do they all come from?' the
veteran Capt Billy Stuart was asked by
man who was seeking information.
From the river, of course" was his re-
Spouse. I'm a fisherman, but not one Of
the scientific ones and l don't know any
more about the reasons for the present glut
In the market than the others. I've read
about how the shad goes out into the gulf
stream and of how he comes back, but don't
take any stock in the stories. If they all
go out there at the close of the season and
come back at the opening of the next, why
is 1t that they have been SO scarce during
recent years and are so plentiful now?
That's something nobody can tell.
X
Capt. Stuart says he has seen shad come
in a rush many times before this year. He
has no idea how to account for it, how
ever. The captain has been about the
wharves many years, and is about as famil-
lar with the fish and oyster business as is
any other man there. He always takes de-
light in welcoming visitors to "Fishtown''
and showing them how the millions of her
ring and thousands of shad are packed
| away for the winter trade. Shad have been
so scarce and high during the past few
years that but few of them have been
packed away for winter. Dealers have
made more money by selling them as soon
as they reached the wharf than by putting
them away One morning this week boat
had 5000 shad and several hundred thou
sand herring aboard. 1t was an unusual
thing for a single boat to bring so many
shad, but it is nothing to see many thou
sand herring brought here in a boat. Shad
that dealers had to pack them to save them.
Herring sold as low as $3.50 a thousand,
and it will probably be but a few days be-
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when he wooed Miss Leiter-would surely
have attained eminence without a rich
father-in-law. but undoubtedly he would
have harS work 10 support the state CT the
Indian Vice regency were Il not for the
Letter dollars.
The late Henry Pearson, one OF the best
and best-known> OF New York's postmas-
tiers. was son-in-law to MIR. Thomas /.
James, and succeeded him as head OF the
New York Office when the latter was made
Postmaster General OF the United States.
Mr. Pearson was helped TO some extent in
the Post Office Department by his father
in-law's prominence therein, OF course. but
he couldn't have taken the place and filed
IL creditably. as he did. had he not pos
sessed unusual ability of his own.
The Duke of Marlborough, son-in-law OF
William X. Vanderbilt, has made no great
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What Puzzles the Man.

From tie New York Press.
When a man comes home very late at
night he never knows whether there is no
money in his pockets tire next morning
because of that or because his wife was
smart enough to know he wouldn't men,
ton the subject.
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Famous Sons-in-Law
of Famous Men

be bygones. Knox the name my which
he had always called his daughter, knew
your mettle better than l did, This SON.
in-law surely was not helped by his mar
riage to a generals daughter.
Mayor Hewitt's Career.
Abram S, Hewitt, son-in-law of Peter
Cooper, the philanthropist, became so well
known on his own account before he died
that often one of the younger generation
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progress In public life. and does not seem
likely to, even with the Vanderbilt wealth
al his back. The scheme To make him
governor general OF Canada was so indig-
nantly shouted down by the people of the
dominion that it was abandoned almost as
soon as thought of. The duke would have
been a figure in British social life without
his wife's cash. of course; but not nearly so
much of a figure as he Is with it,
Not many men Of letters have sustained
the relation of sOn-in-law to men eminent
in any walk of life, but Aiusworth b. Spot
ford, the first librarian of Congress, who
held that post for many years and knew
more about books than most men OF his
time, was son-in-law of Francis Park
man, the historian Of the northwest
The late William II. Baldwin. president Of
the Long Island railroad at the time Of his
death, was the son-in-law of Samuel
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-23
H. c. Tricks Modest Gifts.

Perhaps one Of the quietest and
least spectacular cases where giving
has begun with and kept pace with
money making is found in the many
charities and genercslties Of Henry c.
Frick. In a quiet way Fricl, has given
tens Of thousands Of dollars to libra
rics, churches. schools and other insd-
twtions He has been generous, also.
not only 10 his friends, but even to his
old enemies. David Lynch was his
OLD and bitter opponent in the days of
the Homestead iron riots. After that
time Lynch had been blacldlsted IN all
the Carnegie works and found It i'm.
possible TO set work Through FricR.
however, assistance came, and
through Frick his two daughters have
since been educated and made SELF
supporting
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-23
Contempt TOR tho Country ssaet,in,.

Contempt tor tho Country Ssaetun,.
The narrowchested eillc-loo-birds
who act as state editors on rEc metro
p0litan dailies poke fun IT The coun
try editor all the year rouud. but we
guess if they could shove their spindle
fhanks under The cornfed editors a..
bic long about now and proceed 10 de-
things TO the aromatic buckwheat
cakes literally lathered win real but.
ter and maple syrup. or could Just
have the opportunity 20 pick a home.
grown spare rib they'd probably know
q few Of the green spots ia tka moss
beck EDITORS desert when they saw
and could understand better WAY we
browse along the highways of tho
sauerkraut and link-sausage districts
In the land Of WaL3ack instead Of nib
ling along the barren asphalt pave
ucnts in the city of frosty mits, health
foods and homeopathic mince pie .ab.
l5ts-- Northport. Mich. Leader.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-23
LATEST NEWS Of
THE RAILROADS
1. C. Changes Reported.

Effective yesterday two changes oc-
CURED In the official roster OF the
Illinois Central railroad II. L. Wal
lace, who has been chief engineer, re
signed. and was succeeded by A. S.
Baldwin. VINO will have charge Of the
maintenance Of way and construction
department About a week ago p
OKeefe, chief special agent, resign
ed and was succeeded temporarily by
J. j. Howe who was yesterday sue
ceeded by II. Welch
The death at Chicago last week Of
W b. Kniskern, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Illinois Central
railroad, was followed soon by the
report from headquarters of the pro
motion of F. W. Harlow district pas,
senger agent for the road at Louisville
and J. f. Sullivan, city passenger
agent for the Illinois Central Of Gin
cinnati
It is stated that W. D Hatch who
is next in authority at Chicago TO Mr..
Kniskern, would become assistant
general passenger agent and that Mr..
Harlow, who was for several years
chief clerk TO II. s. Hanson, the gen
eral passenger asent, would succeed
Mr. Hatch in charge of the agents out
side Of Chicago Mr. Sullivan is said
20 be slated 10 succeed M Harlow as
district passenger agent at Louisville.
Mr. Harlow is quoted as saying he
had no knowledge Of the intentions Of
he company concerning a successor
10 Mr. Kniskern Mr. Sullivan stated
that the only report he had heard was
TO the effect that AR Harlow had been
promoted on account of the changes
incident 70 the death Of Mr.. Kniskern.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-23
TO CAPTURE VLAplVosToK.
Japan VIII Soon Begin Operations
Looking TO That End.

Portland, Oregon, March 22-Ac
cording TO adviees brought by the
liner Arabia from Yokohama which
arrived today IL IS believed in Yoke
hama that Japan will soon attempt TO
capture Nladivostok There are al
present about forty blockade runners
in japanese ports of different national
tiles, which have been captured at
tempting to enter Russian ports
According to the blockade runners
captured on the return trip from Vlad-
ivostOk. the harhor there is filed with
vessels loaded with provisions and
coal. The same impression in Vladi
vostoz as in Yokohama, that the Jap
anese intend 10 attack the place in the
immediate future
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-23

Ask nc no more; The moon may draw
the sea.
Tie cloud may stoop from heaven ana
take the share,
VITA fold 10 fold. Of mountain or Of
cape.
Bot, od Too fond. when have I answered
tlfee
Ask me no more.
Ask me 10 more; What answer should I
gtFef
I lose not hollow cheel, or faded eve.
YET. ~ my friend. VIII upt have thee
ASH me no more. lest I shan bid thee
LEe-
ASK me no more
Ask me no more: thy -fato and mine are
sealed
strgre against the stream. and ala in
vain
Let the great river take me % tire main.
No more dear love- Tor at a touch
yield.
Ask me no more.
Alfred Tennyson.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-23
Senators once Cabinet Members.

Senators Once Cabinet Members.
There are now in the senate five
men who have at one time or another
held important positions in presiden-
tial cabinets aud each is a lawyer
oe enyiable reputation. Philarder
Chase Kno@ gave up the attorney gen
eralship that be might sit in the sen
ate with Senator Penrose as repro
scDting the state OF Pennsylvania.
Henry NJ. Teller of Colorado sat at
the table Of President Arthur's Official
family as secretary OF the interior.
Redfeld Proctor OF Vermont, Russell
Alexander Alger OF Michigan and
Stephen Benton Ellins OF West Yir-
sinia, all have served as secretaries
Of wsr-AIger uuder Mckinley and
the two others under Benjamin Har.
rison.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-23

The health of John J. Hannahan,
grand master of the brotherhood of To-
connective fremen, is such as 10 neces-
state his temporary retirement from
the affairs of his office After a two.
days visit in Chicago he viii 90 to
Hot Springs Ark. for an indefinite
stay in rhe hope that his health may
be recovered Mr. Hannahan is suffer
ing from an aggravated form of rhel-
matte trouble.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-23
Names Of Tennessee. Towns.

Some Of the names Of towns upon
which Tennessee bases claims for
prestige: Barefoot, Bolts, Leap Year,
Chimney Top. Chuekaluck. Half Pone
Hanging Limb. Ipe, Marrowbone.
Mouse Tail, Opossum, Parch Corn.
Peanut, Rip Shin, Sweet Lirs, Tom
Brown. L Pet, Yum Yum, Buzzard
Roost. Fits. Mashmesd. Peeled Chest
nut. Shoe Fly. Skull Bone. Snail lope.
Tiger Tail and Waboo.-Washington
fines.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-23
Ire Diference.

A delegate from Boston to a recent
educational conference in Philadelphia
told OF the answer given by a certain
pupil in enc Of the public schools of
the Hub in answer to a question put
by a pTofe ssor Of natural history.
The question was; What is the
difference Between a biped and a quad
ruped?'
The pupils answer was: "A 5iped
has two legs, a quadruped has -four
legs; therefore. the difference be
tween a biped and a qradruPed is two
legs. Woman's Home Companion.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-23

C0uuan Br0wascll tells Of a
German. a 1e-reit in the naval sery-
ice. Eho. curing a certain watch. was.
an accordance with the regulations,
calling tzo hours.
"Sefca bells. and all fss vellt'' called
the German. cC4Eeclly enough. These
Who heard the cali we're much aston
ished by this amusing variation:
Eight bells, and al iss not VEN
hat dropped my hat overpcard!"-
Golfers Wee6iy
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-23
GIFT
NORTHWESTERN
MILTON H. WILTON, OF EVANS
TON, ANNOUNCES s250,0Oo DO.
NATION TO THAT COLLEGE,
AND WILL FOLLOW 1T WITH
MORE.

Chicago, March 22-It was an
nounced today hat q gift Of $250.o0o
had been made TO the Northwestern
University by Milton H. Wilson, a
resident Of Evanston and one of the
trustees of the institution Il Is SAID
this Is the first Of a series Of gifts 10
the yersity TO be announced soon.
which win aggregate SI,aJ00oo,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-23

Failing to appreciate a recent New
York newspaper Joke, the London St
James Gazette rTaYely announced:
An Irish schooinaster en- visit 10
New York a week or two ago was dis
covered by a policeman in sewer. At
the police cCurt BE- explained that he
thought 30 vas the entrance to the
new underground railway"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-23
Have No uee for None

Money does not circulate among the
Shakers. Having all things in con-
mon. the use Of money IS unneCes arr
except in occasional business traazac-
lions between the families There is
40 division Of earnings other than
ample provision FOR food ana claibing
and the general comforts of life.