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Bon. Joneph II. Choate, Lawyer and
Politician-HI Mnnjr Lagal Successes
4lg Ir Fumed An Authority on
(jutllntlonnl Law.
Ills iilstliVKiMshwl duaHttoa, liU bril
liant carter nml Ui weight of a r
Dovmtl Amcricnu ancestry have all
combines 1 to make Jph II. Choate
the mtturtil olicilco of his party for tlia
Prvoltfeiio.v f the Constitutional Con
vention of New York.
Mr. C!i.uit; was burn la &alm,
Alans., ou January 24, ISS'2, ami la,
Ciwcf !, now in his sixtywwvxntd year.
But his erect and firm carriage, his
kvalttiy coniiil.'Xlou, his ever retlun
Aunt vlf.illty, sooni to belle Ills age.
Ills curlini; brown hair Is only tinned
hum nii'l theri wiili a suspicion of
gray, arid l,U taco is that of a uiaa
who might tx Judged to have borne an
active Kirt In the affairs of his time
tor, at the utmost, t'veity-Uve yours.
Icllte tiiese Ernies ranees, Mr.
Choate has born an active factor In
Cjo nioro advanced life of New York
dty awl Suite, both, legal, political
and social, since 1M0, when he first
weut to New York. A nephew of
Bofus CliKit frho famous Jurist, the
prcsrtice of his unrae has never bi-eu
aoytliln but an Incident In a onresr
earvvd out by slif force of Indomi
table will and extraordinary intelli
feooe. Mr. Choate entered Harvard
College at the ajto of eighteen. grail u
adnjt with honors in He then
followed a two years' course of lec
ture lu the law school attached to
Harvard, which was founded by Na
than Ihine. While here 'his studies
wre mtpcrvlHod by the remarkable
legal minds which the Dane Ijw
School thnM boasted, anionjf his i-o
CPntors Ik-Iiu: the 1'rof. (ireenleaf
whose work on evidence is a standard
for future generations of lawyers. Mr.
Ohoate graduated from the law school
In 18M and one year later was ad
mitted to the bar In Massachusetts.
In 1SSU he (lttnllnVd as a member of
the bar in New York city, where ho
has since remained.
He entered the employ of Ernrts,
Butler & S-niihnia.vd, aud within a
year wan a member of the tlrm, which
was tSioni Univrn as Evarts, Sonthmayd
& Choate. The firm at once began to
take a iitvtuin-nt position at the New
York bar, and to-day Is known to
every lawyer in the land.
The ofllee atid locrl practice of the
Qrm was for many yirs Mr. t'hoate's
occupation. William M. Evarts ap
peared in the larger number of cases
which attracted national attention, and
whlcjj tlie firm's reputation brought in
In frreat numbers. In Mr. Ohate. dur
ing this pwlod Mr. Evarts found an
able coadjutor, fully worthy of his
great gwiius, and ono whose' Influence
on his success Mr. Evarts has often
actnowlexltf.d. Rut Mr. Choate's abll
Ity iK-fere lonu bee u to manifest it
self clearly and originally. As a result
C bis ready wit and genial presence,
is well as because of his distinction
rt the bar. Mr. Choate was mada
PresitUwt of the New England Society
tn New York. He haa for many yars
presided over the meetings of that
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nmmf
lion. Joseph H. Chottte. "
body wlrli characteristic urbanity and
success. He was also elected Presi
dent of the Union League Club. In
recognition of his services to the He
publican party he was in 1800 offered
the. nomination for Congress, which he,
however, declined.
One of the moat Important trials In
which Mr. Climate, was concerned was
the Fltz-.Tdha l'orter court-martial at
West Point. President Hayes directed
that a new tribunal be appointed to re
investigate the charges brought against
(Jen. Porter, upo whlcih he had been
dU.sraeod. Mr. I'lusito was Gen. Por
ter's counsi-l, and secured a reversal
of tho verdict of tho former court-mar-tni).
AnotlnT cjiso of his which attracted
amit utti-iitiin was the trial of Gen.
.U Ces:;;i!.', .n charges of selling tho
art coll. ( ti. hi lu the Metropolitan Mu
seum of .rf In New York city. Here,
13 lu almost every legal batt'lo which
'.k has ever attempted, Mr. Olwate
C-luniplKil.
With Hon. D"'-8 MeCurdy, Mr.
tTioate appeared for the defendant in
the case against tho Tilden Trust, in
which nu Important legal point con
cerning the discretion of executors was
raised. Here he was again successful.
It is a matter of common report
wnoiig lawyers that for his work on
this case he received a fee of $100,000.
The great Standard Oil case, which
waa brought by the State of Ohio for
the abilitiuii of certain privileges of
the corporation, was ably defended by
Mr. Choat'. ii!id finally won by him.
V.iaiu In the Stewart will case, Mr.
Ih.Kite ami Judge Kolllns represented
tho hr'rs as :iLittst Judge Hlltou. Tho
litigation eiu!.-. in a compromise.
Mr. Cli. vi re's recent coniKK-tion with
Mie unit of Mr. Luidlaw against Uus
sell Page for damages for injuries
ctiime-.t u liave bf:n sustained while
m.tectimt :.. S.tge from a dynamite
!suib in tin hands of the assassin
Norcrof s, and the Jury's subsequent
iwarl if li ".ivy compensation to Mr.
fT.o.i-tc' ill.-nt, ate still freh in tho
pimi.e v'.:v). j
But wh'-Ie giving his attention to
"Btricnte iv.d I'lvoUl questions of cor-'
ratloii liw, mid while demonstrating '
. : ubil'ty j. a forceful and Impres.
jury lav. y a- In common law cases,
.11 r. C'h .Mi has been at tho same tlmo
enjKt d u tin' swlutlou of many sruvo
constitutional questions. His txprrl
onco lu this line lins bwni so vast thn'
only a few of the more Important
questions in which ho has 1een Inter
ested within the past sis or eight
years can bo cited.
The Kansas liquor law oaso, at the
time It wan tried, was much talked
about. It Involved the constitutional
right to declare breweries and inanit
factories a milsanco under the law.
The N'eagle case, arising from an at
tack made by Judge Terry upon Mr.
Justice Field, Involved the tonstltu
tlonal right of the Federal Oovern
ment to protect tho person of Federal
Judges.
In the Massachusetts fishery ease
tho question at lsue was tho constitu
tional right of the State to prohibit
certain llshlng In Buzzard's Ray more
than three miles from shore. Mr.
Choate's connection with the Behrlng
Sea seal fisheries case, which Involved
tho International and constitutional
rlglits of the United 8tates. Is a ntet
ter of history. Other weighty consti
tutional questions were the so-called
Chinese exclusion case, where the Is
sue was the right of the I'nltcd States,
under its Constitution and traatles. to
send the Chinese resident In this coun
try back to their native land; the Phil
adelphia Fire Association caw, touch
ing the constitutionality of the recip
rocal taxation laws of New York, and
the Canada Southern ltallroad case,
relating to the effect under the United
States Constitution of reorganisations
of foreign railroads which Impaired
the obligation In the contract of bonds
held by United States citizens.
Various cases have been submitted
to Mr. Choate for opinions with refer
ence to the constitutionality of oleo
margarine laws, of cigarette laws and
also concerning the constitutionality
of similar laws In cases Involving the
original package questions. The laws
of various States in the Union have
been concerned In these disputes.
TWO AKKA PIGMIES.
Daughters of the African Wild, Dwar
fish Hut Grncpful.
For nearly two years the celebrated
Dr. Ftuhlmann. of Perliu, 'has been
experimenting wltli his civilisation
theories on two Akka girls, whom ho
has brought for this purpose to the
Gorman capital. The two African
pigmies, small as they are, have
proved "elephants on lils hand." In
the first place he found It almost Im
possible to nccllmate The little wo
men, who alfhongh their size gives
them the appearance of six-year-old
children, are more than 20 years of
ago. They suffered especially during
the winter motnths from the rigorous
ntmosphere of Northern Prussia, ac
customed as they were to the unatut
Ing heat of the tropics. Another ob-
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faclo to their twpplnoss waa the re
straint of dress and customs to which
It was necessary, for the sake of de
cency, to subject them In their new
cultured surroundings.
It would not do to use tho word
dwarf in speaking of their size and
build, for both Chicanalo and As mini,
though perhaps not complying In fa
cial expression and color to our Ideal
of beauty, yet exhibit remarkable
symmetry in their contour, and are
agile and graceful Little bodies. They
feel awkward In the conventional
dresses of European girls, and they
object to long petticoats altogether.
They insist upon arranging their own
col ffure.
While those interesting dwarfs
showed Intelligence in learning the
ways of civilization, their native
ferocity seems to have been uncon
querable. When amgry, their disposi
tion was murderous, and on more than
one occasion they sought to kill those
in charge of them. Dr. Stuhlmann
finally decided to send them back to
Africa, and it Is interesting to know
That when the day of departure ar
rived they cried bitterly. The pig
mies. In their native forests, are very
savage, and their language Is an in
comprehensible Jargon. The little
girls will not bo returned to savagery,
but their education will be continued
la Africa-
Incorrigible.
"Yes," said the young man with
plaid trousers and a big watch chain.
"I must confess that I am deficient in
musical taste."
"Perhaps tho modern music bores
you," said the pleasant young wo
man. "It does many people, you
know."
"Yes; I don't care for modern music.
There Is one thing about the old songs
that I like very much."
"What is that?"
"The fact that nobody 6lngs them."
nil Feeling nail Changed.
"About a year ago you challenged
me to light a duel," siiHd a gentleman,
entering the apartment of a second
gentleman.
"I did. sir," sternly.
"And I told you that I had Just
been married and I did not care to
risk my life at any baaard. "
"I remember, sir," lio-ughtily.
"Well," said the man, bitterly, "my
feelings have changed; auy time you
want to fight let me know."
A Ilnrlom noardlng-flouse Saint.
Landlady Poor Mr. Lightweight
died last week, and if any one ever
deserved to go to heaven he did.
M. Hcavygftul (who Is slightly In
arrears) Why 't
Landlady (weeping) IXe always
paid his board In advance, never com
plained If his lied wasn't made up,
ami oil, such a delicate appetite as
that poor saint had. Harper's Bazar.
IlcaHcinnhle Precaution,
Lady Purchaser Will you guarantee
that this parrot will not swear)
P.irdseller Why, no, ma'am, not un
:'ss I know what kind of a family it
is going Into.
Both.
Marsy Was that a marriage of love
or money?
Parcy Both. Lovo of mouey.
NOTES FROM GOTHAM.
THE RETIREMENT OF CHIEF SA
CHEM CROKER.
Mayor flllrov the Probable Mew
Leader ol Tammany nig fisuei In
volve, I In the Coming Knlargement of
the City's Knvlron.
Bpeclnl New Tork Letter.
Tho practical rctlremment of Rich
ard Croker as chief of Taiumauy Hall,
and his prolxiblo succession by Thomns
F. Gllroy, are tho chief political topics
of ttho moment. Tho movement was
unexpected, but Croker grew weary
of the worry and abuse he has had
to stand up under. He haa learned of
late years to take Interest hi some
things beside politics, and his love of
horseflesh, In particular, Is said to
have lured hlni away from sympathy
wH1i the endless contentions of poli
tical management
tlcal management. It Is believed that
Mayor Gllroy is to be the real leader
of Tammany Hall hereafter, although
he may not till the ofllee of Chief
Sachem.
"It is funny," said a prominent Tam
many politician the other day, "but
New York politics attracts more at
tention rhau that of all the other ritl
going. I don't know why this is, but
i suirpose we ought all 1o feel compli
mented. You never hear of politics
anywfhere else, except about election
time. I suppose It Is all on ncconnt
of the Tammany tiger and Wall street
These are two institutions the coun
try Is bound to keep Its eyes upon."
With the retirement of Mr. Croker,
some rather pleasant tilings will bo
said of that gentleman. He really
has been n pretty mild sort of "boss,"
and bosses we must have. At least.
I do not believe that any party will
long hold power hero except under the
boss system. It seems as indigenous
to tills municipality as the Howery is.
and even Dr. I'arkhurst. if he should
get into power, would straightway be
dubbed with the title of "boss." But
tho modern boss must be a pretty
unique fellow. The foreign element
In New York city is no longer princi
pally of Irish extraction. The Ger
man, Italian, Hebrew and certain
other elements have come In such
largo numbers, that It would .sectp
that the Irish-American politician
must soon retire. Rut, ns a mutter
of fact, lie has adapted himself to vim
situation with an address and diplom
acy that was not supposed to be part
of the Milesian character.
Sitting in a "cafe" the other day I
was much amused by the conversation
going on at the next table between a
ward tioss and one of his subordin
ates. These were the words I caught:
"Now, there's . Look out for
him. He's a big gun among the Ital
ians, and you treat him as If ho owned
tho ward. They like attention, so be
very polite to him. Then there's .
Ho is popular with the Germans, and
they all hang together. Do every
thing you can to get bis good will.
Then dont forget . Tho .Tews
nil have votes, n-M you want to show
him as much attention as If ho be
longed to the Astor family."
After listening to this instruction for
some tJme I concluded that the mod
ern Tammany politician Is consider
able of a diplomat. In this view of
the case, Mayor Gilroy will fill tho bill
as the new chief of Tammany. The
Mayor is, in my opinion, beyond ques
tion the shrewdest aud most suave
political leader that our city has do
ve loped of recent years.
Mayor Gilroy is a man of rather a
rare type, combining great executive
nblllty and political activity with the
manners and habits of an unassuming
gentleman. Ho belongs to a new era
Mrs. Gllroy and Children.
of local politics, and the success that
awaits him us the leader of such a
political lMly as Tammany Hall will
remain an open question for some
time. Ho Is happily married, and
moves in a select circle of society.
Tho coinlni; politics of this city is
no doubt largely affected by tho com
Uig anticipated enlargement and de
velopment of tho city. The jrreattir
New Yorli scheme, and the rapid tran
sit measure. Involve a colossal redis
tribution of power and patronaxv
Mayor Gllroy has been 11 strenuoiii
oplHinent of tho Hoard of Com men v
scheme of rapid transit, which in
volves the addition of a Uiuded
dchtednes of ?50,(XXl.iXM). Poubtlo.-:-tho
capital for the purpose will bt
ready In private hands as soon as t'
political jHintroi of tho jrreater Xcv
York is settled. There is every Indi
cation that the investment will be Im
mensely profitable, regardless of tli.
':ist of tlm jrreat enterprise. Cap! la'
is not wajtlnj; on that uecouur, lur
r.ither fur the development of elect;-.'
traction uul fo sih how the politic.1.;
cat will Jump.
Mlf.TON 8. MAVUEW.
Thomas F, Gllroy.
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