McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-04-30

Interesting Facts Recalled by a Visit to the
President by Col. Muller, of Nebraska.

Interesting Facts Recalled bya Visit to the
President by Col. Muller, of Nebraska.
Washington special to the Omaha Herald
''You are a remarkably well preserved man for
eighty-six years Of age" remarked President
Cleveland to Col Miller of Omaha, as he
shook hts hand warmly. slow do you man
age to retain such excellent healtht' inquired
the president, and thereupon Col. Miller dis
closed the secret of his longevity, which con-
sisted in the utter disuse of oyercoats, flannel
shirts and extra warm clothing generally. The
president, whose vigorous health is quite re-
markable, heartily agreed with Col. Miller
and was inclined to fully carry out his meth
DDS, as he had practically done In part for
many years.
''Forty-two years ago." said Col. Miller,
s'on nv last visit to Washington, had .
pleasant chat with President Jackson"
'Well, we see few men here who can say
that" replied the president. II had one Wis
itOr last week who said he had seen every pres
ident except Washington, but this was an ex-
optional case"
1--WE came down from Utica,'' continued
Colonel Miller, mostly by stage, except down
New York bay in Il steamer and remarkable
ride of III miles in AZ minutes over the little
railroad from New Castle to F:enchtOwn. The
best hotel in Albany charged 20 cents per day,
but in Washington we paid Sl.50 at the In
dian Queen which was an eXorbitant price
for that day. Congress was in session and
Webster, Calhoun Butler and other great
men were in the senate, and the North Caro-
lima secession question was agitating the pub
lie mind. Washington was mu5-hOle then,
aud had hard time reaching the White
House, the same building We sit in
to-day. General Jackson greeted me warmly
and inquired about the sentiment against Sc
oin in NnrE how hpnr from
every hamlet in the country nervously ex-
claimed President Jackson, and / suppose we
should make some concession to those Caro-
ina people, but IL the worst comes to the
worst, can have in twenty days hundred
thousand troops on the move, and the general
leaped from his chair and struck a most Zero
cious attitude"
President Cleveland was much interested i'll
Colonel Millcr's "reminiscences, and made an
engagement with the colonel to bring around
an original Cleveland man" So to-day the
colonel escorted young Master Pollock, of
Omaha, to tue White House. President
Cleveland was much interested in the bright
boy and predicted great things for him in the
future. ''You may be president some day.
exclaimed President Cleveland as he patted
the head of the child.
THE SANTEE SIOUX RESERVATION.
Representative Valentine was here for
few days looking after some land matters. A
man like Valentine, with an eye to windward
for the main chance has plenty of OppOrtuni-
ties for making money in Washington by in
formation obtained ahead of the public
through the various departments.
1--WE are not very much disturbed out Of our
way about the allotment in the opening of the
Santee Sioux reservation, remarked Valen-
tine eve were glad to get the executive
der in any shape and could not anticipate
land Commissioner Prices instructions allot-
ting eighty acres to each Indian child. This is
rlpnrlv in OODOSitiOn to all existing treaties
and WILL of course, be changed We have put
the matter in such a clear light that the gov
ernment understands the situation AMI will act
soon, think"