The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31
How the Death Of the Senator Has Affected
the Chief Executive-Effect OfCleveland's
Illness on his Nerves and Manners.
The White House Lady Holds a Caucus
Concerningthe New Year Reception.
Eccentric Mrs. EmmOns Continues to Furnish
Capital Gossips with Subjects of Converse
tion-0ther Washington News.
PRESIDENT AND MRS. CLEVELAND.

Aho 4 ormer VIII Attend the Logan Obsequles
if Possible-A Caucus Over a Reception.
special to the.1ndianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3O-There was confer
ence to-day, at the White House, between mem
bers of that household and DR.. O'Reily the
family physician. The advisability OF the Pres
ident attending the Logan obsequies was under
discussion Mr.. Cleveland has improved in the
last forty eight hours, but is yet suffering much
pain. His left knee is terribly swollen, and he
has fever at times. The physician made care
full examination of the condition of his patient.
and advised against his going out at this time if
he did not want to assume many risks of being
unable to participate in the New Year reception.
The President insisted. however, upon paying
his respects to the memory of the dead Senator,
and it is probable that, if the weather is not
very inclernent tomorrow, he will be at the Cap
itol.
An intimate personal friend of the President
said to your correspondent, to-day: "Since the
death of Logan from the effects of rheumatism
President Cleveland has been very seriously
alarmed over his own condition and the con-
stantly recurring attacks of that unpleasant
complaint. Mr.. Cleveland is a man of full nabt
and his mode of life has not been such as to
build up his constitution to any appreciable de-.
gree, and for that reason he is very prone to
periods OF depression whenever he is, from any
cause, under the weather. The rheumatic troub-
les, from which he has suffered quite intensely
of late, have had marked effect upon his dis
position. He never was very urbane or ap-
proacnaole, except to the very few who were
on the closest terms of intimacy with him.
and now that he has all the cares of office to
worry him. and thousands of men naggine him
for positions, any little turn in the weather
which brings about a rheumatic twinge sours his
temper so much that even his own household lose
patience with him. There is no danger whatever
under ordinary circumstances from the malady
from which he now suffers, but the frightful
mortality among public men since he has been
IN Office has led him iEto despondent spells which
may have bad effect unless he can be led to
think of something more pleasant Cleveland
is in the habit OF referring to the fact that
number of men who were in pub
lie life few months ago, and who
we're, TO all iptents and purposes, fully as
healthy as he is now, have been stricken
down by the death angel without apparent warn
ing. Any one who has read his public utter
ances can see that he is morbidly sensitive, and
it will not be wondered at. therefore, that his
present troubles have not only made him nery-
GUS and irritable, but quite depressed at times
when he thinks that he, too, may De much near
er the grave than his friends have any idea Of
do not wish to be understood" continued this
gentleman, "as desirous of creating any sensa-
tion, out DO say that with his temperament and
his pains Cleveland is in more serious condi-
tion than the country generally believes him to
be in"
Mrs. Cleveland has had conference with the
Cabinet ladies in reference to the reception and
general social matters for the winter. The New
Years day programme il, of course, new to her.
and she asked to be coached for it. There was a
very full and amiable interchange OF views, and
the ladies were assigned positions at the White
House for Saturday. 1t looks now as though
there would be no interference with the occasion
as mapped out last week. All depends upon the
improvement of the President A physician
who saw him to day is credited with saving that
unless he improves considerably he cannot stand
up on Saturday.
Colonel Lamont received half dozen tele
grams from New York to-day asking whether
the President was dead, as reported from Buff
fao. 1t is difficult to understand how any one
could have given sufficient credence to such re-
ports to make serious inquiry of that sort.