Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-15

WHAT ssAID IN ALBANY ABOUT ms RFroR-
ENGAGEMENT

WHAT Il SAID IN ALBANY ABOUT ms REPORTED
ENGAGEMENT.
The New York papers to-day publish various
dispatches from Buffalo and Troy mainly con.
firmatory OF the reports about the Presidents
approaching marriage 20 Miss Folsom I'm June,
but a telegram nom Albany 10 the New York
World says
The announcement OF President Cleveland's
engagement TO Miss Frankie Folsom, OF Buffalo.
created the greatest twitter here. where he has
always been looked upon as n confirmed CELL
bate. IL is not the first time these names have
Geen coupled together. When Mr.. Cleveland
was nrst elected governor the story went abroad
that Miss Folsom would shortly become tho
mistress al the "house on the hnl." Mr.. Cleve-
iand never deigned 10 notice these stories and
allowed them IA die out lie and her father,
oscar Folsom, who is described as having been
noble-hearted, large Drained man, the most
popular I'm Buffalo, were bosom friends FOR many
years, In fact since they studied law and
chummed together as young men. They origi-
nally formed the law firm of aiming Cleveland
d Folsom, which had the choice legal pickings
oL Erae county. When Cleveland was elected
sheriff he retired from the firm. which then was
called Laning, Folsom Il Willett, the present
senator from Erie county, Mr.. Mcmillan, enter
ing III nj the same time. In 1ss5 Oscar Folsom
was thrown from his buggy 10y one of the wheels
tripping AN a street track. His old partner
Cleveland, became the guardian OF his daughter.
frankie, then miss OF eleven or twelve.
Oscar Folsom had been a wealthy man. Ills
father John Ii. Folsom, was the founder of ono
OF the largest property-owners OF Folsomyille,
which is situated "A few miles east III Buffalo.
Mrs. Folsom who had been a Harmon, inner
iteu iortune from ner pareniS oscar fOl-
som death, however, plunged the family into
adversely. IL was found that large as had been
his Income, his open-hearted generosity had
dissipated his fortune entirely and LETT his wife
and child penniless. At the same time the
speculations OF one OF Mrs. Folsom's brothers
stripped her of her Inheritance. Mrs. Folsom
retired TO her father-in-laws aud resided there
while her daughter WAS receiving her education
at Aurora, on Cayuga lake. Miss Folsom Is
now about twenty three, tail In person. Queenly
In bearing. graceful in action, generous In dis
position. witty and viyaclous well read aud
accomplished, and perfectly com petent, despite
her youth, Ia nlnl the responsibilities aud
duties that are exacted from the wife of the
President Of the United States.
The fact that she Is the Presidents ward
coupled with his prudish ideas of proprieLy
have led many who know them both 10 doubt
the truthfulness OF the rumor OF the engage
ment. An estimable citizen of Buffalo, whose
name is known from one end OF the state TO the
other, In speaking tonight OF the news, said:
Miss Folsom IL as charming "A woman as her
father was a noble man, but can hardly bring
my mind To believe that an engagement exists
between her and the President III he were not
her guardian there might attach some pausi-
bility for il, and IL he were not "A stckler upon
something In It. The story has been started
before, but never with so much directness nor
from such trustworthy sources IL Is now. IL
could see the letter which Mrs. Folsom has
written or II Mr.. Henry w. Box to tell me
he had received the letter containing this in-
tellgence, would have nothing to say, but
can hardly think the President at ms age
would marry young girl, and his ward at
that"