Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-06-02
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Miss Folsom Starts for
Washington.
THE DEATH OF JOHN KELLY.
Blaine Speaks in Favor Of Home
Rule-How the Worlds Grain
Supply Stands.

Especial to the Herald bvthe Assoefdted Press.l
New YORK, June l.-Wilson Bisseil,
OF Buffalo. President Clevelands former
law partner, called upon Miss Folsom at
the Giisey House at noon to-day and
spent half an hour in conversation with
her. He said he should accompany
Miss Folsom and her mother TO Wash
ington this evening. He said that Pres
ident Cleveland and his bride would
soon take trip to Europe. The date
Of their departure, however, he could
not say. 1t was his intention, he said,
to accompany them abroad. The trip
will probably be made, he added, just
after Congress adjonrns. Mr.. Bissell
and Mr.. Benjamin Folsom left the hotel
at 1890 O'Clock. At | O'Clock Miss
Folsom was alone with her mother. and
busy with her correspondence. Since
her arrival in this oity she has received
a heavy mail and not few letters from
cranks. This mornings mail brought
her q letter from Cleveland. Ohio, from
a person signing himself j. J. Martin, a
friend of the laboring class. He wants
to know il she would teach her husband
to study the amelioration of the suffer-
ings of the laboring classes. "Wili
you." he wrote, advise your husband
how to deal with this question, and will
you, when you are mother, teach Your
children to have the interests Of the la
boring class at hearth 1--WE know, ("
concluded he, that you are large of
heart and willrespond to these entreaties."
Miss Folsom and her mother de-
voted the spare time of the afternoon to
packing trunks and other preparations
for the trip to Washington. Mr.. Fol-
som in the afternoon srdered carriages
for S:l5 O'Clock P. NJ. Miss Folsom took
dinner with her mother and cousin.
They sat down at $50 P. NJ. and did not
arise until about 7. The trip to Wash
ineton and Incidental circumstances were
the principal topics talked about during
the meal. Shortly after o'clock the
hotel porters came to the private parlor
of the Folsom suite to take charge of
the baggage. Most Of Miss Folsom's
trunks were in the baggage room below,
but five large Saratogas remained to be
removed down stairs. In all, eleven
large trunks were piled or an express
wagon that was waiting at the hotel
steps, to go to Washington, and five
others were addressed to 344 Main street,
Buffalo, N. Y.
By $50 Miss Folsom finished prepare.
tions for her journey. Miss Folsom,
Mrs. Folsom and Mr.. Benjamin Folsom
came down the main stairway of the
hall. They crossed the lobby and
reached close carriage in waiting on
the street at the ladies entrance. Att
7:50 P. NJ. the bay and grey team were
started at lively pace to the ferry. The
carriage was driven aboard. and immi-
diately the boat steamed for Jersey
City. Having arrived there the sta
ton entrance was sought and the party |
alighted and assembled the stairway |
leading to the reception room. From |
there they entered the waiting room and |
finally found their way to the platform. |
Here IL was found that the private car
that had been intended to convey the
the party to Washington was not on the
track. This surprise was overcome by q
quickly made decision to enter regu-
lar parlof car. Car No. 1888 was chosen
and the ladies' were conducted to it with |
p-omptness. Miss and Mrs. Fol- |
som seated themselves in the draw
ing-room, and Mr.. Folsom went to
attend to the baggage. At S;45
P. N. the private car that had been ap-
portioned to the party was backed up on
the track and the ladies were conducted
to it. ALI OF the curtains ia the car
were drawn. The car was then hitched
on to the train, and at 9:20 was backed
out of the station. The Chinese Minis
ter. Chang Yen Hoon, and his suite
went on the same train. Secretaries
Endicott, Whitney and Villas. with their
wives, returned to Washington by the
$3.50 P NJ train. Col. w. F. Bissell left
OF midnight.