Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-09
the WHITE HOUSE WEDDING.
The Gossips Still at Work on the
Presidential Nuptials.
Editor Dana as a Witness Chance Mem
bers in COngress---MiIitary Relief
BiIs---Republican Cand.
dates in 1888.


at the constant talking of the Folsom
family and about his approaching mar
riase. 1t is said thst no less than 10 or
IS copie, of the dispatch from Folsomville,
New York, printed last Sunday, were sent
10 the President by friends in various
forms. Many of them came in newspaper
wrappers marked with big blue or black
pencil, while others came in envelopes and
some of them contained bits of comment.
II is no wonder that the President became
considerably Disguised. He has refused
10 read any more gossip abou. his engage
uent to Miss Folsom and is worried that
80 much is being said. Washington COS
sins have taken up the interviews and re.
marks made by the Folsom family IN ret
erence 10 the engagement and are treating
the lady's family to a considerable amount
of s.vsre criticism. Some people 60 30
far as to say that the Folsoms are deter.
mined 10 make the engagement sure aud
to bring about the marriage as soon as
possible By keeping alive the talk which
has appeared 10 every part OF the country
and across the Atlantic. Everybody be-
ieves that the Fosoms are IN ecstacles
over the approaching marriage, nnd every
one joins in the expression that this talk
they are INDUCING in is IN very bad taste
Most of the people who have gone 30 tar
IS to indulge 10 dates regarding the sp
preaching marriage have fixed upon the
second week in jane. 1t has been limited,
however, that the President desires TO cut
off this embarrassing comment and Is ar
ranging to have the marriage sooner than
the time mentioned 1t was reported here
to day that Miss Folsom had cabled that
she would leave Paris next week. This
with the statement that the President de.
sires to cut short his embarrassment, makes
the prediction of gentleman closely con-
nectsd with the chief ex"cutive--tnat the
nuptial knot will be tied within three or
four weeks-pretiy reasonable.
The prediction made in these dispatches
a week ago that the President intended to
spend his honeymoon in the Executives
cottage at the Jldlers National Home,
Immediately north of this city, is accepted
as a fact, and arrangements are osing
made TO carry it out u the Home. Ii Is
true that the wedding is to be strictly prl
vate and that public reception will follow
! Only a few OF the immediate members OF
the two families sre to be present, and the
marriage is TO take place IN the white
HOUSE. When it WAS reported that the
President was 70 be married, and for three
or four weeks aflerward very great interest
was eviuced in il by tG3 citizens here, bu'
80 much has been said, especially by the
Folsom family, that the Pc pie are tired OF
it, and it is lot frequently that one hears
any hing about 1t nov. When the time
approaches for thu royal wedding 1t Is
likely that interest will have died ont, and
the ceremony THAI shall make Grover
CIeye! and frankie Folsom man AID
wife will attract no more attention than
,hat which joins together people In upper
society.
~
As q witness Charles A. Dana, the great
New York editor, has proven himself the
most succ 96stul of any man who has thus
far appeared before the Pan Electric fele-
phone committee. The appearance of Mr..
| Dana on Tuesday attracted u large crowd,
and bis deme.nos was scrutlnizsd very
closely. Before this COMMITTEES some OF
The best lawyers and most experienced and
shre~dest men Of the country have appear
ed aud it requires An extraordinary sand
ard Of ability to keep up the general aver
Bge az witness Set by these men. The
cross-examinatiou Of Mr.. Dana by the
chairman and other Democratic memb ers
of the committee was very rigid, and he
had an opportunity 10 bring ou'
whatever he had in him Of brightness This
investigation has been conducted on the
90 ss.you-plesse plan, and witnesses have
generally been permitted to record their
OPINIONS with freedom. Especially was
this true with Mr.. Dana, and more respect
was paid to his opinions than to any other
mans This WAS on account OF the nature
of his examination. He Was called TO give
his opinions aud to tell his reasons for The
course he he's pursued in his great news
paper in criticising the administration in
regard to irs course affecting
Pan Electric and other telephone
mstIers
Mr. Dana, early in his eXtmiusfion, So.
cured gu easy paslu,e ny sitting forward
III his chair, leaniug his arm on the com.
miitee table aud resting BIS head in AL In
clined manner. He anticipated the out
come OF every question evidently, tor he
dropped his face and began 10 ponder al
ter the questioneT had spoken q lev words
| H., Al tho Iaaf
syllable was uttered the witness began to
answer. His language Was in that clear,
hold Eaglish wh,gh has characterized his
writings and given him a reputation of be-
ing the tersest writer IN the country, and
there was that same VEN Of sarcasm and
philosophy in his language which has char
acterized his editorials.
After Mr.. Dana had been on the wit
ne1s stand for an hour and had given
prompt and wonderfully intelligent an
swers to the most intricate G.d compiler
tel questions, going into The minutest DE-
tails Of the Issue, the committee WAS some
what startled when be SAID, in aus yer TO
an inquiry, that he knew nothing of the
telephone matters except as he read them
in the newspapers. Ii WAS presumed that
man having such wonderful familiarity
with the details ard the present status OF
the case had kept Gloss run Of it in he de-
psrtments Mr.. Dana was dressed in his
regulation blue with low collar and
black tie. He has @ heavy beard
and ia bow.legged. He takes long
steps end swings like a sailor. His face
is nearly always downward, indicating con
slant thought He bss begun to show his
age, and his face is not so full about The
eyes as it was few years ago. The small
amount of hair on the lover part Of his
head is almost white, and his fall short
white beard is OF light gray
The self.contained manner and the writ.
iDgs OF Mr. Dana as witness reminded
me OF the appearance of Senator Sherman
ia the criminal court here three or four
years ago. A thief had broken into Sena-
tor Shermsn's house and carried away
some silverwsre. On the morning
set for ihe trial Senator Sherman
appeared in the criminal court. Another
case was at bar, but as FOOD as be
stepped into the court room The iudga An. |