Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-27
CLEVELAND AND A "CRANK."
Mfr. SchuIer Presents His Card-An
Albany Meeting Renewed.
From, tie Ne,o y9rk he aid.

After the funeral of ex-president Ar
,bur Monday the President returned to
tho Fifth Avenue Hotel, where he dined,
and then took a cab for the Desbrosses
street. ferry. He reached Jersey City in
time for the $40 train for W ashington.
Nayor Grace was among the visitors who
called on the President.
nnripg the evening Sheriff Grant and
other Tammany politicians called at the
Hofman House to see Gov. Hill, and
we're told that he had left Ior Albany on
the late train.
Nine detectives stood in the Fifth Av-
anne Hotel Yesterday. This parade OF
official guardianship recalled how Detec-
i've Byrnes made himself so prominent in
washington, when he flooded the Airing
ton Hotel with detectives ana presented
himself there to assure the country that
President Cleveland was safe and well
protected.
The President, with his private score.
tarv. Daniel Lamont, Secretary OF the In
terror Lamar, Secretary of State Baryard,
Secretary of the Navy " hitney, Attorney
General Garland and Postmaster Gem
nral Villas left the Fifth Avenue Hotel
nv the private entrance and were driven
in carriages to the DesDrosses street
ferry. The President did not get away,
however, without receiving some I'M
pleasant attention from aperson with
whom he had previous experience
of a similar nature.
PRESENTS HIS CARD.
"Just step one side,"
This remark was uttered yesterday
morning by a lean, cadeyOrOus, sallow
complexi0ned young man as he pushed
his Way through the crowd which had
Al,
late ex-President Arthur, and walked to
President Cleyeland's carriage, which
was standing at the curb. Having
reached the carriage the cadaverous
Young man whipped a cheap pasteb0ard
card from his pocket, and, handing it to
the driver, requested That it be given to
the President. The card read as follows:
NATHAN SCHUYLER,
Rondout, N. Y.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ...-.....,..........F
On July 90 last, during the Albany BIZ
centennial, MIR. Nathan Schiller, of Ron
dout, n. Y, was arrested under suspicion
OF being crank whose object was TO do
some bodily harm to the President.
Last evening a Herald reporter met Mr..
Schiller and asked him If his visit to this
city had any particular significance.
None Whatever, L came here from
Kingston to dispose of my goods"
What's your business, MIR. Schulerp
Junk. And now let me tell you the
story of my arrest in Albany. L had been
introduced to President Cleveland by
Mayor Thatcher, Of Albany. in the SEN
ate chamber on the evening of July %.
Now, you see, am power up my way,
and in political sense just whoop
things up. Why, 90 you know, last tai
came near getting The nomination for
Assembly in the Second district of Kings
ION. When the convention met l got 70
votes and Dan Hallahan-Dan aud ME
are powers-got IL votes. l saw Dan
was just dying in his very boots for the
nomination, 80 | withdrew IN favor OF
Dan. He got beaten, however. During
the last campaign l spoke for the entire
Democratic ticket throughout Ulster
county. The ticket got LETT, strange TO
say. Now, have been astruggling for
years past in behalf of the Democracy
aud never got as much as Cigar from it.
When Cleveland was a candidate spoke
for MIN, worked for him and induced sew
eral Of my friends to vote tor him."
"Are you married, Mr.. Schiller ?" asked
the reporter.
mo. But as soon as Cleveland gives
me position l propose to settle down
and marry. L have got my eye on one or
WV, UuJ VI OOulb6 L WOu duH
names"
"Do you intend following up your de-
mands on the President for an appoint
ment?'
II do. AS an American citizen l am
entitled to position. AS worker for
MIR. Cleveland | expect something from
his hands. After he has obtained a rest
and be mas partially forgotten ex-Presi-
dent Arthurs obsequies propose TO send
MIN the following letter. You will see |
nave not dated it as yet. Good letter,
amt 1t? Well, you know ! am poet,
and can write prose equally az well as
poetry"
AN EPIsTOLARY oDDITY.
The following is copy Of Mr.. Schuler's
letter hterdttn1 ct Uer6dttm.
RoUNDOUT November -
Honorable GROVER CLEVELAND ESQ.
resident United States America
honorable Sir Grover Cleveland II you
P.ease do NE favor AS 10 give me u position
~ some hind to earn u Honest living under
ne government employ When you was
vanqiIate Tor president United states Amer
ga Introduced your name to the public In
p~slc Meetings done all could what laid
D. rn auy pouer 10 help you to get Elected for
n r. .oaqent onIed states got several OF my
;I,enus 10 vote tOc hon Grover Cleveland In
Lster 20 IN the State New ork Mr. Cleye-
tsu" Dsar SIR ought to do something for me
10 " give position of some kind To Earn a
honest living
IL (See over
4 IN HhOFEH CLEVELAND, Esq..-
90, VIII De very thankful for your kindness If
~ piease do something for me AS 10 help
bo rons 70 Ern honest llyeing am poor but
4 Tir re'' want TO support my parents l can
nv reliance bout NV repta-
Ill, ign the names Or several good
s liens VI the city Kingston am a good
NSA-VCTAl. A good piIIZan Of aA
ccmSSIICa Born in the city kingston Ulster
~ 80 am entitled To something poei-
S son OF some kind AS American Citizen United
n nIIr1es merica Under the government EN-
T rVy 80 wlll and my kind letter and send nv
ba sn US 10 honorable Grover Cleveland j
my roPps!y you VIII write me answer Up on this
stop t n as quick possible Addres King
ROM sS, Iost Onlce n \ to Nathan Schufer
Cygunuout Ulster Co N Honorable Grover
I've SgVeland am the young man who was ar
ye pySv Turing the bicentiA in Albany 1t was
want % tbg 70 90 50 ment no harm / only
tion ' ~ W Espebk To Mr.. Cleveland about POSI-
do I,v W. Larh honest liveing II YOU please