Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-30
THE PUBLIC RECEIVED.
Mrs. CIeveIand's Receptions to the
Public Every Other Saturday Att
ernson--The Motley Crowds,
The Favorable Impression Created by
Mr.. Thoebs en- the Floor OF the
House While Pleading HIS Cass.
Big springs, Tx is Passed By the
House of Representatives.
MRS. CLEvELAND's RECEPTIONS

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MRS. CLEvELAND's RECEPTIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 29.-Mrs. Cleve-
land gives the general public an opportu-
nity to see her and shake her hand every
TWO weeks. These receptions are held
on Saturday afternoon, alternating be-
tween those of the President. These gath
erings bring together some of the most
motley crowdssthat it would be possible
to gather in any respectable community.
There is no bar on account OF age, sex,
color or previous condition, and the re-
suit can read ly be imagined.
Ga Saturday OF last week 1t is estl
mated that there were st least 5000 peo-
Pile crowded around the entrance of the
White house. Mrs. Cleveland saw and
greeted every one who succeeded in gain
ing admission. The day was raw and
chilly, and The many ladies who desired
to shake the hand of the wife of the chief
magistrate, were compelled to re-
main on the street or the
walk leading up to the portico
of the Executive Mansion for more than
two hours. The crowds of thieves and
demonstrations" with which Washington
like every other city in the universe is in
tested, saw an opportunity to do q great
zeal of damage. Several pockets were
picked, small articles Of wearing apparel
were stolen, and women were brutslly
thumpsd and pounded out of pure devil
ishness by these hoodlums. Mrs. Cleve-
land has given the subject OF these recep-
tions 8 great deal Of thought She knows
that there are many inconvenience placed
around those who desire to see her, and
she would readily adopt some other course
of meeting tho people If it were possible,
but up to the present time no feasible
plsn has been suggested.
Mrs. Cleveland receives Informally all
those who claim to be her personal friends
on two days Of each week, and many who
have b1tA slight acquaintance with Ger
Improve This opportunity for paying their
respects, but the general public will have
to stand the pressure from the outside II
they desire to attend the White House
receptions.
THOEBE IN THE HOUSE,.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-There wasEa
voice from the people heard in the House
OF Representatives the other day. 1t pro-
ceeded from ThOebe, who has achieved
considerable reputation as contestant for
Speaker Carlisle's scot. Thoebe looks,
what he claims himself to be, working
man, and he appeared as i'll at ease in his
black neck-tie and his faultless frock
coas, as Berry Wall could possibly appear
Ii he should be discovered ct 8 O'CLOCK ar
raved in his O'Clock toeggry iSThoe5e is
man slightly over medium height, with
thin and ungraceful figure. He is dis
tinctly a blonde-but for his sex, he
might truthfully be denominated a
"Wnite- horse" blonde. There is 8
thoughtful expression on his face, which
is holl' W checked and care worn, and his
general appearance is that Of man who
might com n snd-and deservs-the conf
dence of those with whom he came into
daily contact. Like the jealous Moor,
''rude wss he in his speecn;" like that
swarthly individual also was he
in pleading mis- cause well.
The dignity Of the House
had no more terrors for him than the
carelessness Of his workshop; the atten-
ton of 800 legislators embarrassed him
as little as does the lack of attention Of
his senatorial colleagues embarrass the
hilarious Riddleberger. He was calm
aud composed, and though he lacked the
eloquence of a Breckenridge, the i'm
pc uosity OF Randall, the polish OF q
Cox, or the quaintness OF Reed, he
made his points with great deal OF
natural power; and though his gestures
were poor and his speech hating, there
are many worse speakers than Mr.. Thoebe
In the House. His criticisms Of the
House were outwardly gre.tly enjoyed
although they verged q little too close
upon the truth to be very agreeable to
the inner consciousness of many mem
Der. His suggestion that, il the rule OF
"rather be right than be President" pre-
vailed, the House would be deprived of
the presence of many Of its prominent
members, was not acceptable to those
gentlemen who are lending q. willing ear
to the sirenic buzZing OF the presidential
bee, while his remark TO tie effect that
1t was "no great shskes" to be an M. c.,
some what dampsned the enthusiasm OF
the freshmen of The Congressional school,
who hsve regarded those letters after
their names as symbolic OF ell that is
great and good and praiseworthy in the
republic, totally cblivious OF the fact the
truth OF which Thoebe tried to impress
upon them thai there are some good men
outside OF the walls Of the capitol.
RELIEF OF BIG SPRINGS POSTMASTER.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan Is The following
bill for the relief OF John Snoddy, post
master at Big Springs, Tex, was passed
by the House OF Representa- tive to day
TIN ough the efforts of Mr.. Lanham:
Be it enacted, ETC., thst the Postmaster
General be and he is hereby authorized
and instructed to adjust and settle the
claim of John ,Snoddy, postmaster at Big
Springs. Tex, for money order funds
amounting to 1920, RENTED by him TO
the postmaster az Dallas, Tex, January
%, 1887, and which said fua1s were
stolen in transit by train robbers.
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