The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-02
p1r1, NYE1N WASHINGTON.
90 pefltes Some Vile Partisan Sian
e. About Himself and the President.
LA.o,,, the Nelr York World

.onled TO speak ol my NASAU hoAO pU an o'hA
I,,..cjallv my call at the White house on
ef,ndav but as the call was shortly prior
- the regular ESQ reception, and enemies
', tho President have stated that the public
saception was delayed for nearly an hour
-, nv visit and that Mr.. Cleveland was i'll
-, Pod Room having fun with me when he
.,,,bt TO have been in the East Room at
tending to his business, | have decided to
s.ate briefly tile facts in the form of card.
NJ, charles Dickens. with his wife and
3orghter Major Pond and l called at the
WSite House at J o'clock to afford the
pret6eut all opportunity of meeting us,
and although we remained for twenty MN
t,o. nnrhaps, after the 80 limit, | do not
.I;ni Ina President should be docked for
the lots time.
Mr. Cleveland is "a heavy-set, homemade
.,on IN the prime of life, dressed in a long
sroct coat aud short breath. He was not
ttortled when he learned who we were, but
Controlled himself and talked pleasantly
shout our common country.
He did not seem to replne over his hard
Iot nor murmur because the republic gave
I'm, = fine home III Washington, and then
lame. there and lives on the first floor itself.
Ea ssys he feels the lack Of an opportunity
tor exercise more than anything else, as he
,..d 10 have his lodgings at one place. his
,naots st another and his office at another.
THIS raye him plenty of walking to do be-
fore he came to Washington, while now
willing hands bring him business enough
~ keep him going all the time without his
having 10 leave the house.
The President has a joyful way of talking
about general subjects till the time set for
Won TO leave him, so that when you get out
side the large gate you suddenly remember
tbat YOU did not refer to the matter you
went there to see him about. It has been
ranortci that My business with him was of
an important character, involving the fu-
ture policy of the administration, but such
is NOT the case went there in purely
social way to talk over old times and ask
him if could be Of any service to him.
He is certainly very courteous man, and
laughed at things l said there in a light tone
Of badirage, bonhomme and perSiflage,
which my wife has long since ceased to
smile at.
Mr. Cleveland showed us the Blue Room,
the Red Room. the COOK room and furnace
Ne roamed around over the White House,
looked at the buttery and found everything
alright. Mrs Cleveland is a good house
keeper. She is keeping nouseplants this
winter. and her scarlet geraniums and YER
beuas are looking tirst-rate. Mr.. eyeland
hates to 20 down and agitate the furnace at
or O'Clock in the morning during the
cold weather, but he claims that be would
rather do it than lose verbeDa that is Just
ready to bloom
Mrs. Cleveland is certainly running the
White House in a very creditable manner
and the kitchen floor is clean enough to eat
from without a table-cloth. Company don't
seem to confuse her as | thought it would,
and she and the President set good deal
I,,.o Ia DinaS for a CrOo1 fhanpn
TO live where he could run a mile or two
every day to catch boat and thus reduce
his surplus, for he says he always feels kind
Of sheepish to walk around through the
White House grounds with no object. He
likes to shake hands with people in the East
Room and does not seem to be afraid that
some rude assassin may come in on him and
mar his peace and joy.
There was nothing said during our con-
ference that l would hesitate to repeat here,
or that will make any vital changes in the
general policy of the government. | said
that it looked like a backward spring in
Dakota. md that this would pass for pretty
hard winter on stock but l do not remem-
ber anything else that seemed to bear on the
public welfare in any way whatever.
Our party visited the Treasury Depart
ment for an hour i'll the morning, and
bright ned up Secretary Fairchild's office
the Secretary that soon a quantity of silver
would be removed from the Philadelphia
Mint to Washington, in order to relieve the
strain ON Philadelphia. A rough calcula-
ton as TO TRANSPORTATION showed that it
would require 13S freight cars to convey it
% the Treasury.
This gave me added confidence in the gov
ernment, and when | went dow stairs and
saw the bales of currency and haymowS of
H., n,,1 ll,,.- f,.Il Nf 7 Ar
myself that | would never again turn up
my nose at a greenback.
There is lady in the redemption depart
ment who can tell what denomination bill
was before it was burned and apparently
destroyed by fire. She would be almost in
valuable during the resurrection, should
think
We also visited the capitol Our time was
limited. and so we could not visit both
houses of Congress. We were as undecided
as Mr. Clemens, the humorous publisher of
religious works, who was once asked where
he thought he would go when he died He
taid he was undecided, as he had friends in
both places
We finally visited the Senate and heard
Mr. Frye make his tariff speech. Mr.. Frye
has an earnest and vigorous manner, and
made good speech. During a speech op-
posing Senators break in on each other and
POuuu edCn OUn0rb desks III q VlOlenU man
her, after which they shake hands and APP
pear perfectly friendly Their bitterness
toward each other reads well in the home
papers, and does not in any way interfere
with their Washington friendship.
While here Mr.. Dickens and Maj. Pond
and | We're under the charge of Senator
preston B. Plumb, of Kansas, who is as
broad and sunny in his nature as the bound
less prairies OF his mighty State. He was
Very polite to us, and he deserves a four
me notice at this point.
hope to visit Washington again during
Tue winter and write piece for the papers
ABOUT 1t. l cannot remain now, because |
must get my plug hat groomed and lacked
up, but the guests of Wizards Hotel will see
NE there before the robins nest again.
forgot to state that in the evening |
Witnessed THE Old Homestead" at the Ma
tlonal Theatre. Mrs. Cleveland attended
ana sat OIL my right. 1t was nothing more
Than right that she should She laughed
heartily all through the play, and when old
Josh was aroused during the night by the
Gyof fire, and jerked his old trunk through
the paror while clad in long, white full
night dress, she smiled audiblv in a small
lace handkerchief which must have cost at
least soc.
d Sne was dressed in good taste and looked
nIst rate. She seemed perfectly uncon-
scious OF the fact that she was feasting her
eyes on the play while the audience Toasted
It's eyes on her
When | visit Washington again ! may
silude to the House and refer to the monu-