New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-25
GEN. HARRISON A-FISHING.
A DAY AWAY FROM LETTERS AND CALLERS
SENATOR HENDERSON DISCOVERS WHAT THE
TELEGRAPH CAN DO WITH HIS NAME
THE HISTORIC COON IN MARBLE

SENATOR HENDERSON DISCOVERS WHAT THE
TELEGRAPH CAN DO WITH HIS NAME
THE HISTORIC COON IN MARBLE
FBY TEL EaxArH TO THE TRIBUNE
Indianapolis, Nov. 24-It rs General darr1sons
determination to give little thought as possible 10
his future responsibilities for two weeks or moro, ana
then he VIII settle down TO work 1t was his fnten-
ton to GO up into the Northwest with q party VI
Chicago gentlemen on hunting trip but he has about
concluded that n would be advisable for him not TO
leave home at all, and he will Contont himself with
such recreation and diversion a. be can get In ana
around Indianapolis He won't out to-day on long
deferred fishing trip. 1t Is diversion OF which ne
Is fond and in previous years he has spent week
or two eviry scason roughng in the regions whore
game abounds Soon after bis nomination at Chicago
his mind turned to the contemplation Of conquests
with the reel and rod and the country probably stu
remembers his svowed determination at that time to
slip away for q day 10 do little fishing. Visltos
came so thick and FAST however, thai be found no
opportunlty to escape, and 1t was not until to-day
tAat he visited lis old hsunts ut Broad Ripple,
picturesque village the banks Of the White River
few miles from Indianapolis 1t is the favorte hsh-
ing place In this region, and above dam, whcro tho
water stands deep and clear, It IS possible, vnen
the fisherman Is lucky, to ind delightful sport. IL
was not a lucky day for the Presdentecce out IL
was dsy of rest and he returned home in the oven
ing well satisfied with his experience He was &C
v
In his ABSENCE there were a few callers mo ''''
nromincnt of these was Senator C. E. Henderson, Oh
Nebraska, who missed seeing the Presocnteie0' ON
account OF a telegraph operators mistake Inc
Senator is an old acquaintance OF uo". -
Harrison and IS 1t was convenient 1'i
him TO pass through Indianapolis on his way East nc
autographed last night from st. Louis that he would
be here to-day and would cali The telegraph operator
made the signature &C. E. NJ. Anderson" AS the
name was UNI known TO General Harrison, he gave IT no
thought, and, anyhow wax not disposed TO allow
telegram from stranger to Interfere with MS nsnnk
trip. The Senator made his call between trains ana
spent half an hour very pleasantly in conversation WIFE
Mrs. Harrison. He did not come to talk about poht
ical matters and not greatly disappointed. 10
talking about Cabinet appointments, Senator Mander
son said that he thought improbable that the Presi'
dent-elect would take any man from the Senate. and
he doubted n any would be disposed TO accept
q Cabinet position.
delegation also called at the homo of the President,
elect 1t was composerof nfty or more indianapolis
czens and abont two hundred newsboys, who maSched
out to the house present to the General banner
composed of badges of different associations of news
boys and bootblacks, organized by Colonel Hogeland
The speech that had been prepared for
the occasion was addressed to Mrs Harrison by
Major W. j.. Richard and in accepting the present,
she appropriately expressed thanks in behalf of her
husband several other presents were received during
the day, among them a figure of a coon perched on
limb. The sculpture done in marble by an
Illinois youth. Another curiosity was picture OF
the President elect drawn with redhot poker on a
pine board. 1t came from William Kellogg, Of
WillamspOrt, Penn. General Harrison examined
1t with evident interest and expressed himself as
pleased with II.
Evidently tho feeling between John c. New and
j. n. Huston, Indiana's prominent aspirants for
Cabinet positions bitter that which seems
TO exist between some of their friends. Mr. New was
sitting in the new DenSOn House this afternoon
when Mr. Huston came in.
How are you, Nes 2" Mr. News greeting,
ard as they shook hands, Mr. Huston replied:
An right. How you. John?"
A few words passed between them, and further
evidence Of friendliness was furnished By Mr.. New
rcmarking:
Pm going to NcwYork tomorrow. Won't you go
along?"
" DO you think New-York will be big enough for
both of usl' queried Huston, and the two walked OIL
together, arrn-in-arm.