Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-07

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PEcrED VISIT.
Gen. Harrison had another dav Of GOOD sport
Yesterday il the accounts Of the specials are 3,
be believed and he proved himself a good shot.
The country people for miles around had heard
of the President-electis presence ana nockea
to see him. They hunted with him. The
New York World says that the general stopped
to greet them all, man. woman and child; bus
Attorney Pierce. after the greeting was over,
made them all vamoose and leave the Presi-
dent-elect 10 his shooting. He went cautiously,
looking far ahead of every shot 70 see that
there was no Hoosier in range
II was Just about noon when Farmer Sam Ma
lone came across field, put ont his horny
hand and said: This is Gen. Harrison amt
it General. it's just about dinner time and
my house is nigh by" The General had prom
ised Colonel" johnson, the colored cook
aboard the train, that they would come back TO
dinner on board at o'clock. and johnson was
busy all morning getting the meal ready. 30 the
general said: NO, thank you," TO Malone. who
walked sorrily away. In a few minutes he
came back. General" he said. my wife
won't have it, Mrs. Malone saws Won must eat
with us. Indiana hospitality was obstreperous
and the bugle was blown.
THE HoosIER WAS RATIFIED.
When the whole party drew up at MaloneS
front gate there sat Son-in-law Mckee on the
fence with huge wild turkey. He had shot il
and lugged il two miles. IL was open house AZ
haiones. The neighbors were there from far
ana near. and every one who came was welcome
10 eat There was small army about the
board IN the long dining-room and more wait
ing. and where Harrison sat was the head Of
tne table. Malone hustled about like a decapi.
tated hen. He passed the same thing TO the
same man seven times in quick succession, and
spun around every which way. Then he stop
PED and put his hands in his pockets 10 leep
them from shaking of him. and made a speech.
Gentlemen, he said. you'll have 10 mako
allowances for me. / might as well own the
corn. I'm ratified. I'm ratified half TO death.
i never thought I'd live to have a live Pred.
dent eating in nv house,
Meantime Harrison was busy with chicken
and turkey and good things numberless A
big-bearded man opposite him laid knife and
fork upon the table and sized Harrison up for
TWO minutes, then biurted out: Now, always
had curiosity TO know what a real live
breathln President was like. how they 'et, and
how they drunk. and how thew acted"
Very much like other folks, guess" the
general answered. dallying with chunk Of pie.
Don't mind him, general" said a man sway
down at the end Of the table, hes a demo-
craft"
Harrison ate and ate. The rest from politics
was helping his appetite. The neighbors' wives
were skurrying about the table waiting on him.
r..
sister, who had come all the way from Dana was
mead waitress. Each woman passed him some-
thing IN turn, and he cleared il away each
took the plate she had brought him and wiped
IL on her apron and IL was presented to her as
a souvenir, to be cherished from generation
unto generation of prairie-tillers One woman
got his teacup. one his saucer. SOUP plate and
so on. The last thing left was a pie-plate II
was seized, and one woman was left unre warded
There was piece of pie left ON the generals
plate. he he'd that g. r..
and wrapped il in a, paper TO carry home,
Malones will be the most famous place in
western Indiana for the next twenty years.
LIKE A CIRCUS DAY.
In the afternoon the hunters worked slowly
back, and THERE was crowd as on circus dav
about the car in the village. They had been
coming in on corn wagons all the afternoon.
The main street was full of calico. As the first
wagon-load of sportsmen came down the road
hrlng their guns. the cheering began. Gen.
Harrison, On reaching the car took his stand
at the end of il and 1000 countrymen shook
him by the hand. One stalwart young fellow,
biushing under his tan like a school girl poked
a little req baby out at the general Say,
that's named after you," he said
At ABS O'Clock the train was backed of the
siding, and while il paused at the station the
crowd cheered and divided their attention be-
tween Gen. Harrison and photographer, who
had been waiting around an day, and was now
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torney Pierce lured Gen. Harrison to the rear
platform.
What is it for?" asked the general.
They want to see you"
When he reached the platform the crowd
howled and the photographer hustled in q de.
lighted way. Harrison caught sight of the
camera and vanished indoors. The photo
grapher wilted in disappointment. Now Dana
VIII have no likeness of the greatest event that
has happened IN IL since il was christened
HoRsEMAN TELLS A STORY.
While the procession waited A. Fanson. n
famous horse importer from Danville, Ill, who
has come 10 Dana with big colt two wears old
which he is trying 10 sell for O., 500. called on
the general. This morning while airing the
animal after breakfast he caught sight of Gen.
Harrison. who was his counsel in a suit against
the government for $4,000 worth of horse
fesh which, having been imported through
Canada, was seized by the United States ofi-
cials when brought over the line. Mr.. Fanson
boarded the car to meet the general and was
greeted with a hearty how dye do That"
he said to those present as he turned away ..is
the first President ever met" Then he told
OF a coincidence that is to most folks most un-
known.
when in England a few years ago. he said.
Il had to go to Norwich to get the registration
OF some stock. From a hill in the borough q
gentleman pointed out to me two cemeteries.
which, though adjoining one another. Law in
different parishes. In one of these he said.
rs buried the grandfather of Abraham Lincoln
in the other lies the body of the grandfather OF
Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln TIA
a small world. Then, looking away on another
hill, L saw the spot where the great Messenger
horse was foaled"
THE RETURN TO INDIANAPoLrs
The party returned to indianapolis last night
The Sun man says that Mrs. Harrison has got
her carpets down in the down stairs rooms and
the house into reasonable condition of order.
She has been having some new pictures framed
for the walls. Among them is a large etching
OF the "Christ Before Plate" and a pair of the
new large photographs Of Gen. Harrison and
Mr.. Morton. These are framed alike In dark
wood frames, shaded with umber
The day Of the arrival Of Mr. and Mrs Nor.
ton is not yet fixed. but il will probably b
Wednesday or Thursday of next week. Gen
Harrison said last night. he repeated what
was said for him yesterday, that he had no
knowledge or expectation of Mr.. and Mrs Nor
ton being accompanied by any republican
leaders.
The newspaper men, Private Secretary Hal.
ford, Russell Harrison, and a few others were
guests last night at a banquet at the new Deni-
son. The newspaper colony here has grown
since election to be q feature Of the town.
There are so many of them and they scatter
about 80 that for a well-known man 70 get into
town and out again without being discovered
by them would be q harder job than any Of
them are likely TO attempt The Newspaper
men, il all else fails. have last resort They
can keep a watch on Bill Holloway. Mr.. Hollo-