Evening journal., 1888-12-06
GEN. HARRISON'S DAY OFF
He Makes War on Small Game
with a $500 Gun.
IN FINE FETTLE AND SPIRITS.

Nhe fnrtN sets Away Quietly ana Scare
or wouid-be Followers with Terrible
Thrcats-Gen. Harrison's Little joke
About Dana-some Cabinet Gossip.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. O.-Gen Harrison had
TO get up at 8 o'clock In order 20 be on time
for the special hunting train, which left his
home at 7:lO Gen Harrison had new gun,
which came all the way from Syracuse,
marked Protection 10 American INDUSTRIES
and was worth, at the least calculation, $500
The train sped out of the station. Nobody
except Mr.. Pierco knew when it was coming
10 is seventy five miles 10 Dana, the Ner-
million county town, where the Indianapolis,
Decatur and Springfield railroad escapes into
Illinois, but the distance was accomplished in
two hours, though the road is SO rough that
two trains "a day arc all they dare TO run
over IT, At 9;l5 the special train pulled up
at the little station here and was side tracked.
Most OF tho 500 people of the town We're
about their business. The train people loafed
all day and wondered what luck the sports
men were having Nobody dared 10 follow
them
Private Secretary Halford had announced
that any over inquistive person who went
along was in certain danger of being shot by
the presdent-elect himself Another bulletin
was that the general would surely turn back
If any detectives seemed determined to follow
him. All day the tramp kept up. The party
returned to the train at aghtfall ana supper
wns had. Qunil rabbits and pheasants had
been the most sought. There was lack of
the latter game when the returns were all in,
but of the quail there were fifteen and Of
rabbits five, enough, Of course, 10 make pro
fessional hunters cnvious. The Hoosor and
the Sucker country are too cold for ducks
The early evening was spent in tho parlor
Of the cur, talking over old times and telling
stories Of the frontier Gen Harrison's were
as hearty as the most But all grew tired
early They had all started out early, and
carly and latc had chased the pointer Be
fore 10 o'clock the car was dark, the people
shout the station had dispersed, and the
lone railroad operator in his little room
\ plugged away TO lot the people in lndiannp-
oils know that every one of the party was
well, and that the return trip would be had
the next day
A close comparison Of notes FOR the day
showed that the party had tramped fifteen
miles in ali, aud that Gen Harrison had been
fatgued as little as any Of the party. 1t was
/ conceded too, that the president.eect had
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dared TO pop up anywhere The hunters had
dinner at the house Of Capt Bates a leading
citizen, and, according 10 all accounts the
iests went around pretty merrily Gen.
Harrison happened to inquire why It was
that the town had been called Dana.
why responded Attorney Pierce, "it
was named by Col. Moore, who used % be a
superintendent Of the l. ID. and W, after
Charles A. Dann Of The New York Sun.
guess if be could take it back now and name
1t over again he'd name IL something else.
"Why sol Cen Harrison asked
Because Moore is a redhot Republican
"Oh, was the generals laughing remark,
she needn't let that worry him. 10 was
amusing TO read The Sun during the cam
paign. You could SEQ ia every issue of it
that it was knitting Cleveland under the fifth
rib know personally that Dana wanted
70 beat Cleveland