The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-08
A WEARY PRESIDENT.
ALREADY TIRED OF BEGGARS AND
SYC0PHANTs.
LISTLESSLT J SHAKES A FEW
HUNDRED HANDS.
NEGRO EDITORS TURN OUT IL STRONG
FORCE.
First Cabinet Meeting-No More Publ,
Receptions too the Rest Of the
week-specIsi Receptions,
Perhaps

WAsHrYGToy, d. c., March 7.-Presi
dent Harrison had comparatively easy
/ time to-day.
The crowds in the city have percepti
bly, diminished, and only small portion
of the inaugural visitors yet remain in
the city. All the visiting military ant
civic organizations have returned TO theil
respective homes, 50 uniform was d
rare sight at the White House to-day
The President dispatched little public
business early this morning, and at 93i
came into the east room prepared To un.
dergo the hand-shaking ordeal of yester.
day and the day before. Less than q
thousand people were waiting 10 be re.
ceiyed. The Interstate Commerce Com
missioners, escorting large delegation
of railroad officials, were the first 10 he
presented Then the general public was
admitted, and the reception continued
until quarter past ten, when the frcsi-
dent went upstairs TO receive personal
friends and prominent officials AmOnr
the latter were Aforementioned Miller.
Senators Culium, Farwell. SpOoner.
Jones Ofark, Hawley, Plat. Teller,
Stockbridge Mcmillan, Dolph. Allrich.
eX-Postmaster-General Key of HAYES
Cabinet, Representatives Henderson. Of
Iowa, and Reed Of Maine
When the President came into the
East room again at a quarter before
o'clock, after having received several
Senators and Representatives. he found
more than one hundred editors Of
negro newspapers, who are hold
ing convention in this city.
waiting TO see him These. together
with large delegation from Michigan,
headed by General Byron McCutcheon
and Tennessee delegation, were dis
posed Of in three quarters of an hour
Then
THF wEARiED PRESIDENT
went TO luncheon with Ex-Governor
Porter, Of Indiana. At five minutes af-
ter two he was again shaking hands
with the small number of persons as
sembled In the East Room. Five
minutes suillced to dispose Of them.
During three quarters of an hour inter
yening between three o clock, a number
of Senators and Representatives called
Among them were Senators Sawyer and
Spooner, Sherman. Cameron. and ingalls,
and Representatives Mckinley and But
terworth. Ats o'clock the Washington
cadets, 200 strong. marched
TO the White House, and, after stacking
arms, filed past the President without
shaking hands
a fine looking body of young men.
commented the President when they had
passed out
CABINET MEETING.
\ meeting Of the Cabinet had been set
for $3.50 o'clock, and there was large
crowd waiting outside with hands
itching 10 shake that OF the Pres-
dent General Harrison's time was
limited, so he went on the main pOrticO
and bowed to the assemblage Then he
went TO the Cabinet room and took Mr. /
cleyeland's place at the head of the big
able The President has determined 10
lold
so MORE RECEPTIONS THIS WEEK
lie believes that he has seen all the
strangers in the city, and he says the
" Washington people will have plenty Of
to see him within the next
our years.
\ few special receptions may be held
turing the week