The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-07
HILL HIGHLY H0N0RED.
NEARLY ALL THE PROMINENT
DEMOCRATS GREET HIM.

President Clevelaud's Departure for
New York Revives the Old Rumor
of arrangement 500 Representative
Stahinecker Presents allentown
Bill" to the Governor, and Then Feels
Disappointed.
New York, Feb 6-President Ceve-
land, Mrs. Cleveland aud Col. Lamont, ar
rived in town at o'clock this morning,
and are stopping at the Victoria hotel 1t
is supposed that Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland
have come to inspect their prospective
apartments in the Gerlach, and to arrange
for their decoration. The manager of the
hotel is unable to say how long his dis
tinguished guests will remain here.
REVIVED AN OLD RUMoR.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6-Presideut and
Mrs. Cleveland in fulflIlment of an en-
gagement made last month, went over to
New York to-day to look at the apartment
they are TO occupy month from to-day.
1t was perhaps, inevitable that the old re-
port of estrangement between the President
and Gov. Hill should be revived as 500 as
1t was known that the President lad gone
to New York while Gov. Hill was still here
1t Is nevertheless unjust, because untruth-
full. There Is no estrangeme between the
L
could for the others election in the late
ca upaign, and each appreciates the others
assistance.
CONGRATULATIONS AND REGRETS.
The President was one of the first to send
congratulations to Gov. Hill, and Gov. Hill
was one of the first to send regrets 20 the
President However their friends may
have differed, the President and Gov. Hill
have always kept up their friendship. The
President was glad to see the governor at
dinner last night, and the governor was
glad to see the President, but the President
did not feel obliged to break his engagement
in New York, made before he knew Gov.
Hill was coming. simply on account of the
fact that it would take him away before
Gov. Hui left, nor did Gov. Hill have any
such feeling Gov. Hill thoroughly enjoyed
his flying visit here which lasted Just
twenty four hours from 4 o'clock yesterda y
afternoon until o'clock this afternoon.
Most of last evening he had to give to the
dinner at Secretary Whitney's and to the
old friends in town who called upon him.
SEEING THE SIGHTS.
To-day he saw something of the sights
| ard called at the treasury department to
| see the New Workers, but did not e. to the
capitol nor the white house. From l
o'cl OK until nearly O'clock he was at the
luncheon which Secretary Whitney gave in
his honor, and which was attended by Sec
retary Fairchild, Postmaster General
Dickinson and more than 200 democratic
senators, represen atives and correspond
ents. The democratic side of botn houses
looked thin for two hours in Consequence
| Speaker Carlisle, of co1.fs0, could not leave
the chair, but most of the other leaders
we're present.
CURIOSITY.
Most of them had never met Gov. Hill
| before, and went with considerable curiosity
to see him. Sec etary Whit ey presente ed
most of them, and Gov Hill was very
| agreeable to all. One funny thing hap
pc ed. Representative William Stahl-
necker of New York present d William H.
Sowden of Pennsylvania while Secretary
Whirey was looking after some belated
guests in the dining room. Governor -
said Mr.. Stahlnecker, 9Th 8 is Allentown
Bill of Pennsylvania; you may have heard
of him.n ''Yes,n said the governor, in a
perfectly natural tone, taking Mr.. Sow
den's hand, ~ have. Everybody standing
in the room laughed at Mr. Stahlnecker's
dIsappoi ltment with the non-committal an
swer-a disappointment which Mr. Sow
den seemed to share