Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-08
ARRIVAL AT WASHINGTON.
Gen. Harrison and Party Domicilcd al the
Arlington !sInex.
Washington ID. c. dispatch.l

President-elea. Harrison, his family and inn
johnson Annex to the Arlington Hotel, the jour
ney hilher having been made without accident.
Everything is homelike No one intrudes on
their privacy and there are no unbidden
guests. For the few days that elapse before
the General becomes the White House ten
ant he is assured as much freedom from an
noyance as WAS possible in his indianapolis
home. The arrival of the Presidential party in
Washington was marked by 10 public demon
stration. This was i'll accordance with the
wishes Of Gen; Harrison. The special train
mittee arranged to have the train stopped
at the corner OF Maryland avenue
and Ninth street Consequently the party
ing at the Pennsylvania Railway Station In
the evening, I'LL informal general reception took
place and nearly all the leaders of the Repub
The family are delighted with their rooms,
which We're arranged for their reception. They
We're not only newly decorated but We're filled
+: shepard sent a large basket of roses to each
OF the ladies III the party-AIrs. Harrison Mrs
Mckee, Mrs. Harrison Jr., and Mrs. Saunders,
her mother Mr.. and Mrs Adams, of Chicago.
left q beautiful cluster upon the center-ta6le,
and Mrs. Blaine, Mrs. Hiscock Mr.. Roselle the
proprietor OF the hotel; Congressman Belden
membercd them in a similar manner, until the
room looked as if 1t had been adorned for n ball.
james G. Blaine was the first caller, and was
Fasset soon followed by Gen Powell CLAYTON.
OF Arkansas. After supper and until midnight
the calls of prominent people were frequent.
-, 1t Is claimed that there were no detectives on
the Harrison train. and that he will not have any
around him at the hotel. He has no fear Of
cranks or assassins, but, on the other hand has
dread of detectives, which Mrs. Harrison shares
with him.
1t was known that there would be great
crowd at the stat on i'll Washington to meet the
party and, with his usual desire to avoid making
a. show OF himself, Gen. Harrison had tele.
graphed to Gen. Britton, of the Inauguration
Coz ae.v to have ", carriages wait for
l and naasy o at tine Of Mary
is freight station. No news of this ar
rangement leaked out, and while Washington
people by the thousand packed the station and
the streets in the neighborhood from o'clock
until after the General was safely at his hotel,
there We're not over q hundred persons ut the
freight station to see the party disembnrk. These
many carriages gathering at such nn out-of-the-
way spot. Gen Williams of the Inauguration
Committee Cor init; had charge Of the arrangements
the train and into the carriages in u few min
utes. At ESQ o'clock tho first of the car
liages drove a., up before the Johnson House
crowd of two or three hundred people about as
General Britton stepped out first, followed by
Mrs. Harrison. Young BENJAMIN Harrison NC
murmur which broke into cheers as General
Harrison himself appeared He paused on the
STEPPING 'e stone, and bowed both ways to the
SAoNu, WHICH, UIoIoUI assured GQGu UQer0 was
no mistake, cheered again, ana so long that
when he reached the hotel door the President
elect turned again and bowed. The rest OF the
party arrived within u few minutes ana nil were
soon settled in the fine suite of rooms that
have been set apart MS the branch White House
until the regular building is available. The
large parlor on The first floor has been set apart
as business office. and Private Secretary Hal
ford and Stenographer Tibbitts were installed
there. No pleasanter location for the Pres1-
DENTAL quarters could have been chosen, as tho
a t1,o1, o,,1d
house OF their own. Sergeant Dinsmore, who
kept watch and ward at the White House
through SO many years OF Republican rule, has
been brought down from Vermont by Manager
Bennett of the Arlington, for service as door
keeper ut the entrance to the Harrison suite.
a.. Quarter OF IN hour after the Harrison party
them Instead of going to the johnson House,
ne went to the hotel office: Mr.. Russell Harri-
se1p promptly met him and took him to soc his
OF Vermont called The Governor has man.
a age to keephis name off most Of the Cabinet
slntes publicly offered to General Harrison,
out there have been number of Indications
recently that ne was to go into the Cabinet,
and in the light of these indications his cali
Immediately following Mr. Blaine's appeared
to have some Significance. sloat Fassett, Of
New York, dropped in during the afternoon to
put in few last words in behalf of Mr.. Platt
senators Hour Cullom. und Cokrell, the Senate
committee OF Arrangements for the inaugura.
ton, called to ask General Harrison if it Would
be in all respects convenient to him to be in
auguIated next Monday. Senator Cullom says
he does not think it would be proper for
him to tell what General Harrison replied.
General Harrison and his family dined at s
o'clock, the dinner being taken from the regular
notel MENU There was no guest except Mrs
Harisons father, the venerable DR.. Scott, who
seems pretty actiye for man OF seventy. The
General took n little apollinaris and St. Julien
sert. With Mr.. Mckee he walked up Vermont
avenue to Iowa Circle, fronting on which ia the
Moodmont apartment house. where General