New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-04
RESTING At THE ARLINGTON.
FEW CALLERS TO DISTURB TIE PRESL
DENTAL PARTY.
GENERAL SHERMAN AND EX-GOVERNOR FUR
NESS AMONG THE vIsIToRs-A CAMPAIGN
RELIC WHICH CEREBRAL HARRISON
DIDN'T LIKE-THE WEATHER
STILL GLOOMY.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TBIBUHE.l

WASHINGTON. March 3.-1he rule which General
Harrison laid down at the beginning of the cam
raign last June, Of receiving as few callers and
doing as little political business as possible on
SUNDAYS was carried out pretty faithfully to-day.
The great strain Of the last week had made twenty
four hours of rest absolute necessity for all the
members of the Harrison party and to secure u'-
interrupted privacy, especially for Mrs. HARRISON
no attempt was made 10 attend church. except by
the Younger people of the family. The President
elcct kent 10 the house all morning ard The
greater part Of the afternoon. General w !.
sherman was The only caller who was acHi1Hd
upstairs for talk, and few visitors IN fart cane
10 ask 10 be admitted. About o'clock General
Harrison walked over as far as the Noimandie
Flats 70 make n call On Mr. Blaine. On his re-
turn he took stroll alone, and he stopped IN at
MIR Halford's Office, when he cot back, to shake
hands with few old Indiana friends members OF
his regiment and others, who had come TO the Cap
ital for the inauguration The Presidential party
| dined together about o'clock for the last time
| at the Arlington. One addition 10 lis num-
! her had been made since morning,
John Scott Harrison, the Presdent-cect's brother
arriving from Kansas City. He will be the Cen
| erals guest at the White House for some days
after the Inauguration.
|
The Rev DR.. Haines the family pastor III INDIAN
| apols, came in for short time Two other III
dienians. Mayor Denny, of indianapolis, and Mrs.
Denny were invited upstairs for short visit
About s o'clock Ex-Governor Furness, of Nebraska
who had Just arrived in response 70 telegram from
| the Capital made his appearance at the johnson
| Annex He was at shown up INTO
| the Generals parlors and renamed ulefe
in consultation with the PrcSident-eloct loi
yer an hour. The length OF his visit strength
ened the feeling about the hotel that Neor"sK'
would carry off the Agricultural portfolio. IN
Governor Furness, gossip goes, has had anon
his other supporters ex-senator Saunders, oil Ne
| bras]za. Russell B. Harrison's fathcr-in-law, an
through him that of young Mr.. Harrison. IheF'
verc q GOOD many SPECTATORS about the lobby IL
the evening who were willing TO give Odds "hel
| Ex-Governor Furness's visit w0s over that he ha'
accepted the last Of the Cabinet portfolios
| Others equally well-informed maintained, how
ever, that the Nebraska man was out Of the race
and that the next Secretary OF the Department @
Agriculture would be ex-governor RuSk. TIN
fact that Senator Spooner called during the even
ing helped along the Risk boom greatly. MIR
Spooner had a talk Of some length with the Pres
dcnt-elect, and what the junior Wisconsin Senate
says is known to have great weight with Gcl
There few other callers in the evening
but the party in the Annex broke up compara
lively early to get good rest Tor the trying ca
pcriences Of tomorrow.
The chief incident Of the day, far as tho
Presidential party concerned, was the prescn
tation OF two Gags to the I'd Regiment of tn,
Pennsylvania National Guard at the Ncw-Yorl
Avenue Presbyterian Church General and Mrs
Harrison had been invited 10 attend the specia
service in the afternoon at which the presentation
was TO be made. but they both felt unable 10 20
and Mr. and Mrs Russell B. Harrison went in thc
stead Mr. Harrison a member Of The ST.
Regiment Of the Pennsylvania Guard wien he
was at college in the Keystone State. and WA,
accordingly much interested in the ccrcmonr TIVE
flags were presented, OF blue silk with rcci
mcntal il, and the other n handsome STAR
and Stripes Both flags made by tn, friend,
OF the regiment, which is Philadelphia one, an,
by special arrangement the presc RtatInn was pu
I off Until the Guard was ordered 70 WASHINGTON
Vice PrcSldcnt-ecct Morton and Mrs. Morton wcr
also invited TO take part III the Ceremony anc
after the regiments chaplain had prclchc
a stirring sermon, Mr.. Morton was asked 10 turI
over the colors TO the colonel The Ncc-Prcsi
dent-elcct made neat speech. a few sentence