Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-14
BIG PREPARATIONS
MADE AT INDIANAPOLIS FOR THE NAUG-
RAJ BALL
Which Occurs To-day-Many Thousand Invita-
tons Issusi-John S. Wise, of Virginia,
Visits Harrison and RxciisS
the Politicians.


the Politicians
INDIANAPoLIs IND, January 13.-Ev-
cry incoming train to-day brought its quota
of visitors from all points in the State to
participate in tO-mOrrOw's inaugural cele
bratiOns. The members of the Electoral
College of Indiana also arrived, and will
meet at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning,
in the hall OF the House of Representa-
tiYes, and cast the vOtes OF Indiana for
President aud Vice President. The day
was inclement. The scene in the lobby
Of the New DenisOn this afternoon and
tonight was repetition of the nightly
scenes during the exciting days of the
campaign. The Inauguration will occur
at O'Clock tomorrow in English's Opera
House. The House and Senate will at
tend in a body, and the Hon. Mason ].
Niblack, Speaker of the House, will pre-
side. Gen. HOvey's address will be brief,
occupying only thirty minutes. The in
augural ball will open about 10 o'clock.
The sale of tickets, 10 those fortunate
enough to have invitations, exceeds four
thousand, including gallery and floor
tickets, and a crush is anticipated.
This mornings early train from Cleve-
land brought no less person than
EX-CONGREssMAN JOHN s. WISE.
formerly of Virginia, but who quietly
slipped into the New DenisOn and regis
tered from New York, sdmonishing the
clerk not 10 call any ones attention to his
presence. When his presence became
known there was flatter among the poll
ticians and the correspondents all of whom
Jumped to the conclusion that the rCdCubt-
able Virginian had come to fight Billy"
Malone and prevent his securing
a Cabinet prize if possible
Wise sought an early interview with Col.
John o. New, at the latter's residence,
and then proceeded ont to General Hsri.
sons, arriving at the house unsccomps-
MED, Just after the family had sat down TO
lunch. HIS visit was unexpected, but
General Harrison gave him ViIgininn's
welcome, and invited him 10 lunch. The
midday meal over, the General and his
guest spent quarter Of an hour in private
conversation. To the Associated Press
correspondent Mr.. Wise declared that his
visit had
NO POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE
that ne had law suit at Akron, between
his clients and the Sprague Electric Rail
way Motor company, Of New York, and
local Telephone Company. The case, he
said. was continued over until Monday,
and he merely ran down to Indianapolis
to spend Sunday. He would not admit
that the very recent visit of
twenty-five Virginiaus in the
interest Of General Malone furnished
a motive for his visit. But in the course
of his conversation he inveighed nRainst
the celebrated little General with all his
old-time fire and invective, declaring that
it would ne DISASTROUS TO the Republican
party in the South 10 put General Malone
in the Cabinet. When asked whether he
made such declarations TO the President
elect, he declined to state what passed IN
their conversation.
WISE ATTACKS MALONE.
He vehemently proclaimed that Malone
lost the vote Of Virginia to General HarIi-
son ~ the-late campaign; that owing 70.
the factiODal Congressional candidates IN
the Fourth Petersburg district, General
| Hsrrisou's majority was only about
5000, whereas the usual Repubii-
can msiori.y in that district was
/ 1900. Some of the Mahonites
when here stated that Wise had agreed TO
keep hands off, in their efforts 10 obtain
Cabinet recognition for Gen. Malone;
that Wise was no longer citizen OF Viz
ginia, but WAS New Yorker and had re-
uOunced Virginia politics.
Mr.. Wise did not exactly couObOrste
this, but emphatically denied that he had
| greed ''to keep hands of "
AS TO HIS CHANGE OF RESIDENCE,
| lie said: 81 have quit being a niger
bucker. and am now quite a knicker-
booker Wise spent the afternoon with
/ ex. Congressman w. II. n. Calkips, and
left at 1870 this evening FOR Cleveland,
en- Toate to Akron.
Another distinguished visitor who
arrived to-day is John f. Plummer, the
/ well known New York merchant. He will
he Joined late tonight by the Hon.
/ Warner Batemah, Of New York,
and it is understood they are here to urge
\ Cabinet recognition for ex-senator Warner
Miller. They will call on General Har-
risOn in the morning. 1t is understood
/ this party comes to urge the case Of ex-
Senator Platt, and that they are in favor
of some third man from New York IN case
| the President-eleot cannot honor Platt.
General Harrison passed the day at
home, attending church this morning, &C
companisd by Mrs. Harrison and Mr.. and
Mrs. Mckee 1t being communion Sun
day. the General, as one of the Elders Of
the church, participated as usual in pass-
ing the sscramental elements. The at
tendance was unusually large and there
were numerous Out-Of-tOWn cOmmunl-
cants.
HARRISON TO VISIT VIRGINIA.
The people of Virginia, and especially
the citizens Of Richmond will be interested
10 learn that General Harrison contem-
plates visiting their section in the early
months of his administration.
While cOnversipg with compile of the
| Richmond gentlemen yesterday he recalled
the fact that his ancestors came from near
/ that historic city, and his visitors
informed him that they were per
sonally acquainted with a large
number of his relatives who still
| live about the old birth spot. The General
evinced lively interest in all that was
said about the Ha5risOns, and when one OF
the gentlemen stated that several Of the
HsrTisons whom he knew declined Ia vote
against the Republican ticket, although
they were Jealous Democrats, the General
seemed greatly pleased. He told these gen
tlemen that he was looking forward to visit
ing the old homestead of his ancestor, Benz.
Harrison, the signer at an early date.
He proposed to take Mrs. Harrison and ali
his family and make trip down the
James River to Harrison's Landing and to
Shirley.
Col. R. Taylor McCue, prominent to-
bacco manufacturer OF Richmond, who
came here with the Malone delegation,
leaves for home in tie morning, via Lou
isyille.
ADefaulting County Treasurer.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, January l3.-A
week ago, when the newly-elected county
officers took their respective office at the
Court House, the books of the country
treasurer, Cournayer, showed that $1,000
was due the county which had not been
t,rnad over tO the new treasurer COur-