New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-10
CALLS ON THE PRESIDENT.
VISITED BY MANY OF TILE SUMNER RESI-
DENTS AT BAR HARBOR.
GRANTING A RESPITE TO TWO CONDEMNED

GRANTING A RESPITE TO TWO CONDhNNhD
MEN IN ARKANsAs-A GARDEN PARTY.
Bar Harbor. Me-. Aug. 9.-PIesident Harrison 'ouas
granted a respite for three weeks to two men ""o
we're to have been hanged today In ArNahsa, -.
murder When he crossed the threshold OF the biAln'
cottage last night he received a dispatch stating mat
new ard important evidence In the case OF 'aeA
spanield had been forwarded with the susse'u'i VI
the Acting Attorney General that respite De era''VI
respite until August 80 was telegaphed Ia'' ns"''
This morning another telegram reached inc !
from the United States Judge at Fort ohIth, A'h''
suggesting that In order TO avoid TWO eAoo"'""7 ~
the same month one TO-DAY and another Oh A"h"e'
80. respite 10 the latter date shouia pe 80
william Walker. who was also 10 have Oe'h hans'
TODAY This suggestion was also adopted Iheso
have been the Presidents only official acts snce nc
arrived in Bar Harbor.
Callers upon the President were numerous though
almost entirely consisting OF summer resiuch's' -os
them were John r. Thomas, of ILLINOIS, baron hos'I'
the Russian Minister Morris n Jesup, -"o,uN
HANDY Captain Wise, of the Minnesota MAJOR non'S
Douc,as Of MARYLAND. and W. b. Howard, who
H.. 60 onros,te Stanvood General Harrison slept
more hours in the previous night than III auS "s'
IN ,breo months he said. and the result was ual
L ta,, r,ucb less fatieled this morning thah ne uld
when he reached Bar Harbor
II,s first step ont OF the cottage puay wa 'o""i"
a . buckboard which 20 take him 10 O'el
,,ottv cottage five miles OH, where ne
bad beeh invited TO luncheon by Major AuIck
palmer Z In the blackboard with him went secretary
apd AIRS Elaine, Congressman and Mra Lodge Mss
p,a,ro charles Howe MIR. and Ms. Gordon Cum
mings Private Secretary Haliord, Waller Blaine and
Mrs F. Rollins Morse. But before the buchpOal0
had gone far IL was found % be ovorweighled, and
Mrs Morse Mr.. Howe and Walker Blaine TOOK seats
in cutlinder' ,.
Among Others Of the 200 guests at the luncheon
l,ary1f NJ
wife Of New-York; Judge Emery, Of Maine, ana
Judges l. p Wnswen and John r. Redmond, OF Els
c.ortl Me The tables were set on the lawn ana
,nder the trees between Major Palmers cottage and
the wafer ard while the latter could be seen from
ne end of the broad piazza, the mountains could be
.een from the other President Harrison stood upon
fine nortjco while being introduced 10 the residents OF
par Harbor and of Ellsworth and other places 10
whom at homen cards had been sent. With the
execution Of eight all the guests were seated at tables
an the lawn. The exceptions were President Ilar-
rison secretary and Mrs. Blaine, senator and Mrs
uate Mis- Palmer the Turkish Minister and Ms.
Lodge whO lunched IN the diningruom. Inc cot
tarr * one OF at Otters creek ana us pitd>ahl
sI,rrouudlues combine water, wood and noun am.
Bv 4 D. IN. the President was al stah"OOl dEdIi'
and al &c one of private dinner parry "nich
Included senator and Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Chandler MIS-
( Hale, mother Chalelcs Howe, Mrs. Burton hafIl-
SON and Nh Patterson. This party numbered loW-
TO moIrov at II 80 Secretary Blaine Will take
( the president and small accompanying party LOT
q sail 10 sones sound in the Sappho IN ne evening
the Kebo Valley club. Of which Mr. Blaine Is a
member will hold reception i'll honor oI the
President.