Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-06
sLUsH DIDN'T STOP THEM.
The President had the Usual Number Of
Visitors To-Day.

The President had the Usual Number Of
Visitors To-Day.
Half dozen cold and thoroughly soddened
coachmen and cab drivers sat on the boxes Of
their respective vehicles in front Of the White
House this morning and profanely wondered
why any man should be SO oblivious Of the ele-
ments and the eternal fitness Of things as to 60
oface-hunting on such day as this.
People arrived and people went away, but
from 1850 until after o'clock the number Of
conveyances seemed to suffer no diminution,
nor was their number materially added to.
Inside the White House it was warm and
comfortable, with the exception Of . few places
where capacious pedal extremities had dragged
in several pounds of slush and distributed it
over the surface OF the vestibule floor.
THE EARLY CALLERS.
Senator Higgins, vigorous as could be and
breezy as the outer atmosphere, was one Of the
foremost to see the President, and he had
really good talk over that never
falling source Of conversation. SHOW shall the
offices be filledY' He did not secure any prom
lses-the President makes no promises to any
one-but he looked as though he and the
President understood each other at last as to
Delaware appointments.
Representative Owen called to see II there
was anything more to be given to Indiana; If
there was he wanted to see what it looked like
and if it would fit any Of his constituents why be
would take it away with him. When he left his
pockets did not bulge any more than they did
when he arrived.
Representative VIM. M. Kinsey, who succeeds
MI; Clardy in the tenth congressional district
OF Missouri, was on the lookout for something
good for old "Mizzoura," but he did not say
whether he secured anything or not.
Representative Farquhar, of Buffalo, brought
Judge Farman, Of Warsaw, along with him.
and they Joined in congratulatng the President
over the character of his New York
appointments. Judge Farman said he did
not want anything; he had been consul general
In Egypt under the Arthur administration, and
was satisfied to remain private citizen.
Representatives Morey and Caldwell were
also in the library for some time, the latter ac-
companied by ex-Gov. Noyes, of Ohio. Ex-
Representative Weber was another who had q
little business with the President
AFTER PARDON.
Representative Peters was around again to-
day to give new force to his argument in favor
of the pardoning of the young man
Woods, who is now under sentence of
death for the alleged killing of companion in
Indian Territory. Woods home is in Mr..
Peters district and the Congressman feels very
much interested in the boys fate-he is
only 10 years old. The President has promised to
commute the death sentence to one Of impris-
onment for life and that is something to be
grateful for, but Mr. Peters claims that the boy
Is innocent and he is pleading for his pardon
with all his trained legal force.
OUT OF POLITICS.
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue Mason,
ex-Represeptative Weber, and Representative
vandever were among the later
Official visitors, and with the latter
was ex-Representative Markham, of
Pasadena, California. Col. Markham said he
called simply to shake the Presidents hand;
ne dld not want any office. MY health" said
he to STAR reporter, lis in frst-class condi-
ton, and am satisfied with private life. 1
shall never go back into politics." And the
colonel went out into the snow with a smile
upon his face.
wELL-KNowN COMPOSER.
Harrison Millard, the wel-known composer,
was one of the more prominent of the unofficial
callers. There was time when he was salts
fed to be an employee in the Office of the collector
or the port OF New York, but now he
is more ambitious He wants to be United
States pension agent in New York city, and he
talked to the President about the appointment
which he longs for. As he walked downstairs
he was whistling softly and pathetically few
bars OF his beautiful song, Waiting"
LATE CALLERS.
George Woolley Lewis, address unknown and
wants unsatisfed, left dainty little card and
was admitted to the presidential presence. So
was E. A. Hartshorn, Of Troy, N. Y, whose
pasteboard declared him to be the orea-
nicer Of the Thousand Defenders, American
Protective tariff league. Others who called
were Representative Van Haugen, ex-Repre-
sentative John A. Bingham, of Ohio; Prof. S.
r. n. Campbell. of Suspension Bridge, N.
T.; Henry Olmsted, Of New York; John H.
King, of Dakota; r, W. Thompson, IT, of Mar
shall. Texas; Reuben Langdon, of New York;
VIM. Dunn Hynes, Of Indianapolis; and Col. r.
NJ Moore, r. B. Rentfro, and F. d. Jordan, of
Texas.
THE ONLY DISTRICT DELEGATION,
was composed Of Charles W. Marshall
and Rev. William J. Howard. They
represented the committee appointed to
ask the President to review the
emancipation day parade and also to ate nd
the meeting on the evening of Emancipation
Day. The President said he would certainly
review the procession, and if his other engage
ments did not interfere he would also be at the
meeting.
THE HANDsHAKINo.
Shortly before l o'clock Secretary Proctor
brought in a few friends, whom he
introduced to the President, and when
they had retired the President went
shook hands with about one hundred moist
specimens of humanity, mostly of the femi-
hide gender, who had braved the storm either
to pay their respects or satisfy their curiosity.
THE oDDITY OF THE DAY
was an old soldier-Welsh by birth-who wanted
to see the President so that he might have an
opportunity to tell him that he was Of Welsh
descent, and that his name was merely a
corruption of Harris, (which" said the old
man, lis Welsh all the world over" He in
sisted that the Presidents great-grandfathers
name was Harris, and the oft-repeated state
ment did not aid him in his endeavor to see
'Harris's son." as he called him. Capt Dins-
more kept him down stairs.
THE STORM INrERFEREs WITH THE PRESIDENTS
VACATION.
The storm has probably broken up the posi-
BILE and probable vacation of the President. He
had, early this morning, concluded to go to
Baltimore by rail on Monday, and from there
go ON a holiday in the revenue cutter, but that
has been upset now, and new plans at q later
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