The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-25

MIR. kelm left CeyIOn for home before re-
/ ceiving certain instructions which had been
! sent him from the office. On his arrival at
/ New York he learned that Mr.. Bennett
/ had sent him orders to proceed to Zanzi-
bar, and there TO fit out an expedition to
go into the interior of Africa in search of
Livingstone. The letter directing him to
engage in this work was at that very mo-
ment lying in the Ceylon postofice. Mr..
Keim offered to return Immediately to
Africa, but the fertile brain of Mr.. Bennett
now had other work for him, and for a
time the African trip was abandoned. A
year or two later it was taken up, and the
result was Stanley's finding of Living
stone and discoveries in the interior of
Africa. But for an accident Mr.. Keim
would have been the Stanley, and Stanley
himself might never have been heard of.
Mr.. Keim's first experience in society re-
porting was on the occasion Of a New
Years day reception at the White House
during the Johnson administration. On
these events The Herald always made
spread" and Keim's work on this occa-
sion was so good that he was often called
upon TO do similar service thereafter, and
in the course of time gradually drifted into
the speciality OF society writing Through
been intimate with the occupants of the
White House, and some of his warmest
friends are members of families which
have lived in that historic edifice. He had
such confidential relationship with An
drew johnson that he was often permitted
to look over the minutes which johnson
himself kept Of the proceedings of cabinet
meetings. When Grant came in Mr.. Keim
"a p1 " gaT,r in
Washington with whom the president
would talk. Almost every Sunday Keim
visited the White House for a talk with
Grant, and the interviews which he pub
lished were notable contributions to the
history OF the times. 1t was in one Of
heim's interviews that Gen. Grant said he
would put the District of Columbia under
martial law if Henry Watterson, Gen
Steedman and other Democratic leaders
carried out their threat of bringing an
army of 1OO000 citizens to Washington to
see Tilden inaugurated.
II well remember talk had with Gen
Grant about the proposition made to him
by the Republican leaders to remain in Of
fee till his successor was elected. be that
soon or late" said Mr.. Kein. Gen. Grant
declared that any attempt on his part TO
seize the Office Of president or hold it a sin
gle minute beyond the statutory time for
which he had been elected, would be revo-
luton, and he was not a revoluionist.
Gen. Grant very earnestly opposed any such
policy on the part of the Republican party,
and It Is likely that but for his opposition
some such plan might have been adopted
by the Republican managers. Gen. Grant
said that if there was no election of his sue
cessor, and prominent citizens of the re-
public of both parties were to request him
to hold the Office till the successorship
might be adjusted, he would Re willing TO
do SO IN the interest of peace; but even in
that event the interregnum which he was
willing to bridge over should he made as
short as possible, End that if such duty de
volved upon him ne would have an eye sin
gle to the preservation Of order and main
tenance OF justice" RoBERT GRAVES.