The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-26

got it for small amount but it turned out
to be fast horse and good one.
THE INSIDE STORY OF GRANTS ARABIAN
sTEEDs.
Speaking of Grant, one of his closest
friends here at Washington WAS General
Ed Beale, and it was to General Beale that
he gave two of the horses which were sent
MIN from Turkey by the sultan and / think
these ar now on General 3eaie's farm
near y a 3hington. While l was in Turkey
lew ears ag0 / had a chat with the drag
oman of our legation at Constantinople and
he told me queer story Of the selection of
these horses by the sultan. The sultan
had sent couple of fine steeds to the lega-
ton with the instruction that they should
be sent TO President Grant as a gift from
him, and the minister thought he discov-
cred fault and he insisted that the drsgo-
man should take him back TO the sultan
and ask him TO send q better horse. The
drsgoman replied that be could not do this
that the horses were gift and he used the
proverb about mot looking a gift horse IN
the MOUTH But the minister insisted
and the dragoman went to the sui
tan and asked for an audience
he Is. by the way, man of fine
sensibilities and as interpreter for the
men TO Americans in Turkey. Said he 10
me: Il felt very much ashamed of myself
and my mission, and / did not know what /
could 90 until at last thought struck me
that the horse was q black one and that
black was the color of mourning in Amer
lea. When l entered the palace the first
thing that the secretary asked me was as
to how the minister and myself liked the
horses and replied that they were the In
est horses that we had ever seen and that
our president would feel very proud, and
ne would be delighted with the gift.
then went on to praise the horses and es-
pecially the black one which l said was
magnificent In every respect, but-here |
stopped and the secretary anxiously asked,
But what. Is there anything the matter
with the horses
NO said /, but you know black is the
color OF mourning III the United States. II
means death with US and just wondered
whether such gift might not be consd-
cred ominous if sent by the sultan The
secretary saw the point at once, he spoke
TO the sultan, and ] was thanked for my
suggestion and the horse was changed for
one Of another color and as sound as dol
lar.'
SOME WASHINGTON RIDERS.
Some of the most noted horseback riders |
OF Washington are missing this season.
Justice Lamar who used to ride big rack |
Ing bay is not well, and he seldom takes |
the saddle. Ex-Secretaries Bayard and |
Whitney have carried their horses to other |
cities and Senator Ecmunds has rented his |
house and stables to Senator Washburn, |
and has gone abroad 10 ride donkeys on the |
banks of the Nile. George Bancroft is |
dead and his figure is missed on the coun-
try roads. am reminded Of him by seeing
MIR. Spcfford, the Librarian of Congress
out riding alone. He and Bancroft often |
went together and they both rode fast |
kentucky horses. Spofford is a fairly good |
rider. He sits as straight as stick in the
saddle and wears black plug hat as part
OF his riding costume. Senator MRnder-
son does not ride much though he has
couple OF high stepping chestnut mares
which can trot IN three minutes, ana he
has little Indian pony which is fine rid
lug animal. Some of the best horses ever
owned in Washington were brought here
by the late William L. Scott of Erie, Penn
sylvania. Scott had stock farm at Cape
Charles, and he brought some of his best
horses to Washington while he was in
Congress He kept racing horses aud be
made his stables pay for themselves.
A NEW STORY OF PRESIDENT cLEyEAND.
Speaking of Scott, heard a good story
about him and President Cleveland from
an Erie man the other day The incident
occurred while Scott was in Congress and
Cleveland WAS president. Scott had, you
know. given something like SO, GOO TO the
fund during the Cleveland cam
palgn, and he had shown himself an able
thinker on financial questions during his
stay in the house. He and the president
were very intimate aud Grover Cleveland
admired him and wanted TO
have him in his cabinet So when Dan
Manning died, tie offered Mr. Scott the
of the treasury lie was
surprised TO find that MIR. Scott would not
accept 1t and upon asking the reason. Mr.
Scots replied: president Cleveland. / aD-
Dreclate The fact that you have offered me
what the world considers o very high
lonor But the secretary of the treasury
3 merely the clerk OF the President, and
laye too many clerks of my own to be
clerk for any man. Ia fact it takes al
;an do TO watch my own clerks, let alone
he doing OF clerical duty for the govern
nent. Pm much oblieed TO you for the
compliment but can't accept the DO J.
ion" The fact that Scott left in his will
provision that his successor in his bust
less should receive $50, eco a year shows
hat be was rather high priced man To
whom to give one of Uncle Sam's $500
OTIS. be began life as a page IN Congress
md there met congressman named Reid
Who took fancy TO him and took him home
With lin 10 Erie. NouEg Scott showed
uch business ability that ne soon began
Q get rich, and before he had reached
middle age ne had surpasse1 his patron in
ortuue and when he died he could bave
fought out ali the Reds and had large
ortHne left over. President Cleveland
vent TO his funeral and he VIII miss his
upport IN The coming campaign
FRANK @. CARPFNTrf