The Progress., 1892-11-05
FROM WASHINGTON. o. C.
Notes of Interest Gathered From Around
About the National Capital.

About tn. National Capital.
wAsHisoToS. d. G.. November =. 1892.
Special Correspondence 10 The Progress:
There is no partnership In the sympa-
thy which every manly man aud woman-
ly woman feels for President Harrison,
who Ia to-day ut his old home for the
purpose Of burying the remains Of u wo-
mnn who for more chan thirty-ninc
years wns a loving and faithful wife to
triumphs and condoled him In his defeats
In the great battle OF life. He has re-
cevrd IL from every quarter OF the world
and from every class Of people. since tho
death OF Mir. HarrIsob; cnblegrums from
the crowned heads OF Europe. and from
the Pope Of tbc mighty church OF Rome,
IA well IA telcgrAins from humber indi-
vidunlr. at hom. aud abroad, NIL bring
ing one mcs-nge- sympathy for the man
upon whom this great loss has fallen; 10
Is stronger thnn political prejudice, as was
demonstrated, when the Democrats re-
moved their campaign flag from Penn
-ylvunia avenue until uft'r the funeral
Of Mr.. Harrison lad been held aud her
icmaips removed from tho city; 10 IL
stronger than ihe desire for social enjoy
Doun'etnents OF postponed or Abandoned
entertainments which, were 10 have been
held this week; IL IL In short. 10 strong ~
huinn ity itself, rs pure as n maidoDs
virtue, us sweet Hs love, as enobiing ns
oiism, aud almost ns holy ns r-lig-
Ion. The world is better for having
shown thus sympathy, and by anu by
when the poignnnvy Of his grsef shall
have been s''ftcned by time. th. areiiest
Inn fs.r lar x.il I,..
Icticr for having received II. IL IL spec
iacle for the world that Will not sooii ie
forgotten 10 see ~ nation, irrespective To
creed. cluss or politics In tears over the
grave of woman. If Ian houe-t uinn
IL the noblest work OF God" surely
good woman RANKS mex In Divine nobIl-
lty.
Mrs. Hai rison's funeral. at the White
House, was as private as 10 could les
made. The s-rvIc-s were tn. v,ry SIM
pile ones preteribed by the PresbyterinD
church. and the attendance wns limited
10 members Of the Cabinet and their
families. aud 70 few of the cios,rt per
soiinl frlenGs OF the Harrison family.
by special reduest Of Mr.. Harrison the
departments were not closed. The re-
inuius were accompanied 10 Iudisnnpo-
lis by NIL the Cabinet. excerpt secretary
Tracy, who was requested 70 remain
here.
Mrs. Harrison's death brought politics
In " asIiIigton, TO mn abrupt stop, Tut
now that her remains have been tukrn
away the pot has begun boiling agaip M
u way thnC iudicates very plainly the
nearDe-s Of eiectiOn day, aud also To the
eye Of the trained observer the doubtful :
ncss OF tue result. IL IL retarded as nu
ainnusing coincidence that Senator
Hill, the morning after he had made "a
speech in New York deuoucuing polii-
teal turn-coats should have found him
self eaiiD9 breakfast Ia a Washington
hotel at the snrne table with Mr.. Wayne
MacVelgb, Of P-niisy lvauia, who Ia ONE
of the most prominent turu-vOats Of the
~ ereht campaign.
Senator Hill IA IN one respect Ike Sena-
tor Quay IN his political iDcLhOds-he sell
dom consents TO talk for publication
except on the stump. Wbils he WIS In
Washington, Oh his way To Virginia 10
make speecher, the newspaper men
tried every manageable sclieupe To get
something uctnite In the way Of uu
opinion bearing on the result OF the
present campaign from hun, but hone of
Them succeeded. They also tried o. lind
out why he jumped on MacVeigh Ia that
New York speech. When other members
of his party were landing him to the
skies for having declared for Cleveland,
but all they GOT was II do not know Mr..
MacNeigh at all"