The National tribune., 1893-05-04

NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WAS
During the great Naval Review in New York
on Thursday, April 26. and while the Dolphin
was making the reviewing tour of the feet
| Mrs. Cleveland was taken ill., As soon as the
| Dolphin came to anchor Mrs. Cleveland. Post
master General and Mrs. Bissel. and Private
| Secretary Thurber ware taken ashore in a
lanch and driven at once to the Victoria Hotel.
Mrs. Cleveland appeared very pale, but was not
| violently i'll, and it was deemed best that she
should not attempt the trials of the great ball
at Madison Square Garden Thursday evening
| Consequently she and the Private Secretary
left New York afternoon train aud ar
rived in Washington shortly before midnight.
The gossiper can tell our readers that President
Cleveland is expecting ali increase in his
family, and hopes that it may be son.
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There is only one of the FIVE Foreign Missions
of the first class left unchanged by President
| Cleveland-tbe Russian Mission. ambassadors
| have been appointed to both France aud Eng
! land in place of Minister'S and Ministers have
been appointed to both Germany and Mexico
lister to Russia. who WAS appointed 10y President
Harrison in July last, has been allowed to re-
main up to this time and tae fact that tho Prcsi-
dent made no change in this important Office
during the recent special session OF Congress. has
given rise to the impression that he intends to
allow Mr.. White TO serve out his full term of
four years, despite his comparatively recent APP
pointment and the further fact of his utilization
with the opposite political party. His purpose in
this direction is said to be inspired by his great
respect for the intellectual attachments OF Min
! lister White, and his confidence in the wisdom
aud patriotism of the Republican Minister in
his diplomatic capacity.
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The President and his Cabinet left Washing
ton on Wednesday, April &c for New York City,
to witness the grand Naval Review. By doing
so it was shown what slow progress had been
made in turning the rascals out" as only
three Democratic Assistant Secretaries were
left in charge during the absence of their
Chiefs, thus leaving five Republican Assistants
in charge of the other Departments. Assistant
Secretary Hamlin had charge Of the Treasury
Department, Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Maxwell had charge of the Postoffice De-
partmcnt, and Assistant Attorney General
Whitney had charge of the Department of
Justice These are all Democrats. Gen. Grant
had charge Of the War Department. Commodore
Ramsay had charge of the Navy Department
Prof. Willis had charge of the Agricultural
Department, Judge Chandler had charge OF the
Department of the Interior, and Assistant Sec
rotary Adeo of the State Department The
latter are all Followers except Commodore
Ramsay.
=" am 90 years DID, and was here in the days
OF Webster and Calhoun. / simply called TO
sec the President and pay my respects" was
the remarkable statement made TO one OF the
White House doorkeepers one day last week
by an aged gentleman, with snow-white
hair, and form somewhat bent with age,
but whose step was as firm as that of any of
the callers who climbed the stairway to SEQ
President Cleveland The venerable visitor
was ex Senator bradbury, of Maine. He was
not readily recognized by the doorkeeper so he
WAS requested to wait out in the corridor until
some of the Senators and Representatives who
thronged the Cabinet room had been disposed
of by the President. The mistake was after
ward corrected, and Mr.. Bradbury was invited
TO take more comfortable and exalted seat in
the Cabinet room. He made himself known
10 ex- Representative Dnnnell, of Minnesota.
wiso in turn introduced him to several Con-
gressmen. who listened interestedly to his
recolections Of Congressional life many years
ago.
4s
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ton recently, he had about 10 Cossacks, who
were as fierce and Withholding as though on
their native steppes. They were wonderful
horsemen. and looked as though they would
make the finest cavalrymen in the world.
They called at the White House and had an
audience with President Cleveland. As they
could not speak a word of English, introduc-
tons were dispensed with. They had too high
an estimate of greatness of the ruler of a
mighty Nation like the United States to take
any liberties with him, and instead Of shaking
the Presidents hand as they passed by him,
they bowed nearly TO tho floor. These fellows
we're as great firts as Pennsylvania avenue
dude, and immediately after each performance
Of the circus would atiDn themselves at the
exit OF tire tent and ogie the pretty American
girls as they passed 0ut. Several ladies stopped
10 converse with Them only TO find that the
Cossacks were able to talk In no other language
than their own cultural jargon. which sounds
something like the Chinese. However they
proved themselves adopts in the art of bowling
and smiling, and even in kissing the hands of
the girls.
THE WEATHER BUREAU.
The investigation of the Weather Bureau.
instituted by Secretary of Agriculture Morton.
drags Is slow length along, Assistant Attorney