The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-05

New YORK, June al Commander
Davis OF the United States Navy, who
represents the country in attend
ance on tho couutry's guest,
the Infanta Eulalia, has no pleased
most people since he under
took his task, he is satisfied that he
has done his duty and to tho satisfac-
ton Of those more Immediately con-
cerned.
The latest rumpus he is supposed to
have raised is one that at the first blush
looked as if he were going to have two
cities by tho cara and to come out OF
the affair a very badly used up man.
The idea that he had presumed to write
Il lecture on manners to Mrs. Potter
Palmer, who has since her glrlhood
mingled with the best society in two
continents and time and again taken
part in court functions in various
European capitals, not to talk OF her
having been received by Queen VIC
toria, wastoo much forthe very soberest
and least concerned man in the commu'
nifty That he had declared that he
cared no more for New York society
than that OF Timbucktoo might be toll
Grated, but to lecture Mrs, Potter Pal
mer, never.
Things are not, however, what they
seem, and Commander Davis is not per-
haps so bad as he is painted. A re-
porter saw him after his trip with the
princess In the Dolphin. He was not
strutting about in gold lace, but was
very mild and courteous in O plain
work.a-day suit OF citizens clothes.
MRS. PALMER SKIS QUESTIONS.
"You have come to see me about that
letter to Mrs. Palmer9" asked the COM
mander before tho reporter had time to
make q remark. well" he went on,
"tho entire business on the part OF tho
newspapers is a shabby affair. There
lie nothing wrong in the matter what
ever. The whole thingi is that Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer wrote to mo desiring in
formation as to the reception OF the
princess in Chicago, and ! ~Gndeavored
10 give IL to her as best could. ! asked
tho young woman typewriter in the
hotol If she would write my reply at
my dictation. sho had an objection TO
going to my room-an objeC:
ton which l respect-and 80 !
came downstairs to where sho
usually does business. There l die
tated a letter to Mrs. Palmer in purely
categorical answers to the questions
she asked me. Some scalawag got
around and took notes OF what said.
What no heard was garblcd and did me
q great injustice, because / was mado to
appear as q dictator Of affairs of eti.
quette to Mrs. Palmer. l 1871 you !
had letters enough to write and duties
enought to attend to without troubling
myself rs to Mrs. Palmer's business,
aud I had no fear whatever as to the
reception OF the princess by the people
OF Chicago. But when l received q lot
tor from Mrs. Palmer, in which she
asked over so many questions, l thought
it was only o courtesy che deserved on
account of her connection with tho fair
to send hcr categorical answers. | did
this, and now have been made a victim
OF this piece of blackguardism.
"Why, tho scurvy fellow who did
this might US we'll put his hand in q
mans pocket and callit journalism. !
don't caro- one jot what the newspapers
think Of mo or say about me. | owe
| them nothing. / am under no obliga.
| ton whatsoever to them. / am q naval
officer on duty and my ondeavor is to
please the President, who assigned me
TO this duty, and the princess. So long
as I patisfy them l am satisfied. The
princess Is satisfied, and I don't think
have made any break yet to displeasc
the President. The newspapers may
say what they have a mind to, IL will
not trouble me in tho least"