The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-01
GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.
Did President Cleveland Purposoly
Slight SatOlliP
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Year Obscurity-Zola to Come-A Pcr-
manent Dream City-Austria's
Emperor and Ills Heir.
lCoPYRGHT. 1883. ]

lcoPYRsGHT, 1881
Those criticisms of President Cleve-
land for having addressed his letter OF
felicitation upon the jubilee of Pope
Leo to Cardinal Gibbons instead of to
Mgr. Satolli, who is in this country as
the sovereign pontiGs personal repre-
sentative, emanate from Satollis enc
mics The assertion is made, with the
approval of the apostolic delegation,
that no one connected with that insti-
tuition has countenanced any express
sion of disapprovnl with reference to
President Cleveland's letter.
"If any friend.of the papal ALLOCATE
is at the bottom Of these criticisms" de-
clares myauthortsy, ''thatperson may
rest assured that his zeal"is deemed
excessive. OF course, if Mr.. Cleveland
had sent his letter. offering to present
his holiness with copy of certain
political;speeches and writings to Mgr.
Satolli, Cardinal Gibbons could not
have felt sighted, because the monsig-
nor represents Leo XIII. in the United
States, acd communications to the
latter would seem to pass more appro-
priately through Sstolli's hands than
through Gibbons. However, since the
president, owing no doubt to the fact
that he is personally acquainted with
the cardinal, prefsfs to communicate
with the pope through him, there is
nothing to say against it. The pope
much adrnires Mr.. Cleveland, and no
one need suppose that he'wiu feel hurt
because the president does not recog-
nize Satolli as medium for cormuni-
cation with the vatican. My own
theory is that Mr.. Cleveland did not
wish to imply. by any scmi-ofacial rec
ignition of Satoili's existence, that he
looked upon the papal delegate as
representative of any power in the
diplomatic sense"
The book which has given riso to
such subtle complication has been,
superfuous to say, accepted in fat
tering letter of acknowledgment from
the vatican. The volume is one OF
some artistic specimens of booknak-
ing, which Mr.. Cleveland had prepared
in New York not long ago, and which
he distributes among the few favored
persons whom he wishes to honor in q
personal way. The paper is royal Irish
linen, with rough edges and tho
widest possible margins. The type
is large. old style, and Mr.. Cleve-
lands latest photograph, with his
signature beneath, forms q from
tispiece. The cover of the book
varies with the occasion of it's presen-
tation. Thus William C. Whitney has
one in seal binding, Daniel S. Lamont
has another in rich leather, and it is
understood that William F. Harrity
got one also. But the one to be sent
his holiness, through the American
cardinal, Is intended to be a triumph
Of the boekbinder's art. The outside
Of the book will be black and gold,
while the fly leaf will contain an In
scripticn in Mr.. Cleveland's own hand.
II he follows the precedent set in
former gift books the chief magistrate
will put sinply: ITO His Holiness,
Leo Kill, Pope, from His Adrirer.
Grover Cleveland" The New York
firm which is authority for these facts
estimates the average cost of President
Clevelnna's gift books, including paper,
printing and binding, at something
like one hundred and fifty dollars each.
The edition is very small-some twen-
ty or less-and no doubt will fetch
fancy prices few generations hence.