Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-04
FAREWELLS SAID.
President Harrison Bids Good
Bye TO Friends.
BUSY DAY AT TIE WHITE HOUSE.

Adieu to Private Secretary Halford and
the Cabinet-The Little Ones of the
Household Make the Rounds Quiet
Dinner to MIR. and Mrs. Cleveland
Latchstring Out at Stevenson's Rooms
A Constant Stream of Callers - The
House and the Worlds Fair-An Eco
nomicst Condition.
WASHINGTON, March 4-The last day of
Che outgoing executive is always a busy
| and fatiguing one, and President Harri-
| sons experience yesterday. but served to
| emphasize the truth of this statement. At
an earlier hour than usual the president
was at his desk going over the bills ready
Tor his examination and approval He
was subjected. however, to constant inter-
| ruptions until late hour in the afternoon,
and that he was able to make any progress
at all in his work proved his unusual
powers of application Before the hour
for opening the house to the public the
president received a number of callers,
chiefly senators and representatives who
were interested in the measures on his
desk awaiting his signature \ few OF
them. however called merely to say good
bye.
A Troubled Woman Disappointed
Later. Indiana people who are in Office,
to the number of half dozen or so, called
to bid the president farewell, and this was
one of the hardest experiences of the day.
After the exchange of calls with Mr. Cieve-
land and a brief but touching leave-taking
of his cabinet the president received the
members of the diplomatic corps, who
called in body to say farewell Nearly
every member of the corps was present. In
the intervals between these semi-puDlic
functions the president was called upon to
furnish his autograph to numerous seek
ers. In the corridor outside waited
woman interested in behalf of an unfortun-
ate prisoner whose application for pardon
was pending. The president was COM
PEELED to inform her that the case not being
capital one with a sentence to be execut-
ed before - O'Clock today he could not pos
sibly lind the time TO consider it.
Farewell to Major HaIfnrd
After lunch the crowd thinned out and
the president was left largely to himself.
At o'clock he babe adieu to Major Hal
ford, who then took the train for New
York. This was quite a trial to both of
them. Neither is much given to manifest
ing any emotion, but they are possessed of
sentimental natures which were stirred to
their depths by the severance of relations
which had existed many years, and which
during the past four years had been as in
innate as those between brothers. The lit
tie folks. Benjamin and Mary Mckee, in
charge OF their governess. made the rounds
of the house before closing, saying good
bye TO the clerks and employees and eX-
pressing their regret over the coming sepa-
ration quite pretuly.
Dined Mr.. Cleveland and Wife
In the afternoon President Harrison re-
celved and accepted the designations of AS
slsTant Secretary of the Treasury Gear and
Solicitor of the Treasury Hepburn. These
officials are members-elect of the Fifty
third congress, and had to sever their rela-
tons with the department In the evening
at 1:3O O'Clock Mr. and Mrs Cleveland were
entertained at dinner en famille by Presi-
dent Harrison tad Mrs Mckee The af-
fair was entirely informal, and the meal
was partaken Of IN the private dining room
Closed His Government Account.
A few days ago President Harrison re-
ceived his last months pay in the shape of
DRAFT Tor -. lG6 o., issued on a warrant to
Tie tIeasGrer signed, as usual by the secre-
tary of the treasury and sent over to the
White House by ii messenger. Yesterday
he received another druft for S41665, issued
by the treasury department in the same
way, representing his pay for service as
president OF the United States for the first
three days of March, and closing his ac-
count with the government.
Mecca of the Democracy.
Vice President-elect Stevenson remained
in his apartments all day, and with but
slight cessation there was a stream of
callers. No formality of any kind was Oh.
served The door was wide open and Mr..
Stevenson had a hearty handshake and
pleasant word for all Ii was the Mecca of
the Democracy. Fully 5000 people paid
their respects during the day. After din
ner Mr.. Stevenson and his family repaired
to the public parlor y here they held a re-
ception Mr. Stevenson was assisted by
his wife and daughter For an hour or
more they We're ..ept busy receiving the
greetings OF their friends and partisans
The Head of the Ticket.
MIR. and Mrs Cleveland remained in their
rooms all day except as to the two calls at
the White House, and received a few
friends The president elect felt that he
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