The Washington times., 1894-04-16
VARIOUS EX-0FFICE HOLDERS.

proSperous-looklng, has been at the Snore-
ham, His errand here is mysterious, but it is
doubtless important. Mr.. Porter is now some
sort of statistician for the famous Mutual Re-
rerve Fund Life Association. 1t is thought
that his services to this company are partly
political and partly personal to Mr.. Harper,
the president, who is ambitious to be Gov
erncr of New York. This is a large sized
concern. and as Mr.. Porter had Cat least it
was announced once upon a time that he
had) $4,000 year for editing the Press,
it is assumed that he is now earning at least
$4,000 year as sort of statistician. 1t is
believed that his famous town in Tennessee.
in which so many Senators and members had
the ill-fortune to be represented, is rather fiat
these times.
Another Harrison ex-office holder is Hon.
John c. New, who is staying at the Riggs
house. No one has succeeded in interview
ing Mr.. New. for he told Harry-Harry is his
son and runs the indianapolis Journal-that
he would absolutely not talk for publication
on this trip Mr.. New looks quite as pros
porous as Mr.. Porter. Their plug hats re-
semble each other. and also their creased
pairs OF trousers. 1t is understood that Mr.
New is prepared to jump into the breach IL
Mr.. Harrison should want 10 be nominated
again; and as he had much to do with both
the nominations of the only living ex-Presi-
dent il is to be inferred that he would really
have much to do with the nex,.
A prominent Harrison ex-offlce holder and
the best authority among them all in Central
American affairs is General Daniel Macauley.
He still lives IN Washington. and is frequently
seen telling stories to prominent people upon
Il L ,l,,@ 1,
attached to the cause of the present Mica
ragua canal proposition and that with his
fine diplomatic powers and his knowledge
of the languages OF the Spaniards. the ltal-
ians. the Germans. and the Irish, he is in
position to be invaluable TO the canal. He is
liable 10 proceed 10 Nicaragua at any mo-
ment, l am told.
prominent Harrison official who has en-
gagged most prosperouslv in business in WASH
ington is General 4. B. Nettleton. He opened
an ordinary sort of law Office in the Kellogg
building, but his quarters proved too small,
and he is now in the Loan and Trust build
ing, at the head OF an important correspond
ence school of law. Pupils are picked up all
over the country. and they correspond with
the general and with the various members of
his faculty at something like $50 year: and
they learn a great deal of law also. II is a
big scheme and requires great many clerks,
and it looks as if General Nettleton would
easily have money to cinge if he keeps on. as
OF course he will. He is journalist and poll
tician as well as lawyer, and enjoys life
hugely at the Elsmere.
One of the faculty of this Nettleton school
Of law is Judge Louis T. Micheper. lately at
torney general OF Indiana, less remotely the
head OF the kitchen cabinet of Mr.. Harrison,
and now partner of Gen. Dudley in the
Pacific building. Mr.. Michener discourages
all talk OF ex-President Harrison's candidacy
for denomination. but he doesn't deny that
Mr.. Harrison would probably be the best can
didate. and that it is entirely ossible that the
Republican party would rise in u body and
demand his denomination Judge Michener
attends quietly to his business, however, and
he and Gen. Dudley certainly enjoy large
line of it. Now and then these pleasant days
one discovers Mr.. Michener driving with his
family in his covered surrey. His horse is
rather slow-appearing, but it is also fat-ap-
pearing and good natured.
A friend OF Gen. Nettleton and Gen. Macau-
ley, everybody's friend in fact, a very import
ant ex-official of the Harrison administration,
man. indeed. of greater value than appeared
to the superficial observer, is Robert J Wynne
He lives in Washington also, representing the
Cincinnati Tribune and other journals and
furnishing suppose, the best Treasury news
that goes out of town. Mr.. Wynne was the
trusted friend of Charles Foster and took n
trip TO Fostoria on purpose TO see him after
the ex-Secretary's late failure. He is very busy
now with his newspaper work and with his
real estate investments here in Washington.
He is portly and prosperous-looking gentle
man. the happy father of a large family. and
as hinted above. thorough and expert
writer upon financial and tariff topics.
An ex-Secretary Assistant of the Interior,
Gen. Cyrus Bussey, has 4 prosperous law
business in the Kellogg building. 1t relates
to pensions, though not very much now, to
claims before the departments. and to con-
gressional business. Gen. Bussey has wide
acquaintance all over the country and hun
dreds of friends. and he is hearing from them
now. when they want their business in Wash
ington transacted with safety and celebrity.
His partner is young Philip McHenry, a
Georgetown graduate and q former partner
of Dudley & Michener. Gen. Bussey used to
review the pension decisions, and he is ad-
mittedly away up in his knowledge of such
affairs.
A Scene in the White House.
From the St Louis Globe-Democratl