The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-02-13
REMARKABLE CHANGE.
Strange Secrecy Observed by Cleve-
land as TO all his Movements.

WASHINGTON. D. c., jan 5.-There
is no man in Washington who is SO
| careful OF himself as is President
| Cleveland. Whether he fears the
attacks of wandering cranks or is
afraid of his health is known to him
alone. Yet the fact remains that
never in the history of the White
House have the regulations about adj
| hitting persons been so strict as they
now are. There are a number of men
on guard in the front part of the
White House, and to get look at the
President even il is necessary to pass
through this military gauntlet. Even
down in the basement the same pre-
cautions are taken.
He no longer shows himself TO the
public. He gave up his regular recep-
ton days during the heat of the snm-
mer, and he has never commenced
them again. 1t is an impossibility
for even a member of Congress to get
an audience with Mr.. Cleveland with
out waiting for several days while his
application Is meditated upon in
White House circles.
The President never walks abroad in
the streets. Not since he was inaugu-
rated in March last has he been upon
the streets of Washington. President
Harrison was accustomed to take an
almost daily walk, and his tightly
buttoned figure was a familiar sight
10 the residents Of the city. But Mr..
Cleveland does not even go to church.
Only once since his Inauguration has
he attended divine worship on Sun
day morning, and upon that occasion
he sent word 10 the minister in adj
vance that he would be there. Mrs
Cleveland is seen at church very
often.
At the New Years reception the
President soon showed signs OF weari-
ness, and escaped from the throng
Just as soon as propriety would admit.
The actions of Mr.. Cleveland since he |
to the White House have |
been very strange, and can only be |
explained in the light of his estima- |
ton of his own Importance and the |
risks he runs in exposing his person |
in the ordinary lines of MS travel. |
The public is never informed of his
contemplated movements, and his
departures from the White House
las been so timed as to be unobserved
~ any except the regular force OF
domestic and policemen. This was
specially noticeable in his recent
rip to New York when he left on a
midnight train and his own cabinet
Ulcers did not know of his absence
ntil the next day when they came
o cabinet meeting and found that
here was no President and would be
% meeting.
His departure ON the recent trip
own the Potomac was secretly plan
ed and followed out. Secretaries
Iresham and Carlisle were sent away !
ON the main entrance, while the !
resident stealthily slipped out the
ack way and was driven in closed
trriage to the Government vessel at
he wharf, which was got under way
Immediately upon the arrival of the
resident. {
This trait of character has developed
nee his first Inauguration. a MEM
,r of his former administration says =
at during the early part of his first
ADMINISTRATION Mr.. Cleveland passed
r the first time through the ladies'
aiting room of the B. & p. station.
is attention was called to the silver
ar imbedded in the tiled floor which
arks the SPOT where General Gar
Id stood when Guiteau's pistol cut
M down. Mr.. Cleveland looked at
e star, read the memorial tablet
lich is set into the wall, and then
refully stepping over the star walk
slowly and contemplatively to his
rriage. 1t is a noted fact that from
at day to this Mr.. Cleveland has not
ssed that room or through the sta
n REYNOLDS