The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-04-01
WASHINGTON NEWS.
GOSSIP FROM THE CAPITAL OF THE
NATION.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland off to the Country
for q MISUNDERSTANDING OF the BAL
timore Methodist Conferences.

Washington, March 9-(Special)-Mr.
and Mrs. Cleveland, with Ruth, Esther anu
three nurses will, next week, move INTO ING
country.
The white house will be closed excepting
that part which is used for the executive
offices. Mr. Cleveland will have little use
for his place of business in the city, now
ever as he intends TO transact most Oh MS
official work at Woodley.
Mrs. Cleveland has shown herself so little
and seems so averse to going anywhere
that gossips' tongues are again wagglng
and hopes and prophecies are INDUCED IN
freely around the fireside. Indeed, it is
rumored that August will be the eventful
month.
Whatever concerns the mistress or the
white house is interesting here as elsewhere
for she has lost none of the charms which
so endeared her to Washington during MI.
Clevelands former administration With her
little brood she will remain in Woodley for
a month and then go to BuZzard's Bay.
The president will remain in Washington
as long as his presence seems necessary.
He will certainly not go until all foreign
affairs are shipshape and in order.
He intends to have each member OF the
cabinet visit him during the summer. Sec
rotary Carlisle will probably be the first to
take a holiday with the president, after
which he will go to Kentucky.
Secretary Gresham Has Aged.
Just as soon as he is able Secretary Gres-
ham will leave Washington for his farm IN
Indiana. If any one in the cabinet needs
rest it is Gresham.
The secretary of state is thoroughly worn
out mentally and physically. He has aged so
perceptibly since he entered the cabinet
that his family and friends are becoming
alarmed at his condition. Gresham is an
early riser and works late. Every afternoon
his wife can be seen driving to the state de-
partment about 6 o'clock for her husband.
After dash around the white lot, that is,
the grounds in rear of the white house.
they go to the Arlington hotel, where they
spend the quietest kind of an evening. They
have been severely criticised for not at
tending more to the social functions which
usually appertain to the office of secretary
of state. Besides having a positive distaste
for society, Mr. Gresham is forced to forego
this phase of his portfolio on account of his
health.
Where the Others VIII Go.
Secretary Herbert will spend the greater
portion of the summer visiting the various
Notifications and harbors in order that
when any "unpleaSantness" might occur ne
will not have to consult charts and musty
diagrams for information as to our strong
holds.
Secretary Lamont is going to his New
York farm for the spring and Morton,
whose chief pleasure it is to wage political
warfare, will disport himself in Nebraska
very much after the order that Carlisle will
in Kentucky.
Secretary Smith will HE himself to Geor-
gia as soon as he has finished his Indian
appointments.
He'll HIVE to Stay md Work.
The new postmaster general, Mr. Wilson.
will need all the vacation months to ac-
quaint himself with his new duties as a
cabinet officer. These programmes so nice
ly arranged now may be all upset should
any of our complications lead TO war or
should the income tax law be declared I'M
constitutional
1t is hardly possible that the latter should
happen. 1t would bring about any amount
of trouble. In the first place, there would
be thousands of claims brought against the
government by those who We're forced to
pay the old war income tax. Some of the
best legal talI, in Washington mas de-
clared that thScourt will knock out the
income tax, but in spite of the predictions
of the legal profession. Secretary Carlisle.
and those directly interested in the law
from a revenue standpoint, do not doubt
that it will be affirmed