Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26
WASHINGTON LETTER
SPECIAL CoEHEspoNDESCE. !

House WHO huS access 10 tine fftSl-
dents room. Whether it is his own
dJiNg, or whcther it is in obedience to
the wishes Of somebody higher up,
| have never been able cIGHrl ly to learn;
hu, certain it is TINT ever since he be.
came private secretary there has been
a consistent policy Uf preventing any
other subordinate from coming in con-
lNct with the man Of destiny. Ii Mr..
Cleveland happens TO walk through
the public hallway in passing from one
room to another doors are hastily
closed, and 4tenographGrs and clerks
are bundled off III n room by them
selves, to make sure that nobody
meets the great man or annoys him by
yu2irg upon his sacred form. l hap,
pcned to drop in by accident upon
one OF the last OF the public recep-
tion4 which Mr.. Cleveland held in the
East room. One of the clerks up.
stairs who las been connected with the
White House .ior " long time, and
whose desk is directly across the hall
from the room in which the President
does his work, entered and took his
place by my side. l noticed that he
was standing on tiptoe and craning his
neck to get II good look at Mr.. Cleye.
land over the heads of the crowd.
"The old man is looking well, he
sald. "a good deal better than the
last time saw him." Aud to my
look of inquiry he replied: "You may
not believe me, but it is fact that
this is the first time | have laid eyes
on Grover Cleveland in six week, !
haven't spoken to him three times in
rs many months This is clerk who
is commonly rcputed on the outside to
enjoy confidential relations with the
President, but who in reality never
deals with him except at second hand.
STIRRED Up A MUss-The case OF
Major Armes has stirred up n pretty
muss in army circles. | don't recall
an incident which has given army Off.
GERS more to talk about. Outside the
service, sympathy generally rests with
Armcs, but among his fellow officers
there is an inclination to stand by
Schotield. You cant find an army
officer who doesn't declare that it is
absolutely essential to the mainten'
ance OF discipline in the service that
tho erratic major should be severely
dealt with, especially since the ques'
tion has become one between the
army regulations and the civil
courts. There seems to be no
question that Schoiield acted hastily
III the first instance. He was struck
with panic, but there is long
story behind that which may excuse
his precipitancy. Schotield isa brave
man, and not easily perturbed; but it
is TACT that he had been badly
frightened about armies for some time.
and have it on the authority OF one
of his most intimate friends that for
weeks the genera! OF the army labored
under the belief that his life was act
ually in danger. Ot course, it wasn't;
IpE UDNtNtt NuCOANIntivhHi lHiN'
nav be, he would he tine last to do
violence to superior officer, But
with such dread broOdiug in Scho.
fields mind it is not strange that ne
should have made the break he did.
MRs. GEN. MuES--Mrs, Nelson A.
Miles, the wife Of the new command
er Of the army, is receiving a cordinI
welcome to Washington society, and
her house, corner Of Twentieth and q
streets, promises to be It social centre.
Mrs, Miles is tiuc looking woman,
with gruvish hair, blue eyes aud u
handsome figure of aristocratic car.
ringe. She is what may he termed
stylish, and wears gowns whose quality
and fit arc perfect. Before marriage
she was Miss Mary Sherman, and is n
niece Of General and OF Senator Shcr-
man. Mrs Don Cameron, wife ol
the senior senator from Pennsylvania.
is sister to Mrs. Miles, Most of Mrs.
Miles girlhood was spent here, and 1t
was at reception at the home oI
Senator Sherman that she first met her
fate, in 1868.
Mn. YANG GoING TO SPAIS-Tht
Chinese minister is making prepsra-
tions to go to Spain, to which country
aud Peru he is also accredited Mr.
Yang will not take his family with him,
and, indeed, does not expect to make
very extended stay. Mr.. Yang and
his wife have become deservedly pop.
ular in Washington, and, although
tue Chinese is the most exclusive of all
the legations, the present minlste,
and his wife have done much
toward breaking down the barrier
of reserve by which it has been sur,
rounded Both Mr.. and Mrs. Yang
have recently had some excellen,
photographs taken. The ministers
picture has been widely published,
but Chinese etiquette does not allow
a Chinese lady of high rank to be
printed in the public prints. 1t was
a concession when Mrs. Yang consented
to have her picture taken at all.
UNITED STATES WILL APPEAL
Attorney Gen. Harmon has instructed
Special Asst. L. 5. Dist. Attorney Nc.
kissick of San Francisco, in charge OF
the governments interests in the case
OF the late ex Senator Stanford, re.
Gently decided adversely to the United
States by the supreme court of Cali
fornia, to perfect an appeal as rapidly
MS possible and carry the case up to
the U, s. supreme court Attorney
Gen. Harmon will ask the U. S.
supreme court TO advance the STAN
ford case on the docket. The action
of the government in this case
arises ont of the fact the late
LELAND Stanford was large stock.
holder in the Union Pacific railroad,
and as, from present indications, the
railroad is likely to default in the
payment of its bonds OF maturity, on
which the United States government
hold- second mortgage, the govern
men, desires to secure itself against
the stockholders.
The people of Jacksonville. Fla, ar
feet TO be surprised NJ the sudden death
in the streets of that city of Il barber;
yet It was aScertained Immediately