The evening times., 1896-09-24

with the other $4,000" A cabinet OF.
ilcers salary does not go far toward keep
ing up On establishment.
Attorney General Garland who served
III MIR. Cleveiand's first Cabinet. is the only
cabinet officer of recent years who has lived
Wltnln has incoIne. He lived in Il two
story frame house on Rhode Island avenue,
gave nc entertainments. and declined to
attend even Mr.. Cievclaud's wedding.
Ar. Cleveland had Nj. " hitEey L. bold
up the social end Of his Cabinet: ia Mr..
iiaTrisUD's administration Mr.. Morton did
the honors for the admins tration in semi
official entertaining. There IS 10 one in
the present Cabinet to take the place Of
Whitney or Morton.
Mr.. Lamont has laid by a neat fortune from
his street railway investments, hut his in
come does not warrant him in spending
much ON entertaining. The Hcrberts are
poor, so are the CarliSle5
Secretary Morton has on independent for
tune, blt tis not large one Tie Ulneys
had large fortune when Mr. Olney was
corporation LAWYER, hut have not now.
Mr.. Wilson is 60 poor that he spent most
a his yeJrs in Washington at a boarding.
house. Ar. FraEcis has al open field. He
has Do Standard OIL millions uchird him.
i.ut he is 4 very wealthy man and he can
afford - rival the Whitneys for q season
1t least. His official term will lie brier.
AN EXCITING EPISODE.
Probably the Francis family Will not nac
The servants any more Impossible than the
cook who furnished an exciting episode in
the Francs household when PresIdcut CIcrc-
land wasa guest of the city OF St Louis, not
long after his marriage.
MIR francs was one of the prime move =,
IN the delegation which came from St
Louis to Washington TO invite tile Presi-
dent and his Wife To visit tie West. The
President accepted the invitation and ac-
cepted the personal Invitation Of Mr.. Francis
to he his guest during lHs stay in st Louis
The ClevelanGS We're booked to arrive
in St. Louis late Saturday night. aud they
wanted TO spend Sunday quietly at the
Francis hUIne in yandevcuter Place. and
there they spent the night aud slept late
Sunday morning, for they were wearicd
by their long journey.
Sunday morning Mrs. Francis was anx-
ious, as any good huaSekeeper would have
be cn. that the breakfast should he equal to
the taste and appetite of such distinguished
guests. She had given special directions
about the preparation Of il. and she was in
the hreakfast-rocm casting a critical eye
over the preparations there when the cook
appeared in the doorway.
THE DRUNKEN COOK.
What is it?'' said Mrs Francis.
Il want to see thot Prisidcnt,'' said the
cool with exaggerated gravity.
Mrs. Francis could rot believe her ears.
what did you say" she asked.
..I want to see thot President" said the
cuoE. res!owly and snlemnly than beforc.
Go down to your Kitchen" said MIS-.
Francis severely. She was beginning TO
suspect the truth and her heart sank.
"Divel bit will CO." said the cuoE,
wagsinE her head; not until I've seen
thot President"
The cook had been drinking; Threats
were OF no avail; to cntreaty size II ade but
one reply. There would be no breakfast
cooked In that house that day until She
had seen Mr.. Cleveland. Mr.. Francis was
summoned. He tried the effect Of his
authority II was useless. The cock was
on the verge of being ugly.
Mr. Francis would have sent for po-
iiceman. but he could not recoucile him
self to the scandal which would result.
There were many people already patrolling
the neighborhood for the purpose of get
ting glimpse OF the President. All the
windows of the adjoining houses were full.
Il would never do to hare a policeman drag
gag fighting. drunken woman from the
house on Sunday morning. After much de-
liberation it was decided to hurncr the
cook
She promised To be absolutely quiet. and
she was stationed In the hall. where she
had n fair view of the front stairs. She
kept her promise and stood ns,tionle IS when
Mr. Cleveland came down st1' . and passeS
tnthe library. Then she went down stairs
and cooked breakfast.
On the following day there was girl
wanted in the Francis house.