The morning times., 1896-06-16
he DID MOT CATCH 4 FISH
President Cleveland Angles in
Vain for Virginia Trout.
ALSO COL. JOE MILLER
Fishermen Come Home and Tell "A
Straight Story-Their Adventures
Through IA Hole In the Fence-Dan
Brings Lantern Instead Of HAS
ket-President in Fine Spirits.
"Not a blooming fIsh!,

Not blooming fish,
THIS somewhat iruevereDt statement of
fact was made by u tall gentleman who
waited until the last of mysterious and
magnificent procession had emerged last
night through reasonably large hole in
| the picket fence on the south side Of the
railway yard of the Southern Railway.
The hole is opposite the office of the
; master of the yard and is about fifty yards
west of Twelfth street. This fine openin &
for President is, by the way, exactly two
squares from the corDer OF Maryland aven ue
and Fourteenth street, where, and at the
Sixth street station, sundry reporters as
sembled to see President Cleveland get off
his piscatorial special They were disap-
pointed sorely and scyerally.
1t was known that President Cleveland
got up oD Sunday night dressed himself and
sent the driver with the mutton-chop
whiskers round TO the handsome residence
of Col. JGc Miller, the Commissioner OF In
terDal Revenue, with a message to the ef-
feet that the Chief Magistrate would go
fishing.
Col. Miller asked the driver ir he hadn't
made Il mistake ana ii IL wasn't the fish
commissioner that was wanted; but The
driver knew his business and sal Id. no, he was
sure the President wanted the Internal rev.
enue commissioner. Col. Miller bad not long
been asleep after two hours at church, but
he did not kick, although 1t wasstill Sunday.
He made his toilet and was in a few
minutes whirled away to the. Executive
Mansion. ..
OFF FOR THE BROOK SIDE,
By this time General Manager W. II.
Green, who practically runs the Southern
Railway, had been communicated with
and in less than half hour engine 616,
the fastest thing on wheels, except the new
woman n a hurry, was Observation-Disclosures
to Manager Green's private car. About
midnight everything was in readiness ara
the train started off with sealed orders
for Mr.. Henry Harrison's creek which is
iuSt iuhf Has hic cir nj laos hurt
The Presidents fishing season had
opened. BY the time the President reached
the Maryland avenue and Fourteenth street
crossing there was q young colored man
there with a tin bucket full of live little
perch and silver fish which had been caught
with net in Rock Creek on Sunday In the
very shadow of the God fearing ancient
city of Georgetown. where even the
blind tiger Is chained up on the Sabbath.
Everybody yesterday was extremely
anxious to know what was the luck OF
these royal fishermen and SO the news
paper men were on the qui vive but they
were on the wrong side OF the fence and
two squares off from the point OF dis
embarkation.
wall. so to speak. the Presidential carriage
was drawn up within shadows OF the trees
and near 1t stood Dan, his colored factotum.
THAT HOLE IN THE FENCE.
1t was Just then three minutes Of 10
O'Clock. There was flashing of lanterns
all about the yard and several brakemen
and other high officials Of the Southern
Railway disappeared through the hole in
the fence. The man on the ca rriage straight
ened up drove oyer to the fence and Just
then the splendid engine No. 676 made
its way through labyrinth of coaches
and pulled up along the pickets. Dan got
a lantern anc scrouged along between the
cars and the fence Just as the handsome
brakeman who went down with the Presi-
dent handed that dignitary off the rear
platform.
The President was dressed in a gray
outing suit Which fitted him like glove.
and he would have looked quite nobby
but for the Old straw hat which he wore
in an off-liand way. which minated that
he didn't care what they were doing az
St. Louis. His face was very red. or
auburn, or some shade OF that kind, and
he reaIly. looked weary but was, never.
theless. in excellent spirits.
Hello. Dan," said he cheerily.
How do you do. SIR" rejoined Dan.
II thought you would need light. so I
brought this lantern" and with that Dan
piloted tue way over the grass to the
hole in the wall. Once 1t appeared tEat'
Dan whispered something to his exceiIency.
to which Mr. Cleveland merely shook his
head in way to suggest the words WITH
which this history opens.
THEN CAME MILLER.
Col. Miller got off second, good second
He was smoking a cigar on which the
internal revenue tax had been paid at
Key West. and Which diffused an odor
OF tobacco for squares around. Col.
Miller looked sad beca use II is the first
time lie was ever run down by Virginia
trout. Col. Miller caught mp with the
President, the latter of whom got into
the carriage with tlrirty-third degree
of agility and as he was seated he said
10 the handsome brakeman: Good night.
O'Brien," as Napoleon would have said,
'Au revoir. Caulaincourt."
just at this important JuDcture Il colored
youth appeared with Il tin bucket and
fishing line.
Don't forget my lines" said the prest.
dent. as il he had the Belasco contract
for the training of Mrs. Leslie Carter.
whereupon, Col Miller said the lines were
all right.
Col Miller then got in, the door was
slammed and the fishing party went away
at a gallop. 1t was omitted to be men
toned that there were two alligator skin
travelling bags among the baggage. The
internal revenue marks of these were on
the inside.
1t was when the carriage was en- route
at this speed that the tall man threw
up his hands with dramatic effect, and
said: ''Not-a- ID fishI'