The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-15
Ne Spent Twenty Minutes Here on Sun
day Night,
GREETED BY ENTHUSIASTIC CITIZENS.
Kent Busy Shaking Eager Hands-he
Compliments Highly General ii'z Lee
and Governor O'FsrralI-snys Both
Arc "Gamc" Men.


sand people. The papers sunday morn
ing had printed the announcement '""'
Mr.. Cleveland would arrive mere
shortly after o'clock IN inc
evening. and long before that hour
Iarce and cvcr-increasing crowd sa'"-
.rcd m the station. a mighty cheer
mont nm MS the train bearing tho fIee'-
d.nt swung around the curve ana out Ga
tie bridge preparatory 40 backing "'o
tbe station. and the crowd masscd Nse'i
~ the spot where the rear car ''o'o-
,o, which contained MIR. Cioyciind'
would stop.
As soon as the train came 20 hait
f,srtio rush was made for ,he cat 'Hu
.or... climbed un0u the platform az
other end. but .ns doors were '','.1'
,1 .h. curtains of au the Wihuo"'
,l-,f,. drawn For time ~ setmeu 10
,l.o,oh tbe people would have 10 go "on'o
,,ithont catching "a glimpse of the Cn'ei
Executive. . 49,,
Suddenly. however, % snout "tn' w
,f "Thoro ho is.' and % wiz rus" "~s
shade for the rear PLATFORM upon W'.i1"
Mr Cleveland appeared "a mohthl i'-o,'
r,rulnc and d0inng his hat 10 the crown
sr,e President was attrcd in black, Win
tnrn- down collar and cravate OF suhdued
,oi,ra and wore "a brown crush hat. ms
.res were bright. and he appeared ~
f.c hest health and spirits though not
nearly so stout as he has ne'n.
HE GREETS THE TIutoNH.
Mr Cleveland. after bowins ms "C-
knowlodcomonts 20 those who han s"lh-
cred 60 do him honor. descended 10 sie e
lowest step of the platform an" i'i
frfean minutes was engaged IN shaking
hands with everybody who could ttt
close enough using both hahds ih uie
process The rush 20 gain the pilFliehe
Of craspine his hand rcsemoled holni"s
so much as % mass-ploY in q loo' .'"
,ame. and though there were n number
~ ladies I'm tine crowd. they received
10 consideration whatever, ana came our
Of tho melee with bonncfs mashed out
pf shane and clothes badly disarfanged
Vhev had shaken the hand of the Presi-
cent. however. and were happy.
Mr. Cleveland continued 10 snake e"cn
hand held ont 10 him nnth he was urea
ont Ire then roaeccndod tho steps ana
again doned bis hat The crowd was
not satisfied yot however. and roarod
"snocch speech" The President shook
Dis head with "a eood-humored smile. ana
declined TO speak on account OF IT'S DeinB
sunday.
UNCLE TIrIY's FISH STORY
Meantime. "Uncle Billy Culhngworth,
Hichmond's genial rotund postmaster
,'. .~e,. had made his way 90 the
platform. When the president haa in-
i,-,,i,' '''' ,,r-e,e5 hmm aud for several min
utes tho two bis men were closely enc
eagei I'm conversation. They were not
discussing affairs of State, however, huL
confined themselves altogether TO SUBJ
'Uncle Billy told Mr. Cleveland seNei-l
anccdotos Of recent wonderful exploits
in the chosen sport of lzaak Walton
Air. Cleveland was in lIcumonu tN-
astv twenty minutes. most or Which
time was spent ON the platform oI Iia
private ear. His train pulled ONT Iof
thc South amid the cheering OF 'ne
crowd.
The Prcsidcn IS bound Tor 'toifel Town,
S. O.. at which place Doe WIZ so %" "p"lN
thc lighthouse tender Nisiaila. ana go
TO Wneah Bay where Doc ana h5 come
Ianions viii Doe lNe tN'-ia OBJ '"' ,Nii''-
Gale Shooting 'lno. OFT N''' ""
tho distinguished hunter va" n'"", "
warm for the DUCKS lN"' l'ii,7' inc ""-
tors of The HaN oi Nin-'A'
AIR. cleveland Us teco.. 'I'l.N 'E Il-
tain Ropiey ID, LNa, oi''','..''' lr5-ii,.
"'. luH' nun '..' ......'i..., ....,.. ,,if1.
a new p'l,,. ,..',..,,. .rd o., i,o.,,eii
in ,,-,'i,,-,, ,-ni r,.. coiieo+or or Internal
,.,...',,l i.,,,l.l Dill. ,.r and accom-
panied him TO Richmond
GOV. O'FEkRALL.s LolAhiA'
D., ,,,, NOV, down tho President talked
,',t. ercef,. c,ith tne nl,r.nar.r man
er s,nte,te az Interest fo Vfreinians. Hc
,.lt,G et l.nrfb rorrorninr the work
IN ,,onetl-c..aral ritzhurh Lee. and
,,rra.erf fho lfrheer confidence n the
,f..,.,.. .-1 ii,,io,,@,,. of fho e,.tinrDish-
I'D yi~.inior
$50 far oe have been able 20 learn
fad Nr Cleveland. with hearty laugh.
s.novsraDer reDorfcrs have never boon
elic fo ovtr..t arvfhine from General
loo concerning fho Cuban situation
Tna President vn. shown "a Richmond
r4D.r. in which General Ice was referred
TO as one of the eamcst mon in the coun-
try eyes" hc said. emphaucaiy, "he
g. that and much more.
hy ine way conunuel tne fIe1iuehi'
'you have another mighty game man
here in Virginia ana That is Governor
Charles IT. O ferfai- His LOYALTY TO
principle is highly 10 he commended.
The talk then drilfcd around 90 tine OBJ
sect of the President trip ana Doe was
l'NNH '"i'iiI'"