The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-14
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incidentally disclosed q State secret Yesterday.
Mr.. Arnold was a railroad man for many
years, and during President Arthur's Admin
istration was an officer OF tho Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad. A reference to President Ar
thur suggested to Mr.. Arnold q story about
him that has never becn told.
tho time the incident occurred" said
Mr.. Arnold, II WIS cautioned to say nothing
about 1t because Il was q State secret. During
tho summer of 1883 the Louisville Exposition
was opened and President Arthur had ac-
cepted an Invitation to attend. / made all
the arrangements for the Presidents train,
which was to leave Washington at 4 p. NJ. on
Sunday. This fact had been announced in tho
newspapers and I had perfected all my plans
for the trip. On Sunday morning I was sum
moned to the White House by tho Postmaster
General and tho Secretary Of War. Mr..
Gresham said to me:
Mr.. Arnold, the Presidents train cannot
leave Washington to-day
!" I understand that 1t was the plan to leave
to-day I said. and 1 have made oil my ar
vo MI imam am a sSo.Ey;. REALIZED Sm' NJ NJ; CIR sdn gs- 'P but
nounced that we were to leave on Sunday hun
dreds Of kilograms from ministers and church
here protesting against he President's start
ing out on Q 5upketing trip, on Sunday. The
a aona sss Of ds then has e. sasIgons u.s. Us, And Sndo the PrS Sa.
shal leave at A. M; sharp tomorrow morning
time to change the plans was limited. 1 hired
q telegraph wire, and. being an operator my
s sSSiiI; ais eieas an for aeu tbs 3 S trip ON T0s Mon n nSa there TSeyo
were all sorts OF surmises as to the reasons for
The ,b pre ms%Psr. p os RPs nsh his trip to,n but as none ao
duty 70 say anything about IT. i don't believe
to-day that he intended to leave Washington
on Sunday afternoon any such fuss would be
1t has been announced that a bold playwright
proposes to produce a drama with Robert Hick-
man, the American Beau Brummel, as the hero,
and 1t Is safe to assume that o new crop Of sto-
rios about Hickman will appear In advance Of
tho production. 1t was in the days before the
war that Hickman dourished in Washington,
and since his death fiction writer's have been
keeping his memory green. Probably not one
half Of tho bright things attributed to him arc
true, and he owes much OF his later fame to the
same indulgent attitude of the newspapers that
made the late Police Justice Patrick Duffy.
Hickman was a spendthrift and a genial drunk
ard, with q quick wit and polished manners.
Until several years ago there lived in New York
q man who was said to resemble Hickman in
qppentiy in the lower part Of the city, and always
attracted attention. To his credit 1t may DO
sateud dn Ssyo nns f his appearsne 20 n He Was always Tspg :
sober, and he was never known to borrow. His
vanity was an imitation Of the walk and dress OF
the Beau Hickman school, and as the imitation
In dress came moro than a quarter of q century
after the original tho clothes were more con-
Wore a bel. skirted frook coat, somewhat rusty,
buttoned tightly around his waist, pes.top t5ou.
s ser ,.; 4 black h.i g stock 'Ss S SSSr q Rrruntbii,SsddoiS shirt nat o and An an
always carried an umbrella, and he never spoke
to any one. Small boys followed him in the
merited tribute. Some curious man who fol
lowed him discovered that he was a tailor, and
that he had a mall shop where he mcndcd and
cleaned clothes. Whenever he had no work
on hand he dressed up and went out TO walk.
Tho fact that permission to walk on many
| parts OF the grass hitherto closed TO visitors in
Central Park was granted on Sunday calls at
tention to a difference that has existed between
1t and other famous parks. Undoubtedly Cen
trail Park Is among the most beautiful in tho
world. and none Of the city parks in London,
Paris, Berlin, or Vienna Is to be compared to 1t.
One of the features Of Central Park which Is
always most striking to q foreigner" said o
Frenchman who was in New York last spring.
sis the perfect order Of the whole place. No
park in Europe is 50 beautifully Kept. The
Bois do Boulogne in Paris, the different parks
in London, tho Thiergarten and the Prater in
Vienna are meyer kept in such perfect condi.
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Now York visitor who sees them for the first
time is likely to be disappointed. Tho theory
tho public shall have very liberal privileges in
tho use of, them, and there are very few
spots on which Visitors are not allowed TO walk
stretches OF the Bots which arc scattered with
paper and litter by the close, OF every day, and
the Prater In Vienna would 10 considered by
anybody accustomed TO tho spickness Of Central
Park as a very poorly kept place. Central
Park has retained its beauty largely through
ita rpatrirtiOu of the DuDllC 10 the nlrts in IL
reserved for VISITORS
Some OF the golf clubs at resorts near the city
have this season astonished visitors by a scale
Of prices that makes membership in them q
luxury. Tho most striking instance of this in.
crease in'priccs is reported from n nearby resort
on the Jersey coast, where tho PRIVILEGES Of the
club are held at 81 a day. The club offers
nothing moro than the golf links and an coca.
sional Saturday evening dance at tho clubhouse.
There was M question at this particular club OF
M on the club i 6iis is not iiSelEy to be- 81 Increased mere HtsdinbS by add.,
tions not wholly desirable. Tho explanation OF
grounds, as Wen MS the original rent for t.e use
OF them. Other clubs on the Jersey coast hayo
found themselves compelled to demand dues
which make golf u moro expensive summer
! diversion than it WAS thought likely to become,
and some OF them are at work trying to devise
a short season OF every year can be maintained
at n cost that will mako IL possible to enjoy
them Tor less money IMAM IL Is necessary To do
mand now.
The milk stand In the City Hall Park, like tho
yellow:journal baby and fresh air funds, is
mado tho pretcxt for begging by children to an
extent which impsirs the value Of the schome aa
o charity. There ia a crowd Of c~hildrcn-with u
prepondorance OF boys In it-hnnginR about the
booth all day whiting, to beg enough money
from passer4 10 get a glass OF milk. Very little
that Is contributed for that purpose is ever OK
pended for milk, Gnd tho casual philanthropist
f. not likely 10 secure himself from extortion
bought and distributed they very promptly
biy a pecuniary one. The little beggars about
the booth do a prosperous business, for every
condition Is favorable to touching sucCcssfully
the sympathics Of anybody to whom an appeal
Is made, and anything that increases tho mum,
tor OF child bcggars in the streets is deplorublc.
- Now that some of tho BARRIERS haye been
compelled to form clubs in order to keep up tho
declining price paid for their services in some
parts OF tho city, their action will necessarily
DO considered in connection with recent talk
ohont tins which ended ma usuol with thc st.