The evening times., 1897-02-09

IL was published a few days since that
President Cleveland, assisted by Mrs
Cleveland, was distributing among tleir
friends here the presents that have accu-
mulated upon item during the past four
years at the White House These articles
| have ranged all the way from Dachsbnnd
to diamond, and the story was that they
| were unable TO carry with them a large
number of less important articles A
list of these would make up a catalogue
equal to that of the old curiosity shop,
or the selling list of the auctioneer when
foreign legation moves out.
or course, tie Dachshund would not be
among the things to be given away. 1t
has long been known that that animal is
one of Mrs. Geveiand's favorites IL is
! not positively stated that the present OBJ
| ject OF her favor is the same sent her some
three years ago, but if it is not, she has
been kept supplied with one equally good"
IL is worth while TO say that the specific
thing which bears that dignified German
title would be taken by the American boy
on the street for benchlegged flee of
large proportions
AS a consequence OF the publication that
bliN bNCApdutS vi Iic W Uibt HOUSE were CIV
ing away their household effects not deem
ed worthy of removal, just as the ordinary
America "A citizen do IS when he changes resi-
dence, host Of applicants for relics have
made known their wishes. Some have come
in person to ask Mr.. Thurber to see that
! they are remembered. Others have writ
ten letters. They ask in all sorts or ways
for the favor desired Some are most Oh
sequous, others assume a brusQue. straight
forwardness as most likely to secure tuc-
cess. IL seems likely that il will require
the services OF one clerk the greater part OF
| his time to fife and answer the correspond
eHce growing O At OF the wish 60 have some
thing that belonged at the Executive Man
sion under the second Cleveland regime.
The personal applications have added ma
teriaIly to the labors OF the dOorkeepers and
other attendants, to say nothing OF the ef-
feet on Mr.. Thurber's nerves Of those who
upon one pretext or another have gained
his attention.
Some have specified just what they want
This has been arrived at partly from pub
lished statements as to what presents have
been received, and what things are likely
to be left behind. and partly from guesses
by the applicants Occasionally reasons
are given for wanting particular things,
and some OF these reasons are curious For
example. one man wants one OF Mr.. Cleve-
lands silk hats because he is a hat
maker and lac has brought his son up in
the same trade and wants to leave him
this as an incentive TO good work. or
course this application does not come
from washington.
Another understands that there is a
quantity of fine old Kentucky Bourbon
that has accumulated in the White House
cellar and he wants a quart bottle as a
sample for his show window. Heis Gin
ciHnab Saioonkeeper, and recites that he
has voted for cleEland three times. and
has carried more than fifty votes from
his saloon to the polls in the same interest,
besides working steadily for the cause
He says he was faithful to his leader in
the recent split in the Democratic party
and reversed the rule at Cincinnati by
carrying gold men across the river to vote
in Covington in favor Of the gold candi-
dates. lie adds, loosely that this need not
be interpreted to mean that they voted
for Palmer and Buckner He is too prac-
tical politician for any mistake OF that
kind
lhS Siouitue upoh WHICH CldiiifS are bdSeu
are as numerous as the letters almost
one man wants a lap robe that he picked
up one day when Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland
were out driving near Woodley in an open
buggy, and dropped it. A woman writes
that she has twins, born a year ago, two
bright little girls. She named them Ruth
and Esther, after the White House tots, and
she wouldiike some pieces of the cIildren's
clothing for keepSakes. 1t is said that
this appealed to Mrs. Cleveland, and this
is one OF the very few requests that will
receive further attention.
one or two protests have come from the
donors OF the articles, insisting that if the
articles are OF no use they be returned