Evening star., 1897-02-24
Mr.. BYRAN DELAYED
But He Will Probably Arrive in Washington
This Afternoon.
Some Have Been to the Station MANY
Times Expecting Hini-A Din
ner Proposed.

w. j. Bryan, accompanied by his wife
and little daughter, Grace Dexter BRYAN.
SIX years old, will reach the city this after
noon at 3:3O clock for a social visit of a
few days Mr.. Bryan will go to the house
OF MIR. Carter T. Bride, 129 B street south
east, where he will be served with lunch.
and where he will remain until he leaves
the city. Mrs Bryan and her little daugh-
ter will probably remain with Mrs Bride
until Monday, and possibly later. They
have not fixed any program for their stay
1t will be remembered that Mr.. BRYAN,
when member of Congress, boarded with
Mr.. and Mrs. Bride, and has always cher
ished their friendship. Miss Grace Bryan is
to be the guest of Miss Louise Bride, the
eleTen-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Bride.
Mr. Bryan has been expected in the city
since yesterday at noon, and large num-
Der of his friends, including Mr.. Bride and
James l.. Norris, have been at many of the
trains since then. This uncertainty as to
the time of his arrival was due to the floods
along the Baltimore and Ohio road. Mr.
Bryan was al Chillicothe Monday and ex-
pected to come straight through to Wash
ington on the following day, but has been
tied up by the floods. This morning Mrs.
Bride received telegram from him dated
at Harrisburg, sating that he would proba-
bly, arrive about ] o'clock today over the
Baltimore and Ohio road. The Baltimore
and Ohio is now running its trains from
Cumberland over the tracks of the Penn
sylvania road to Harrisburg, and from
thence to Baltimore. The telegram from
Mr.. Bryan induced his friends to suppose
that he would reach here on the 40 train
from Baltimore and a number of them
were al the depot at that time.
Among these were James l.. Norris. Rep
resentative Sulzer of New York. ex-Repre-
sentative c. II. Turner, William e. Ryan
of New York and I. V. Noonan. There
were few others, because of tie lack of
knowledge of the exact time of arrival.
In fact, outside of those named, an1 the
reporters who We're on hand, the many
strangers around the depot had no idea
who was being looked for.
Looking for somebody inquired a cab
man of a bystander.
Yes, looking for w. J. Bryan-BilIy
Bryan; you know"
"Oh, yes. you mean Bryan the dooelist,
don't you?'
Upon being assured that, this was the
man the cabman went on seeking other
customers.
If Mr.. Bryan gets into the city on time
this afternoon he will be rendered a dinner
tonight at the home of John r. Mclean,
at which number of citizens Will
be present. Outside of that the
visit of Mr.. Bryan will have no political
significance whatever. This will probably
be the only occasion of the kind that Mr..
Bryan will attend while in the city unless
he returns here after he goes TO New York
city, where he will deliver a lecture in
Carnegie Hall on Friday night. 1t is not
thought. however, that Mr. Bryan Will be
in the city next week. Hs friends do not
look for him to De here when the inaUgura
ton of Mckinley takes place. 1t is also
doubtful IL Mrs. Bryan will be mere that
long, although she will remain here while
her husband goes to New York.