The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-04
EXCHANGE OF COURTEsIEs.
Mckinley Visits the White House and
Cleveland Calls at the Ebbitt.

WASHINGTON, March AT 1110
O'Clock this morning Mr.. Mckinley left the
Ebbitt House 10 pay his official visit TO
President Cleveland at the White House.
There was double file of policemen at
the F-strest entrance of the hotel, prob
ably TO prevent crush Of people rushing
after the President-elect, for the hotel was
crowded. The President-elect's exit was
made quietly. He came down the elevator
and passed at once out to the carriage,
driving quickly away almost before any
one knew he was in the neighborhood.
Soon after his departure fhe charles l..
kurtZ Club, one of the largest Of the Re-
publican League clubs of Ohio, marched
up Fourteenth street to serenade him.
They were rather crestfallen to find their
quarry had slipped away, but did the next
best thing, and serenaded Mrs. Mckinley,
who. with the other members of the party
in the hotel, watched them from the side
windows
The people on the street along the route
10 the White House knew who were the
occupants OF the stylish carriage which
swept rapidly along, and the President
elect was soon at the entrance of the
house which is to be his home for the
next four years. Many sight-seers were
in the White House grounds and in the
by the police TO fall back from the portico.
SO there was no obstruction to the passage
into the house of Mr.. Mckinley. No one.
save his secretary, Mr.. Porter. and Chair
man Bell, of the inaugural committee ac-
companied the President-elect. They were
shown directly into the club parlor, the
ofhctal reception room of the house where
they were met by President Cleveland and
Secretary Thurber.
The President walked with much less
stiffness than he has shown for the past
In nj a.
| posing OF the business which came TO him
| from Congress, and naturally he as we'll
| as Mr.. Thurber showed the effect of his
| heaVy laborS but, with some easy foot
| gear, Mr.. Cleveland managed TO get cbout
| with limp and the indications nCw are
that unless he suffers from an unex pected
| recurrence of the painful attack of rheu-
| matism which has afflicted him for the
| past few days, the President will be able
fully 10 meet the obligations of the cere-
The meeting between the incoming and
outgoing Presidents lasted only few min
utes: The subject was naturally the
| weather. While they spoke of IL the out
| look was rather depressing, with the sky
| yelled in light but moisture-dripping clouds
| and the bunting hanging rather Imply
| from the grand stands, the wind having
| died away. But the President had seen
| the special weather report, in which Chief
| Moore staked his reputation on his pre-
diction OF fair weather for tomorrow, and
| he congratulated Mr. Mckinley on the
prospect thus held out.
The PreSident-elect returned to the E.b-
bitt and in an hour Mr.. Cleveland, follow
| ing the custom in such cases, returned his
| call. Mr.. Thurber accompanied him to the
| hotel The large carriage was driven 10
| the doorway and again the crowd was
| forced back to admit of the passage of the
| President AS he walked through the ro-
tunda of the executive mansion TO his car
| rlage the President plainly showed that he
| was suffering. His right foot was clad in
| a large cloth slipper, and, although he fa-
vored the lame foot as much as possible
| il was evident that every step caused him
| pain. He required no assistance, however
| Mr.. Thurber walking by his side, and got
| into his carriage with little difficulty and
was rapidly driven TO the EbpItr House
| where the incoming President has his
| apartments. The carriage stopped at the
| north entrance 10 the hotel, and the Presi-
| dent, on entering the house, was lifted al
| once in the elevator to the floor above
| where he was received by Mr.. Mckinley
| His call was even shorter than that OF
| Mr.. McKinley's on him, and within a few
| minutes he was. on his way back TO the
| White House. The reception was rather
| formal, as it must needs have been in view
| of the fact that the two men had parted
only an hour before after a similar cere'
| mony.
| AT the White House the President found
| waiting for him Secretary Lamont anC
Secretary Herbert. who were there 10 con
| suit him respecting matters OF business be
fore their respective departments. Al
| though the Cabinet officers have cleared
| their desks of business as far as possible
and made all ready 10 turn their depart
| ments over 10 their successors new sub
| iectS recurring immediate attention still
| come up In addition. they are expected
| to pass opinion on each bill as IL comes
| from Congress and indorse 1t with theil
! approval or disapproval. With the fiooc
of bills coming from the Capitol and tbs
large accumulation already on hand. the
| Cabinet officers were very busy most of the
night and early to-day