The morning times., 1897-03-03
THE EVENTS OF ONE DAY

The king Is not dead yet, though he has
the rheumatism very badly, and it is
feared he win have to go down the river
fishing instead OF riding to the Capitol
with Citizen Mckinley on the 4th. The
President and his wife entertained Mr.
Mckinley last, evening, however, and this
was polite and cordial. Mrs Mckinley
|. was not Wen enough to go. That was
much to be regretted. But all things
considered, and after all, there is no enc g
health about Which all of US are more
solicitous at the present time than Mrs.
McKinley's. MIR. Mckinley is q man, and
there Is little danger that he will break
down A sign of paleness was observed
upon his face yesterday, due partly, as
IL Is thought, to the strain which the
office-seeking delegations to Canton have
put him under, and partly, no doubt, to
the real solemnity of the occasion. Every
body feels this more or less, except Mr.
Mark Hanna of Cleveland. He Is all-per-
yading, all-comprehensive, jevia1, bluff;
slapping the whole nation on the back,
as 1T We're, and asking it how it happens
TO feel this morning.
The Mckinleys arrived about IL, and
they were Soon-Mr. and Mrs. Mckinley,
Mother Mckinley, Abner and his family;
all the Duncans and the Saxtons and the
Bowmans comfortably disposed at their
hotel. Crowds flocked about it, and the
office-seekers wondered IL it were yet
time to begin operations. The Hobarts
arrived about 4; and they, with their
deposited and comfortable at their hotel.
They were guests OF the Brices last even
ing, and almost everybody of real conse-
quence at this time in this town also
was q guest of the Ohio Senator from
New York. Mr.. Hanna was at the Brice
musicale, and the strange, weird-looking
persons who stood for time about the
dark corners OF Corcoran House were
Buckeye office-seekers, wondering If they
had better send their cards iii TO Mr..
Hanna or walt for him to come out. The
office-seekers let Mr.. Hobart alone mostly
at least, they didn't trouble him much
last evening. Perhaps they thought that
he S not going to amount to much. With
Hanna it is different. With Hanna it is
a chase, and usually stern chase, every
where and all the time.
As invariably happens on the eve of
new inauguration day, there Is trouble
about the Cabinet. McCook, OF New York.
seems TO he out of it; and we hear that Mr..
Mckinley sent for the wicked Tor the ex-
wicked) Thomas G., Platt-fOr otherwise
Mr.. PlatU would hardly have ventured to
call-to consult with him about the New
York situation. PIatt is believed to be
for Stuart l.. Woodford, a very short
ma with very bushy side whiskers, who
was a general in the Army, and has been
something of stump orator ever since.
Perhaps Mckinley won't select any Cahi
Let officer from New York, however
Perhaps some Pennsylvania viii take the
vacant chair-upless, OF course. Mr.. Quay
should prevail upon him to believe that
there are too many tacks in it.
All things taken into account, every
thing seems to be passing smoothly. As
always, Washington city is well behaved.
Flags and streamers adorn the buildings
along the Avenue, the grand stands are
decor ated and ready To be occupied,
soldiers and citizens are busting up their
clothes, and our beautiful women are max
ing sure that nothing is the matter with
their ball gowns This is TO be the great
est and the best Inauguration. because it
is the latest. II Will be ever memora-
BILE for another Circumstance. No outgo-
ing President ever had the rheumatism so
badly as Mr.. Cleveland and no other Pres
ident in our history ever needed TO go
fishing SO much.