Show urTH THE PRESIDENCY An Old Lady Named Thurston Disputes Clevelands Right WASHINGTON March 2 Mr Clove lands right to the presidency was disputed dis-puted today by Mrs Thurston an old lady who not only considers herself owner jot the United States but of the kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as well Mrs Thurston was among those who shook hands with the president at the public pub-lic reception in the east room this afternoon She grasped Cleve lands hand in a firm grip and poured forth her story much to his embarrassment Mrs Thurston said she wanted Cleveland to take charge of her possessions under a deed of trust to bo handed over when she received her annuity an-nuity of several hundred thousand dollars dol-lars which will enable her to live in the style befitting her rank and possessions Her importunities for a private audience to arrange details were politely parried and after keeping the line waiting for five minutes Mrs Thurston moved on with the parting remark that she would return re-turn |