Show HE WENT TO NEW YORK Secretary Lamont Says It Was Strictly Private Business New York Nov 15President Cleveland who left Washington very quietly on last nights express for New York arrived here at 730 this morning He was accompanied by Secretary of War Lamont and drove immediately to the Victoria hotel where a suite of apartments were ready for him Since his arrival the movements of the president have been shrouded in mystery He had breakfast break-fast in his apartments Shortly after he drove offn a carriage and was absent from the hotel for several hours It was thought the president had come here for the purpose of conferring with prominent specialists in regard to an ailment which he had been suffering from This however Doctor Joseph D Bryant Clevelands physician denies He said Cleveland was at present enjoying good health and any statements to the contrary were untrue The president made a private call on some personal friends and took a stroll in Central Park He had luncheon with Dr and Mrs Bryant President Cleveland and Secretary Lamont returned re-turned to the hotel about 4 oclock where they spent an hour or two The president with Secretary and Mrs Lamont dined at Dr Bryants I r n af ggj which the whole party repaired tXSwe Broadway theatre where Fran cfs Wilson was playing Ermine Afel the1 theatre Cleveland and La mont drove to Jersey City where they I boarded the 1230 express for Washington Washing-ton f I Whatever has been the object of the presidents visit it is certain by his appearance tonight that no operation opera-tion has been performed His flying visit here can only be explained in the words of Secretary Lamont Strictly private business JA Those Russian Refugees S ashington Nov 15A treasury omgl said this evening it was prob amethat some of the Russian refugees nov detained at San Francisco would be released and the others be returned to the custody of the Russian government govern-ment A Change of Base Washington iNov 15ChIef Engineer En-gineer I R McNair has been detached from the Philadelphia and ordered to duty at the Mare Island navy yard |