Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
CROOK IS The COMING MAN.
His Chances Considered Good AS
General Terry's Successor.
THE LATTER SOON TO RETIRE
Miles Said to BE in Bad Standing
With the President and Secre-
tary of War-An Expose
of ShylOcks.
General Terry to Retire.
WASHINGTON BUREAU THE OMAHA BEE,
513 FOURTEENTH STREET

-. ", So ~o'
A writer IN today's Capital says: ~ hear
that Major General Alfred H. Terry is really
going to retire from active service when his
present leave of four months expires, and
that President Cleveland will therefore have
the appointment of major general and
brigadier general in the army Although
General Miles is, as usual making an active
push for the major generalcy, there is little
doubt that Brigadier General George Crook
will be the man selected. He has always
been favorte with General Sheridan and
it is well known that Miles has failed to es-
tabllsh the best relations with the secretary
of war and President Cleveland on account
of the Apache business in 1886. There will
be lively contest for the major generals
place and probably more than half a dozen
candidates will put in their claims for 1t.
Several of them have been in Washington
already looking over the ground. 1 am told
that either Colonel Brooks, of the Third, or
Colonel Otis, of the Twentieth, will get the
place"
The above is in accord with the statement
made month ago in BEE special
MIR. CoRCoRAN's ESTATE.
Tomorrow the District offices will be closed
during the funeral hours of the venerable w.
W. Corcoran, the philanthropist who died on
Friday morning. Mr. Corcoran's will is to
be offered for probate on Tuesday. 1t is un-
derstood that he has changed it many times.
His estates will foot up something less than
81, 100000. Much of this is in real estate in
Washington. The Corcoran building is
| worth at least $500, 900 and the Arlington
hotel property rs much more. Mr. Corcoran's
residence is willed to his grandsons and will
be kept by them as their home. Mr.. Corcoran
signed a check for the last time about week
before his death He retained intimate
knowledge and control of his large affairs
| until the very last. 1t is hoped that the
death of Mr. Corcoran, who was the nstigator
| of and the principal subscriber to the fund
| with which it was proposed to purchase a
| house in this city for the widow of
| the late General w. S. Hancock, may
| not seriously interfere with the plan
| contemplated. Doubtless the eminent phi
| lanthropist, who is known to have given his
personal attention to the most trivial details
| of his extensive business relations, was care
| full to make provision while still in possession
| of his faculties for the execution of this de-
| sign.
Mrs. Hancock by the way, far from at
tending the fair of the Grand Army of the
| Republic, as stated In the papers Of the city,
| has been confined to her room at the resi-
dence of Captain FSsuene Griffin, U. S. A.,
| ny severe lHClSkObltsOIl Duc HOWeNeT,
evinced the warm interest she takes in the
| object of the exhibition by contributing
various articles to the booth dedicated to her
| husband.
| DEPARTMENT CLERKS AS BROKERS.
| A clerk in the war department has resigned
| and written letter to the secretary of war,
| stating that he was financially ruined by the
department brokers, who had loaned him
| money and charged him per cent Il month
| or go per cent year. The letter contained
the names of the "clerks' brokers' and also
| gave the names of some of their customers
The writer said he had paid one of them
| nearly the amount he owed him without de-
| creasing the debt any, as it all went in inter-
| est. AS he saw no prospect of getting out of
their clutches and as nearly all his salary
| went to them in interest, he resigned to start
life anew in New York. He closed the letter
| by stating that he wrote 1t to relieve, if pos
| sible, the unfortunates who We're now in
their clutches and requesting that they be
investigated. He says he is willing to sub
stantiate his allegations at any time. There
is a rule in the war department prohibiting
employees from engaging in brokerage busi-
ness. The matter has created a great deal OF
excitement among the clerks as it is thought
the designations of the men mentioned in the
letter will be called for.
WOMEN AND sTATEsMANsHIP.
Samuel j. Randall is at his home on Capt.
tol Hill recuperatng under the watchful care
of Mrs. Randall from the illness which at
tended his political journey to Philadelphia a
week ago. Speaker Carlisle is in Wichita,
Kan, in close attendance on. Mrs. Carlisle,
who is needed there to care for her son and
daughterin-law. Mrs. Carlisle did some
hard travelling between Saturday and
Wednesday. She left Wichita Saturday
night, arrived here Monday morning, and
left again Tuesday with the speaker, ar
irving in Wichita on Thursday.
| MRS. HICKS-LORD.
| The new society SWELL Mrs. Hicks-Lord
has taken for two months the house at 1Sl(
1 OF lyr TON 1a nf f1x
| army, and is now IN New York making
| preparations to return in the course of the
| present week. The recent visit of Mrs. Lord
| to Washington was for the purpose of attend
| ing the dinner given the cardinal by Mrs
Dahlgreen, and during her stay at the
Arlington she was accompanied by her maid
and two relatives, whose duty is to attend
her on all occasions when she wears hel
diamonds in public. At that time Mrs. Lore
had no idea of making other than IA shor
stay, but she was pleased with the city
| that she decided to return here to reside dur
ing the months of March and April to escape
the bleak winds of New York, which are APP
| to produce throat trouble Mrs. Lord will
give series of dinner parties and quiet en-
tertainments during her stay, as her recen
experience in New York has decided hel
never to give another large party.
MINOR MATTERS.
| To-day's Post saws: 1.-The engagement OF
Lieutenant Bennett and Miss Hayden, of Ne
| braska, who visited friends here during the
past season, has been recently announced"
Associate Justice Lamar, of the supreme
court, has ut last reached the pinnacle of fame
He has been photographed in his flowing
silk gown and viewed as one in a grouI
of nine Justices. He looks remarkably well
The picture of which he is a part is the larg
est ever taken in this city, the dimensions o.
the actual plate being 25x36 inches.
| Mrs. Senator Hawley has entered largel,
into the charities of our city and has shown
keen interest not only theoretically, bu
practically, IN the work of the different insti
tutions, more especially all that concerns thu
welfare of the Garfield hospital.
The amendment to be made TO the senate
rules which prohibited report by the com
mittee on appropriations on "a bill which ha
been received from the house under five days
will, it is thought, have the effect, as in
tended, of hurryng mp work in the lowe
house on the appropriation bulls.
PERRY $. HEATH.
Gossips About Blaine.
WAsHlSGroS, Feb % Special Telegram