Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-14

sent TO the white house asking IL any more
were coming that day. The reply was that
another batch was nearly ready, but after
waiting an hour and half for them the
senate concluded to adjourn. All the nomi-
nations up to date have been confirmed, ex-
cept the three which went in yesterday, and
there will be no trouble about them.
BABY M'REE.
Baby Mckee has been creating a sensa-
tion at the white house, not because of any
desire TO make mischief, 1t should be said, but
simply because of his inexperence in public
affairs. As has been repeatedly announced
in the newspapers, the president of the
United States is fond of Baby Mckee, and
Baby Mckee is fond of the president of the
United States. These profound sentiments
of distinguished consideration being fully re-
ciprocated, Baby Mckee is allowed more lib
critics with the head of this government than
the ordinary office seeker, or even cabinet
member, among which may be included the
privilege of entering the library of the presi-
dent at all times and wandering
about at his own sweet will.
There are on the desk of the president, the
desk presented by Queen Victoria and made
out of the timbers of the shin Resolute,
which brought from the Arctic regions the
remains of the Sir John Franklin expedi-
tion, series of ivory keys which connect
with electric bells in different parts of the
building, so that he can summon his secre-
taries and attendants at any tlme One OF
these SIX keys calls the private secretary,
another the executive secretary and the rest
the telegraph operator, the stenographer the
telephone man, the messenger, the door
keeper and so on, and all of these officers, in
fact almost every member of the official
staff Mt the white house rushed in
to the presidents room in frantic haste yes
terday afternoon, not knowing whether the
president had been assassinated. but sus-
pectlng the worst had happened because Of
the violent ringing of the bells. But 1t was
| only baby Mckee who had found new play
thing
At dinner ut the White House on last Sun
day there were gathered and at future Sun
day dinners at the same place indefinitely,
there will be gathered four generations, just
as in the palace at Berlin before the death Of
the venerable emperor u year or so ago
Great Grandfather Scott who still holds his
place in the pension Office, and would not re-
sign it for any reason, President and Mrs.
Harrison, his daughter and their two chill
drcn and grandchildren. l believe it is the
first time such gathering ever took place
within the historic walls.
TERRITORIAL.
1t is very probable that Judge Spencer, Of
Dakota, will soon be removed from the fed
eral bench. Senator-elect Edgerton, OF
Mitchell, who is booked for seat IN the
upper house of congress from the state of
South Dakota, is mentioned as likely to be
appointed to succeed Spencer, and exDele-
gate Frank Pettigrew, of Sioux Falls, may
be elected senator instead of Edgertor who,
it Is SAID, prefers seat on the bench to one
in congress. Pettigrew knows the ropes at
Washington and would make good senator
| and is solid with the people,
PERSONAL.
Miss Claire Rustiu, who has been spending
the winter as a guest of Senator and Mrs.
Paddock, leaves tomorrow for New York in
company with Lieutenant and Mrs. Barbour,
of the United States navy, and will sail on
Saturday on the French line of steamers for
Paris, where she will spend three months or
more. AT Paris the party will join Mr.. and
Mrs j. N. III. Patrick and Miss Kountze,
who will have preceded them by about two
weeks.
ARMY ORDERS.
First Lieutenant George S. Young,
Seventh infantry, has been ordered to con-
duct Il detachment of recruits to the Depart
ment of the Platte and then join his COM
pany.
Private Reuben L. Kase, company A,
Eighteenth infantry, now with his company
at post near Denver, is transferred to
company G, Seventh infantry, and will be
sent to the station of that company at Fort
Laramie, Wyo. PERRY s, HEATA.