Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-04


business, General ]. y. Rea is district Judge
in Minnesota. General William Warner is
and intends TO remain lawyer In practice at
Kansas City, Mo.
THE KNIGHTS TFMpLAR
General headquarters for the Knights
Templar during the Conclave next week have
been opened at the Eb5itt Here will be 10.
Gated the grand officers, who are expected TO
arrive on saturday and Sunday. Chairman
Parker had an interview with the district
commissioners to-day, at which 1t was
finally determined that Pennsylvania ave-
nue. should be wired on the day of the par
ade, next Tuesday as on inauguration day,
This measure was urged by the committee
as the only means by which the avenue
could be Kept perfectly clear for the parade.
The Western Union Telegraph company,
which has consented tn furnish the wire nec-
essary, VIII send the quantity required from
Philadelphia.
Among the questions which Chairman
Parker had to have settled to-day was an in
teresting one raised over band of music
One OF the Cana bodies coming promises
TO bring oand but IL is found that the con-
tract labor law is In the way. Chairman
Parker went to see the secretary of the
treasury this afternoon TO have the neces-
sary orders made TO admit the band across
the border. The band will be admitted. The
city schools will have holiday on Tuesday.
The street faklrs will not be permitted to
operate in the city during the conclave, The
nuisance was carried too far at the last in
auguration and now the police have been in
strIcted to arrest all fakirs. 1t will be use
less for parties to apply for permits to sell
goods, wares or novelties upon the streets,
avenues or reservations, as no such permits
Will or can be given.
The Pennsylvania railroad company will
run 2i5 sleeping cars into Washington in
addition to the sleepers on their regular
trains.
ARMY MATTERs
Leaves of absence for the periods set op-
poslte their names are granted the following
named officers, to take effect from the date
of their being relieved from duty:
Second Lieutenant James L. Kerr, Seven
teenth infantry, twenty-five days.
Second Lieutenant Edward n. Jones jr.,
Eighth infantry, two months on surgeons
certificate of disability.
Captain Frederick w. 'rhibaut, Sixth in
fantry, twenty days.
First Lieutenant James A. Sutton, Eighth
infantry twenty days.
Second Lieutenant John H. Alexander,
Ninth cavalry, three months.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The handsome and appropriate floral de-
sign placed in the middle of the lunch table
at the white house reception, yesterday, was
designed by Mrs. Harrison. The idea of
having half of the globe represented with the
north and South American continents en-
bossed in flowers was an original one. She
had the piece made and placed on the table,
and the first the president and Secretary
Blaine knew of it was when they saw it
there. The water of the globe was repre-
sentcd by the smooth, deep green leaves of
the laurel or holly, giving almost the color of
the sea, and the land of flowers gave the
exact outline of the two continents. The
delegates were delighted with the design,
and made many tiattering comments upon it,
Mr. Blaine said it was the feature of the
lunch.
DR.. George L. Humphreys was today
appointed pension examiner Mt kearuey,
Neb
Edward Percy Gilchrlst of Fort Madison,
Ia, was appointed a cadet to the United
States military academy, West Point, N. Y.
A meeting of the citizens of Iowa temper
arily residing in this city was held at the
office of q. II. Herring, In the Ledroit
building, last evening for the purpose of
organizing q state republican association
Ex-Governor Stone was called to the chair
aud Herring was elected secretary. The
committees on constitution, organization
transportation, etc, were appointed and u
permanent organization will be effected at u
meeting to be held at the same place NEXT
Tuesday evening.
Secretary Proctor left the city this morn
ing for his home in Vermont and will not re-
turn to Washington until the middle of next
week. General SchOiicd has been officially
designated by the president to act as secre-
tary of war in the absence of the secretary.
The postmaster general has appointed
David p. Lebhardt, of Maryland, suDerin-
teEdcnt of the dead letter office, postolics
department, at S2.500 per annum, vice
George B. Hall, of Minnesota, resigned.
Edward Percy Gichrst Fort Madison,
First district, Iowa, has been appointed
military cadet.
Tsui Two Yin, the newly appointed Chinese
minister to the United States, was to-day
presented to the president by Secretary
Blaine. The minister made a.comp pimentary
address, to which the president replied with
the usual expressions of good will,
PERRY S. HEATH.