Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-09
THE TANNER SUCCESSORSHIP
Major Steele, of Indiana, Being Con-
sidered by Harrison.
A NATIONAL FLOWER SONG.
Tho Golden Rod" Enthusiastica ally
Encored at the st. Louis EXPOSE
tion-The Nebrasl and Iowa
Knights Templar.
WAsnINGToN BUREAU THE OMAHA BEE,
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WAsuISGToN BUREAU THE OMAHA BEE, !
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| WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct s.
1t Is very probable that President Harrison
will, after all, select Hoosier as Corporal
Tanners successor. He is consulting In
diana republicans now here attending the
knights Templar conclave as to the advisa-
bility of appointing ox-Congressman George
w. Steele, of Marion, Ind Steele was
member of the last four congresses He was
in the volunteer army during the late war and
at its close was appointed lieutenant in the
| regular army, serving in the southwest eight
| or nine years, when he resigned, went home
and entered into the pork packing business.
He is forty-tive years old, in good health, and
| was not wounded. He would make u good
| commissioner of pensions, Steele is not
| here. The president, it is said, Is IN
| clned towards General Fred kuffier, of
| indianapolis, who was pension agent
| for Indiana till Cleveland's administration,
| but complaints have been made that too
many appointments have been given to that
| (the presidents OWN county, and the
| chances now favor Major Steele.
| A ANATIoNAL FLOWER SONG.
AS several countries in Europe have n ma
| tiOnal flower, France, for instance, the heur-
de-lis Ireland the shamrock, Scotland tie
| thistle, England the red and white rose, in
| terest has recently been aroused on the sub
| iect of adopting national flower for the
| United States. Much has been said by the
| press of this country on the subject, and
| very recently at the st. Louis exposition
| vote was taken on the preferences of the
visitors for a national flower. The result of
| the vote was 5000 majority in favor of the
golden rod, whereupou Mrs. John Il.
Thomas, ,wife of ex-Congressman
| Thomas, of Illinois, composed
national flower song entitled "The Golden
| Rod" which was published yesterday in st.
Louis and produced at the st. Louis eXposl-
tion last night by Gilmore's band and
chorus of male voices. The following tele-
gram to Mrs. Thomas from the leading musi-
cal critics of St Louis was received this aft
ernoon:
1.-The Golden Rod" is a complete success.
1t was rendered by Gilmore in the exposi-
tion hall last night with u brilliant electric
| tableau of flowers. 1t was encored and en-
cored and repe 4ted."
Mrs. Thomas is receiving hearty congratu-
lations tonight from her Washington
friends as well as from Chicago and st.
| Louis.
| NEBRAsKA's KNI GIFTS TEMPLAR.
Every Nebraskan in Washington who
witnessed the most magnificent knights
| Templar parade on Pennsylvania avenue
this afternoon that was ever seen in
the United States, expressed himself
or herself as proud of the manner IN which
the Knights from Nebraska conducted them
selves. Their evolutions elected applause
on every hand. They proceeded to the end
under two banners only, marching as a
| brigade with the grand COmmandery, Their
heradtc arms were pronounced the most
| characteristic feature in the parade. These
arms are a gold shield bearing bright red
| cross with the words LUX, Lex, DuX, and
! Rex" the ''A'' being common to all four
| words.
The Nebraska Knights We're located almost
| at the end of the parade line, which occupied
| four hours III passing given point They
! were in the eleventh division and there were
only twelve divisions in the entire parade,
| thus they were kept on their feet five hours
or more. They were so weary when the
| parade was concluded that they broke ranks
| Immediately and started for their headquar.
| ters. Within an hour they were attending
to the wants of the inner man. Tonight
| they We're all out on Pennsylvania avenue
| viewing the great bicycle parade, in which
| it is estimated, one thousand bykers and tri-
| cyclers participated. The scene was most
| brilliant one. Pennsylvania avenue from
| the capitol to the treasury department Is
| about IA mile ana a half long and averages
| l25 feet width. 1t is as straight as an arrow,
| perfectly level and has recently been re-
asphalted so thai 1t is as smooth as "a floor.
| Every machine in the parade carried
| cOlored light On every hand were electric
lights, while the buildings on both sides of
| the avenue were gorgeously decorated with
| flags, bunting and the various insignia of
the knights Iempar. The scene was
quite as brilliant as that of to.
| knights Templar marched to the tunes of
nearly one hundred brass bands in the pa
| rade. President Harrison viewed not only
| the parade to-day, but the parade of the
bcyclers tonight ana he is delighted with
| the work of the conclave.
| Right Eminent Sir Henry Gibbons grand
commander telegraphs that he is ill in Chi
| cago and will not come to the conclave.
| THE IOWA BOYS.
| The spacious apartments of the.grand COM
mandery of Iowa at the Richmond, corner of
| Fl and Seventeenth streets, northwest, were
crowded with visitors all day.
| Between and o'clock in the afternoon
| the Detroit commandery rendered a serenade
| to the lowans as an endorsement of their
| action in the late controversy in regard to
| the change in the ritual In welcoming the
| Detroit commandery Clark Varnum, grand
commander of the Iowa cOmmandery, said:
| with the most hearty feelings of grati-
| tude we thank you for this serenade. The
| sir knights of Iowa have been accused of dis
| loyalty. This is Il mistake OF the nearly
| forty thousand knights not one is disloyal to
| the grand encampment or the noble princi-
| pies OF the order All we ask is knIghtly
ana courtly consideration. We know we
| will receive that, We are not disposed to
| war; but are for peace. We have simply
| asked for a hearing. For the generous act on
| your part we extend our heartfelt thanks.
| Come in and see u.s. And the visitors went
| in and enjoyed themselves
MISCELLANEOUS.
Representative Struble of the Sioux City
| district, is here looking after the interests of
| his constituents and enjoying the conciave.
| The appointment to-day OF Alfred Lund-
vail to be receiver of public moneys at
| Neigh, Neb is to be followed by number
of other changes in Nebraska federal Offices
g. II. Dewey, after a pleasant visit of
several days in the national capital where
he has many warm friends and admirers,
left this evening for his home at Omaha
He will stop ut Columbus, o., on the way.
Secretary Tracy to-day issued an order TO
the contractors of the Petrol TO deliver the
vessel at the Norfolk navy yard for accept
ance. At Norfolk she will be completed and
made ready for service.
Prof Joseph II, NOurse, United States
navy, died at his home in Georgetown to-
day He was born in this city in 1919 lie
was on duty at the naval observatory here
for some years preceding 1851, when he vas
retired,
PERRY S. HEATH.
A Tangier Merchants Grievance.
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