The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-01-24

MRS. CLEVELAND.
ate, giving the East Room the appearance
of a section of tropical forest inhabited by
| gayly plumed women instead of birds.
! Parties, receptions and dinners are the
order of the day, Secretary and Mrs
Whitney leading next to the lady of the
White House in their sumptuous enter
tainment. Something elegant in the way
OF table decoration has just been intro
duced by Mrs. Stanford, of Califorui,
consisting of point duchesse lace while
her menu card had the fora of Cali
| fornia in water colors for it's design.
Mrs. Cleveland was assisted in her first
public reception Of the season by Mrs
Calvin S. Brice, whose husband was
Chairman of the Democratic National
committee du1ing the late campaign. She
shook hands with 5000 people, anxious
| to get smile from the beloved mistress
OF the White House. between the hours
of 3 and 5, taking but two brief intervals
of rest-just time for glass of water.
Quite serious accident occurred toWalk-
er Blaine, in alighting from cab at Hotel
Normandie on Saturday, by which he
broke the bones in his right leg about
three inches above the ankle, but under
skillful medical treatment it is expected
the fractures will soon heal.
The diplomatic corps do not take kindly
to Mr.. McAdoo's emphatic statement that
it is most absurd thing for the United
States to send ministers to royal courts
where they come in at the tail Of the be-
spangled befeathered, bedizened diplo-
mats of tho world"
The typical attache Of legation at
Washington is the best ll-around sponger
IN existence. and it is not at all agreeable
10 contemplate giving up a living salary
where rich Americans provide polished
floors upon which to dance, and food to sat-
lsfy the veriest epicure. Of course there
are exceptions to this rule, and once in a
while man of ability appears among the
corps and women clever and handsome
enough to vie with American women, and
the British, Chinese, and Mexican Minis
tiers give annual balls that equal in mag
nlficence rich American S entertainment.
The bachelors of the diplomatic corps
are particularly interesting and averse to
being called away from the honors show
cred upon them in this country; for the
desire to "wed dook," be he rake or dead
beat, is too prevalent even among sensi-
BILE people.
Some interesting statistics in regard to
postoffice matters have been developed BY
the Postmaster General report just pub
lished, and it will no doubt be matter of
surprise to many victims of missent let
ters to know that over SO per cent of all
mail matter has been distributed Alright
during the past year. By the way, the
Senate has deferred action on Gen. New
berry's name as Postmaster of Chicago,
and the probabilities are that his appoint
ment will never be confirmed
Gen. James B. Weaver has decided
to permit the House to resume business,
in consideration of the promise that his
Oklahoma bill shall have attention. Gen.
Weaver is blue-eyed strong faced,
broad-shouldered man, with a dropping
gray mustSche, and the nervous strain by
which he has accomplished the deadlock
of the House the past week has left traces
of deep WEAKNESS in his face. His fill
clustering tactics have not only taxed his
physical powers to the uttermost, h"t have
lost him some good friends, who bssieved
him really working to injure the measure
he ostensibly supported. The report is
current that Gen. Weaver, whose term ex-
pires the 4th of March, intends himself
locating thereafter in Oklahoma, but he
denies the truth of the rumo~ The bill
will doubtless come up for consideration
and some action be taken before the in
augural.
The House Committee on Territories
has been devoting it's time to considering
Utah's claims to the honor Of statehood.
Mr.. Richards, the speaker for the Terri
tory, addressed it earnestly at great length.
Touching the charges that have been
| made in relation to the practice of polyg-
amy, he declares that since the passage Of
the act of 1882 there had been but ten
convictions of new plural marriages, all
others having resulted in cases where
| marriage had been contracted before that
enactment, and that the Governor Of the
Territory had misrepresented the position
| of affairs.
The bill for reviving the grade of Lieu
tenant General of the Army has been re-
| ported favorably, with the recommends
| ton that the number OF such officers in the
entire army be restricted to two, should
! the bill 60 through
The House will have to do some good
work to make up for the week of flibus-
tering, and its members are expecting busy
times before they will be permitted to don
their dress suits and trip the light fantas-
| tic at the inaugural ball. toward which
all lighter thoughts now trend.
MORSE.