Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-21

Pennsylvania sent TO Washington four or
five regiments of militia, fully three times as
many as any other state In the union. Par
ticularly because of their great numbers,
but more particularly on account of their
general character the Pennsylvania soldiers
cut loose from every notion of propriety and
proceeded to engage in all kinds Of mischief.
Four years ago they tossed private citizen
and some boys on blanket until they were
black aud blue raided peanut and fruit
stands, pillaged saloons and restaurants and
committed minor nuisances, which Peunsyl-
vania paid for. Last March they proceed to
pilfor all the things which were not under
cover or nailed down in the small shops and
stores in certain sections of the city, and to-
day another bill Of expenses was forwarded
TO the governor.
WASHINGTON SURPRISED.
Surprise was created in Washington to-
day by the publication of a dispatch from
New York quoting letter from Senator
John Sherman to Mayor Grant, in which the
former expressed preference for New York
as the location for the worlds fair In 1892.
1t was believed that Senator Sherman would
not express preference at this time; that
he would wait until congress convened or
the people at large had been given an oppor-
tunity to mature a sentiment. This even
ings Star declares that the letter "bears on
its face evidence either that the document Is
forgery or that the gentleman from Ohio
is losing his mind" 1t adds further that
the style of Its composition, which is far
from that which usually marks his corre-
spondeuce, but in a more marked degree in
the circumstance that Union square is named
as the best site for the exposition.
Some of Senator Sherman's friends say
that since he is largely Interested in Wash
ngton real estate he would naturally be
slow to advocate the location of the fair here
lest he might be charged with selfishness.
MISCELLANEOUS.
rTts M 4
the decision of the commissioner of the gen.
eral land Office in the case of Elcnor Muller
VS. n. j. Squires in holding for cancellation
the homestead entry of the latter of a quarter
section of land at the Neigh land district,
Nebraska, and allowing Muller to make
homestead entry of said land under the pro-
visions of the act of congress approved May
IA, 1880.
Iver Johnson was to-day appointed post
master at Stanhope, Hamilton county, La.
Surveyors are pushing forward the boun-
dairy and other lines of geological park on
Rock creek, three miles northwest of the
white house.
The recent storms have made q scarcity of
oysters in this region. The Baltimore mar
ket is also cramped.
The widow of the policeman who arrested
GuiJeau, President Garheld's assassin, was
to-day granted pension OF $50 month by
the district commissioners, and her children
$40 month each till they are sixteen years
old. He patrick KearpeS) was placed on
the retired list of policemen, year ago, and
died few days since.
The major of the Washington police in his
annual report to-day asks for S577,515 to pay
the expenses of the expenses of the force
next year. There are tifty-four officers and
clerks, 46l private, and about fifty laborers
on the force.
They are discussing In Baltimore the pro-
iect of grand boulevard to connect that
city with Washington. In connection with
the boulevard an electric sor cable railway
communication between the two cities is pro-
posed. The distance is forty miles.
First Postmaster General Clarkson is suf-
fering from an liberated sore throat, and is
confined to his home.
PERRY S. HEATH.