Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-19

instructions 10 the democratic members Of
the house on the tariff question, by dint of
superior force on the part of Mr.. Randall
This afternoon Randall and Cowles-the
latter the author of the free tobacco bill
went about the house and secured pledges
from over eighty democratic members that
If the caucus tonight should adopt resolu-
tion not 10 give the free tobacco bill an OPP
portunity for final action, that they would
hold u caucus of instruction and support the
free tobacco bill in the event of its being
taken up for action. Mr.. Mills saw
that the real object of the eau
Gus was defeated in advance, and
instructed his followers to declare the call
for caucus off. If there had been n caucus
held tonight, 1t is very probable a collision
would have occurred between the Mills and
Randall forces, as the latter were determined
that no action should be taken which would
tie the hands of those who were in favor of
the free tobacco bill In view of the fact
that tariff revision is an absolute impossi-
bility, so far as this session is concerned, Mr..
Mills has again been turned down by his own
party in the house. Mr. Randall and Mr..
Cowles are in high feather tonight, and an
nounce that 1t is very probable that the free
tobacco bill Will be taken up and passed be-
fore the end of this session If the house
passes this bill the senate will undoubtedly
main before the 4th Of March, as
the senate is in favor of the
reduction of the revenue. 1t seems that MIR.
Mills had been turned down. all around
and this last fauX-pas is the most humiliating
to this great free trade advocate of any that
have taken place during the t'iftieth con-
gress. This is simply adding what Mr.. Mills
regards as insult to injury.
WANTS A DIVORCE.
The notorious Major Reno, formerly Of the
Seventh cavalry, who was cashiered from
the army some years ago, filed a bill to-day
in the courts of the district, asking Tor q
divorce from his wife, to whom he
was married in 1888 She was a
widow by the name of McGunnigle,
and he claims that after residing with him
two years she deserted him and went to
Harrisburg, where she has since resided,
and has refused to return to his bed and
board Those who are familiar with the
facts do not sympathize with Major Reno in
this movement, for his brutal treatment of
his wife was matter of notorety before
she left him. She is now at the home of
somo relatives in Harrisburg, and he has
done nothing toward her support for several
years. Major Reno is a clerk in the pension
Office.
HINT TO NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS.
a great many letters are being written
every day by men in Nebraska who aspire to
appointment under the incoming administra-
ton, which are unnecessary and so much
work thrown away. 1t should be remem-
bered that the three republican members OF
congress in Nebraska will control the ap-
pointment of all the postmasters in the state.
and that it does no good to write to the two
senators about postmasterShips, as they will
take no part in securing those places, the
postoffices being, by the oldest rule in poll
tics, within the control of the members of
the house representing the districts, where
the politics of the members are in harmony
with that of the administration, as is true
with Nebraska's three members of the next
lower house of congress.
DELUGE OF OFFICE SEEKERS.
Besides the flood of applications being re-
ceived from Nebraska for postoflices, many
of which are sent to the senators, there have
been received already over three hundred
applications for the land offices in the state,
about twenty for the United States marshal
ship, more than that number for the collect
orship of internal revenue, and hundreds of
applications for positions in the railway mail
service, notwithstanding the fact that that
service will be within the civil service law
after Marcn 15 / am afraid that there are
to be many disappointments on the part of
aspirantS in Nebraska.
MISCELLANEOUS AND PERSONAL.
Mr.. and Mrs. O.. j. Collman, of Broken
Bow, arrived last night and are visiting Mrs
Collman's parents, Senator and Mrs. Pad
dock, at the Portland. Mrs. Collman is very
pleasantly remembered as society favorite
in Washington during the last session of con-
gress, prior to her marriage. She will re-
main here till after the inauguration
Senator Quay and General Dudley were in
telegraphic communication this afternoon
with some Nebraska republicans over
the question of the Hon. John NJ. Thurs
ton going into the cabinet as secretary of the
interior. Both of these gentlemen and Chaun-
cey M. Depew and many others have en-
dorsed Judge Thurston
w. w. Baldwin, of Burlington, Ia, Is at
the Ebbett He is at the head of the land
department Of the Chicago Burlington ~
Quincy. Before ne went into the railroad
business he was a law partner of Hon.
Benton j, Hall, commissioner of patents
PERRY S. HEATH.