Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-22

Thomas Ii. Morgan, who halls FROM Rhode
Island at present, but was formally resi-
dent of Indiana, tho understanding being
that he will be appointed commissioner OF
dates for this of1ce as for government printer
and most of them are fully qualified to per-
form its duties.
IN CARE OF "BEN."
II is amusing how many people havo their
mails in care of benjamin Harrison presi-
dsht of the United Statos." About one.
fouth of the Hoosier ofiice-seekers who come
TO Washington tell their friends to ''just send
ages of "The CROSSROADS Index" "The
Weekly Item'' and letters and postal cards
are assorted from the presidents mail at the
white house every day. Most of the mail is
TO people personally known 10 the president,
but many pieces come every day TO men who
are entire strangers to General Harrison.
There have several times been baskets tull
of letters and papers sent to the postoflice
after they have renamed at the executive
mansion some time and have not been called
for.
billiard EXPERTS.
Ram prevented President Harrison from
taking his usual constitutional walk yester-
day. and in his determination TO find some
kind of recreation he called Secretary Hal
ford and the two men began an examination
of the ramificatons of the white house.
They finally hauled up in the old billiard
room, which has not been used since Presi-
dent Arthur's time. The private secretary,
not knowing any more about billiards than
the president, was nonplussed when he was
directed to "set the balls" The two men
took off their coats, however, selected each
q cue, and began to chalk the ends OF the
sticks like professionals.
"Shall IT be a pocket game or three-ball
gamel" asked Mr.. Halford
"What's thatf asked the president.
IL don't know" replied the secretary, Tex
cept that have seen the terms used in the
t,,rx lNlt Af fha Ind tnp ~
nal"
The president smiled as he replied: "Au
right; but let 1t be three balls and we will
make it cushion game" The two men fixed
a rule that each should have three times to
strike at his own ball with the cue and four
successive opportunities to hit second ball
with his own after he had succeeded in
punching the "white alley" AT the end of
an hour the president drew long sigh ana
putting up his cue inquired Of his private sec
retary, Lille, how does the score stands"
The private secretary put on his Methodist
eyeglasses, and looking at the blackboard
replied to the president.
II have forgotten to keep score, and don't
see scratch on the board"
LOST ON THE ROAD.
Senator Sherman and the friends OF Edi-
tor Halsted were expecting his nomination as
minister to Russia to-day, but it was not sent
to the senate, and as they were said to have
received assurances that it wonld be made
been lost on the road.
ARMY MATTERS.
Weber Laveridge Third artillery, will as
semble at the recruiting rendezvous, Balti-
more, on the 22nd inst, for the purpose of ex-
amining into, reporting upon, and fixing the
responsibility for discrepancy in a box of
clothing invoiced to Captain William p. Rog-
ers, Seventeenth infantry, recruiting officer,
by Major John V. Furray, quartermaster, at
Philadelphia, January 4, 1889, and received at
the rendezvous January g. 1889.
MISCELLANEOUS.
w. j. Manatt, of Lincoln, called at the
BEE bureau this evening.
Alta, Ia, will be presidential postoffice
after April /.
ARMY ORDERS.
BY direction of the secretary of war, so
much of the sentence imposed by a general
courl martial February 10, 1899, Department
of the Platte, as remains unexecuted in the
case of Private John White, Troop G, Ninth
cavalry, now in confinement at the station of
his troop, is remitted. Having enlisted under
false pretense, he will be discharged the SER
vice of the United States.
Private William II. Stokes, Company G,
Seventeenth infantry, now in his company,
is discharged.
Leave of absence for ten days Is granted
Second Lieutenant Robert B. Watkins,
Signal corps, to take effect on his arrival at
puehlo Colo pFRRy G HEATU