New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-12


the door and rather umdly touched the electric bell
After lingering some moments the servant appeared
and before Gbooly Khan could utter q word, she
shouted out The ladies all busy and cannot DO
bothered with you nbws
"welI' sad the Minister completely nnnpusssd.
there must be q mis- take talte in my cards
"oh don't worry them now" answered tho servant,
not allowing him 10 finish his sentence They are
all about going 10 dinner and don't care for any one
TO see them at this ine-you'd better again IN
the morning. and the sde.door Is always the hsndiest
place for such ss yer 10 CALL
The Minister waited for more The rebuff he
had received at tho hands OF the unruy servant CON-
pletely parslysed him. lie made more calls that
day. and had about concluded that he had had
sufficient dose Of American society. The like OF that
greeting no had never experienced before and what
moro, he determined Il should never occur again.
But the next morning everything was Fixed up quito
satisfactorily and agreesby 10 ali concerned whom me
mistakes and errors had been cleared away Tho
servant OF tic house who detailed 10 walt TIE
door happened 10 DO absent from his post on that sun
day afternoon. When tho Persian Minister'S ring was
heard, one OF the Mattresses down stairs was called
into equsiton to perform the functions Of the absent
servant. She DID %, and beholding the Persian
Minister, his dark complexion daEzled her and she
faneied no cecresm agent something Of Tat
sort. Anyway he did not occur 10 her being q
fashionable caller and what morc-a dignitary II
wos an unfortunate Of mistaken identity. Tho
ladies Of the house soon learned OF the "horribler
manner IN which their dist gushrd caller had beHn
reoeved-ard they at made heroic and happily
successful efforts TO have the AFFAIR settled basis
satisfactory not only 10 themselves but 20 the dis
ingulsheG Envoy from Tehsran.
Commissioner STROLLER NJ stochslagcr, me Demo-
cratic Commissioner Of the General Lnnd once, has,
at last the courage OF his convictions. 1t appears
that last week Mr. Fletcher Johnston Of Kentucky, tho
holdover7 Democratic Chief Of the Accounts Division,
and n proege OF Senator Bccks, with his customary
vigorous use Of expletivss roundy sworo at Re.
publican clerk N n = hearing OF both mon and women
clerks in his division for the view which no took OF
a letter submitted 70 him In tho ordinary course OF
business and upon the clerks mildly suggesting that
he, Fletcher Johnston appeared 10 DO getting eNolte
threatened with a second explosion Of the choicest
BilineSeate 10 throw him out OF the room. The
tyrannical and abusive performances Of this choice
srion OF tbs Southern Democracy, and his peculiar
methods OF adudicsung ths accounts Of the General
Land Office by Of the bowie knife and the re-
volvcr have been before referred to IN The Tribune,
but afor Deck always prominent In all good works.
has invariably como forward IN HIS defence.
Upon this occasion Commissioner stockslager, who
Is said 10 be also much indebted 20 tho Senator
for his present exalted position came TO the assistance
Of his subOrdn ate, and by means Of distortion or
suppression o. the facts IN tho case managed TO secure
tho prompt dismissal OF the innocent and muchabnsed
charge Of Insub,rfin alton. Tho new Republican AS
sstant Commissioner, Judge Stone, Of Iowa how"ver
Indignantly nterfered in behalf OF the outraged clerk
and rcopenhg Of bis case, with prospect Of Justice
10 him and extremely interesting results for his
berlEcrent opPrcssor. "a anticipated from the we'll
known love Of justice which ds ingusnes Secretary
Noble Meanwhile, It Is only fair TO Commissioner
stockslaeer to state that In chYoneling the other day
his dIsinterested and prascworthy devotion 10 his
family I'm occurring the appointment Of some trl OF
them TO ofco, undotcrrod by tho idle elamor OF the
prufane the time worn Rccusation Of nspOiSn'
DID him come unntn tiona injustice a. learn of nine
other relatives similarly provided for ~ Inc pnbl6
expense making a grNnd sUtAl OF nineteen upon tho
roll o. honor OF the stoc ksascr family In this Cen
tennIal yoar Of the Republic, with probably moro to
bear from,
Congressman Houk. Of Tennessee, 10 wearing new
sut Of clothes The statement OF this fact VIII
| not pr,babiy ,trikr the people who have not the
peasurn Of JudFn Houks Acquaintance as one OF much
| Importance or significance. But liouks everyday
| frsnds know better and unless they have secn him
| latnly they will hardly credit the neUS. Tho truth
IL that BE- IL man careless IN ais aine ana 80 IN
dreroat to hts p-rbOuRl appearance hat single new
outward garment Is An In HouRS lto; the don
ming OF An entire new suit at marks al epoch
| II came about In this wtsc. Tie Judge WA WAh'hs
in rennsy vanA roonfiy v1fh couple OF western
! friends, when he socostcd by tramp whose RAJ
ueut INF chit have h~n fashionable AMI new on inc uS
| Of Jackson's hrst Inauguration
| "'scrse mo- may I Interrupt ron for a moment :
wfil you give me the price Of meal''
| Uouk promptly replied I'm sorry, boss, but /
can't help you rye Just been trying 20 got the price
| Of a meal from these goutlcmen. haven't had a
mouthfuI OF vietuas today
| Swen, I say, pArd, you look ~ responded tho
tramp As DO sled up 10 the Congressman and looked
him ovor "Horc's quarter; you are woro OF than
| I am
Judge Houk declined the prorercd charity, but he
suddenly decided that II his appearance was such a.
TO exotic tho commiaoraiIon aud benevolencc Of =
Washington tramp IL time for him to visit tailor.
| and he lost no TIM in doing 20. don't vouch nor
this story, thry say that iIouk tells It on hun
self and II 20 us true for the sturdy East Tenncsseean
L. a. truthful ~ he Is both wise and witty.
Public Printer Palmer will not find his place bcd
Of roses Tho Public Printing OfHco has become the
dumping ground for political refuse since the principal
departments OF the Governments were placed under tho
Jurisdiction OF the Civil Service Commission. Public
prtutsr BENEDICT used his Ooo to pay of old political
debts, which accounts In part for the ncnicency OF
the service under tho last Administration Mr..
Palmer VIII find a great many people whom II n
necessary To turn out but he viii find great difficulty
In ming their places With competent men and women.
Not that there Is lH'k OF COMPETENT worhmen; hut
every member OF Congress who has q constituent
seeking ofoo whom hO considers below the Clvt Err
vice average brings him b. tho Public Printing Ofco
which IS NOT under Ne Jurisdiction OF that COmnlis
SION, and never rcoognILos tho fact thai Tom, Diek
Ard Harry arc not competent 10 hll tho places OF
skilled workmon IN printing and oook-bndlnS.
Ths Hon. John c. Now viii probably DO able Ia
dive do natives OF England some points draw poker
that Minister sohenck IN the good old days torgo: tc
tell them Mr.. New perfectly familiar with all the
lntrtcor,s OF the game Before hts departure for his
| post he met a friend who greeted him cordially and
announced that he had friend In England to whom