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The morning news., 1889-03-29
TracY's Promise.

The Secretary of the Navy has made a
promise, and very interesting promise it
is. II he keeps it, he will retire from office
with & reputation that will be a source of
satisfaction to him during the remaining
days Of his life. This is his promise: II
know that pol tics plays a great part in the
navy yards If the country, but / say, and
will adhere to what l say, that the navy
yards during my administration shall not
be asyiums for the careless, poor and in
competent workingman. Whether republi-
can or democratic l shal! insist that there
shall be skilled foremen and worthy
mechanics. That much | shall do"
This sounds very much a if the navy de-
parJment were going to be run on business
principles. Secretary Whitney made a
record that was praised by even the repub-
hcan pre- =. 1t looks as if Secretary Tracy
had made up his mind to make record
tn the democratic press can praise. He
may be sure that the democratic press will
do him full justice. II he does as we'll as
Mr.. Whitney did ne will win general ap-
prova. If he can improve upon Mr.. Whit
ney's record, all the better. The democrats
will not complain. They want the govern
ment wisely and economically administered,
and they ars not so narrow-mlnded as to
be unable to appreciate merit in republi-
can official.
When Robeson's and Chambers admin
istrations Of the navy department are re-
membered, it must be admitted that doubts
of Secretary Tracy's ability to keep his
promise cannot be got rid of entirely. The
Republican party's history shows that it
does not hesitate to employ any means to
keep itself in power, and if the navy yards
are not filled with political dead beats dur
ing the campaign of 1892, Secretary Tracy
will show himself to be much stronger
and better man than some of his republican
predecessors were.
The morning news., 1889-03-29
Wanamaker and the Boss.

Postmaster General Wanamaker has got
into trouble with the Pennsylvania boss,
Mr.. QUAY, and their differences are the
subject of very general interest. In view
of the fact that MIR Quay had Mr.. Wana-
maker appointed Postmaster General, it
was generally supposed that the latter
would, under no circumstances, disregard
the wishes of the former. IL seems, how
ever. that the Postmaster General having
reached place of power and influence,
wants TO secure the good opinion of those
whose opinion, in his estimation, is worth
having.
The Postmaster General was given to un-
derstand by Mr.. Quay that he would be
permitted to name the postmaster for Phil
adepaia, and he straightway selected Mr..
John Field, a frst-class business man, for
the position. Mr.. Field is republican, but
he is not the sort Of republican that suits
Mr.. Quay. When the republicans don't
nominate fit men for Office he bolts the
ticket and does what he can to defeat it,
In other words, Mr.. Field is not
machine politician. Mr.. Quay wants
a machine politician at the head of
The Philadelphia postoffice, and he now ex-
plains that when he told Mr. Wanamaker
that the latter would be permitted to name
the postmaster he expected that man
agreeable to him and to Senator Cameron
would be appointed. In other words. he
thought Mr.. Wauamaker knew enough
about politics to give the Offices to the
steadfast party workers, regardless Of their
fitness for them He wants ex-Sheriff
Leeds made postmaster of Philadelphia
because he knows Mr.. Leeds can be de-
pended upon 10 do his bidding.
1t looks as if Mr.. Field would be ap-
pointed. The President cannot find any
reason that would be approved by the pub
lie why he should not be, and it is, there
fore, difficult for him to avoid appointing
him. In the future Mr.. Quay will hardly
give Mr.. Wanamaker a chance to say who
shall have the other federal offices in Penn
sylvania. Mr.. WanaInaker will feel agreyed,
of course, if he is not consulted about the
Pennsylvania postotfices. But if he will
stand up for the rights Of the people rather
than endeavor to please tho local poll
ticians, he will earn the gratitude of the
people of the whole country
The morning news., 1889-03-29
The Shrewd Hotel Clerk.
From the Chicaao Times.

The versatility of the Chicago hotel clerk is
paramount to his affability. He is an ardent
student Of anthropology, and on his clever
finesse and instantaneous repartee to dissatis-
fled guest the eXchequer OF his hostery to a
certain extent depen s. An apt illustration oc-
CURED at the Grand Pacific few days ago. A
st. Louis travelling man was assigned to a COM
Portable, pleasing room on the parlor floor, but
in accordance with his nature he went down to
the. office and vehemently protested against
such treatment.
"ihat's lily room for SIS a day. uttered the
apparently disguised globs-trotter.
We'll, I'm surprised" " said the clerk.
Il don't make any Jay towns, and don't
want to get the worst of it. So give me a
larger room.'i
''It's queer about that room," said the clerk,
some won't stay here unless they can have it,
while others don't like it. Now Chauncey De-
pew did not seem to fancy 80, but Mr.. Wander
bit won't have any other"
What was that?"
II say Vanderbilt won't have any other
We'll, you need not change me now Just
have fire made right away and guess I'll stay
over Sunday"
Then he walked about the rotunda in happy
sold-a bill l-of- goods frame Of mind, and after
ward wrote letter to his town on the Missis-
sippl river, which herslded he fact that he was
occupying the favorIte room of Cornelius Van
derbt.
The clerk concealed a smile about his person
and muItered something about soft marks"
The morning news., 1889-03-29
The Pig Puzzle,

New Workers are enjoying a little relaxa-
tion just now. They haven't laid aside
business cares and gone to Florida or to the
country. They ara still looking after the
dollars, but they are all agog over a new
puzzle known as "pigs in clover" The press
Of New York says that it affords a good
deal of amusement, but at the same time
people are racking their brains, wearing
their patience, spelling their tempers and
exhausting their ingenuity in trying TO
coax four marbles, placed in the outer drive
way of box containing two other circular
driveways with openings, into the inner
circle, or "pen." They think about it, talk
about it, neglect their business for it, and
eome of them have been driven to the verge
of insanity on account of it, but the pigs"
refuse to go into the 'pen." And the news
papers call this pleasant relaxation"
1t may be. The "ffteenn puzzle may
also have afforded pleasant relaxation, and
so may have the other puzzles which from
time to time ha We taken hold of the public
with powerful grip, but they probably
sent some poor fellows to the lunatic
asylums, besides promoting idleness-that
is, interfering with useful occupations
These things have about the same effect as
is produced when one tampers with the
rhyme of the pink trip slip which
was punched with care in the presence
Of tAe passenger. They are de-
moralizing to the last degree, they drive
away sleep, they may unbalance the strong
est minds, but the New York press tells us
that they afford pleasant relaxation. The
truth is that the people of New York have
got themselves into deep trouble, and they
want to pull the people Of other cities in
with them. In the language of the poet,
shoot the pig puzzle and all the other puz-
Zles
The morning news., 1889-03-29
A Weather W all.
Fronl "a London Pllnch.

From the LOndOp Punch.
What is the use of forecasts and barometersP
silly the study Of air and of sea,
Useless are WeatheI-Cocks, warnings, thermom-
eters,
Storl-otums and signals mean nothing to
Hopeless the coming of clouds and hygrome-
ters
No one can tell what the weather will be.
Captious the climate, l think you'll agree,
No one can tell what the weather will BEL
Weat her-wise prophets, precise and emphatical,
Heed not their prating at night or at morn,
Do not take notice of twingeS rheumatical,
Treat all catarrhical symptoms with scorn;
Disregard dartings in regions hepatical,
Mind not the shoot of your fayorite corn.
Thoughtless the clerk of the ather is he
No one can tell what the weather will be-
Lured hv the sunshine. 50 bright and magnet
ical,
Ho,, You will grieve if your CAMPS you've
forgot,
II in fur garments you're peripatetical,
Doub less you'll find that the day will be hot;
Should you wear clothes that are thin and Rs-
tbetiCal,
Then the nor'easter will blow-wiI it not?
Coy as a woman, and tickle as she,
No one can tell what the weather will be.
SCAMP" is slang English for large um-
bralia
The morning news., 1889-03-29
Kidding Himself of a Bore.
From the Washington Post.

from Tue " uA1H0toH fO5t.
man living on Z street. between Ninth and
Tenth streets, rid himself of bore Saturday in
a novel fashion. The bore entered his friend 8
room during the afternoon, and began weary
monologue about himself Over in the closet a
huge hunk of Lmburger cheese was beginning
to assert ITSELF
WHAT curious SMELL said the bore. The
man made no reply.
The monologue continued for fifteen minutes
longer.
"A very curious smell, ." reiterated the bore.
YES said the man, mysteriously and in a
whisper. II killed a friend last night, and his
body is in the closet. want you to help me
remove it tonight"
The bore shuftied uneasily in his seat, and a
moment later his chair was empty.
Within thirty minutes a policeman rang at
the door and hurried to the room. "A man
down the street told me that body was con-
cealed here - he painted, 'and l have come to
investigate it."
An yes said the man nonchalantly, there
it Isl" and he opened the door of the closet.
The policeman is now looking for the bore.
The morning news., 1889-03-29
Te strans a Democrat 2

Mr. Oscar Straus, minister to Turkey
| has caused q good deal Of commotion in the
Manhattan Club of New York. A few
weeks ago Mr.. Straus' name was pre- iented
for membership in the club, and on Tues
day several Of the New York newspapers
announced that he had been black balled be-
cause he was a Hebrew.
Inquiry. it seems, does not sustain the
story that he was blackballed, though it is
admitted that he was not elected a MEM
ber. 1t is alleged that his name was with
drawn because of the opposi ion to him of
some of the members of the club. but that
the opposition was not based on the fact that
he was Hebrew. His brothers, Isadore
and Nathan, are members Of the club. and
that fact is considered sufficient to refuta
the report that his rejection was due to
race prejudice.
The Star, which pretends to be the New
York organ Of the democracy, says that the
opposition to Mr.. Straus is owing to a
doubt whether or not he is a democrat. 1t
alleges that he was a republican until Mr.
Cleveland was nominated in 1884, and that
he then became a muywump. For his
support of Mr.. Cleveland he was rewarded
with the Turkish mission. The Star hints
that since the republicans have regained
control of the government Mr.. Straus
has shown signs of an intention to
go back to the Republican party,
and that Postmaster General
Wanamaker, on the supposition that he is a
returned prodigal, has asked President Har-
rison TO !et him continue TO represent this
country in Constantinople. Doubtless
Manhattan Club. In tue meantime. it
would Le interesting to hear what Mr..
Straus has to say to the charge that he is
no longer in sympathy with the Dem cratic
party.
The morning news., 1889-03-29

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MR.. coMproN's OBITUARY.
Ee Wrote the Notice Himself Five
Years Before the Time Came to
Use It.

He Wrote the Notice Himself Five
Years Before the Time Came to
Use It.
From the Nelo York Sun.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. March 26. Perhaps the
oldest obituary ever written was that by Hus-
selton Compton, who died here on Thursday at
the age of 101 years. 1t was dictated by himself
on his Goth birthday. and Mrs. Mary Walcott
penned the words. Here it is as it will appear
OF his monument:
"Husselton Compton lived to q very great
age, and when he died no one could point fin
ger at him and say that man did not try to be
honest. He did try to be honest. He was hon
est. If his deeds looked to people what his inten
tions looked to his own mind and no man can
owing TO the confounded civil war and other
things, but, though he was robbed and NAL
treated, by malteating some one else he would
have scorned such low-lived thievish tricks.
He married a good woman and raised a
large family of girls and boys; a good provider
for them as well as for the grand children that
came after them. He taught them all what
was right just as his parents did him and his
brothers and sisters, and if any OF them should
ever vote the abolition ticket he wouldn't be to
blame.
"Husseton Compton was born of an honor
able marriage on May II, 1888, and died (put in
date when the time comes) in Missouri. Ken
lucky and far west papers please make note Of
my death-that is, such papers are demo
cratic A mans name l. his own, and he is not
bound to have it in abolition papers If he don't
want to-
Mr.. Compton had two sons who served In
Quantrels band, ard the outrages to which he
was subjected by federal soldiers embittered
The morning news., 1889-03-29
Col. Fred Grant and Austria.
From The Providence Journal

A physician in this city, who was at West Point
when in 1867 Col Fred Grant, who has been
named by President Harrison for minister to
Austria Hungary, was passing an examination
for promotion, tells a story of the young man Is
lingu site abb titles which ought not to be told
at the court of Vienna. Maj. MclIuilau, the in
structor n French, gave Grant a French pass
age to translate at sight, the Pass aye being en-
titled Leopold, Due d'Autriche." The young
man was to begin 1t and give an easy transla-
tion to the end of the passage. He read the
French with fair accent, and then began the
English lie halted over the title but an in
slant and then read off Leopold the duck and
thr ostric t." The anecdote is one of the tradi-
ii MS of West Point to this day. though it is
hardly superior to some of the stories that are
everywhere told of college students.
The morning news., 1889-03-29

Ex-Gov. Watts, of Alabama, is quite an
old MAJ, but he retains his good sense.
Speaking the other day of the proposed con-
ference Of old wings in Birmingham, he
said that 1t was purely a republican scheme
designed to help the Republican party in
the south, and that it would be failure
He said it was nonsense TO talk about split
ing the solid south as long as the colored
man was waiting 20 step into the Offices as
soon as the democrats were divided, aud
that although asouthern democrat occ sion
ally deserts his party in Difference to his
opinions or iu ODE Hence to his political am
bition, the south was about as solid as ever,
and there were no signs of a break. Gov
Watts used to be whig leader, and no
doubt he represents the sentiment of the
vast majority Of former wings.
The morning news., 1889-03-29
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News Post is a Bonanza.

The post of consul general at London is a
bonanla-by far the best paying Office under
the government. The sa arv, to begin with. is
$1,000 and the unofficial fees, which amount
to at least S30,000 10 into the pocket OF the in
cumbent. once rent and clerk hire are paiu by
the government out of official fees. Notarial
fees ana fees Tor drawing deeds are not on the
schedule for which the consul general is ac-
countaoia to the government. Gov. Waller,
Mr. News predecessor, went 10 London a com
paratively poor man and returns well Off.
When John G. New was casting about for "a
place without any frills and much Swag," his
Old friend and felow-nustler, George b. Will.
Jams. the major domo of Harrison's admins
tration, dcked out the consulship at London
and said; John, 20 in for chat; IL pays more
than anything Ben can give you"
The morning news., 1889-03-29

Col. Dudley doesn't think be has been sat
upon by this administration. According
t. a Washington special he believes he is
still quite an important factor in republi-
can politics, and he thinks his recommenda-
tion would carry considerable weight with
the president He is represented as having
said that he could have been appointed com
missioner of pensions il he had desired the
place, but that he didn't care for it, and
only wanted to control the appointment
Hs is represented further as having claimed
that Corporal Tanners appointment was
due to his Dudley's) influence. President
Harrison certainly owes great deal to Col
Dudley, but the probability is that he is
afraid to acknowledge and pay the debt.
The morning news., 1889-03-29
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CHANGE OF ScHEDULE-City and Suburban
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The morning news., 1889-03-29

Postmaster Pearson, of New York, de-
mics the charges made against him of un-
just treatment of carriers and other en-
ployes of the postofTlce, and says his sole
aim has been to secure efficient service from
the large force working under him. When
Mr.. Pearson was reappoiuted by Mr..
Cleveland, the New York Tribune said that
the appointment would be satisfactory to
every body interested who desired efficient
service. The republican spoilsmen don't
want an efficient business mao in tile Office
now, but an efficient politician. That is
why they are urging the Pre- ident to
bounce Mr.. Pearson. State Senator Van
Cott is said to have the strongest backing
for the position.
The morning news., 1889-03-29

A case possessing great interest will be
tried in Taney county, Missouri, next
month. William NJ. Miles and James s. b.
Berry are to be tried for the killing of Capt
Nat Kinney, the famous chief of the Bald
Knobbers in that section. The trial will.
show the peculiar state of feeling that ex-
isted between the Bald Kuobbers and their
organized enemies, called the militia fac
tion," because they were armed by the
state. The killing occurred last August,
and Messrs Miles and Berry will be tried
on the charge of murder.
The morning news., 1889-03-29

The sensational story which was pub
iished the other day, that Mr. Robert Gar
rett had decided not to go to Mexico be-
cause conspiracy among Mexicans to cap
ture him and to hold him for a ransom had
been unearthed, is denied Mr.. Garrett's
friends say the change Of plans was merely
one of his whims. The San Antonio cor
respondent of the Baltimore American,
however, repeats that there was such plot,
and says he has reliable information con-
corning it,
The morning news., 1889-03-29
President Harris seems TO have great

President Harris N seems to have great
respect for the memory Of Presidents Lin
coin and Grant. He has appointed a son Of
each to foreign mission. He has also ap-
pointed Mr.. Murat Halstead to a foreign
mission, and in 1868 Mr.. Halstead wrote to
the late Salmon P. Chace that Gen. Grant
was foolish, drunken person, and that
President Lincoln was fool who ought to
have his head knocked against wall Did
President Harrison forget these things?
The morning news., 1889-03-29

The appointment of Mr.. Murat Halstead
as minister to Germany proves not to be very
gratifying to some of the republican sena-
tors. When, several years ago, the Senate
was investigating certain charges against
Senator Payne, of Ohio, Mr.. Halstead ap-
piled some low epithets to a number Of the
senators who did not vote TO sustain the
charges. He said they were "yellow dogs"
and "boodlers" and "corruptionists;" that
they composed the ''millionaires' and bood-
lers' club aud that they were ''smeared
with the greasy hand of DOODLE" Among
those thus referred to were Senators Cul-
lom, Evarts, Ingalls,, Jones, Plumb, Saw
yer and Teller. Tthese gentlemen have
not forgotten the epithets, and they don't
intend that Mr.. Halstead shall.
The morning news., 1889-03-29

New features for the centennial celebra-
tion soon to occur in New York are con-
tinually being suggested. One is that sug-
gested by Mrs. Martha J. Lamb, editorof the
Magazine of American History. She pro-
poses that on tie evening of April 30 the
managers OF the theaters in New York
shall unite in presenting some Of the plays
Washington used to see in the little John
Street theater when, as president, he re-
sided in that city Mrs. Lamb thinks it
would be easy to find "Wignal's Darley,"
which Washington thought was very anus
ing, THE Poor Soldier" or Every One
has his Fault" Her suggestion is very
good one
The morning news., 1889-03-29

A young New Yorker was sent to states
prison the other day for a curious offease.
Several years ago F. w. R. Waring prac-
ticed medicine with DR.. McGahan, aud
when the copartnership was dissolved, he
practiced under Dr. McGahans name The
court inflicted upon him the highest pen
atty for the offense
The morning news., 1889-03-29
John H. Inman.
From The Neto York Star

John II. Inman, the well-known railroad mag
nate, is a man Of striking personality. l saw
him the other day on upper Broadway Tall
straight and broad-shouldered, with a large
shapely head, well poised and an oval face that
is full OF character and determination, he is a
prominent and interesting figure on the floor of
the stock exchange. He is q southerner by
birth and is the personihcation of all the noble
traits which tales OF chivalry have connected
with the ganuine southerner. He is an enter
tanning conversatonalist is an earnest worker
in the commercial transformation OF the so 18th,
and never tires of discussing its rapidly devel-
oning iudu friaq
The morning news., 1889-03-29
Pleadi e for Pearson.

From The Ner Y0rE Times I1ld)
The politicians who are urging the President
to put the New York post office back into
politics. for the benefit of the Republican party
are urging him in the direction of an irrs-
trievable blunder. Nothing would cost the
administration so dearly as a political manage
ment of that great office all failings and faults
in which would be more widely known and
more directly known than those in any Office in
the country