Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-25
A TRIP TO new ENGLAND.
Early In August Harrison Will Visit
the Yankees.
CHIEF BELL TALKS TOO MUCH
A New Head For the Secret Service
Division Soon To Be Appointed
Death of the Oldest Priest
in the Country.
WARRINGTON BUREAU, The OMAHA BEE,
5l3 FouRrRKNra SrRERr

WARRINGTON ID. u. July "a.
Mr.. Walker Blaine to-day wrote TO Gov
ernor Ames, of Massachusetts,, giving him
the outline OF the proposed trip of President
Harrison to New England. The president
will leave Washington on Tuesday or
Wednesday, August 6 or z, will travel by
rail TO New York, and then by steamer to
Boston, where he will spend one day and
night. From Boston the journey will be
made to Bar Harbor by rail. Mr.. Blaine in
forms Governor Ames that it is the desire Of
the president If anything in the nature Of a
reception is to be rendered that it shall be
of public character. Mrs. Harrison has
not yet made up her mind whether she will
accompany her husband on this trip or not,
but she will probably do so Mr.. Halford
will go and Secretary Tracy is also expected
to be one Of the party.
A TALKATIvE DETECTIVE.
A great deal of interest is being taken in
the probabilities as to the appointment of q
chief of the secret service division Of the
treasury department. MIR. Bell, the New
Jersey man who has occupied the place for
the past two years, has not proved at all sat
isfactory. He talks altogether too much for
q detective. and has shown great indiscretion
and want of business tact His early state
ment that the treasury notes printed on the
steam presses could he very easily counter
fei ted was extremely annoying to Secretary
Fairchild at the time, and it was only
through strenuous efforts on the part of
Bells political friends that he was re.
tained during the latter part of
the last administration. Mr., Bell has has
been working up sentimen. in his
own behalf and is trying hard
to induce Secretary Window to keep HIM,
but the secretary has other views, and it is
understood to-day that the appointment lies
between ex Chief James d. Brooks, who was
one of the most competent men that ever
held the position, and Mr.. Thomas Furlong,
OF ST. Louis. The talk of the appointment of
the latter man has brought down great
deal of indignation from the knights of
alleged part he took in the labor riots in ST.
Louis some years ago while employed by a
railroad corporation. 1t IS understood, how
ever that this opposition has been with
drawn, and that the Knights of Labor will
not oppose his appointment If the secretary
decides to give him the place.
THE OLDEST PRIEST IN THE UNION DEAD.
Father Curley, of Georgetown college, died
to-day. He was the oldest priest in the
United States. He was born in Ireland on
tho 25th of October, 1896, came to George
town college in 1897, was ordained priest in
1881 and on the building of the observatory
IN 1s45 took charge of 1t, and took the first
longitude and latitude of Washington. He
was the instructor of many eminent men.
A FEELING OF DISSATISFACTION.
Some dissatisfaction is expressed among
the senior army officers stationed at Wash
ington over the action of Secretary Proctor
in designating Chief Clerk Tweedelle as act
ing secretary of war in his absence. General
Scofield is the officer upon whom the duties
of the war department devolve in the alb
sence of the secretary, but General Scofield
is also away, so that it becomes necessary to
Soma nna The law permite the
chief clerk to be designated, but some Of the
officers think that some such man as Cen
eral McFeely or General Casey should be Sc
lected, instead of taking civilian clerk who
is thus given power over them.
THE MOTION DENIED.
The secretary of the interior has decided
the motion for review Of the departmental
decision filed by George w. Davis so as to set
aside the ruling holding that Alva G. Ness
had the superior right to the south "a OF the
northwest a and the north u of the south
west Il of section 15, township 33, north
range AZ west, Valentine land district, Ne
braska. The secretary says that after care
full examination of the whole record he can
find no good reason for changing said depart
mental decision, and denies the motion.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The pension board at Carroll, Ia, was re-
organized to-day, and Drs. Albert S. Gockley,
Samuel G. Dunkle and Arthur L, Wright,
appointed members of the new board
S. M. Calkins was to-day appointed post
master at Mentorvllle, Antelope county, Ne
brasKa vice II. f. Vail, resigned.
Secretary Noble mas affirmed the decision
Of the commissioner general of the land
office, holding that without special congress
sional authorization the Creek Indians can
not be paid the $400, 600 with which they are
credited on the government books under the
terms of the treaty by which the Creeks
ceded the United States certain lands.
The comptroller of currency has authorized
the First National bank, of Liberty, Neb.,
to begin business with capital of $4,000.