New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-07


70 tho following had not appeared I'm a local news
no,.r T shonld put II down slur upon the must
col cu,nre Of the National Capital The conversation
T., .oid to have taken place over telephone on We'd
ne,day last
Manager Of an Oratoro Leader of the Band
DO Won think could leave ont the from
hone. from the orchestral accompaniment to the
g. vc.siah"l There are only seventeen measures
,or them IN the whole score, and they say it would
save Us 325.
Rand Lcadcr-It would be insult TO tho com
poser
Mauagcr-Oh. but he IS dead.
ought to add perhaps. by way Of explanation, that
tho Washington Choral Socoty-an organization, by the
wav which has done excellent work In the past
aud Is still doing great deal in ra,ingg the standard
Of musical taste IN this cOmmnnity-w perform the
Sc Messiah" next Wednesday.
4 few minutes before the House was called to order
on Monday q Democratic member who waiting
rather lmpaticnv for the opening Of the session. cx
claimed
How soon 1, this ghost dance to Begin"
a, soon as sitting Bu takes the chair quickly
replied Representative sprnger.
The other day Speaker Reed related how hc was
victmi,ed when he first became politician. II was
in 1868 when he made his maiden struggle for thc
state Legislature ~ Maine. lie wa then In his
twenty ninth wear and poss 'ssed all IN" ambition of
O newly feigcd politician IN" nominating committee
had met and II decided that Tom" Reed should
be the candidate on The dav Of the convention Reed
va, sitting In his Office anAou,ly awatng tho news
Of hi, selection. II dull. rainy day, and Reed
wa, growing impatient whcu the porter announced
that there were three gentlemen who wished 10 see
him. They admitted. and their appearance IN
dlcated that they wcr, the committee appointed 10
inform Reed Of his nomination. They were, and a.
IS usual In such cases, II was,
Now. gentlemen. II you Will Join me H. a little lunch
and A bottle If wine we cnu talk this over"
such culinary luxur.c a, Portland then able to
arori were discussed together with several bottle Of
wine and after an hour the committee took their
departure feeling pleasant Reed returned to DIS
oncc and commuulng with himself when a close
friend arrived and Informed hin, that be had been
nominated
Yes The committee has Just LEI, me. sad ths cand
date.
What committee 2" a-ked the friend.
The committee appointed by the convention re
pied Reed.
u am the only committee appointed by the con
yenuon.- returned the newcomer. and Il any other
committee IA, been hcr- you have been sold"
Investigation proved that his friend correct and
for several days Reed kept busy looking for the
committee but they had disappeared As compc'ciy a.
Il the earth had opened and swallowed chem In the
meantime a. biz - nearly $40 presented Ia the
unfortunate candidate, AID pad by HIM
IN biz cah!nc, in Postmaster General wanamatcr's
orce thorc Is a special drawer On which Is printed In
large type
LIES
ThI. drawer Ike the Ghost Of Hamlcts father "can
o tale unfold"
Sot long AGO The Treasury Department reversed
former decision against certain importers and among
these Wa Mr. WanamaLcr' firm In Philadelphia
The amount which NJ Wiramah"r rcallv gained
bv M, decision something under $500. bn'
cuicrp-eng new Uapcr men s"nt ONT stories % IN"
effect that The sum thus obtained ranged between
40 900 aud 40 900 In that drawer ur" the results
~ those new ,plpcr l",." said TIE Pstunst"r'"n'n
the other day The announcement OF such an mex
ported virdall naturally travelled 'f ard near ana
The consequence W.. that Mr. Wanauahcr VA, iuun
dated with some startling and novel petitions 'or
share ~ the supposed fortune. The hrt 90 be- heard
from was q man named hckcr who gave hi, home
residence God, Acre OHIO" INF, {, the letter re
,elvcd by MI Wauamakcr
Dear nrother Wanamhkcr: see Is the paper,
that yOu suddenly fallen hcr - lrf" forum"
Vow, Won never expected - get ms money c9n'c
qlently i b, CLEAR Xaln "i 3'ooVH DO 20" MO"
Wru I'm toll Won 7 should drduc' "a sufficient sum
10 maiutaiu nv family during thcir l", and then
should takc the remainder and divide u among INV
uufprtuuat" brethren IN christ VOW >on d"it nave
DO The first part ~ thi,. You have enough 40 -
pare tr your family man ~ y"ur vast wealth.
must know that he cannot spend all his money before
he die. We al d,cerdcd from! Adam, and 80 We
are rclnicf Nou and ! are br0'hcis what thcu
~ ,onr duty as a member oi the Christian family
not t. SCI your face against those VINO ar n trouble
Ynu can do th. f,r me and AZ The -,inc time clorN
our Father IN Heaven. Mv dear little farm I, mort
aged To- the extent 4 $500 and | ask Won a.
brother - MT TIT, cncumhrance. viii not send
my correct addrcs~ now. but II Won willing o help
me- inst Ind "A ittlc paragraph 10 one 81 IN" en-
cnnat papers and then viii let YOU know WHORE 10
reach me. Yours iraternalb, JOHN ACKER
It i, nccdc-, to add that The letter remained uu
answered.
Another letter was from female evangelist in
the west. She asked for 800 with which to paw
on the debt that hal accumulated on her place II
worship. Like the man from Gods Acre. she asked
The money IN the name Of the Father
A man who signed himself Thomas Cope. of
Iewcs. Del wrot" that the town without a
newspaper. and the inhabitants, 10 the number Of
loo, bitterly opposed 10 Mr.. WanamaEcr on
general principles Now" continued the writer. II
YOU will furnish with enough capital 10 start
country newspaper will guarantee that In six month,
time the people Of tins town Will have changed their
opnion and will be- ,odly for ~ m" Presidential
candidate In 1902. Nou need not be known IN the
trans action. but you Will DE- the power behind the
throuc and whatever you 'goc, This /, a Demo
cratic town, but We can work the paper that the
voter, viii come over to way Of thinking"
There arc about forty letters In this same VEIN and
the Postmaster General proposes to keep them as
cririostics
senator Vest says that the name Of sunset which
chung 10 the late samuel : COX. constant source
Of annoyance 10 that genial statesman.
ON one occasion." said senator Vest the other Iav
Mr. Cox was paying flying visit to the scene, Of
his boy hood In ohio and attended church on sunday
The pastor took for his text As servant de,cth the
shadow The preacher began by saving he had seen
a picture Illustrating the t"Xt which represented a
slave looking toward the west waiting for the end OF
his days work II was entitled Longing for sunset
The preacher dwclt the worhit, Of both Tc,amcnt
lie pictured Jacob longing for Joseph and old Simcon's
desire 10 soon b sJcs were made glad He
hinged his discourse cutire upon the WORT sunset
Mr. Cox became nervous and annoyed he toycd and
ldgetcd with hi book. and shifted about In his
seat until the minister In burst of clOuIcncc said
when the river IS pa scd the dark, Olcn nOld, sur
mounted and hcavcn attained there will be- un.
slad0scd JOY. for there will De sunset" IN heaven
Then he closed hi, book. aud Mr.. Coz with a stately
lfcHt IT,