The National tribune., 1891-09-10
cpkT OF THE CORRIDORS.

CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.
Is"Young jim" Blaine going to contest the
tuit which his erratic wife has brought against
him for divorce? When it was first announced
that she bad gone 10 Sioux Falls, 5. d. TO take
mn leual residence in order 10 begin the suit
vounr blaine said he intended 20 offer no re-
distance The information that his wife pro-
posed 10 supplement the charge Of desertion
with that OF marital infdelity seems TO have
stirred him M and there is also talk that the
money 10 conduct the suit is being supplied by
a prominent New York official, who wants TO
marry her after she has secured the divorce
This Is not calculated to make young Blame
feel any more amicable. il is alleged now that
lie intends TO bring startling counter-chafges'
but the nature of these has not been maze
bullic There Is also talk Of contesting the
legality Of her residence She has certainly
not lived much in South Dakota since she hTst
registered herself there as a citizen but on the
other hand she claims that she was OoRo,Hoe
resident making her home there, ana leaVihR
in II when she was absent her son and nurse
A pretracted spell Of sickness prevented her
return 10 Sioux Falls &C the time she intended
AGAINST the charge that New York official Is
supplvinr her with money is the reply that
this is falsehood, and that all the money she
gets comes from Daniel Frohman, the theatrical
manager who has her under contract Service
has been made upon young Blaine al has ia1hets
home in Bar Harbor.
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Women ain their time play many parts"
even as men do How well j remember the
general laugh that went mp over the country
some years ago at the news that the venerable
Simon Cameron had been sued for breach oil
promise bv a comely and bright young woman
What food Of more OF less humorous news
paper paragraphs il produced. What hutter
of curiosity there was, especially among the
women, ms TO why the aged Senator, having
won the affections Of a young and loving Wo'
man, wanted TO throw away his good fortuner
Eventually the story came out. The woman
was q thoroughly bad piece. her name was
Mrs. Mary T. Oliver, and she had become ac-
ouainted with the Senator during political
tour Be made TO New Orleans at the time OF
the disputed election of President Hayes She
used her opportunity so well that he secured
her an appointment in the Treasury Depart
ment, but her conduct speedily became SO bad
that she was dismissed. Failing to get the
Senator 70 secure her another appointment she
finally began a suit against him for $4,000
damages Gen. Butler appeared for Senator
Cameron, aud had little difficulty showing up
the woman's real character, or lack Of character,
and that the pretended letters were forgeries,
and she lost the suit She was next heard OF
running bogus charitable institution in New
York, called St. Stephens Guild, and passing
under the names Of various aliases, such as
"Sster Frances" Sister Margaret" :" Sister
Annie" SISTER Stephanie" Mrs. Bruce"
"Mary s. McKeever," etc. The New York
papers exposed the scandaous and fraudulent
character Of the affair, and Mrs. Oliver retired
from public gaze until last week, when an
agent OF the New York Charity Organization
Society discovered her IN the costume Of
Sister OF Charity, soliciting contributions for
the pretended purpose OF founding home for
boys who had been discharged from reiorma-
tories. She was passing under the name Of
Sister Beatrice May. lie had her arrested, and
she bas been bound over for trial. That woman
could write a book that would very much
like TO read-that is, II she told anything like
She truth about herself and her experiences.
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Superintendent Of the Census Porter pays q
compliment 10 women rs clerks which is valu-
able, because it is the result Of practical expe-
Eience by 81 official who has no prep0ssessions
in favor oi@Woman's Rights Speaking Of the
clerks employed upon the counting machines
work requiring quickness Of comprehension,
care and fidelity be says: TwO-thrds OF them
were women, and without wishing TO be offeu-
.F 1n fvsgy
youugmeu who comprised my % light force, ] wish
they bad all been women. The record shows
that both on the electrical machines aud key
board punches the women beat the men almost
two 10 one. They are more dexterous, more
Hmenable 20 instructions, more conscientious,
make less errors, and do more work. We know
this, because our method Of tabulation allows
Of an absolute check against error. So COM
plete is the check that II the records are not
destroyed by ere, VIC could 90 over any clerk q
work 10 years from now aud show exactly how
many errors he OF she made and give full par
ticular about the work.
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A great many people are sure that the Prcsi.
dent has decided to appoint Senator Hawley
Secretary Of War. The element Of improba.
withdraw Senator Hawlcy from the Senate Just
now. il Is not any TOO certain that the Legis
lature Of Connecticut would elect q Republic
can successor. The Legislature stands on joint
baliot-l90 Republicans 10 49, Democrats and
one independent This puts il in the power
Of three disFrunled Republicans 10 elect
Democrat OF an Independent Senator II the,
were given the opportunity.
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There has been some talk Of Offering Score
tary Tracy the Republican nomination for Gov
emor Of New York, but this has not been re
Pnrded as probable to lead TO anything. ia IN
hrst place, the nomination is more than Iikel
10 prove q sJoIile honor as the Republican
have only elected two Governors Of New Yorl
IN 20 years. Next, the fate Of Secretary 70
ger, vino wac showed under by an adverse ma
forty 81 100000 stands out as a fearful warn
ingaRaiHst nominating Cabinet officers. Lastly
Secretary Tracy 10 making much reputation 4
buider-up Of the Navy, and he is pr0babl
more anxious 10 carry on The work as far !
possible than Tor the honor % being the stand
ard bearer Of the Repubiicanparty in the Ne
York campaign.
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