The National tribune., 1892-12-22

edging receipt of his badge, expressing his
| gratitude for its return, and complimenting
Mr. Sellers for his earnest efforts in finding the
owner and his honesty in returning tho badge
One of the happiest girls in Washington last
week was q young belle Of IS who halls from
a mountain town in western Maryland, who ID
| a descendant of ono OF the historic families OF
Virginia-that of John Randolph Of Roanoke
| With two resident Washington ladies whom
| she was visiting she went to hear DIR. Hamlin
| preach on Sunday morning at the Church OF the
| Covenant, the church President Harrison at
| tends Arriving somewhat late, and the rear
seats usually allotted to strangers being all full,
| the usher conducted the three ladies far up the
main aisle and deposited two of them in private
| pews. Then he looked about to find seat for
| the Maryland girl. None was visible except in
| the Presidents pew. He hositated, but only
| for a moment and then promptly led the en-
| barrassed maiden up to the fifth row, front,
| where Mr. Harrison sat with his daughter
| Mrs. Mckee, and his dsughter.in-law. Mrs
| Russell Harrison. Great was the pleasure of
the young lady when the President stepped
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into his own pew, between himself and Mira
| Mckee. Her pleasure was still further in
creased when granted the privilege Of singing
From Greenland's Icy Mountains" out of the
same hymn book with the Presidents daughter
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Ths dispute which bid fair to rupture the
Democratic party Of the District Of Columbia
over who should have coatrol of the manage
ment Of the Inauguration ceremonies next
March, has been happily settled, and the second
Inauguration of President Cleveland will be
| success so far as the people of Washington can
| make it ons This harmonizing Of the two
| elements of the Democratic party was accom-
plished last week by the National Democratic
| Committee, which finally placed tho arrange
| monts in the keeping of q committee composed
| Of SO of the most prominent residents OF the
| National Capital headed by Col. James g.
| Berret, who was once Mayor Of Washington.
| This action from the headquarters of the Democ-
| racy Of the country puts an end to the differ
ences of opinion which had arisen among the
| local Democrats. and makes it certain that
| every thing necessary in the Inauguration ar
| rangements will be unitedly and we'll done
| It is high time that work should begin, and
now that directing force has been provided
| by Chairman Harrity, il behooves every citizen
| of Washington, regardless of party affiliations,
| to work for the success Of the Inauguration of
| the President of these United States and help
| make the ceremonies eclipse in brilliancy all
| the many similar festivities which figure SO
| prominently in National and local history.
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Private John Allen, the Mississippi Congress
man, had been to the White House several
| times when Cleveland was President in behalf
| of some applicants for Office in his District,
| and each time had been sent away empty
| handed. One day, after one of his fruitless
| visits, he turned away from the Presidents
| desk and began to laugh. The President in
sisted upon knowing Why Private Allen was
| laughing, and he told him the following:
! Down in my District had client who died
suddenly. / the executor Of his estate
| About six months after his death his son came
| to me aud said that he was awful!y hard up
| and he would like to get little money, If he
| could, out of the property. told him that ne
would have to wait until the year was out, and
| then, if all the indebtedness Was straghtened
out, the estate would be settled up. Six
months later he came to see me. Well,'
said, when he came in, I cannot do anything
for you to-day. There is some litigation over
| the estate and have TO 60 into court and de-
| fend the suit. Come around when the
are settled After another long wait he heard
| that decision had been given and he came
again. Very sorry said, but the plaintiffs
| have taken the cases TO the Court of Appeals
| l did not hear any more Of him for two years,
and then be appeared. I am terribly hard
np.' he said to me, and certainly wonld like
! to get some of that money Sorry said,
but the Court Of Appeals hasn't even heard
| the cases yet, and / don't know when it will
| Then" added Mr. Allen, looking the President
straight in the eye, "he turned to go. As he
reached the door he looked back, and, weary of
the long delay aud many disappointments he
said to me, Mr.. Allen, sometimes | am almost
sorry the old man died."
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| One of the most commendabls acts per-
| formed by Hon. Thomas B. Reed while he was
| Speaker Of the Billion Dollar Congress-" was
| the driving out of the stock brokers, card
| writer's lunch counters news stands and curio
merchants from the main corridors of the House
wing of the Capitol. Some of them were
| allowed to move to the basement whilo some
| were cleared out of the building entirely.
| Among the unfortunates who were forced to
move and could find no suitable place to locate
| her stand, was the old French woman, Clara
Morris, who for many years sold photographs
| currency pulp designs, ivory pin-cushions aud
| pieces of the Washington Monument in a COR
| ner of the rotunds, and who bored Congress-
men and others nearly to death with her chat
ter and familiar greetings She brought every
| influence possible to bear on Speaker Reed In
| her behalf, but the Gar was firm, and sho had
| to CO. She tried to get q place in the Senate
| wing, but was refused. She then located in .
| window alcove on the gallery floor Of the
House, where she has been seen every day
| since. She has not even chair to rest upon
but stands all day looking out of the window
| in apparent idleness She is not idle however,
| for beneath her apron, or hidden by news
| paper lying on the window seat, she has some
of her old articles of merchandise and when.
| ever she can catch the ear of q stranger she at
| tempts to do a little trading. The officials Of
the Senate are well aware that Clara has other