Omaha daily bee., 1892-10-30
CLERKS GOING HOME TO VOTE
Total Number Returning Will Fall shor
Of the Usual Flood.
SIX HUNDRED NEW WORKERS ENRoUTt
In the Paten. ONCE Several Hundred Have
signifed Their lutention of Taking
Part in the Eiection-Wash,nE-
ton News Notes.
WAsHiNGToS BUREAU OF THS BEE,
BIB FOURTEENTH STREET,

DlO FOJKIEENIH Dlktbl.
WASHINGTON, II. C., Oct 20
The exodus Of clerks from the government
departments TO take part in the election
will not be so great as was promised at first.
About GOO New Workers. have gone homo,
and great many Indiana and Connecticut
people are on their way. The Treasury de-
parlment which Is the greatest political do
partment OF the government shows the gen
eral laxity that seems to prevail or the
thousands OF men from all parts OF the couu-
try employed in the various bureaus out PSI
have since October applied for leaves Of
absence, and if 400 apply now they will be
very large percentage. There are less than
$50 clerks in the Navy department and less
than fifty Will 20 home. In the State depart
meut the total number of clerks employed is
far below 200; the proportion leaving Will be
less.
Tho War department has on its rolls the
names Of 9, los persons, the largest bureau
being that of the Office of the record and
pension division, which aggregates $50 peo-
pie. 1t is estimated that not more than 100
Will vote. 1n the other bureaus no inforna-
tion could be had, although all thought there
would be more general moving out as the
day Of election approached. There are 362
males employed in the patent office, and OF
these lis have siguitied their intention of
going home. In the land office there are $50
men at WORK, and perhaps 100 of these Will be
dUSeuI lOr tue SAINT PURPOSE. III tue OslolISo
department 400 men draw salary ana not
| more tnan 100 will go home Tor the Sth.
he census cffice Will fornish its quota OF
votes. but the number is still uncertain. On
the rolls Of the pension office there are the
names OF 900 men, OF whom up to october
%, l9l had asked and obtained leave. A
a., head of one of the divisions stated that he
! thought the total number might be placed at
| 2jO, while well known republican clerk
| and politician said he was positive 500 OF the
men wOnll leayS the City for the week OF the
| election. the government printing off1ce is
| full of Young men who make good wages and
| who like TO get chance to leave town. :.
There are 400 of them, or about one-half OF
| all the employees, but less than 400 will be
| away from their work and one-fourth OF
| that number have already shaken the dust OF
| Washington from their feet.
| Within the next week between thirty and
| forty Iowa men from Washington Will go to
| that state 10 cast their ballots in the First
| district for Governor Gear. Altogether there
| are about Ii0 men FROM Iowa who go home to
| vote, most OF them being in the First dis
trlct where their votes are badly needed.
Estimate of Democrat.
General S. S. Yoder, who has just re-
| turned from Connecticut, is more honest
than the average democrat in summarizing
| the situation IN that state. He says: "Con'
necticut is very doubtful, and it really would
not surprise me if its electoral vote went tc
| Harrison.n General Eoder saws that he
| politics. He believes that Cleveland will
carry New York.
He also counts New Jersey for Cleveland
but says: "The party is in bad shape in
| New Jersey and 1t seems aunoyingly sure
that we shall lose the governor"
| News for the Army.
Captain Allyn Capron, First artillery, i.
detailed as member of the examining boarC
at Fort Sheridan for service during the ex
animation of artillery officers only, vice
! Major Clarence Nj. Bailey, Fifteenth infan.
try, who will continue as a mem Der of thu
board for all other purposes. Second Lieu
tenant Edgar Russel. Third artillery, ant
Second Lieutenant Robert G. Williams
Fifteenth infantry, will report in person to
the examining board at Fort Sheridan fo
examination for promotion. Leave Of alb
sence for three months on surgeons certlfi
cate of disability, with permission to leav,
the Department Of the Columbia, is granted
Major Michael Coopey, Fourth cavalry
LIE ave of absence for four months, to TAX,
! effect November Is. Is granted Lieutenan
Colonel George II. Burton, inspector gen
eral. Leave of absence for two months i
granted Captain Henry j Newlan, Seventh
cavalry, and by direction of the acting secre
tary OF war he is authorized to go beyont
| the sea.
| miscellaneous.
Postmasters appointed today: H. c. Sny
DER, voorhees,, Wyo., vice +. E. Carter, re
signed; II. N. Newlin, Viola, Ia, vice W
~ DiOHu, icsiBueut Jdlues '" MCCaDu
Wick, Ia, vice J. H. Drake. resigned; Sout
Dakota, II. e Miller, vice Mrs. Jennie w
Garrett, resigned; l.. j. Holmes. Vanderbilt,
vice Andrew Marsh, resigned; John Noonar
Walshtown vice James McCeachy. oeceas ed
The secretary OF the interior today r,
turned the papers in the case of ID. L. Hyo
against ID. w. Schoonover, where land wa
| he'd for cancellation in the Mitchell Land di.
trlct OF South Dakota, as an entire rellr
auishment of the claim had been receive
and action on the part OF the department wa
| unDeC eSSary.