The National tribune., 1893-04-27

Patrick was one of the oldest employees in point
OF service in tho Pension Bureau, and has seen
it grow from an insignificant little bureau TO
one of the largest and most important in tho
Government service
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There was considerable comment made at
the close OF the last session of Congress because
the officers of the Senate set back the hands of
the clock III the Senate Chamber more than 30
minutes. This justiiiable act, however, is
oVershadOwed by the yourg Servian King, who
recently, by Decree added year to his age
This is supposed to be the most remarkable
tampering with time that has taken place
since Joshus commanded the sun to stand still
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The fact has developed since the final ad-
Journment Of the extraordinary session of the
Senate that six nominations failed of confrma-
ton. These are Benjamin I4enthler, of Massa.
chusetts, to be Consul at Sherbrooke; Robert
A. Poole, Postmaster at ClebuFne, Tex; David
G. Browne, to be Collector for the District of
Montana and Idaho; John w. Clark, Postmas
ter at Ripley, Tenn; John A. Dyson, Postmas
ter at Washington, ia. and William B. Pear.
son, Postmaster at NaeogdOches, Tex.
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Conrad N. Jordan. recently appointed by
President Cleveland as sub Treasurer of tho
United States at New York. received his COM
mission on Friday. April 81. and left at once
for New York City. He took the oath of Office
as sub-Trcasurer at - o'clock on Saturday
last. Sub-Treasurer Jordan's bond of $500, 600
was examined and approved while he was in
Washington last week. and he had a long in
terview with Secretary OF the Treasury Carlisle,
in which the gold situation was talked over.
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Capt. G. W. Grant, Of the English army, is
visiting America, and has been staying in
Washington for some time seeing the sights at
the National Capital. He was much interested
at the cavalry troops stationed at Fort Myer,
and the artillery at The barracks. He speaks
thus of our soldiers 81 have seen most OF the
armies of the great nations on review, and
consider that the Am erican Regular troops are
a fue body OF excellently drilled and well-ofii-
ceTed men; though, of course, the Army in
this country docs not receive tho attention be-
slowed upon the armies of the older nations"
Two bills which had passed both Houses of
Congress at its last session failed to become
laws by reason OF the lack Of time to enroll
them. These were measures to place Maj
Gen. George S. Greene on the Retired List OF
the Army, and to authorize Commander Dennis
w. Mullen, U. S. Navy, to accept a medal pre-
sented to him 10y the Chilean Government.
The last bill signed by President Harrison was
a private pension bill which granted $50 a
month pension 10 Mrs Eliza A. McCawley,
widow of Col. Charles G. McCawley, late Com
mandant of the United States Marine Corps.
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There are thousands Of applicants for Office,
but notwithstanding this fact the Postoifice De-
partment is having Il serious time getting men
to fill some of the fourth-class postoffces 1t
seems that these Offices are not the kind for
which there is big demand. Out in the new
State Of Wyoming there are 81 vacancies in
fourth class Offices, and not a single applicant
for any one of them. Each of these Offices
pays the Postmaster $40 year. The State of
Wyoming is not very thickly settled. and the
postofice authorities are having hard time to
get men to I'll the positions.
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Mrs. l. L. Ream. mother of Mrs Winnie
Ream Hoxie, wife of Capt. Hoxie, of the En-
gineer Corps of the Army, and an artist of
celebrity, was buried from the First Presbyte-
rian Church on Thursday, April 90, Rev. Byron
Sunderland, Pastor of the church, officiating
DIR. Sunderland spoke at considerable length
of the life Of Mrs. Ream, especially of the
Il 81, HI
accompanying her husband to the far West
moro than so years ago, when he was employed
by the Government in surveying wild lands
The interment was at Glen wood Cemetery, the
pail bearers being Senator Voorhees,, ex-Sen-
ators Upton and Fowler, and DIR. Hickling.
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Immediately after the adjournment of the
Senate without day on Saturday. April 15,
President Cleveland was notified that several
of his nominees had failed of confirmation.
Among these was Mr. L. II. Lannon, who had
been nominated for Marshal of the District of
Delaware. Mr. Lannon was nominated on the
day the Senate adjourned. aud when his name
was read in Executive session, Senator Hig-
gins, OF Delaware. objected TO its consideration,
which, under the rule, held it over for dav,
and confirmation was made impossible By tho
FINAL adjournment OF the Senate. President
Cleveland. however, came to Mr. Lannon'S
rescue, and appointed him the second time
lie will consequently hold the Office during
the recess.
Sir Julian Psuncefote, the British Ambassa.
dor, and Lady Pauncefote, entertained a com.
pany at dinner, Wednesday evening April 10
in honor of the Royal Commissioners TO Tho
Columbian Exposition. Mr.. James Dredge
Mr. Walter Henry Harris Capt. and Mrs Ros
dew Burn, OF England, and Miss Stanley Clarke
who is travelling with them, were also guests
| Miss Clarke's father holds an important plac,
at court, and is an intimate friend Of II. T. III
| the Prince of Wales Mr.. aud Mrs Pelham
/ Clinton, of England, and Mr. James Harrison
| of Yorkshire are guests at the embassy. ant
| were also present at the dinner Mr.. Pelham
/ Clinton is the son of Sir Charles P>sam
| Clinton, who was brother of the late Duke o
| Newcastle. Mrs. Pelham Clinton was Mis-
Zerega, Of New York City, before her mar
riage.
1t is stated on pretty good authority tina
the reason why the Justices of the Supreme
Court OF the United States declined to acceD
the invitation to participate in either tn
Naval Review the opening of the World
Fair at Chicago was because they felt snubbed