The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-23

Chlcsgo lawyer and intimate friend of Judge
Gresham's family. To his other accomplish
ments Mr.. Lands adds knowledge of steno-
graphy. While he will act in the confidential
capacity of Private Secretary he will bear the
official designation of Clerk to the Secretary
of State"
Mrs. Cleveland gave an informal reception to
the wives and daughters of Congressman on
Tuesday, March Ii, which was the first re-
ception given by her since returning to Wash
ington. Quite a large number of persons as
sembled at the White House about O'clock
the Red Parlor being used for the reception
number of casual visitors to the mansion
tried to get peep at Mrs. Cleveland, but they
were told that she was at home only to those
with whom she had engagements. number
of Congressman accompanied their families.
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Secretary J. Sterling Morton. of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, has been amiliarzing
himself with the duties OF the employees of bis
Department during the past week, and there
are several places that are regarded by him as
sinecures, and it is said he will very shortly
notify the incumbents that their places are
vacant. Secretary Morton proclaims the fact
that he proposes to run his Department entirely
on q business basis. and where an official does
not earn his salary. it will be turned over to
the credit of the Department.
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Edward Du4, for the past 10 years clerk
in the Adjitant- Generals Office, War Depart
ment was stricken with paralysis on Wednes-
day afternoon, March l5 while sitting at his
desk in the War Department., and died while
being removed TO his home On Pierce Place
northwest. Comrade Duff had suffered two
previous strokes of paralysis, but for some
weeks past had been in tolerably good health.
During the war he was member of Co. E, 1st
battalion Pa. volunteers, and was in the gen.
eral mounted service of the Regular Army from
1871 to 1882. He leaves widow.
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The Special Committee of the Executive
Committee of the Goth National Encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic went to
Richmond, Va, on Wednesday morning, March
10, to present formally to Lee Camp Of Con-
federate Veterans of that city the Memorial
Ward of the Confederate Soldiers Home Hos
pital. The Committee was composed of
Chairman John Joy Edison, Gen. II. V. Boyn-
ton, Corporal Tanner, ex-Commissioner of the
District Douglass, COL c. P. Lincoln, Deputy
Commissioner Of Pensions; Gen. Duncan s.
Walker, ex-Congressman Hemphill, Mr.. B. II.
Warner, Mr. E. B. Hay, Mr.. r. A. Parke, and
Dir. Isadore Saks.
Complaints have been received by Col
Ernst, Superintendent of Public Buildings
and Grounds, that the lafayette monument
has been damaged by the erection of stands
from which to review the Inaugural parade
Messrs. Manning and Barbour, who were the
contractors for the erection of the stands in
Lafayette Park, deny that either the msnu-
ment or the trees were injured by them in any
manner. and Col. Ernst supports the contractors
IN this disclaimer, and says that the defects in
the Lafayette monument, to which his atten-
ton has been called, have existed for months.
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Comrade Amos J. Cummings, the Representa-
i've in Congress from the Ninth New York
District, is fishing along the Florida Coast Just
at present, and it is said is having much better
ing around the White House in Washington.
Comrade Cummings deserves the thanks of the
Veterans for the stand be took when the pen-
sion appropriation bill was up for considera-
ton, and the New York Grand Army men re-
warded him by making him delegate to the
National Encampment at Indianapolis for his
strong defense OF their interests On that occa-
sion.
The Senate is gradually assuming Demo
cratic tinge, as nearly all the Chairmen of Com
mittees are now of that faith, and On Thursday,
March 16, @ clerks to the different Committees
presided over by Democrats were sworn in aud
took their places. 1t is presumable that they
are ali of the Democratic party, for it would
hardly do for Senator to appoint anybody who
was not in accord with the party which now
has full control of the Government. Besides
this, the streets of Washington are just now
full Of patriotic Democrats who are not only
perfectly willing, but who are decidedly
anxious to serve their country for comforta-
Die salary.
Tom Catchings, who represents the Third
District Of Mississippi in the House Of Repre-.
sentatives, told one of the uptown hotel keepers
the other evening that Washington hotel men
need not despair as yet at the thinning out of
their hotels. II is true that the Hobbies con-
tain few ofice-seekers now" said the Mississippi
Congressman, but all the men who want Office
have not left, and for those who are gone more
will come" He said that he remembered that
the hotel corridors were pretty well filed in 1886
until quite late in the Autumn, for those who
wanted Office hung on all Summer He thought
the leaye-takiDg now would be a little more
expeditions than il was then, but he believed
visitors after Offices would be coming and
going for a long while yet
Tuesday, March IA, being the anniversary of
the birth Of the King Of Italy, the Italian
Minister, Baron Fava. gave Diplomatic dinner
In Aonor of the event. The guests were the
Vica. President of the United States, the Secrs-
tary Of State. the Secretary of the Treasury
Senator Brice the Ministers of Great Britain
Germany, France, Spain, Austria, Belgium.
Switzerland, Denmark, Turkey, Mexico. Japan.
Nicaragua, Peru, the Hon. B. H. Brstow. ex.
Secretary of the Treasury, and the members Of
the Italian Legation. The Secretary of State
drank to the health of the King of Italy, aud
Baron Fava responded, giving q toast TO the
health of the President Of the United States
and the healths of the heads of the nations
whose representatives were present