The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-15
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

vssa.lrr7a- A7csi 1.-THE new rule
lapp.e- &. Ia waite House Of refusing TO
-ra4.7s callers o. t-svaie business after
. ,s11l vas se.e-1.let u oy the presi-
8frt vArt q - cs'.rg trip. and vas
-sa5s-sl -s.ssslrT -: 9a.y Is rtess Of
:. size .asasss iAa tcaasacu3a Of which
.ts aac- ss.1a-Sy embarrassed by the
s.,. ...-..s s--s--- q callers - the cxecu-
v. -.a-s-ar 81; ~ TIE 1res Dents health.
g,i.ss - -..-,-ei .ruu - Tip mich
rc-tt... = IS sy 80: iaa, he can not
f..-.-. .- -ee- va stain - 1lch he las
ss-Ts s...ssl1 taasf sul IA future
le "a % Ake pre>apu3a ssslns; over
tzt-r4a--
- s-c-r IA; BellAmy storer ., Ohio
.c-se=.s Ny. Rockhiu IS assistant sec
,s-a-z g. s.L.e las been revived. II IS
-.l -ss -. senate. Hanna will talk
,.-A..sa ge-tos 10 tie president regard
-s n, s1ars-s case n = tew days. and
Is ----.rt-.o- = sort order il oxueciei.
E--sor a-s9 zzS j; mat NJ. aocAhi VIII
X; -. t.s 2 = u 70 Chi-a- as was pre-
t.. s-oe tl=s 1Eo I'll, Will probably
- - secretary e. legation 10 one OF lie
.ars - missions g. .le first class.
\ ae-.4l, U1.tet states senator who s
reported % have some influence with the
.-.s--lu.- exhibits letter from
:oa. j. Tennessee. STATE which the
se.l-or sc-s -: represent. which we'll IL
-arl.es .Ae desires O. sore c. the appl!-
sl-,s 20, Eete.A patronage. /! reads as
.-1azs
respectfully ask yQl ( you viii he 50
.-.c- 1s 30 - ne Tie grea. Favor % in1orse
a.. s.cscr. ne ana give your honorable
-4u= 70 obtain 81 apI"!atnent from
i-esi5ezi G-k.aiey vi-h TO be aD-
pc--t=- 20 91= q ,1s following positions.
l1..e1 Stztas ambassador minister, cen
ST.. ss-e-al. cc-r-rolier Gld register o.
,-= U1.-e- States treasury. revenue co.
.--t1-. collector % customs. revenue agent.
1.e-s D. agent, l2yD2ster. postmaster, IN
4l 4@Hl; Lai,e1 States marshal, super
--rr. 1cr; O.. ne United states coast and
seo4s,.l slreey. surveyor general. super
.--a-4=-; G.. he river AMI E3roo;' ia
rrcye-1e.fs. e.1l.zsan- inspector. Gle. will
-1s-s Fc1 Ye-y much fer anything you
~ ,a,al- Tor ne. worked ha-d for
-sS.1e-. Mckinley and Tor Glory cor
4-- republican parry. thank you for the
v1rE yol have been doing in yorr oTn
state fo- or party. k!a-ly ny 10 haar
re z your mind. and oo.!ge, Hoping 10
ha4- from you. ST. scoa a. the address
shove : an. etc.
Uncle Joe" Canaoa 0: Ill'.ois IS c1e Q.
re mos exper: cyclists IN tie house. and
he e-s1ys spin o.. whee! IS much as a
otT il A!s teens Ee wouldn't miss riding
20 and from the -au.,o, oac q these bright
lays ,or a good deal He hasn't vet taken
10 golf trousers with long stockings turned
over iLe TOPS. bGi be has a way Ci fas.en-
ing his tr0lsers about The ankles 50 they
y ont get tangled I'd il the Guar that
looks fc1 The world like he mad tucked
them INTO his loot TOPS lust prior
80 starting ol- 10 plow ten-&ore lo;
While tie veteran member handles
wheel ike 81 expert he hasn. ye, UNDER
taken 20 .i1e down tLe west capitol steps
-lc u S nor likely nat be VIII try IT, Bu,
one ,A.ng Uncle Joe has learned 10 10 10
perfection and that is TO smoke q cigar
while Or his wheel, riding in the very teeth
o; The Wind. ard, al Tie same time, look
as though IL enjoyed both the ride and the
c.Ga7
II were 10 select q position abroad"
said John Russell Young. ex-Ininlstor TO
China. at the capitol recently. Il would pick
oct the mission 70 Japan which has been
given to Mr.. Buck oi Georgia.
The salary is sl- 0o0 year. the climate
Is delightful. ;he society is Of the best. and
me surroundings are OF the most attrac-
tive character Japan IS only twelve days
sail from vancouver 50 that cue is hot
very far from home. The best rart Of it is
too that the minister lives in a beautiful |
nome which this government owns - that
he does not paw rent. and he can save half |
Of his salary If he is At all careful"
In the mail received by Senator Fairbanks !
the other day. came letter from Trcderica |
Wolfe OF Fort Wayne. Ind. who vas seek
ing Widows pension. She had been mar |
ried to Jacob stenebrenner. of the Twenty
first regiment Of the Indiana Heavy Ar |
iilierv He was mustered out October %.
1860 at Baton Rouge. La, and she had |
never heard Of him since. Surprising him
dead she married A. Wolfe IN 1873. He
uied' and now she seeks pension on ac
count OF her soldier husband. Airs. Wolfe's
is'ter was turned over 10 the historian Of the
army OF the Potomac. After a careful in
FsstiRalion It was discovered hat her frat
husband was well and comfortably dravtng
pension Of 50 a month. while ENJOYING the
Tepose OF the National Military home at
Marion Ind. This information has bean
communicated to Mrs Wolfe. who has ra
eentlF renewed her mourning for the lms-
oana whom she supposed had crossed over
the river thirty years ago.
MANIMILLIAN's WIDOW