Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-30
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

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As there are not sufficient Offices to go
around, some cherished hopes will be soon
fringed with frost.
Hail, gentle spring." is a pretty senti-
ment, but the poetry of it Is lost on the
man who has been brought to his sneeze.
President Mckinley has already distin-
guishcd himself by shaking the hands of
1895 callers at the white house in thirty
one minutes.
1t is an interesting fact that Senator Vest
is the only member of the late confederate
congress now in the public service at Wash
ington, and more interesting still that he is
the father of the first bill passed through
the senate at this session providing for a
pension for a union veteran.
William Jennings Landrigan of Topeka has
been compelled to discontinue the practice
Of writing his name in full because he can
not abide the doctrines of the recent popo-
cratic presidential candidate, and people
wero continually asking him whether he
was a relative Of the silverita leader.
John w. Gowdy of Indiana, nominated for
consul general at Paris. is described as an
excellent fl rmer and possessor of much ma
tive wit and shrewdness. He also wears
Cowhide hoCts and rather unCouth manners.
As for the French language. he knows not a
word, and sought the place merely for the
money in it. 1t is predicted that he will
make fun for the Paris caricaturists and
burlesque actors.
Daniel T. Church, whom the democrats of
Rhode Island have nominated for governor,
is the oldest of six brothers formerly there
were seven, but one has died) who are en-
gagged in the Menhaden fisheries, and the
steamer Seven Brothers Is the largest of
their numerous fleet. The Providence Jour
nal claims that the nominee is the best au-
thority in the United States on all matters
pertaining to fisheries.
When Washington Hesing of Chicago was
d~evoting all his energies to the conduct of
his paper, The Stats eitung, there was a
big fire in Chicago which his paper failed to
mention. why didn't we have a report of
that fire last night?" he asked next morn
ing of a fresh reporter, who had been as
signed to it. my dear Mr.. Hesing," re-
piled the young journalist in surprise, there
was nothing new to print about it. Every
one in Chicago was there and saw it
Young man. said Mr.. Hesing, eff any one
asks you if you work for the Staats-zeitung
tell him no.
The new senator from Idaho, Mr.. Heitfeld,
has been talking to a reporter. lie likes
Washington and is looking forward with
lively interest to his first visit to Boston,
but considers San Francisco the greatest OF
American cities. This life in the east Is
all new to me" he says. Il am getting so
dissipated now that | don't go to bed until
at S O'Clock and get up with the sun. | am
used. too, 10 an active, busy life, so that tins
sitting around all day makes me lazy. Just
as soon as the extra session is over | am
going back to harvest my crops"
A few short months ago Colorado fusion
lists snuggled together as closely as peas In
a pod. Republicans, democrats and poQu-
lists chinned in harmony for l6 to 1. But
times have changed and political tunes also.
Here Is the Denver Republican pleading
with the people to put down populism ana
stand up for prosperity. List to what it
says Of its whilom partners: "If by any
misfortune either of tie other tickets in the
field should be successful at the polls, the
nopulista would be placed in virtual control
Of tho city government, and as they possess
no responsibility they could be held to no
accountability for any costly or disgraceful
vagaries they might see fit TO indulge in"