The National tribune., 1885-08-20


sion Office Dir. Taber was formerly Assistant
Chief of the Eastern Division and probably no
one in the Office has more thorough knOwl
edge of the pension laws than " Ned" Our
readers who may have pension claims pending
and ready for final action, can be assured that
they will be reviewed in the highest style of
the art, ready to be set to music, as Ned " is
an accomplished poet. Thus:
For heart disease and chronic diarrhea
The claim is ai!owed; that is my idea.
This claim is approved for piles;
Let II go to the admitted flies.
As this promotion was made solely on the
ground of merit, it is subject of congratula-
fion to all concerned.
The new agricultural station recently estab-
lished at Aurora, H., in connection with the
chronological Division of the Department will
give special attention in regard to bee culture.
Mr.. Nelson w. McLain will have charge of the
station, and Prof Riley has instructed him to
pay particular attention to these subjects:
To secure the introduction and domeStication of
such races Of bees reported to possess desir-
bic traits and characteristics 20 prove by expert
mens their value to the aricuturists of the United
States and their adaptation to climate and
honey producing flora; to make experiments in
the crossing and niingling OF races, and endeayor
to secure the type types he adapted TO the
OF our beekeepers; to make experiments jn the
methods Of artificial fertilization; to test the yari-
methods of preparing bees for Winter: to
gather statistics concerning the Bookkeeping indus
try in the United STATES: 10 make observations
concerning varieties of honey producing plants for
bee forage 10 study the true of diseases vet
iraperfectty understood and the best methods of
preventing curing them, and To obtain facts As
20 tine capacity of bees TO iniure fruit.
SENT BACK TO THEIR REGIMENTS.
There has always been a great deal of loose
talk about fayoritism in the army-of officers
who were permanently located in Washington
and doing du.y about the pleasant parlors and
comfortable offices in which the city abounds,
while their less lucky comrades were roughing
IL Winter and Summer in chasing 10, the poor
Indian, over the bOundless plains. Undoubtedly
there has been more of this than there should
have been but the public were not at all pre-
pared to find out how little there really is
Last week Secretary of War Endicott issued an
order remanding To their companies all officers
who had been on staff duty or special duty in
Washington for more than four years. When
il came to be settled whom were affected by
such just order the list was astonishingly
small. 1t is given below, with the position of
each officer and the time he has been away
from his regiment:
Capt. James f. Gregory. Eng, Aid-de-Camp to
Ieut.-Gen Sheridan. four years, q days
Capt. Clarence l.. Dutton, Ordnance Department
Geological Surveys, eight years, six months %
days.
First Lieut.. cllas b. Schofeld, I'd Cav. fort
Walin W ID, Aid-dc-Camp 10 Gen. Schofeld, six
years nine months. "a days.
First Lieut. A. w. Greedy, 5th Cav fort Reno,
i. II. }. signal duty. IL years. months.
First Lieut. Robert I. Emmett 9Th Cav fort
Niobrara, Neb.), Aid-de-Camp to Gen Pope four
years four months "a days.
Capt. VIM McK. Dunn, jr., I'd Art. little Rock
Barraelzsl, Aid-de-Camp to Gen. Pope 10 years
two menths IL days.
First Lieut.. III. c. Dunwoody 4th Art. fort
Adams. r. -. signal duty, ls years two months,
five days.
Lieut. Robert Craig. 4th Art. fort Trunbull,
Comm signal duty. Ia years, q sc months % days
Lieut. Oscar u. Long, 9TH Inf. Fort Keogf M.
IL, Aid-de-Cainp TO Gen. Miles. four years. five
months. IL days.
CAPT. VIM. w. wherry. 9Th Inf fort Douglass
Utah. Aid-de-CaInpto Gen. Schofield, Is years,
three months. u days
Lieut. Guy Howard, Fort Niagara " " Aid de.
Camp TO Gen. Howard. five years. five months, ii
days.
Capt George W. Davis. 18th Inf, Vancouver Bar
racks, w. T., Aid-de-Gainp TO Gen. Sheridan nine
years, five months. q days.
Lieut. j. Sliden 18th Inf. Vancouver Barracks
WI, A1o-oe-Canp 10 Gen. Howard, 10 years. three
months, 20 days.
Capt c. 5. Roberts, 18th Inf. Fort Tottcn OAK.
special duty at ieadquaItsrs Department Arizona,
i've years. 81 days.
Capt. John $ Wharton. 10Th Inf, Fort RinggoId
Tex, Aitl-dc-Camp to Gen. Hancock. II years, one
month IL days.
Capt. G. S. L. Ward, 22d Inf, Fort Lyon, Col.