The National tribune., 1889-12-12

establishment of canteens
On Monday last Secretary Proctor filed the
vacancy on the limited Retired List of the
Army caused by the death of Col. Israel Vodges,
by retiring Capt. George L. Barstow, Sd Art
This will result in the promotion of First Lieut..
George A. ThurstOn to be Captain, and Second
Lieut.. George L. Bartlett to be First Lieuten-
ant, both of the Sd Art Capt Barstow was
selected for retirement, because of the very
large number of artillery Lieutenants who
have been waiting for 4 long time for promo
tion.
GEN. CROOKS PET AID.
"Troop C, Sd U S. Cav, will march from Fort
Clark TO the Post of San Antonio, Tex. aud then
take station reads an order of Gen. David S.
Stanley, commanding the Department of Texas,
that is on my desk as | write.
Nothing strange at all that cavalry troop
should change its station, but, reading between
| the lines, this order means that before long
Washington will miss the chcery presence of
| Capt John G. B0urkc, Sd Cav, who has been
on special duty here for long time. and is the
Captain of that troop that has Just been order
ed TO station at the best post in the United
States outside of Washington and the Presidio
of San Francisco for Il cavalry troop.
Capt. Bourke, though West Pointer served
| full three years during the war rs private in
the 18th Pa. Cav, and then, graduating from
| West Point in 1869, got baptism of fire in the
| Indian wars that were then raging over almost
| every inch Of territory from the British bound
1 airy 10 the Rio Grande, and from the Gulf of
Mexico TO the Pacific Coast. What he did he
did so well and thoroughly that whic still n
| Second Lieutenant Gen. Crook grabbed at him
! for an ABIDE Camp, and he rode with the
Gray Fox through every one of his historic
Indian campaigns until 1SS3; half year after
nc had been promoted TO Captain, and even
/ then, Crook was unwilling To let him go.
In the fitiul campaigns in Arizona where the
restless Apaches arc ever breaking out"
Bourkc was the first always in the saddle with
has chief, and quickest of all the staff to inter
/ pref the full meaning of the scant information
that came in at such times. lie learned the
! Apache language in all its tribal dialects, and
even SO far studied their ways that the Apache
! scouts at hand looked upon him n Medicine
man greater than their own. He penetrated
! the myteries even of the Snake dance" THAT
/ he has told Of in magazine story, and braved
! the dangers of the surroundings of thousands
/ OF entrapped aud still venomOus rattlcrs," TO
/ be the first white man that was ever permitted
I TO witness the wierd and awful scene and re-
! turn alive To tell of IT,
| Gen. Crook had a faculty of surrounding
| himself with a staiT that he could depend upon.
A Keen Judge of men, he gauged them by him
| self, and when he named an Abide. Camp il set
upon that officer the seal of his own judgment
that he was not only fearless i'm danger aud gal
LIANT in action but wise aud discreet in all affairs
entrusted to him. Capt Bourke was Gen. Crooks
ABIDE Camp for more than II years
During his official residence here in Wash
ington on the duty Of preparing a special
port upon the several Apache tribes, he has be-
come an universal favOrite. and latterly. while
on DUTY with the great swing around the COM
mcrcial circle Of the United States rs an official
attache 10 the representatives of the Pan Ameri-
can Congress, he has become better known 10
the public at large. and has exccllentlv rep
resented 10 our Latin-American friends the
composite character of the dashng. rough
riding American cavalryman and the snave
and polished American gentleman.
san Antonio viii be in luck to get him there
with his trOop-but Washington will regret TO
lose him. This is good place TO put in another
growl at the idiotic regulation that Ex-Adj't-
ten. Drum succeeded in getting Ex. Secretary
OF War Endicott TO place the Army Regnla-
tions forbidding detail of more than four
years 10 Army officers for ono class Of duty.
Goodbye, Bourke.
FEDERALs AND CosFEDERATEs
Once where the fight was the thictest, now
where homes multiply. our comrades swell
roll Of honor that should be printed in gold
That little bronze button may be found every
where; in pulpit, upon the rostrum, in the
editorial chair aud colleges, in courts aud halls
of legislation.
In the 5lst Congress there are in the
House u Union s0ldiers-n0t counting the
Representatives from the States-6I OF
whom are Republicans aud six Democrats. In
the Senate are seven Union soldiers, all Re-
publicans and IL Confederatcs. all Democrats.
Thus OF the I64 Republicans, 81 are Union
soldiers and two are Confederates while on
the Democratic side there are six Union and
"a Confederate soldiers. In the Senate the Re-
pubiicaas present us seven Union soldiers out
OF J9-not counting the new States-while the
Democrats roll up IL soldiers out OF n member
ship Of 3D. bat alas! all of these Confederate
Brigaders." If Republics are ungratciul. the
same surely cannot be said of our late Confed-
eracy.
Some Of tho brightest spirits ia Congress were
baptised for their calling in blood on both sides
OF the line during our late "unpleasautness."
Allen OF Mississippi, who often captured sun.
set Cox's lanrels as the wit Of the House. is an
eK-COnfederate soldier from Corinth District,
serving through the whole war AS a high pri.
vate, but not in the rear ranks" Crisp OF
Georgia, Hatch Of Missouri, Stone OF Kentucky,
and within half a man Of half the Democrats
~ the Senate fought for the lost cause on
the field Of battle and some of them arc still
fighting for it OH the floor of Congress.
THE PRESIDENTS MOVEMENTS.
President Harrison, accompanied by First
Assistant Postmaster General Ciarkg9n and
Mrs. Clarkson. Miss Wanamaker, and Private
Secretary HalfOTd, left Washington FRIDAY
afternoon en- route for Chicago where they
wentto participate IN the ceremonies attendant
upon tie opening Of the Auditorium building
IN that city. Mrs. Harrison intended 10 be ono
Of the party. but changed her mind al the last
moment aud decided 10 remain with her sister.
Mrs Scott Lord, who is quite III at her home
here IA Washington. The party occupied Presi-
dent Robcrts's private car. which was attached
70 the fast express train Of the Ponnsylvania
Road. They arrived at indianapolis at / clock
on Saturday afternoon, where they remained
until Sunday night, and reached Chicago early
Monday morning. After participating ia the
ceremonies OF the opening Of the Auditorium
the party took the train for home, and arrived
in Washington on Wednesday morning.
ONE WRONG RIGHTED.
Through the influence Of Gen. T. S. Osborne.
Of Pennsylvania one wrong of the Cleveland
er-hsting Administration has been righted
in the restoration of DR. A. b. jameson TO his
position as Chief Of the Public Debt Division
Of the Treasury Department, from which he
was removed by the last Administration. DIR.
jameson served in tho Pennsy ylyania Bucktails
aud rose by his soldiership to tho rank of an
officer. He is entirely familiar with the duties
OF his position, which he discharged most satis-
factOFIlY under Ureyinug .nd