The National tribune., 1889-09-05


can commerce continues in force. Shall it be
| perpetual9 Germany has put unjust embar-
goes on and stigmatized one of Americas chief
products. These embargoes, like twoedged
| swords, cut both ways, not only lnJurlng
American commerce with all Europe, but also
| robbing the German people of large portion
of their already small amount of meat, although
at first benefting German commerce. Through
| these German embargoes land that OF France)
| the entire meat commerce of the world stag
mated and declined. The United States must
now look 10 her commerce and remove all COM
mercial obstacles, or else her agriculture and
manufactures must decline"
VETERANS PROMOTED.
Last week Just too late for insertion in THE
] NATIONAL TRIBUNE, General Order was
| issued from the War Department. announcing
a number of promotions in the Army. As all
OF these arc veterans of the war of the rebellion
| and nil well known in Washington-they are
/ of interest To other veterans, Volunteer and
! Regular alike, aud deserve moro than mere
passing mention.
Gen. Nathan A. M. Dudley, Colonel LIST Cav,
whose retirement caused the promotions, Is n
native of Massachusetts and entered the serv-
ice from that State in 1850 as First Lieutenant
| ia the 10th lnf when that regiment was added
I 60 the Regular Army. and when the war began
/ WAS at once promoted 10 Captain by the deiec-
tion of the rebel officers. In 1862 he WAS made
| Colonel 30th Mass. and served in the southwest,
! being breyetted in the Regular Army Major
aud Lieutenant. Colonel FOR Baton Rouge and
Port Hudson. He was also brevetted Brigndier-
/ General of Volunteers, and was mustered out III
/ February, 1850. before the end OF the war. In
I 1870. being then Major he was transferred TO
the cavalry service and became Colonel in
1885.
Gen. Jas. S. Brisbin is promoted from Lieu
/ tcnant-COlonel 9th Cav. to Colonel lst Cav.
| lie is a Pennsylvania. aud before the war
/ studied law-whch he did not like and edited
n home paper, which he did ike-aud also in
tcrcsted himself actively in politics as devoted
| follower Of Simon Cameron. When Mr.. Cam
! eTon became Secretary of War for Mr.. Lincoln,
Brisbin was a quasi Private Secretary, but he
had patriotic military aspirations, and when the
6ihCay. was organized in 1861. he Unsupported
1 Captain Ia that. lie served with considerable
1 distinction during the war-a part OF the time
! in loii-riding in Shcridau's staff. lie became
Colonel, 5bh u. 5. Cold Cav and after the great
! SaiivIile raid with Gen. Bnrbridge, was breret-
1 ted Maior-General of Volunteers and promoted
| lnealiy to BrigHder- General in May, 1868.
| After mustcrou he was made Lieutenant
! Colonel 9th u. S. Colored Cav, serving until
/ May. 1866. and then ms Captain (hiS Regular
/ rank, did Freedman's Bureau duty in Ken
! lucky for a considerable time. After his pro-
motion to Major 2d Cav in 1868, ho served
Z in Montana and was one of the first to foTesee
I "
/ wrote 50 elowingiy thHt the attention OF East
em capitalists became interested. Now, his
/ newer promotion takes hun back 60 the same
1 feld. and he will, indeed, be among friends
Col George Il. Sanford. who is promoted from
4 the LIST Cav. 10 be Lieutenant Colonel 9th Cav,
I is from Connecticut aud entered the ist Dra-
! C00ns now LIST Cav as Il Second Lieutenant
/ 10 days after Sumter called the North 60 arms
aud before lie was 10 years old. lie a
+ gallant, da,hing youngster, that had the habit
4 OF staying with the troops in the field. When
/ tne war ended he was a breyet Lieutenant
/ Colonel. and gained his broyet of Major for
I Cedar Greek. through Gen. Shcridan-an officer
/ VINO never recommended breyet that was not
/ well earned. Most of his service since the war
I has been beyond the Rockies. although lac has
been a member of several very important
boards 20 consider arms. equipment and tactics
I lie IS well known here, where he was recently
/ Oh special duty.
Capt. Charles d. Vicle. who is promoted from
the 10th, 10 be hajur, LIST Cav, Is - younger
brother OF Gen Esbert Nirls. OF New York,
4 aud entered the service ia 1861 as Second Lieu
tenant in the IsL 4. ) Inf It Was slow
4 regiment FOR promotion and he did not become
( Captain until April, 1868 although he had
1 been breyeticd to that grade In July I5j3, for
FaliaHtry during the siege of Yickshurg. In
1 l570 he was transferred TO the 10Th Cav. and
since that time has served continuously on the
Z frontier.
Capt Charles T. Nordatrom. who succeeds
Mai. Ficlc in command OF Il troop in the 10th
( Cav, served three iuii years during the war rs
private in Troop +, lst Sle. Cav, aud was APP
pointed Second Lieutenant in the 10Th Cav. in
the Summer of 1861 Since last December lac
has been Quartermastcr Of his regiment.
ARMY sTAFF APPOINTMENTS.
Trouble IS ahead again for President Harri.
son over staff appointments in the army. aud
4 10 wis come very after his vacation ends,
+ even IL does not BEGIN at once.
The two Colonies and Assistant Cominigsa-
ries- General Of Subsistence are very close u pom
. their GiJh birthdays, when the law declares
4 they must 20 ppu tbe retired list OF these,
. Gen. William ". Burns 1.-THE seniorJ reiircs
sept ., and Gen. Amos Beckwitl on Nov. 20,
1 Of this year Col. Deeknan DnliarTy and Gen.
George Bell will be promoted 10 ColOnols; Gen.
( John y. Hawkins and Gen. Michael j. Small
q Lieutenant Colonies and Mai William A.
iJAcTkin and Col Charles Il. Penfose to Minors.
l'Ghc higher titles ! give arc those earned by
waf services.
Hero Is where the trouble comes IN, aud /
viii state IL III detail. The two last promo
tiBns leave two vacancies with the rank of
Captain; there arc 40 First Lieutcnants Of
cavalry 40 OF artillery aud 900 Of infantry in
toe service. total oil JG0 Every blessed one
Of these wants one Of the two vacancies. aud
intend 10 have IL. Each Of these will back up
his claims with mass OF papers, supplemented
iu almost every case by what is known ia the
service as loOence"
Imagine M official pcrsstently bcset By such
ara army Of applicants for comparatively the
same place.
Now here is another chapter. The writer,
as well as every reader OF this who is under Ga
years Of age, Is as eligible for these places rs
these young Liantenants, aud 50 is every other
citizen Of the United States. Sec what an APP
palling possibility Of applications there is.
These vacancies open 10 appointment from
civil iiic Send in your papers early.
TIE RIGHT Man IN THE Right PLACE.
Pr. Andrew J. Whitaker. recently appointed
Deputy Fourth Auditor Of the Treasury. was
born at TOulun, Stark Co, Ill., in 1915. While
but lad Of 10 years he learned the printers
trade, aud at the age OILS enlisted in Co. ii, l39th
Ill, and served until the regiment WIS mus.
tered ont lie then taught school until in 1865
he WAS appointed 81 300 clerk in tho Office Of
the Third Auditor Of the Treasury, aud in 1877
was transferred to the office Of the Second Comp
trolieT, from which he WAS removed as an 81 500
clerk during the Cleveland Administration by
reason Of an act Of Congress reducing the force
IN that Office
Mr Whitaker is a copradc Of Burnside Post
no. g. Department Of the Potomac aud by the
/ virtues OF a printer, a soldier and a gentleman,
10 whici, may be added long experience in two
other accounting offices, IL eminently qualified
FOR the successful performance Of the duties oil
his new Office.
DIED FOR DUTY.
The recent visit here of Col. Fred. w. Ben.