Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-24
HARRISON AND THE ARMY.
Appointments the Next President
VIII Have to Fill.
OTIS OF pLuMs TO BE PLucKeo
How the Coming Chicf Magistrate
Was Ono Saved From Defeat
by an Officer Now sta
toned In Nebraska.
Good Words For Harrison.

Enur Rnr,<S,v N,b lNoh OF -lCor.
,o.uan,on,, -, No - I'D, r.,
,,'Po""'"'' VI It.
HARRISON is much better known IN the army
than any president we have had since Grant.
| was surprised the other day TO hear an old
~ p mor ,,ro, 40, q, Xnh.,sr, 49,. ar
y ..n" Nv" " ~ ~ '"
was " Hel'oSr VI '''her"l lt"rF'S"h resf-
mcnt when he was u colonel and saw him
every day"
There is an nla army oN,ccr bcrc who onca
du1 tIorrisor = ,,ry ,,,,, r,,nr !, w,n u,
"" 10, , v" f." Wy t,'"' '"No'' = was III
one oil tue paltIes OF the war, ana Harrison
was hard prcsscd-in fact, his brigade was
losing ground, though confcstiug brayely
cvery ir,b with ,hr rchrIs who f,r ont.
,, rSIN AZ, 'o ~. o.I
numbered nm TINS ouhe'r came along WIN
a body of troops, and seeing how things
stood went To- Harrison's support. The In.
dilnnns advanced with n shout. and with tho
nil Of the rcinrnrcrmcnts soon rcgnined
thrir LOST rrnund mon did ibcv lose
il AGAIN that dav, This oniccr may como be-
fore HARRISON for n favor. and i is TO be
great service he once RECEIVED from him MT n
Critical moment Evcrybniv snrnits biTblv
Of Harrison IN the army SAID the oflrcIp
above referred TO; WUc was rood leather.
nuir, strong rlcnr. hrndrd aud n hnrA
lighter, sim / think saved him once from a
rooi l,ckinr."
General Harrison viii have some fine army
officers TO disrosc Of II has mover hnpprncI.
think hptpIn IN thN history nt thn ARMY
thnt n president win be called mon 10 iii 50
many important places AS the next president
viii These army nlnms, as they arc called.
viii generally 20 to the seniors, and there,
fore no easily Inridni Stil tho nrrs,dnnt
can onnoint whoovcr no nInnsns Grnnt nj
WAYS did if. and Grant nnrht IN hnvr known
snInrthing nhnut army nnnirs Harrison viii
MI every rSncrol OFFICE in The army nxcent,
The rlnrrs hold Inv Niiins Nnrritt Rrccr and
I}ronkc General .John t;ihb,n viii retire
Anril 90 1SOl heinz sIvtv Y. rnur ynnrs If arc
amn6 his nInrn viii nnrnh nv hr fIicI NV 81
onrI ll yvnr6 IJatrh Nimth' cavalry General
Davi5 : StnnIrv vii ,rtirc lime 1Soi and
his nI,rn viii Ei,iv hn ana hv SoIonni A
Z KANT L,irhth infantry Of TN, waI known
frhtinr Nrrnnlk family Nainr Gon-
oral Goorre Croois VIII retire Son.
tcmhor : 1904 and his rlncc viii h,
niicI nv Briyadirr General Nnlsnn A Miles
who is now thn senior nrign,licr prncroi ~
tho limo In Novnmhnr ls0S N,nio, Icnnroi
q O Howard win Irti,n and there win hc a
coodliySlv frht likely for his shoes, hut thev
.yiu 90 IN n GOOD rrnnbliron Ncvt vrar Tho
ndiufant rrncrni nr thc AMY Ri,Sor5 A
D,nm vii rnnrh sivtv Co,I,. nnI stn, down
and ont Nrov % ISSo Ills nI,rc will ha
GiIc1 Iiknlv NV CoIonoI Robrr, ViII,n,ns
General Ansolnm Rnird has iust retired nnd
Colonel Roger ZONES hnpn nnno1ntcd Nv Mr.
CLEVELAND IN his Mace no psnrrtor rpnSraI of
tho ormv .Jonrs "a said 70 no fatally m
General Samuel u Uolabirl u,1urtcrmostpr
general will retire Jnnc III 1S0n and Colo,ri
Chorlrs II rrh0m,lkins will hn amounted il,
his stcnd General Robcrt NIrI'rnICv com
missnrv pnnnrnl viii rn,irn in ,soo
surgeon General John Nonrc win re-.
ire Aupnst ,H $50 General 'nr1 William