The National tribune., 1889-07-04

Department with reference to the business
which he, in connection with Gen. Hartranft
| and gentleman named Wilson, of Arkansas,
have been charged with transactipg for the
Government. This Is the purchase from the
Indians of all the lands in the Indian Territory
west of the Goth meridian. 1t is highly i'm
portant duty, and the Interior Department Sc
| leeted thesimembers of the commission with
the greatest care, and after the most thorough
consideration of all the available men. All
| who know them will say that the Department
| could not have found two ADLER, more incor-
ruptible men than Gems. Hartranft and Fair
child, who, by the way, in addition to being
ex-Governors. are both Past Commanders-n-
| Chief, while the present CommaDder.in-C Chief,
| Maj. Warner, is member of a similar commits
sion to buy the Sioux lands.
| Gen. Fairchild is in excellent health; says
he never was better. He speaks enthusiastic-
ally of the prospects of the National Encamp-
ment, and says that the comrades and citizens
of Milwaukee have fairly outdOne themselves
in preparing for il. It will be q great event in
the history of the Order and tho city.
BANTsHMENT OF MAI. LYDEcEdGR.
Maj. Garret J. Lydecker. the dRletaRte En-
Eineer, who much preferred hanging around
the Metropolitan Glib to going down into the
"nahsty" tunnel, and so lost the Government
about 100000. has received II punishment
which wll wiring his society loving soul aud
hurt him much more severely than the loss Of
the 5000 which tho Courtmarial of lenient
brotherofcers deducted from his pay. He
has been ordered to the most remote post in
the country Vancouver Barracks Wn. T., to
perform duties which are usually assigned to
First Lieutenant. There no will have nothing
TO do but survey boundaries of military Iesor-
vations, make maps of such parts as the com
manding officer desires plated and so on. In
no case will he have charge of any public work
or the disbursement of money. 1t is said that
the President interested himself personally in
this sending of the offender to Coventry.
VETERANS IN THE CITY.
Col VIM. A. McKellip, 9th Md, Westmins-
ter, Md
Gen. VIM De Lacey, New York Gen. De
Lacey went out with the 37th N. Y. Irish Ri
fles) a two-years regiment and was mustered
out at the end of its term as Major. He then
helped raise the 164th N. Y, and rose to it's
command. which he held ut the close of the
war. Ho was breveted Brigadier- General
March Is, 1865. He is now in the printing
business in New York.
Capt Fred. w. Fout st. Louis. Mo- Comrsde
Fout enlisted in the 18th Ind. battery (Stanton
Battery in July, 1862, and rose to be its First
Lieutenant, which position he held for the last
year of its service.
W. S. Week, Co. A, 43d Ohio Wheeling w.
Va. Comrade Week is editor of the Ne1gs-
JeHer, lively ana successful journal.
CHAT ABOUT PEOPLE.
The fourth daughter of Chief Justice Fuller,
a handsome young woman, tall and slender in
form, with blonde complexion and beautiful
golden hair, has announced her intention TO
study law with her father after her graduation
from Wells College, where she is now "a student.
She has appeared very successfully In amateur
theatricas.
Mrs. Harrison is said to be not a little anxious
lest some enterprising dealers come out with
" Mrs. Harrison switches" +" Mrs. Harrison
dress improvers," Mrs. Harrison complexion
beautfer," and even Mrs. Harrison cigarets,"
such rs made Mrs. Cleveland's name and face
tiresomely prominent in all the shop windows.
While in Washington recently. ex- Repre-
sentative Foran, OF Ohio, Expressed himself as
strongly in favor of VIM. G. Whitney as tho
Democratic candidate in 1892