The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-06-13
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON O. THURSDAY JUNE 49, 1885,


Archbishop of San Francisco, and the Bishops
of Helena, Mont. Portland, Me-, and Dakota.
The Bureau has $1,000, 600 Invested in school
property in Arizona, California, New Mexico,
Indian Territory, Indiana, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, Dakota and Montana, and is making ar
rangements TO purchase more in New Mexico,
Arizona and California.
END OF THE ARMIES CASE.
The long-draWn-out Armes case has at last
come to an end. There has been no reason why
it should not have been brought to a close weeks
ago, except that the President probably found
himself so engrossed with matters of immensely
more moment that he could not give the few
minutes time necessary to review the findings
of the court-martial and make decision. The
court-martial found Armes guilty of unoficer
like conduct in intruding himself into the
Inaugural Parade, thereby necesstating his
removal by force, in iibeliDg Col. Gibson and
Capt. Bourke in a published card, in causing
the latter's arrest and citation before police
court, where Armes failed to appear and sub
stantiate his charge, and finally in assaulting
Gov. Beaver in q public place 1t sentenced
him to dismissal from the Army. The Presl-
dent made this Endorsement upon the sentences:
In the case of Capt. George A Armes, United
States Army retired sentenced by general court
martial TO be dismissed from the service the Presl-
dent has committed the sentence in consideration
of the good service which the officer has rendered
the offenses OF which found guilty, to confinement
within such limits the Secretary of War may
SCRIBE and 10 deprivation of right to wear the uni
form and insignia OF his rank IN the army Tor q
period of FIVE years.
The part of the punishment which Armes
will probably feel most is the prohibition to
wear his uniform. He usually wears gaudy
cavalry cloak, or overcoat, in cold weather, and
at Presidential receptions and other public oc-
casions appears in full rig. much to the dis
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with whom he is, to say the least, not popular.
NEW APPoINTEEs.
The President has made the following APP
pointments during the past week:
Gen. Thos. J. Morgan, of Rhode Island, to be
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs. Col Morgan
is man of ability and culture; having re-
signed a professorship in Franklin College, near
indianapolis, Ind, on the breaking out of the
war, and accepting Lieutenantcy in the 10th
Ind, Gen. Harrison's regiment He was after
ward made Colonel Of the 14th U. S. G. T., and
was subsequently, breveted rigadier-General,
and commanded brigade of colored troops.
After the war he returned to Rhode Island. and
has since been connected with educational
matters, and he is now President of the State
Normal School at Providence.
Hoyt Sherman, ir of Utah, to be Receiver of
Public Moneys at Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr..
Sherman is the son of Hon. Hoyt Sherman, of
lies MOlnOS, Iowa, anu Il nephew Oh ven. w L .
Sherman and Senator John Sherman.
Frank o. Hobbs, of New Hampshire, Regis
ter of the Land Office at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Edward @. Gattry, of Pine City, Mimi, to be
Register of the Land Office at Pine City, Mimi.
William c. Wills. of Alabama to be Register
of the Land Office at Huntsville Ala. Com
rade Wills held the same position during the
Administration of President Athur, but was
removed by Mr.. Cleveland for offensive parti-
canEhip q IS NJ c0l1iaP q
full business man, and has lived in Alabama
since the war.
Edward L. Chapman, of Great Bend. Kan.
to be Receiver of Public Moneys at Larned,
Kan.
Charles D. Ford, of Colorado, to be Register
of the Land Office at Lamar, Col.
SUNDAY IN THE ARMY.
About two years ago a few earnest army
Chaplains, seconded by some religious bodies,
began an agitation having for its object the
abolition of Sunday inspection and drills in
the army. Numerous petitions were filed and
representations made in other ways to the
President, which were all referred to the War
Department. Conflicting views upon the SUBJ
ject were held by officers but at last the Presi-
dent has settled the matter, as is shown by
a general official order, the first made by Gen.
KeltOn since he assumed the office of Adjutant-
General of the Army. The order is TO the
effect that the President directs that Sunday
morning inspection be merely of the dress and
general appearance, without arms; and the
more complete inspection under arms with all
men present take place on Saturday.
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Postmaster General Wanamaker is very anx-
ious to reduce the Sunday work in his Depart
ment to minimum. He has sent a circular
letter to 100 of the principal postotfices in the
country, soliciting suggestions to this effect.
Solicitor of the Treasury Hepburn is show
ing himself the most active incumbent that
Office has had for years. He is constantly do
ing something to shake up the dry bones of
routine and inaugurate reform. Last week
the District Attorney of the Southern District
of New York rendered a bill for s., 100 for ex-
traordinary services in prosecuting customs
suits during the quarter ending March 81
The gentleman had evidently been having a
rich plum during Mr.. Cleveland's Administra-
ton, but Col. Hepburn put his veto on it at
once.
DON'T LIKE HIM.
There is good deal of feeling among those
who have business with the Interior Depart
ment over the retention as Waterman of A. r.
Breckenridge a one-armed eX-rebel, who
during the Cleveland Administration made
himself particularly obnoxious to the old sol
der employees. Breckenridge was clerk to
Gen. Longstreet then Paymaster in the Regu-
lar Army, before the war At the outbreak of the
rebellion he entered rebel battery, in which
he served till he lost an arm during the siege
of Petersburg. Appeals to the old Regular
Army officers whom he knew previous to the
war have thus far saved him from dismissal.
RECENT LITERATURE.
HOUSES OF MODERATE COST By Harvey L.
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