The National tribune., 1890-08-07

| COMMISSIONER RAUM TO RE INVESTIGATED.
The Committee on Rules have made a report
| TO the House of Representatives on the Cooper
| resolution, providing for the investigation of
| the present administration of the Pension
| Bureau. The report cites tho charges foTmu-
lated by Representative Cooper and closes as
! follows: The committee had no testimony ex-
| cept that of Mr.. Cooper, aud copies Of documents
| produced by him; and they called no other
witnesses, because Mr.. Cooper declined TO give
| the names of persons who he said, had per-
| sonal knowledge of the transactions charged,
although requested TO DO So lie assumed, as a
! Representatives tho charges made against tho
| Commissioner, and assured the committee that
| he would furnish full and satisfactory proof to
| establish them before any committee which the
! House should establish to conduct the iuyesti-
! cation.
The committee deem it proper TO state that
nearly all Of the essential statements of Mr..
Cooper are hesrsay, and his conclusions con-
! jectural. They do not know whether they are
| true or false; but whether true or false, the
! committee believe that an investigation should
| be had 10 the end that the truth may be ascer-
| tanned. The public service must not even rest
! under a suspicion, and the character of public
! officials must be so clean and their admins
tration so honorable aud straight forward as TO
command the public confidence, aud withstand
the most careful scrutiny. Every public official
! should invite the most careful investigation of
/ his puolic and official acts; and the commit
! tee believes that Gen. Raum, whose public and
| private character has been heretofore without
faint or suspicion, will gladly promote the in
/ veStigatiOn.
ARMY AND NAVY.
The charges that have been preferred by Gen.
! August V. KaGtz, Sth Inf, against Brig.Gen.
! John r. Brooke. commanding the Department
1 of the Platte, for conduct unbccoming an
/ officer and gentleman" allege in substance
| that Gen. Brooke, having called for an oxpla-
nation upon an official matter from the Post
/ Commander of Fort NobrarR, Neb., which ex-
planatIon was duly made, in good faith and in
respectful manner, by Gen. kautz Gen.
! Brooke, in an official letter signed by his Ad-
! jutant General, did falsely, and without cause
or pTovocation, accuse Gen. Kautz in words as
/ follows: " / am directed by the Commanding
! General Of the Department 10 say that he does
/ not deem your statements rs at all warranted
! by the facts in the case" Gen. Kautz is now
under arrest for having insisted that the ac-
cusation Of fasehood against him should be
withdrawn. An officer speaking on the sub
| jeCt. said: " The indulgence, under cover of
rank. by a Department Commander in such q
! personal accusation against an officer OF his
/ command, and especially one Of Gen. kaut2's
/ unquestoned integrity and long service of over
1 43 years, would certainly seem TO merit the
Vercst censuro from officers throughout the
/ service"
The casting Of the bronze tablets and anchor
| for the De Long monument to be erected at
| Annapolis, which has been in hand at the
! Navy yard, Brooklyn for some weeks, is nearly
completed. 1t would have been finished by
! this time, but FOR an photographed mistake in
one of the inscriptions" Jeanette" was
| spelled Janet and to rectify this error il
was necessary to make new mold. Tablet
| No. 2 was east o@ Wednesday On IL appear
| the names Of those lost in the Jeanette ex-
I pedition, who were Lieut. Com. George w.
DE Long Lieut. Charles w. Chipp, 2. A. Surg.
James NJ. Amber Neteorologst Jerome s. Col
lins, Ice Pilot William Dunbar, Coppersmith
Walter Lee Coal Heavers Nelse lverson Walter
G. Sharreli and George Boyd; Seamen Heinrich
II. Kaack, r. Dussier Hans IL. Ericsson, Oliver
Sweetman, Henry ID. Warren. Peter L. John
son, Oliver G. Kuchnc, Carl A. Gartz Edward
Starr, Alexey and All sam. The last two
named were Cinnamon. IL Is expected that
tablet No. /, on which is told the object OF the
memorial, and the large anchor will be ready
in short time.
Notwithstanding the refusal OF the Presi
dent. when the last vacancy occurred, TO
slider applications OF staff officers for appoint
ment 10 the Adjutant-tieneral's Department,
there are any number OF this class Of candidates
Ia the Geld for the vacancy created on Saturday
last by the retirement Of Col. William ID.
Whippie Captains Taylor aud Blunt, Of the
Ordnance Department. aud DIR. Ainsworth. who
has made considerable reputation for himself
IN facilitating the adjustment Of pension cases
in the War Department. are again In the race.
There are also new candidates from the stall.
Indeed, IL is probably safe 10 say that at least
twO-thirds Of the Captains in the Army have
IN one way or another, entered the contest.
The list. however, IL is sad has been sifted
down 10 seven names. from which the President
will make the selection. Three Of these are
understood 20 be Capt. Taylor, DIR. Ainsworth
and Capt. C. 5. Roberts, 18th Inf, aud it is
highly probable that the selection will be made
from one Of these three. Tho chances OF the
t8o former are 80 equally divided aud tho
pressure for each is 50 great that the President
may find II necessary again TO draw the line
against the stat Ufficers
Tho Despatch. with Secretary Tracy and Mrs.
and Miss Wilmerding on board, sailed from the
Brooklyn Nayy-yarG Tuesday morning. The
party will make a tour Of some considerable
extent. The Secretary will visit New Lon
don 10 investigate the site for proposed fresh
water basin there, the natural advantages
offered by the Thames outlet being reported as
very great. He viii go 10 Portsmouth and the
Boston yard and then 10 Newport 10 witness
the Howell torpedo tests. The Secretary has
/ finally selected the Baltimore 10 convey the
remains OF the late John Ericsson 10 Sweden,
after which she will rejoin the European
/ squadron.
| The Squadron Of Evolution reached New
I York on Wednesday last, after au absence of
several months. Admiral Walker, command.
| Ing the squadron, says that they have had
/ most delightful cruise, aud that they were
! treated royalty at every port at which they
stopped. He also says that the reports that
/ there vas trouble in the feet is unlOundsd, aud
I that it must have originated ia tho fertile
! imagination Of some newspaper correspondent,
/ as the officers Oi the feet know nothing OF the
matter.
Secretary Tracy has sent 10 Commander G.
4 w. Sumner q letter from the C0mmandant Of
tie New York havy-yard calling attention TO
| the very creditabie condition as 10 cleanli-
ness in every part Of the ship Galena when
| turned over 10 him by Commander Sumner
| preparatory 10 being put out Of commission
/ The Secretary says the Department takes pleas
/ ure in expressing its cOmmendatiOu OF the
/ Commander aud the officers and men Of the
| Galena for the excellent condition OF the vessel
Col. M. i. Ludington, Deputy Quartermaster-
General, u. =. A., who has been In charge of the
General Depot Of the Quartermasters Depart
ment 40 San Francisco Cal. has arrived in the
city and assumed duty Assistant 10 the newly
| appointed quartcrmaster. General Col. Lud-
| ington served six years Assistant 10 Gen. NJ
| C. Mcigs. This assignment will be especially
| pleasing 10 the clerical force of the office as il
was largely due 10 the personal efforts Of Col.
| LudiBRton that about 80 OF the more prOmi-
neDt clerks we're reinstated 70 their positions
in 1876, having been discharged by orders of
the War Department abolishiug the roll upon
which they were then employed.
CHAT ABOUT PEOPLE
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