The National tribune., 1890-05-01


clusion Of the reception the receiving party
and few friends partook of refreshments,
which were served upstairs in one oil the cor
ridors.
CAN'T HAVE TIE MARINE BAND.
Last week the Society of Maryland Army
and Navy of the Confederate States applied TO
Secretary Of the Navy Tracy for the Marine
Band to accompany them TO Richmond upon
the occasion OF the unvailing OF the Lee statue
which takes place May 20. 1t seems that Gov;
Mckinney and ex-Gov. Fitzhugh Lee had
made similar request sometime before ana
had been refused by the Secretary. The Mary
land Society. however, were nothing daunted
by this, and enlisted the influence OF couple
of Senators and several Representatives TO urge
their suit, but all 10 no avail. The secretary
told the interested parties that the Band would
be required here in Washington for memorial
Day services and il would be Impossible LOT
him TO allow them to 20 to Richmond. III was
the intention TO have the band give concert
on the Goth of Nav and the committee OF Mary
landers then tried to have the Secretary allow
the band to 90 down and have the concert q DAY
or two earlier, so rs not to interfere with Memo,
rial Day. But the Secretary was obdurate, ana
although he did not say so in words, ne init
mated that the ceremonies of the unvalling OF
a statue 10 Gen. Leo was hardly the proper
thing for the Marine Band to take part in;
Q
have TO march to other music.
ARMY AND NAVY.
The President has RENTED the sentence oil
dismissal imposed by court martial IN the case
of First Lieut.. James v 5. Paddock, 9th Cav,
who was convicted of charges OF presenting a
fraudulent claim against the Government ana
of duplicating pay accounts. The court the
Acting Judge Advocate General and the MAJOR
General commanding recommended ciemehcy'
on the ground Of former good service and disa-
bility, resulting from injuries received III
action. The President in his lndorsemeht
says he does not consider former gallantry a
sufficient excuse for the present ohonse, onI
that, however, it was plain that the acts oil
the accused were only technically Of character
calling for the penalty adjudged, and there was
an absence Of intention to deiTaud.
He remitted the sentence, because he did not
believe the interest of the service required the
dismissal Of this officer.
The contractors. Cramp & Sons, of Phladel-
phia, have notified the Navy Department that
the new cruiser Philadelphia viii be given a
preliminary speed trial IN about week, aud
will be ready for her official trial almost lnme-
diately afterwarl. Her engines have behaved
very well i'm her dock trials, and 1t IS expected
that she will have no trouble in running up to
or beyond her contract-speed requirement OF
10 knots per hour. She viii be the hrst vessel
tried on the plan recommended by Engineer
in-Chief Melville for measuring speed by the
number Of revolutions made by the engines,
Ii Is probable that her official trial will take
place near Cape Ann, where deep. smooth water
can be found, and where % G0knot straight
course is being laid ont by the Coast Survey, so
that her time over this course can be used to
check the results obtained from her revolu-
tons. Her contractors are entitled TO pre-
MUM Of $4,000 for each quarter OF Knot
aaNa fanh uE
the Baltimore was credited with on her trial,
she will earn over 100000. She is expected
10 do rather better than tho Baltimore, and
will be pushed for p knots. IL she reaches this
speed her premiums will be 100000.
The court-mariial in the case of Lieut. :.
Allen Dyer 23i Inf, who was charged with
coWardice aud fraud in mourning debts, has
resulted in q verdict which practically aequits
him. lie is, however. found guilty OF careless
ness in financial matters by which he mas
brought discrcdit upon himself and the Army
aud for which be was sentenced To be confined
10 the limits Of his post for one year. Lieut..
Dyer's company leaves for Texas in about a
week.
The President sent 20 the Senate the follow
ing nominations for promotion IN tie Army:
Lieut. Col Charles q. Bartlett, ist INF, Colonel
9Th Inf; Maj. James ; Casey, 18th Inf, Lieu
tenant-C Colonel lst Inf; Capt. Harry c. Egbert,
18th Inf. Major 18th Inf; First Lieut.. A. q.
Tassin, 18th Inf, Captain; Second Lieut.
Charles H. Barth. 18th Inf, First Lieutenant;
Second Lieut. Thomas ii. Rees, Corps OF Eagi-
neers, First Lieutenant.
Il was generally anticipated that the death
OF Gen Crook would result IN change IN the
Military Division commands. but Secretary OF
War Proctor has stated that no changes Of that
character will be made for at least two months,
aud that the promotion Of Gen. Miles to be a
Maier-lienerai does not necessitatc any change
in his present command. which Is now the Mil
iiary Division Of the Pacific. Gen. Schoheid
will therefore. continag in temporary COM
mand Of the Division OF the Missouri, which
position be has filed in conjunction with the
command of the Army, since the death of Gen.
Sheridan, with headquarters ia Washington,
ana Gen Howard viii continue to command
the Military Division Of the Atlantic with
headquarters in New York City.
MEDAL SOCIETY.
An organization has been made, with Capt.
d. A. Dillon, Of Washington, rs Commander,
Of all those veterans who received medals of
honor for gallant service, and il is the intention
TO publish record Of tie entire number with
q full description Of tho acts for which they
received the coveted distinction.
VETERANS ~ THE CITY
Gov. james L. Beaver Of Pennsylvania was
IN the CITY last WctE4 3DDhlnE Inc pICbufo OF
health and energy.
"Who - 10 receive the Republican nonina.
ton as Governor to succeed your" / asked
him.
THAT il impossible TO tell, he answered.
1.-THE friends n all the candidates are working
hard, and profess TO be chccred with prospects
Of success"
"Yoa arc not candidate for reelection. are
you?"
No; the law settles that, If nothing else
did. Governor Of Pennsylvania Is not eligi-
bic for reelection. We believe that such "a
provision aids greatly in promoting his indie
pendence in the discharge Of his duties In
my case, certainly found that It did"
w. d. Kane I05th Pa, Erdice, Pa
John ". BuFnham, Wheatland, N. ID. Com
Tade Burnbam enlisted in the 10th Mimi. and
spent some time fighting the Sioux. He then
received a commission IN the l2ist u. s. &. r.,
aud was transferred 10 the 12jth u. $. C.. r.,
10 which he served until Oct 81, 1867. He is
fu8agpd In farming and real estate In Wheat.