The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-05-01

turned out and gave him hearty welcome home
Gen. Knox seems to have captured the old sol
diers by his kind and just administration of the
affairs of the Home. He was Il gallant soldier in
the Army of the Tennessee, and has been connected
with the management of Soldiers Homes for many
years. rs Secretary of the Board of General Mana
gers. He was appointed Governor of the Miwau-
kee Home some two years ago.
Ex-Uniled States Senator Alvin Saunders, the
war Governor of Nebraska, has been in Washing
ton for the past week, visiting his daughter, Alrg.
Russell B. Harrison, daugher-in-law of the Presi-
dent The Governor is g splendid specimen OF
Western manhood, over six feet high, well pro-
portioued. with ruddy face covered with white
beard and head covered with silveTy hair. The
Governor is one of the Utah Commissioners and
he never tires Of telling of the recent Gentle vic
tories in Salt Lake City and Ogden, he two largest
cities I'm Utah. The Governor and his daughter
left for Omaha on Monday last where he owns
one of the bandsomest residences in a city noted
for it's many fine buildings.
Mrs. Hancock, the widow Of Gen. Winfield 8.
Hancock recently presented handsome portrait
of her distinguished husband TO the Soldiers Home
Mt Minnehaha, MINI.
The President last week nominated John Charles
Fremont of New York to be a Major General on
the Retired List of the Army in accordance with the
provisions of act passed at this Session of Con-
gross This net of tardy justice the part Of the
Government will meet the approval Of everybody
| in the country. Gen. Fremont did more to open
up the great West than any other man now living,
and he also served the country during the war as
| n Major General in the Regular Army. He is a
poor man. and the salary which he will now receive
will enable him TO pass the few years he has yet TO
| live in comfort.
Gen. Benz. F. Kelley and family left on the first
| of May for swan Meadows" their mountain
| naI flaty vvin md
the Summer.
Miss Clara Barton has written a letter to the
Louisville Courier Journal denying the statement
| in its columns that upon her arrival in that city
she found nothing to do, so perfect had been the
measures taken By the people of it, and returned
home. She says that the people Of Louisville, in
| deed, acted noby in their immediate provision for
| their stricken ones but that " the storm, ex-
| tending over hundreds Of miles Of settled country,
had not spent its entire force in city; that the
poor little districts in its track and the isolated
families living in obscurity pIong the line in Ken
lucky aud Illinois with oftentimes only God to see
| what had befailen them with one TO speak for
them, were none the less objects Of sympathy and
care" She turned her attention at to the care
of these, and Inns remained in the ucighborhood OF
Louisville. sending her assistants to these dis
tricts among these people, 10 learn their condition
and necessities and have been occupied until the
present Tune, SliCu ftilel uiAei
| circumstances can be arranged for them"
| Gen. Schuyler Hamilton, 81 New York, has ap-
piled to Congress to be placed the Retired List
of the Army as Lieutenant Colonel. IL Is said
that the evidence which lac produces in support o
this application is abundant and entirely satisiac
| tory to members of the Military Committees o
both Houses OF Congress. The services OF Cen
| Hamilton were OF great value TO the Government
and it is thought that bill will shortly pass for hi.
1 lief