The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-07-10

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! year just closed 15l,655 pension certificates.
The number issued during the preceding year
was III ,292 OF the number issued during the
year just closed 66,637 were original pensions,
which is an increase of nearly $4,000 as COM
4 pared with the number issued during the pre-
ceding year.
ARMY AND NAVY.
Secretary Tracy has directed Court of In
! quiry, consisting of Rear-Admiral David H.
! Harmony, Commodores James a. Greer and A.
| w. Weaver, 10 meet on board the flagship Rich
! mOnd, at Hampton Roads, TO Investigate the
] condition of affairs on that vessel, with par
! ticular reference to certain complaints that
have been made by Acting Rear-Admiral ellis
! against Flag Capt. Allen V. Reed. Lieut.. Samuel
| G. Lemly will be Judge Advocate of tho court.
/ The troubles between the Admiral and the
Captain have been going on for several months.
and arose from the discharge OF = cook by the
! Captain without the permission of the Admiral.
| Lieut. Lemly has been busy for several days
past looking into the reports that have been
received at the Department on the subject.
| The court will present findings Of fact TO the
| Department, which will make charges II they
aIe justified.
The designations Of Lieut.. Mason A. Shu-
fedt and Ensigns A. T. Clements, Ernest Will
kinson and Lorenzo Semple were accepted, to
take effect June 50 last. The creation of these
vacancies before the beginning Of the present
/ fiscal year permits OF the appointment to the
service Of The entire graduating class of Naval
Cadets, ut least four of whom would otherwise
have been unprovidcd for.
The Second Comptroller of the Treasury
made n ruling recently adverse to the claims of
several thousand Army officers aggregating
nearly Sa,J00000, These were claims for lon
| geyity pay for service either at the Military
Academy or rs enlisted men, based on tho de-
cision Of the Supreme Court i'm the Watson case.
IIa 1iealln,.a oil ,ff b.,c oil mud hpi1G
generally that in every case where Treasury
settlement has been made in which errors of
longevity payments have been or might have
been corrected, no matter what the form OF
claim may have been, such settlement is now
closed, far, at least, the accounting officers
are conc, rued.
Gen Robert Macfeclv, Commissary General
of Subsistence, United States Army, was re-
tired on Thursday last by reason of having
reached the age-hmit prescribed by law. Gcu.
Macfeely graduated from tho West Point Mill
taTy Academy in 1876 was Brevet Second
Lieutenant of the Ith Inf in 1850. He was
promoted Second Lieutenant in 1852, First
Lieutenant in 1859 Captain and Commissary
OF Subsistence in 1861, Major in the same de-
partment in 1863. and Brigadier General and
Commissary General in 1870. He was bre-
vetted several times during the war for meri-
t0rlous services
Lieutenant Commander Louis u. Kingsley,
in command of the L. ;. Flagship Richmond,
was arrested at Norfolk, Va, one day last week
FOR violating the quarantine regulations,
brought before the Police Justice of that city,
and fined $50 and costs.
Battery b, 4th u. s. Art. is on the march
through Connecticut, under command of Maj.
Henry e. Cushing. The command consists of
20 men. 80 horses four guns of the latest pat
tern, four Caissons aud ba2gage.wagon. They
LEFT Newport, L. L. on Wednesday last. The
object Of the trip is to give the men experience
in marching aud camping out.
The detail for the Board to conduct the trial
Of the new cruiser San Francisco was completed
last week. The Board viii convene at the
yard Of the contractor in san Francisco on the
18th inst. Ii will probably be two weeks later,
however, before everything Is in readiness for
I the official trial The trial will take place over
40-mile course staked OF IN Santa Barbara
channel. and will be identical in all its eondi-i
tons 20 the trial of the Philadelphia, recently
completed. The requirements Of the contracts
for both vessels are the same, an average speed
Of 10 knots for four consecutive hours being
called for with premiums and penalties Of So
600 for each quarter Of knot in excess of or
below the prescribed speed TIE result Of tie
trial will be watched with the keencst interest.
especially by Naval engineers who realize that
the reputation OF the Bureau of Steam kngin-
eerng is at stake rs failure 10 make the
speed recorded for the Philadelphia Will be
equivalent 10 al acknowledgment that the
private contractor can design better machinery
than the Bureau can.
IN view Of the recent indications of trouble
with the Cheyenne Indians. the War Depart
nfent has approved request from Gen kager.
commanding the Department Of Dakota, TO IN
crease the number Of Indian scouts at Fort
Custer from SIX 90 20. This makes the third
increase ia the number Of Indian scouts
tAOTized during the present year. Gen. Ru2er
l.
pAHy Of 100 Indian scouts at Fort Ke0gb, NJ. T..
ia response 10 an urgent request from num-
Der Of officers who advocated the use Of Indians
As soldiers. This company Is organized purely
for experimental purposes, and the Department
is now anziOusiy waiting 10 hear results.
Gen. Merritt was also given chance 20 see
] what be could do with indians AS soldiers,
authority having been given for the organlza-
/ ton Of company Of 100 within bis Depart
/ ment. bnt IL viii be some time yet before any
results are reported.
! Lieut William II. stayton, OF the Marine
4 Corps severed bis official connection with that
Corps last week by reaigning 10 take effect next
/ January. Lieut. Stayion viii 20 TO the new
! State Of Washington and will practice law
! Secretary Tracy offered him every inducement
10 remain ia the service. but the Lieutenant
I thought his duty TO himself called for his
resignation.
1 Gen Benjamin II Grierson, Colonel. 10th u.
4 s. Cav, was retired on Tuesday last on account
Of having reached the age limit prescribed by
| law
CHAT ABOUT PEOPLE.
/ Ex-SccTetaTy OF the Navy Whitney and his
wife returned from their European trip last
week. They went TO their cottage at Newport
! T. l., upon their arrival.
Hon. Walter ]. Hayes WAS rcnGminated for
! Congress By the second Iowa District Demo
/ cratic convention On Thursday last.
Congressman Philip S. Post, OF the 10th Dis
/ trict Of Illinois, was TenOIniBated by the Re-
/ publican Convention at Peoria by acc!amation
] Gen Post went into the service as Second Lieu.
! tenant Of the 59th H., was promoted Adjutant
Major aud Colonel Of the same regiment in
I 1862. lie commanded the First Brigade First
! Division, Twentieth Corps. and the Second
Brigade Third Division, Fourth Corps, ard
/ commanded tie Third Division, Fourth CORPS
( al the battle Of L0vejOy Station. He was bre-
/ Velied BrgadieT- General for gallant aud meri-
4 tOrlous services. He MIS- severely wounded at
! Pea Ridge, Ark, and desperately wounded at
! Nashville Tenn, by grapeshot.
Senator Voorhees, could not attend the I'M
vaiiing Of the Hendricks monument at In
/ diauapOlis owing 10 a severe attack OF boils
/ which for some time has kept him from the
! Senate sessions.
The Secretary, Mrs. Noble, and the Misses
/ Halstead were al CrcssOn Springs Pa, last week
I The Secretary only remained few days aud
/ then returned 10 his duties In Washington
/ The others will probably remain there during