The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-09-18

| front of JacSsons Statue will he utilized. 1t
| is said by competent judges that tho Lafayette
| Statue is the finest work of Rrt this country
has ever had. Tho statue is the work Of two
! French artists, III. Falguerc and NJ. Mcrcie.
| SALUTE TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY.
Secretary of the Navy Tracy issued an order
! last week directing that the salute of the As
sistant Secretary of tho Navy shall consist of
! - guns. Tho office of Assistant Secretary was
/ created by this Congress. This places Mr..
| Solely on an equality with other Cabinet otii-
GERS and Admirals of the Navy. The Secre-
tary of the Navy receives a salute of II guns.
ARMY AND NAVY.
| An Army Retiring Board met in Washington
| Sept Is for the examination of such officers as
! may be ordered before it, The detail for the
! board is AS follows: Mai. William II. Gardner,
Surgeon; Mai. Robert il. White Surgeon; Maj.
Arthur Macarthur, Assistant Adjutant Con
eral; Capt James Chester, Sd Art; Capt Geo.
| s Anderson, 9th Cav, with First Lieut.. Con
stautine Chase, Regimental Quartermaster, 81
! Art, Recorder.
Maj. Joseph X. Corson, Surgeon, U. S. Army,
| has been relieved from duty at Fort sherman,
Idaho. and ordered to report to the command
| ing officer at Washington Barracks, ID. G., for
| duty At that station.
Brig.-Geu. Alexander Med. McCook, u. s.
Army, has been ordered to proceed from Fort
| Leavenworth, Kan, to Los Angeles, Cal, and
assume command of the Department of Arizona.
Names have at last been found for the new
military Posts to be established at Newport,
Ky, aud San Antonio, Tex. The former is TO
be called Fort Thomas in honor of the " Rock
| OF ChickamauEa," and the latter Fort Houston,
in cOmmemoration of the name of Gen. Sam
| Houston, who was identified with Texas both as
q soldier and statesman. A strong effort was
! made by tho citizens of Newport to have the
g,r bo LOFT Ion a
Secretary of War thought it more fitting that
more honor should be given to the name of the
loyal Virginia soldier than tho little post IN
Arizona which bears his name Another new
post will soon be established, which will, in all
probability, bear tho name of Gen. Crook.
The Medical Purveyorship OF the Army,
made vacant by the appointment OF DIR. Baxter
as Surgeon General is to be filled by the trans
fer of Col. Edward p Vollum, who stands fourth
on the list of Colonies of the Medical Depart
ment I.ieut-Col b. !. ID. Irwin, Assistant
Medical Purveyor, will be promoted 10 Colonel.
vice Vollum. The transfer OF Col. Nolum is to
be made upon the recommendation Of Surgeon
General Baxter.
CHAT ABOUT PEOPLE.
The Democratic Congressional Convention in
the Fifth District of Alabama renominated J.
+. Cobb on the frst ballot The Farmers Al
lance had made hard fight against Cobb, but
their candidate, Oliver, was hopelessly in the
minority.
The Republican Convention OF the Fourth
Alabama Congressional District renominated
Judge J. V. McDufiec for Congress. Judge Nc
Dnnee successfully contested the seat of l.. w.
TUrpin, Democrat, in the present Congress.
They viii again be the opposing candidates in
their District.
The Republican Convention for the Sixth
Iowa District unanimously renominated John
i. Lacey.
Tie Democrats Of the Thirteenth District of
Missouri nominated Judge z. w. Fyan for Con-
gress by reclamation.
The Republicans Of the Sixth Congressional
District Of Wisconsin renominated Hon. Charles
T. Clark
The Republicans OF tho Fourth Michigan
Congressional District renominated j. e. Bur-
rows for Congress by reclamation.
The Fifth Congressional District Democratic
Convention Of New Jersey unanimously nomi-
mated Sheriff Cornelius y. Codmers, Of Passaic
County.
The Republicans of the Fifth Mississippi Dis
trict nominated J. X. 5. Pits, of Wayne Coun-
ty, for Congress.
Ex-senator Van Wyck sent to the Congress-
iCnsl Committee last week letter declining
the nomination FOR Congress in the First Ne
braska District.
The First Wisconsin District Democratic Con-
vention nominated Clinton Babbitt OF Beloit,
for Congressman.
The Seventh District Democrats Of Alabama
nominated Z. w. Everett unanimously for Con-
cress. The Ninth Alabama District Republi-
cans at GAINESVILLE nominated Zion A. Darnell
for Congress.
David II. Patton was nominated by the DEM
ocrats of the Tenth Indiana District for Con-
gress.
The Republicans Of the First Congressional
District Of Arkansas renominated by accama-
tion Hon. L. p Featherstone.
The Republicans OF the First Kansas District
nominated Case Brodercl1 for Congress Rep
regentatiye Morrill, declined TO run for the
nomination.
The Democrats of the Eighth Ohio District
nominated ID. S. Hare Of Wyandot County, for
Congress.
Secretary Of War Proctor returned to Wash
ington last week from a months visit 10 Now
England aud northern New York. While
absent be inspected several Army posts OH tho
Canadian frontier.
The Democrats OF the First New Hampshire
District nominated Hon. L. +. Mckinney, OF
Manchester for Congress.
In the Democratic Congressional Convention
for the Second Wisconsin District, On Thurs
day, the name Of Con. Bragg as a candidate
was withdrawn, in order 10 secure harmony
10 the party, and not be in the way Of the at
tempt 20 redeem Wisconsin from Republican
Inisr0ie." Charles Barwg was nominated
The straghtout Democrats bolted the Ali
ancc Democracy Of the Seventh Congressional
District 81 Georgia and nominated e1-COu-
gre man w. if. FELTON, for Congress.
The Democratic Convention Of the Fifth
Wisconsin Congressional District TenOminated
Congressman BricEBor by acclamatiOn.
Thomas Lynch, Of Amigo, was renominated
by the Democrats Of the Ninth Wisconsin Dis
trict for Congress.
The Twentieth District New York Rcpubli-
can Congressional Convention Teuominated
lion. John Sanford by accamation.
At Ellenburg, Wash, Sept. 3, the State Con-
yenti0n Of the Prohibition party nominated
Robert Alternately, Of Spokane Falls, for Con-
gross.
The Republicans Of the Thirteenth Congress
sioual District Of Ohio minated w. l.. LOWS,
Of Perry County, for Congress.
Charles w. Watkins was nominated by the
Republicans Of the Fifth Michigan District for
Congress on Thursday last
The Republicans Of the Second Wisconsin
Congressional District have nominated Capt
Allen by reclamation 10 represent them in the
52d Congress.
The Democrats Of tho First District Of New
Jersey nominated Dr. William l.. Newell for
Congress
lion. G. n o. Mcclellan was renominated
for Congress by the Democrats Of the Twelfth
Ind ana District on Thursday last.
The Republicans Of the Fourth Minnesota
District Ten0mnated s. L. Snyder for Congress
| by acclamation.
The Democrats Of the Fifth Kansas District
nominated Park s. Warren editor Of the Min
BeapOlis Kan.l DenocCat for Congress
The Republicans Of tho Twelfth Pennsyl-