Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-26

and "A Massachusetts regiment commanded by
Congressman CoRswell of that state. These
three gentlemen were promoted to be briga-
dicrs about the same time aud their brigades
were afterwards attached 90 tho same division
under the command OF General Ward. Cen
eral Dustin was not a candidate for the office,
but when his name was mentioned to the
president as an available man the latter
spoke up at once and said that there was no
man he respected more Than General Dustin
and that he would be very Rlad to do some
thing for him The appointment has not been
fully determined upon, but it is expected.
WAS IT An ovERsIGHTl
There was peculiar omission in the bill
granting statehood to the territory of Wy
oming when that measure passed the house
which has called forth an amendment from
Senator Henderson, Nothing was said
about federal Jurisdiction over the portion of
the Yellowstone park in the territory of
Wyoming and IL the bill should go to the
senate and receive the Presidents signature
as il passed the state have control over that
portion of the park within. its limits. Mr..
Manderson's amendment is 20 correct this so
as TO TO permit the federal government to
have sole control over the entire park.
WESTERN SILVER MEN.
There have been several meetings of the
silver men of the west within the last
last twenty-four hours relative to u plan to
be adopted in handling the silver question,
especially when the bill which was intro
duced by Mr.. Conger yesterday reaches the
senate. Senators Sanders and Power of
Montana, Senator Teller of Colorado, Senator
Stewart of Nevada, Congressman Carter of
Montana and half dozen others who are
deeply interested in the silver bill held sew
eral informal conferences today in which Mr..
$ NJ Rumscy of st. Louis, who is president
of the Granite Mountain mining company,
took part The object of these gatherings
was to agree upon some amendments to the
house caucus bill which will relieve that
measure of the Objectionable features, but
nothing has yet been done looking TO the dis
posal of the question and is not likely that the
subject will be settled until after day or
two.
ARMY NEWS
During the next two or three months there
will be four important vacancies in the active
list in the army. Three of these are heads of
bureaus who rank as biigadier generals,
namely: Quartermaster General HOlabird,
who retires June 16; Commissary General
McFccley, who retires July |, and Surgeon
General Moore, who retires August rs. The
other is Brigadier General GriersOn who was
recently promoted to that rank. 1t is i'm
possible to say who will be selected, as the
president will not take the subject undel
consideration until the vacancies actually
occur, but the friends of various candidates
are already at work getting their papers to-
gether and organizing their political influence
to attack the president at the proper time.
The leading candidates for the quartermaster
generalship are the four coloncls of that
corps, Tompkins, Bingham, Perry and
Hodges In the subsistence department
the candidates are the two colonels
Dubarry and Bell In the medical corps
it is generally understood that DR.. Baxter,
the chief medical puyeyor of the army, who
was a candidate when General Moore was
selected, has the lead in the race. He is the
ranking colonel and has long volunteer
record.
1t was expected that the death of Major
General Crook would result in change of the
military division commanders, but Secretary
Proctor said today that no changes would be
made for at least two months. 1t is under
stood that the date Of the retirement of Brig
adler General Grierson, July 8, has been fixed
for the Encouragement of the principal COM
mands, and the present plan cOntemplates the
transfer of General Howard to Chicago and
General Miles to New Yalk, giving Generals
Stanley, Gibbon, Puger, Merritt or Brooks
command of the division Of the. Pacific.
IOWA sTAssTERs.
The following fourth class postmasters
We're appointed today: Olympus, Harrison
county, W.. .P. Morrow, vice b. Prose, re-
signed; ST Paul, Lee comfy, f. Denny, vice
o. Flitzjunker, removed y
MISCELLANEOUS
The Nebraska delegation tomorrow will
send letter to the president, urging him to
appoint Ex-Governor lNlrnas as the Nebraska
commissioner at large for the state of Ne
braska for the worlds fair in Chicago.
PERRY S. HEATH.