The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-06-12

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Chapman went to the with the I'd Iowa. the
first three-years regiment from that State. xaa
promoted Colonel and Additional Aid de- C,an,r,
and was mustered out of service in November 1853
lie made good record as a soldier and "a a Dele
gate. He will probably succeed Gen. Vandever.
who IS not trying for denomination.
Col. William T. Sapp Of Council Bluffs Il a cand-
date for the Republican nomination from the Ninth
District Of Iowa Col. Sapp went into the army a.
the Colonel Of the I'd Aeb. Cav, aud
made good record a soldier. He was elected
twice az a Member of Congress from the Council
Bintfs District, and was able Congressman Hs
Is one OF the most eloquent men and Of the best
lawyers in Iowa.
T. H. Campbell, who was recently appointed
Colonel OF the Maryland Division, Sons Of Vetsr-
ans, has issued an order appointing John r. Nicely.
OF fhii hearny Camp, No. Is. Adjuiant Of the
Division.
DR.. Calling. the inventor Of the celebrated gun
winch bears his name, is said 10 be at work mon a
new artificial ice machine which he belisv.a ,,tI
make ice at one-tenth the present cost Uistoba
hoped that he viii soon perfect his invention and
thus emaneiPate the public from the present out
rageous extortions Of the ice companies.
George WoleOtt, Co. @, 4ih Mass. Cav. Central
Fails, r. J., member Of Ballou Post No g. reeentIv
received sl,l6659 back pension money. Comrads
"oieott was severely wounded in the hand in one OF
the many engagements in which his regiment tool.
part, made application for pension some u wears
ago. but has had to wait until the past week for h
reward
Gen. Hiram Berdan, Of the sharpsbooters bs.
had case before the Court OF Claims for a Iono-
ume' he claiming that the Governments has been
using his invention in the Springfield rise with
which the United States troops are now armed. and
Tor which he has not been compensated. The
court decided on several eountsin the claim against
the General and his partners, bat in the main and
most important claim they say that Wa cor
ciude that the Government is using in the sprino,
field gun, the ejector device covered bv Iet,srs
Patent No ss,436 owned by plaintiffs" The War
Department has recently reported officially In an
s"er to a call from the Court Of Claims that tls
saving in manufacture Of this extractor over Tn.
one made by the Governments was 81 . DER .ou,
and 1t Is In evidence by the Chief Of Ordnance and
other officers Of great ability on such matter. tat
the value TO the Government over the saving in the
cost OF manufacture IS equal 70 g. . making. total
Of go per gun. The General Is likely to realize
handsome for his invention
Col Thomas ". Bayne, Representatives in Con
gress from the 23d District Of Pennsylvania ,v,s
renomlnated By the Republicans last week The
Colonel Immediately wrote letter deeIinino. tIe.
nomination, stating that nc had made the fobs
simply as a vindication Of his course in Congress-
lie has turned the nomination over 10 a 8Tr stone
course, and there is every indication that another
Convention will be called in the district The
nomination IS equivalent to election as the Colonel
was elected b. over 600 majority to the 5I-t Con
gress- He was the Colonel Of the I36th Pa. and
has always been very popular in the district.
Col. Andrew d. Baird, the rsceutly-appointed
postmaster a. Brooklyn, n Y, was born in KeIso
Scotland in ls29 His father was stonemason.
and the son adopted the same business when a lad
of ffaaFs Il fa.rrT 4. =
ana business which EOw requires 800 employees.
He served ia the 7glh y. " aud for valor AT R.u
Run was promoted from Corporal 10 Sergeant
During the last days Of the war he was given COM
mand Of his regiment as Major. he was brevet,ed
Colonel in IS65.
Lieut. George D. Davis 65th Ind was appoinfed
As receiver IN the famous gas trust case At Chi
eago. H.. recently. He accepted the appointments
and was bonded in the SUM of $4,000 Comrads
Davis was selected after a long discussion. and bis
name was not chosen until over 80 others had been
declined
The leaders Of the Nationalist party gave a han
quet on June 5th at Boston, Mass 10 Can't. Charles
= Bowers who served through the war in The 8sd
Mass. IL was unique affair. and the menu card
wasa curiosity. It was OF a strawberry color
heavy and rough edged on one side Of which va.
tied blue ribbons to symbolic the Captains service,
during the war. The bill Of fare on the opposite
page was composed Of dishes OF various nalionsIi-
ties Capt Bowers sailed for Europe on Saturday.
and foT that reason the banquet was given
Hon. Edwin D. X Martin Is a candidate ofthe Old
Guard for Lieuteuant-Governor Of PcnnsyIvau5a
and 1t IS very likely that lie viii be nominated b
The Republican State convention. lie enlisted
when q mere boy in the 79th Pa. which regiment
participated IN more than - battles In 1861 he
was given entire control Of al of the mail for Gan
sherman army. While in charge Of this depart
TneHt he made many changes for the better, which
enabled the soldiers to get their mails more
quickly. After the war he resumed his studiss and
graduated with high houors in ISL. since then
he has figured in many important law eases. and
has large and lucrative business in Lancaster
County.
Mel. c. Davis, Co. E, 18th Iowa was recently
promoted from clerk Of the second class 10 ops
OF the third class in the Pension Bureau. in con
formity with the policy inauguraled by Gen.
IiauHi, which IS to recognize merit only and nos
political influence ia these selections. Comrads
Davis lost his leg IN july IS6i in front Of Atlanta
and since the war has been connected with various
newspapers In Iowa and Kansas. He was Mayor
of Ellsworth, Kan, in Il, - and also served IN
the Kansas Legislature. He has been connected
with the Pension Bureau for several years and has
made efficient clerk. He deserves the promo
ton.
Gen Benjamin F. Butler IS interested in and Is
working hard 10 erect a Memorial Hall 20 Wendell
Phillips at Boston, Mass. Gov. Bracket. Of Mas
sachuses, is also working for the erection Of the
hall