The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-07-30
CHAT OF TIE coRRIpoRs,

stFaighten out the tangle in regard TO the
Judge Advocate. Generalship Of the Army. 1t
will De remembered that President Garfield
appointed his personal friend, Maj David q.
Swain JuaEc- Advocate. Swain entered the
service n 1861 rs Second Lieutenant Of the 68th
Ohio sud IL 1862 was promoted Captain and
Assistant hdiutant- General. AT the close Of the
war DE was Major and brevet Colonel he
had done some gallant service, aud had been
wounded lie was given q commission as
Second Lieutenant in the Bath Y. ;. IN 1866,
aud three years later was promoted TO MAYOR
a. the Judge Advocates Department. Shortly
after Garfield entered Office he promoted
him to JujEe Advocate General over the
heads Of several old Regulars which gave
great o1euse TO the Regular Army. During
President Artlurs Administration he became
involved ia some financial trouble, and was
brought before a court-martial. There was
good deal 81 bitter feeling displayed on all
sides, aud after much consideration and re-
consideration Of the verdict, he was finally
suspended from duty for ~ years. This YER
dict was sharply attacked as anomalous, unjust,
and preiudiciai to the interests Of the service.
Gen Swain made repeated efforts to have IL
set aside aud President Cleveland who wanted
the place for one Of his friends, offered to par
don Gen. Swain End place him on the retired
list, which was refused by Swain, who. il is
said, contcmpates bringing suit for the recovery
OF his entire pay during the time he has been
suspended. Since bis suspeHsion-July %,
Issl,-the next officer in rank, Col. Guido N.
Iieber has been Acting Judge Advocate-Gen-
eral, but without the rank or pay Of the posi-
tioR. Much curiosity is expressed as 20 the
view the President will take OF the case. He
spoke IN guarded way against the bindings and
sentence OF The urt-martial and the approval
OF the War Department at the time the case
was reviewed ia the Senate but that has been
several years ago. aud he may think differently
now, or be may think more earnestly the same
way.
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IT is thought that Secretary Proctor win be
appointed Senator about October ] and retire
from the Cabinet Among the candidates for
bis place is Mr. Eliot i. Shepard, who married
one OF the NandeThilts has wealth galore. and
IS owner and editor Of the New York Mail and
Express. Tic other New York papers have
great Geal OF cheap fun over Mr. shcpard's fer
vid religious spirit. lie prints text from the
bible every day nj the head Of the Mail and
ETpress'g editorial columns, and is conspicuous
in religious movements. But he has demon
Btrated that there are enough New Workers
who want a clean, decent daily paper TO make
She Mail and Erprcss very valuable piece Of
property, which il was not when he took hold
OF il. Should be get to be Secretary Of War
there would be no end OF gibes about having
the Army sing a hymn and listen TO prayers
Immediately after reveille and close the day
by tattoo calling to family worship. All the
same, Mr.. Shepard would probably makea very
efficient Secretary.
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Gen. siias Casey, Chief Of Engineers, says
that the 100000 already appropriated for the
Aennepin Canal viii DO expended this year,
and that work is already begun. III Congress
ia sufficiently liberal in appropriations the
canal can be opened 10 business In six years.
lie wants Rn appropriation OF Sl,750,OOO foT the
work Tor tie next fiscal year. Capt Marshall,
who lie Ia immediate charge OF the work. thinks
ii can be completed in eight years, but this
will require that Congress shall De more liberal
In appropriations than il has yet shown an in
clination 10 be.
Acting Internal Revenue Commissioner VIII
son bias made an interesting report Of the oper-
Eti0ns Of his Bureau for the fiscal year ended
June 80 1894. 1T collected S., 38J 9G3 on spir-
its, an increase Of sl,Gis5ss; So, 7g6. go on
tobacco. decrease Ct 81, IG2, TO; S2s. 565. 100
on feTmaHted liquors. an increase Of 81. $50, SOS
$l07G3A on oieomargarine, an increase Of
$z5l ,652, and s2600s7 miscellaneous, an in
crease Of Si01,5.3. Illinois paid the largest
amount o. any Slato--S3s, 3Gl, 3I2; New York
came neyt with $lG.565. BPS; Kentucky next,
with &l5s5s707; Ohio, Sll,855, 266; PcnnsyI.
wanna, Sl0311, so Missouri, $7.C84, lG2: Iudi-
ana. $50 To- New Jersey s4l0i,s79. There
were s725l "'2 gallons % spirits distilled from
grain, an increase Of 3,7I9,l5G gallons There
were 80 az l92 barrels Of fermented liquors
broW0d, an increase OF 2,9lG24s barrels. OF
cigars, 5.17a, e92 7G7 were manufactured, an IN.
crease Of 81 0027s4 cigarcts 2,G5l. 5gs. $50
CT increase vt 4Jl, 2s4 0s0 The 30,47s. 1872 bar.
TeiE Of fcrmcuted Liquors were mainly beer
aud represent l2l9l27GS kegs, or two kegs
hplece for every man. woman, aud child in the
United States. n each kcg contains about JOG
glasses this would make 200 glasses year fol
each person. The increase during the yeai
was in round numbers, 100000 kegs, or on,
Eeg FOR every five peoplc-say, 20 glasses apiece
The cigans maac would represent rs for every
man, woman and child in the United States
and 4C cgarcis.
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The Italians are invading Washington i
noticeable numbers, though, Of course, 20 moth
iuR like the extent that they arc Cling Up tht
mining, liou-uIaling, numbering, and railroad
building regions The most that come here ar
mechanics -taiiors, painters mss0ns, carpon
ters, sh0Cmai.ers, etc. with large proportion
al BARRIERS The latter make the most impres
sion upon our working people, since they ar
most numerous and enter more directly int
composition with their follow-crattsmen. The,
start neat little shops where they viii give q
good shave Tor ~ cents as the German am
negro BARRIERS have been giving for is q
course dime looks very big 10 them-as larg
a. haii.d0iiar looks 10 En American. In thei
own country tho lirc-worth 20 conts-is IA
monetary unit, and a man will do a. muo
there fol Hire rs he will Go ia this country 70
a. Another thing about them ID that the
0on'tseen to have the least race prejudice. ON
never secs q German, French, or America
barber working la shop where negroes ar
employed, bot il iE quite COMMON 10 en-
Italians working at chairs with negroes rur
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