The National tribune., 1891-10-08

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as to indicate a very careless habit if not
more serious fault Any further transactions
1 of like character would prove beyond a doubt
I the latter 20 be the case, and would render
further leniency impossible But in view Of
I Lieut. Swif's large family, and the frequent
changes Of station be has been required TO
make the clemcncy recommended 10y major
] ity OF the court and eoucurrcl in by the Depart
ment Commander will be granted. The pro-
ccedings findings aud sentence are therefore
4 approved and confirmed but the sentence is
miligatod TO a reduction IN rank, SO that the
/ name OF First Lieut. James A. Swift Isl Carp
shall be put at the foot Of the list Of First
] Licutenauts Of cavalry, there TO remain Tor
4 period Of five years"
or course the sentence ms modified is great
relief TO Lieut. Swift over that OF dismissal,
but il is far more severe than appears in the
print In the Army Register for March, l-9l'
the name Of James A. Swift is number l32 on
the list OF First Lieutenauls Of cavalry, being
only eight from the foot Of a complete list, but
rs - Second Licutcuauts have been promoted
TO be First Licutenau,s in the last seven
months, ID may readily be understood how
badly Swift will be loft IN five years time If
/ promotion should continue at that rate OF one
half onc-quarter or One-cghth the part OF
that rate A little army Of Second Lleuienanls
will pass him on the liucal list. There is one
thing and only one, In his favor: the promo
ton Of First Lcutcnauts 10 be Captains Is
regimenta and as there are only 10 field OIL
GERS Of cavalry booked for retirement during
the ensuing Eve years la due process Of law,
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be compromised more than five years. There
viii, undoubtedly DE a number Of rciirements
during The period OF his sentence that cannot
DE anticipated but as he stood at The foot IN
his regiment be will not remain a First Lieu
tenant longer than % years, and If be can re-
new Dbl, youth he may hope TO be a Major even
though the hope be never realized.
The public business was delayed several
hours last week by ana accident 10 ono Of the
time locks on an inner door OF the vault Of the
cash-ro1m Of the United States Treasury. The
vault contained about $ls0O0O00 in loose
funds necessary for the transaction Of the cur
rent business or the Department After some
time had been spent on the refractory door,
and the creditors in the cash-room were in
creasiHg IN numbers aud importance man
took hold Of the door knob aud, after shaking
il vigorously accidentally brought the comb.
nations into their proper places, and The trouble
was at an end. This was not accomplished
however, until after a telegram had been sent
10 lock expert in Philadelphia asking him
70 come 10 Washington al once, and the Ircas-
urer had about concluded 10 resort 10 the
hitherto sacred funds IN Tho reserve vault
+, The demands on tie Treasury that morning
were unusually large, which made matters
worse.
Many Of the main thCroughfarcs Of Washing
ton now look as il tho city lad been under
going Siege Of Paris" The sewer FOR the
cable road is being constructed on Pcunsyl-
vania avenue aud Fourteenth street while the
electric light and telephone companies arc nip.
ping up the asphalt in all directions to put
their wires underground.
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Nearly everybody wholool,s al the Bartholdi
fountain In tho Botanic Gardens IN Washing
ton have an idea that it is made Of bronze.
The fountain was purchased FOR bronze, but Il
is simply cast iron coatcd with bronze. In a
number Of places the bronze has washed or
This fountain was made in France by mr..
Bartholdia lthc artist who made the statue Of
Liberty Enlightcniug ihc World, which Is on
one Of the islands IN New York Harbor) for
tho Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia.
7 Rather than take Fl bacl, 10 France Barthodi
sought 10 dispose Of IL in this country and IS
tho fountain was too large TO sell % private iudi.
yduals, il was offered 10 the Government Tor
/. $1,000, aud represented by the lobby that was
making the sale as being made Of br0Hze II
such an immense fountain had been made If
I bronze ID would have been worth several times
the amount paid Tor It, II Is said, however,
that BarlhOldi never claimed the metal Of the
I fountain was bronze, but that when Congress
3 voted 10 purchase il, tLe members thought they
were voting Tor a magnificent bronze fountain.
This fountain Is some distance away from the
streets on either side Of The gardens, and i.
& hardly ever seen by visitors unless they make
y a tour Of the gardens II should be removed
b TO more conspicuous site, aHd any Of thC
i. numerous parks o. the Capital City would D.
e bcautGcd by this really fue work Of art Tn,
3 iJuHtaiu is made Of The same metal as was used
2 la the construction Of the Goddess Of Liberty
2 which surm0uuts The dome Of the Capitol.
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O Ex-GOv. Persons B. Cheney, Of New Hamp
b shire, and wife were visitors in Washington
1 last week, Mrs. Cheney coming to the city viii
4 Mrs Harrison in advance Of the Governor
4 There is rumOr aloat that the Governor come
"a 10 The Capital al The Presidents request, 1,
receive the appointment Of Secretary Of War
i to succeed Secretary Proctor, who has beer
appointed Mr. Eimunds's successor as Unite,
States Senator from Vermont il is said tia
i Gov. Cheney was offered the position SOM
q weeks ago, but begged the President for time 4
d consider the matter, and be then, after careful
D. consideration, concluded to accept the Wa
r. portfolio aud was allowed time to put his per
a soual affairs ID order before coming 10 Wash
.r iugt0n.
p p LOST VETERAN HEARD FROM.
rs Several weeks ago we mentioned tbs fac
d that Arthur Schatz clerk IN the War Depart
n mont had mystcri0usly disappeared from hi
+; home iu Washington, and his wife believes
q him 30 lave boon l0ully dealt with, as Their
~ was nothing 10 cause him 10 disappear 50 mys
a. terIousy, he being loving husband, kin
* father, aud had committed no crime for whic
4 hc should abscOnd Last week his wife receives
a cablcgram from him. dated at Paris Frame,
- which brought Joy 10 her heart as she ha
.IF "a "a f.s al l..It. has lr.. H.a