The National tribune., 1891-06-18

MRS OEN. SCHoFiELD. quaiuted with the Gen.
erals family - years ago, when a child Of ID.
Miss Schofeld, now Mrs Andrews, and she be-
came fast friends, and she was bridesmaid
when the latter was married. The late Mrs.
Schoheld took warm interest in her, and she
made long visits TO the family when it was liv-
ing on Governors Island. Mrs. Andrews says
that since marriage ia necessary to her
fathers happiness, she would prefer Miss
Kilbourne 20 any other woman in the world.
The wedding took place in the Episcopal
Church at Keokuk last Tuesday in the presence
Of a crowd which filled the church. Gen. Scho-
field and the members Of his staff who accom-
panied him 20 the altar were in full uniform.
After the wedding there was a reception at the
Hotel Keokuk, managed by Terrence Post,
GAR The happy couple left in the evening
for the Pacific Coast, where Gen. Schofeld will
make an official tour Of inspection Of the mill
tary posts.
Lieut.. Peary has finally started on his eIpe-
dition and expects TO get to his Winter station
on Whale Bay early ia July. There he aud his
seven associates will build Winter quarters, and
occupy themselves in making sledges. snow
shoes, and other uipments, and in establishing
an advance depot near Humboldt Glacier. As
soon as Spring opens he with four others, will
push out with the sledges over Humboldt GlA-
cier and establish a second depot near the old
Winter quarters OF Capt. Hall, on Polaris Bay,
and opposite Greely's station. Here the party
will divide, and while Peary aud a companion
will push on, in snow-shOes, the other three
will return TO Whale Bay. Lieut. Peary eK-
poets 20 reach the northern coast of Green
land next year and establish the fact that
it is an island, aud also to gain the credit of
reaching point nearer the North Pole than
any preceding explorer. Opinion as to his sue
cess is not unanimous here among those familiar
with Arctic explorations. They agree that
Lieut.. Peary is an excellent man for the work
that he has undertaken. but some of them doubt
very strongly whether he has taken the best
means and route 10 extend our knowledge Of
that region. Two men is felt to be entirely too
small number 10 expose 10 the chances OF such
3 trip, and SHOWS shoes too uncertain a method
Of travel. They are all very well when there
is nothing but plains Of snow and ice TO trAv-
erse, but there may be streams and straits
which he can not get around. However, we
shall hope for the best. Lieut.. Peary's pluck
deserves a substantial reward.
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Col. Robert, the Engineer Commissioner,
with that cheerful confidence in himself which
is one Of his prominent characteristics, is op-
posed TO police trials, which, he thinks, rarely
arrive at the truth. Instead, he substitutes an
examination by himself, with no appeal from
his decision. / have seen men before who felt
Just as infallible.
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Last year there were rs illegitimate white
children born in Washington, and 453 colored,
making nearly one Legitimate white child TO
80 legitimate, and one illegitimate colorsd
child TO nine legitimate.
The new Bureau Of immigration is now
formally opened. Ex- Representative w. ID.
Owen, the Superintendent, qualified last Mon
day, and was assigned an Office In the Treasury
building The Bureau will be under the super
vision Of Assistant Secretary Nettleton. The
first thing will be 10 define the scope Of the
| Bureaus functions. aud devise plan for exc
cutting them.