The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-10-29

General TAFT and DePuty-solietor Alphonso
Hart, Deputy Commissioner Wilson, Of tho In
ternal Revenue Bureau, arc finding work to DO
about Cincinnati. Assistant Attorney General
Rannels, Appointment Clerk Tonner, and a
number Of others are already in the political
field. aud every day sees an accession to their
ranks.
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The disturbed minds Of the white cavalry
| troopers who thought they were 10 lose their
chance Of the coveted station at Fort Myer,
near this city, on account of the decision of
| the War Department 20 bring hiiher one Of the
neWly-organizcd Indian troops, may now sub
4 side peacefully Secretary Proctor. after weigh
/ ing all the arguments pro and con, has decided
against the proposition. One Of the reasons that
4 influenced this decision is that the full-grown
/ Indian is emphaticaliy of the opinion that il
/ is not good for man to be alone. No bachelor
4 hood for him after he arrives al mans estate.
/ lie must have at least one squaw, and as many
more he can buy, steal or capture. This is
/ All right on the frontier, but il makes him I'M
desirable as a permanent addition to the pop
ulatiOn Of Washington. A troop Of Indian
cavalrymen would he picturesque feature in
the National Capital, but a real Indian village,
with its motley crowd of squaws and papooses,
aud ats filth and yermin, would not grace the
enyirons al all, aud would make an intolerAble
Generalization OF the spick- and-span neatness
and propriofy Of Fort Myer. There will be
another troop Of cavalry brought hither, but it
will not be Indian.
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Gen. John r. Brooke, commander OF the De-
partmcnt Of the Platte, reports that the Indian
enlistments in his jurisdiction have not been
satisfactory, especially for infantry, as the red
youths have n decided antiDathy TO walking.
But five could be induced TO enlist ia the COM
pany intended to be raised among the Brules at
the Rosebud Agency. The attempt to get COM
panies from the Uncompahgres and from the
Uintah Utes also failed utterly. Similar bad
luck is reported from other tribes. The In
dams are satisfied TO lie around the Agencies
and be fed and clothed by the Government.
Thirteen dollars month is no indictment for
the young bucks TO accept the restraint, hard
work and discipline OF an infantryman.
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Gen. David s. Stanley, commanding the De-
partment Of Texas reports that guarding 1000
miles Of Rio Grande frontier is no easy task
with the seanty force at his disposal. The
Mexican officers do their duty well, but the
great stretches Of wild and unsettled country,
the haunt OF desperate aud INSCRIPTIONS men,
make proper policing impossible. Yet the
/ mere presence Of the troops at tie Widely-scat-
tered posts has a good moral effect and tends TO
greatly repress crime. Without them the Gus
toms laws would be utterly forccless, and life
and property much more insecure than az pres
ent. The condition OF his command is excel
lent, except that entirely too many officers arc
away from their posts. There are 81 present
1 for duty and GO absent, Of whom 81 are on de-
tached service, 10 on leave, 10 on sick leave,
aud six not yet Joined.
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Secretary Rusk thinks that France will
! eventually decide 10 admit our pork at a duty
Of 20 francs per 100 Kilograms. This will he s.
1 on 20 pounds, aud considerably lower than the
/ German duty, which is SAG per 100 Kilograms.
lie hopes that this viii be lowered to the
I French rate. The next country TO be brought
around is Austro- Hungary, aud negotiations
will shortly begin with the authorities at
Vienna. Portugal has done nothing yet, but il
e. believed that she will soon follow the rest.
The feeling there is very favorable to America,
on account Of resentment Of English treatment
Of Portugal in Africa
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or the Representatives to the 52d Congress
elected last Fall, three have resigned and five
died. The dead are Spinola, Of New York ;
I ~ r II
/ Ford Of Michigan, and HoGr, Of Tennessee.
This is an unusual number.
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The speck or war on tie South Pacific hori-
zon has disappeared. Minister EEan reports TO
the State Department that the Chilean au-
/ thorities have conceded the right Of asylum in
the American aud Spanish Legations. aud will
/ issue safe conduct to the persons who have
taken refuge there. Commodore schley reports
that while the feeling against the Americans
among tho lower classes in Valparaiso is hitter,
and that the murdergus assault on the members
Of the Baltimores crew, by which one sailor
was killed aud another MORALLY wounded, was
/ brutal and unprovoked. the better class con-
/ denim the attack, and the Valparaiso authorities
are endeavoring TO bring the guilty ones to
/ justice The dead sailor was buried by an
armed detachment Of tho Ballimore's crew. no
I hostile demonstration being made.
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Senator Hansbrough, Of North Dakota, SAYS
that there is no politics in his State this year,
and tae people have all that they care to think
about aud do in looking after their magnificent
/ crops. They are delighted with the operations
Of the Mckinley Bin. Across the line, in
/ Canada, the farmers have 10 sell their barley
/ for - cents a bu5hel because Of tho duty Of -
cents a bushel. while the Dakota farmers get
! % cents a bushoL Their wool, too brings a
much better price, and sheep raising is rapidly
developing Three years ago there were only
10000 sheep ia North Dakota, aud now there
are 10000
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Gen. Aldaoe 4. Walker who was AZ the Ar
/ lington last week. il one Of the comrades who
1 has won good fortune by deserving. lie was
/ Lieutenant. Colonel Of the gallant l,t Vt H.A.
aud mustered out at the close Of his term OF
service ia 1866. lie returned to the practice
Of law, and built mp large practice, giving
| special attention 30 railroad law lie was one
Of the two Republicans appointed by President
! Cleveland on the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, and received the shortest term-tyo
years. Before this expired he had several offers