The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-11-09
ARMY NOTES.

Secretary Proctor was away from the city dur
ing the latter part of last week and the early
part OF this one. Gen. Grant was consequently
acting as Secretary.
&. B. Duncan, 9th Inf, has been granted .
months extension of leave.
Lieut.. Col. Orlando II. Moore, retired, died
Oct. 81 at Dearborn, Mich.
Sergt Peter D. Lark, Co. C, Bait Of Engs.,
has been placed on the retired list of the Army
Lieut. Col j. H. Upham, Sd Cav, has been
granted ! months extension Of leave.
The Signal Service is just now in the throes
that always come before a reorganization. Its
chief, Gen Greely, is not making any progress
i've steps that will carry matters beyond the LIST
of next July, as after that the Weather Bureau,
forming about 95 per cent of the work Of the
service, will be divorced from his immediate
sphere and placed under the Dept. OF Agricul-
ture. There is fine feeling Of suppressed eI-
citement among the officers on duty here, based
on the coming transfer. board is now en-
gagged in an examination Of the records of each
man, with view to their promotion according
to the law passed by the recent Congress, which
provides for the following organizations One
chief signal officer, mai, mounted capts.,
and mounted 1st It's The great strife is for
the maiorship, which is plum not to be
despised Capts. Dunwoody Allen, and Craig
and 1t. Thompson are candidates, and the
friends Of each are making great efforts in their
behalf. Unpreiudiced observers are unani
mousy of the opinion that Capt Dunwoody Is
by far the most worthy candidate, as his record
as predictions officer and in every other
branch of the service, with which he has been
connected for over fifteen years, easily eIcels
that Of all others. He has worked like Tro-
jan for the service, devising new methods, or
ganixing State weather bureaux, editing the crop
bulletin, writing monographs, perfecting mat
ters on every hand, and his services have been
rewarded by the highest of encomiums from his
chiefs at every opportunity. Here is the chance
for judicious board to show its good sense.
The men who are struggling with the records
are 1t. Col. Lawton, Insp. Gems Dept; Maj.
Greenleaf, surg, and Maj. G. B. Davis, judge
advocate.
First Lieut. E. H. Webber, Goth Inf, has been
granted months sick leave.
First Lieut. Eugene F. Ladd, 9th Cav, has
been given months leave on surg. s certificate.
Capt Charles Parker, 9th Cav, has been re
lieved from duty at Jefferson Barracks, Mo-, and
ordered to join his regt.
The President has granted pardon to Henry
d. Curtis. Redbank, \. j., deserter from the
Army.
The season Of the annual reports is at hand
and the officers Of the Army who have anything
to say and the right to say it are now giving the
powers that be plethora OF advice as to what
ought to be and lots more as to what ought not
to be- The questions that are most generally
discussed this year are coast defenses, courts
martial, anu. 10 q ulluOT c4LeuI, uebeIblOup
The majority of the officers seem to think that
the measures adopted last year with the view of
preventing or reducing dessrtions havo had
beneficial effect, and recommend still further re-
form on the same lines.
Capt. D. NJ. Taylor, Ord. Dept, on duty in
the Office of the Secretary Of War, and recorder
of the Board of Ord and Fort, has been given
new duty, that Of member Of the board that
has been appointed for the purpose of testing
rank and position finders vice Capt. j. z. Greer,
Ord. Dept, who is also relieved from duty as
asst to the comdP. officer Of the New York
Arsenal.
Cadet w. B. McLemee, 4th class, Military
Academy, has resigned.
First Lieut.. George Bell, Jr., Sd Inf, has
been granted months leave.
The old general court martial at Columbus
Barracks, Ohio, has been dissolved and new
one has been ordered, as follows: Capt. j. II.
Smith 10Th Inf; Capt. j. l.. Glen, A. @. NJ;
Capt. Edmund Rice, 5th Inf; Capt. g. 8. viii
son, 18th Inf; 1st 1t. +. A. Smith, 18th Inf;
1st 1t L. C. Allen, 10th Inf; 1st 1t. D. D.
Mitchell, 18th Inf; 1st 1t. c. A. Williams 2lst
Inf, judge adv.
Gen. Thorn has returned to the city and is
stopping at the Shoreham.