New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-16
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.
co,ovrr FORSYTH MAY SUCCEED GENERAL
GIBBON-AN OFFICER SENT ABROAD.

COLONEL. FORSYTH NAY SUCCEED GENERAL
cInpOy-AN OFFICER SENT ABROAD.
w,.hiprton March - i>pecian.-A Although BrgOdier-
Conceal T,nn Gbbon doe not retire until April 20 the
oos.ip, have turned their attention 10 the prominent
commission thcn 10 lie made vacant me war peP''I
ucut i, con derng the question of reaIranEemeht oi
the divisions and departments that the cohh'AoS NAY
n. b,itrr distributed among the two improvements a."
six bric,de,-ecncral, junior 10 the maorgeneal com
handing the Army 1t is proposed to "OohSh '''
riii NJ t,o Pacific and consolidate the Departments
~ c,l.f,-ni, and Of Columbia of tnat division Inns
mcr.cd DEPARTMENT would be given. II Is likely I"
priadicr General STANLEY, now In command oil te De
partment Of Texas. Major General Howard ana '''Io'
General Miles Nol,l continue ri course N 'o''l'ht ~
the important division, Of the Atlantic ana V'N MS
souri ,,,,p,ctivcly The present arrangement oi 'ho
,.,,r.,,,nt commands j, awkward and remains a. II
- virtually when the Army had lieutenant general
=, is head The only name mentioned lor uo 'o''
pds,ion ON ErigadicrGcner1l Gibbons retirement -
that If Colonel James W. Forsyth, Of the 'u 'aIaS'
o ma, GOOD record, which was not lhtFereu WI" ~
General lule,'s charge of criminal carec'SncNS ana
ir,nicicucy at the Wounded Knee fight Inc seo'r-
,. -, war rxopcratcd Colonel Forsyth ana t'e analr
nj. o,,,d T., hiring the officer into greater ana mort
favorable prominence.
nina secondary a. the Navy has not yet made the
award for torpedo boat No - the only Ncs'ei
T., the first session Of the List tonsre'' reha.n'"r
| 49,, ,r,,idod FIR The question between the Dlds vi
ur royye, and Mr. llctrc-hoG was decided III iaN"r
., ,i former by The Eoagd Of Bureau Chiefs but inc
s,,rv has been inclined to give the contract to thS
| Ucre,hon people The builders OF the Ct>hlhs' No'o
orr,rs hov, been found in the latter craft bV tho'e
onr,sod to H., designers and II !, c.allneu that
gratrr speed should be obtdned from Su'h p"'S '''m
| that Vet obtained by the Cushing. Inc lerIcs"o"
,oonl assert their ability to build torpedo boat up to
b Drnartm.nt', redurcm n. while The towl'S people
insist that .uch requirement, can only bo met by the
| usc of the CoWlcS boiler. Inc secretary h"' 'N"0"
| both bidder, for additional facts
An officer OF the United states cavalry Is To be seht
TO the corresponding arm of the German service l''
| chs,,vation Minister Phelps was Informed by 'lo
German Government that the United states coud SeHu
, conservative TO the German cavalry, and the war
( Don.,tp.nt has been made aware OF the privilege
Lieutenant Powhattan II. Clarke 10th Cavalry Is the
onccr selected for this duty and will start for Berlin
soon after the completion Of his examination LOT pro
motion. now pending at the war department. Inns
is the first opportunity given the um'ed states 10 se"
an orcer abroad On mission of such practical ad'
vantage The Secretary OF War intends to enlarge the
scope o; his division military information. and II Is
likely that the next Con gress will be invited TO appro-
nrota money 10 secure trustworthy technical data Om
| abroad
II has been assorted in some quarters that the COM
mound Artillery and Three Battalion bill failed because
| Of the Interference Of Army officers whose condition
be measure did not improve or even affect. Ii was
nriI shed I'm ono papc, In Ncv-Iork that certain
cavalry officers duty at Fort Mycr, VA were unocI
ceusulo for this sort of lobbying. Major H. H. Gar
Iontcr, 9TH Cavalry who IS IN command or the cNahS
r,nns ot Fort Nlycr cmphaticay denies tho llsiIua
fous Tie principles contained IN TIE bill were recon-
mcndcd by secretary Proctor and General sehoteld ana