New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-30
NOTES OF THE dRMH.

Tic now law governing he promotion Of enIietel
mon In the Army to become commissioned Officers has
met with approval ly officers Of the service who have
made themselves acquainted with IT, Under the old
law an enlisted mans chance OF getting commission
was not promising: In fact. he had to depend upon
the favor OF his company commander. 1t was neces.
s;ry that he should be a non-comnissOned Ofncer b
he eligible and then was also necessary to be recon-
mcnded for examination. As company com!naiueo
are not more ntale than other men, occasional acts
OF Injustice enlisted men resulted. Tile new law
throws the examinations open To all enlisted men.
and when tn" law into actual operation II 70
probable that the system OF examinations WIN Do
to sodirry qualities and the probable caInci,y Of tho
candidate to command and less TO ne Scholastic AZ.
tn" War Department show that the quality of the 70.
crults has greatly improved In the last dozen years
hut most o: the men who enlist have not been N
ancnccd to do so hy the possibility Of earning com.
missions. 1t Is simply that u superior class OF mse
have been attracted 10 the Army.
In his annual report General Miles rcnews briefly
but with some new suggestions bis recommendation
Of last year that Congress provide for concentration
Of 10 600 United States troops and 10000 National
Ciuardsmen at Chicago NEXT year. lie says that the
opportunities for handling and seeing handled large
bodies OF troops In this country. and that
such a mobilization would he Invaluable to the officers
Of both the Army and the National Guard: and would
efficiency OF the Army and tho militia troops Hs
estimated that The cost Of trnsIcration alone wSula
Congress that was in session last winter viii be 2
session this winter and while 1t expended vast
amount than tho previous Congress. It gave les.
toward ARMY ana Navy purposes ard there dos n not
toward the Worlds Fair than 1t inclined to be a
the last se~ sion.
General Flagler Is still laborIng with the owncfq
Of the KrsgJorsenson arms patents but Is not able
to make rapid progress rs he would wish. lie
wants the owners to give large bond to secure the
nd an c1ainn nf n
parties who may claim that they the real owners
OF the patents. THIS bond shc owners are reluctant
to give In the meanwhile a new magazine gun has
ment and II will b. thoroughly tested. II Is made
by the Brooks Arms Company. OF Portland. Me-. anS
rsn ss 80 II that It can IN be- us single
loader 10 a magazine gun Instantly: that It carries
%SS 'Hs'' 80 disposed int he Is
poised at all times. /
There Il great dissatisfaction with the new Army
blouse Is to be- and the star ocer who doesn't
servo In Washington" asks. I" In Heavens name. why
the changer, The new blouse Is certain to DO more
costly. and the officers declaring that It has no
equivalent advantage. An officer duty in the War
Department at the time Of the funeral OF the vito
Of Secretary Tracy unable to attend because he
says that the emergency" has not yet occurred,
s nG nU S%d ni the " one % Which he has worn IS
lcte Another officer writes to Washington this: Il
going to be done: as my blouse Is now IN the hands
OF the tailor" inquiry was made for him. and he
has received the following niormaton 1T y said
nj the War Department that additional changes ere
likely be made the details are not yet determined
The recent test Of speed Of horses and that Of To
endurance OF officers and men In which 4 hundrs4
German officers engaged from Berlin to Vienna, snd
q hundred Austro- Hunsaran onicers from Vienna b
Berlin have been freely commented upon but mo-
considered BY Army ofncers as 20 very remarkable.
In 1877 Captain Ezra Fuller. Of the 7th United States
Cavalry during the pursuit Of Chief Joseph. was ssuS
out by General Miles from Fort Keogh to ascertain
and dve warning to the route which Chief Joseph
wns taxing over the mountains. Captain Fuller rode
pSnlcs and an extra horse was taken along to carry
the rations for the party. They were gone twelve
doy, during which they rode more than 600 miles
not over the Kings highwny but through an M
known mountainous wilderness. During this twelvs
DAVIS Captain Fuller was unable to procure more than
three feeds Of grain for his horses Tho Indian ponies
cuve out on the third day. and the aude then rode
the extra horse. Captain Fuller once rode 60 mile
IN nine In search Of dcserters. Ad1utaut Bell
also of the eth Cavalry. rode through tho Nod LAnAsj
in North DaFna. In 1852. l0j miles In twelve hours.
MANY Instances Of long rides Of United states CAvoly
officers might be mentioned In which the endurance
Of both men and horses was tested ana comparisoe4
would show that American men and horses are oeSon0
to nOne In tests Of this character