New-York tribune., 1892-12-04
ARMY NOTES OF INTEREST.

Thai the War Department IS negotiating Win t'c
Armstrong;. of England for the purchase q the ue-
signs and the right 10 manufacture he" Gun Nv
not mean that t,ey are TO be the de'Is"S Vi Wv
those monstro.es that have proved such "A i'''o""0e
,o,uro-the 11Ot1n gun. The designs, p"r. "a'u'
arn those for new Iapidhring cannon which Is salu
IN ne 20 per cent quicker In acuoh thhh any IN,
rar5d.fring weapon If the War Department snodu
n[prerd in IT, Negotiations, the guns will probably D.
Manufactured at the Watervet OF SOME Vi ''' o'"0'
arsenals.
Army officers are as much Interested just now IN
the matter Of the successor Mr.. Ekns. the head OF
the War Department, they could well De upon "s
important matter affecting thir fh'ereS'S'
Secretaries come ana secretaries co. ana
so 90 Army regulations come ana co. bul lhe
soft service brigade" as the C0burghrr' al M".nms
ION are called seems change htue' us mchD'lS
hang ON with the desperation Of grim despair ana
with a smile oi serene sell cOnhdeh'r I'",' w.
have no; enjOyed tie social e at Washington ana the
close connection with the powers 'ha' d. are D'S'"
ming 10 use a little influence with rhir SciilOfs anu
Representatives II Is dccaicd tihl sone u i W.. m ~
hers OF the soft brigade have not seen seINI, ~
the field for almost generation, but only IL th.se &
officers with excellent memories OF 'he ohrhs j, & ,
War Department cjuh confirm thlS' lor q" N'nN ,N
Repister does not contain such Information a tn'
Navy Register does In the latter there are parano'
columns which show the length ~ sea srrEtrte,
NJ shore or other duty, and of leave or waning
orders from the day the officer entered me Hrrvlc'.
some OF those who have enjoyed tie faolionhbe w'er
society al the National Capital FOR longer ile ,i ii
to ought 10 expect 10 rave lltte service I'll '"'
blizzard swept plains Of the Northwest
A corrcsp pondent asks how lad with soldiery am
hilton one who would like ID look forward to the
possibility of becoming Grant sherman and wear
n generals uniflm. may get the start There are
three ways Of securing commission IN the ArhS =
First By appointment u the Military Academy Ht
West Point. and being graduated from IT sec 0nd by
enlistment private soher ana appointment IRON ,
the ranas after ooinpetiitye examination 'nu, i
law Governing appointments Of those not graduating
from ihe Military Academy from among the enlisted
men, the chances Of civilian securing coml,i'n ar
much lessenei, the Idea OF extending 'he HilNe oi
competing for commissions % prvat" soldiers belhs
encourage the enlistment Of better cass o. men; m'n;
through Representative In Congress, each OF whom
has the privilege Of selecting lad to DE- Gad'L "irn
a vacancy OCCURS in his distiict ana aiso 10y tht
President who has the privilege OF appointing bn at
large But the President cannot make any app~ni
mens long t.cre are ten cadctsal large at the
Academy.
Lieutenant Colonel James VI. Moore Deputy Quarter
master-Gencra has been ordered TO New York 10 as
sumo charge OF the general department OF g." Quarter
masters Office in this city, and 10 relieve Colonel ana
Assistant Quariermas ter General Alexander T. Perry.
The latter has ordered before the retiring boari
at Washington preparatory to being retired from active
service on account OF age. Colonel Perry has been
Assistant Quartermasiff since August ~, 1883, and
has been duty in this city since Scpteinber $50.
and iss made host OF friends here. lie lives wiih
his family AZ the Park Avenue Hotel. and IL j. prob
able that they viii continue their residence IN I'M,
cry lie graduated from West Point In ls1l. and
drawing the Academy. lie served con,picnonsiy ~
the civil War and was brrvcied u brieadcr ecnet-l
on March 10, 1868, for "faiti-lul and mcriOnOna
services HI, retirement will promote Lieutenant
Colonel John 6. Chandler T. bc assistant quarter
mastcr-gcnerd With the rank Of Colonel; Major j. t..
G. Lee, deputy quarermastcr general with the rank
Of lieutenant )onel; Captain l.. f.. Campbell TO major
and quartcrma~icr. and leave vacancy for the pro
motion OF "A lieutenant 10 be assistant quartcrmastcr
with the rank of captain to be filled by the President
A court martial seems TO be an effective way Of
soothing the breast, the breasts oi the sav
ages. priva,cs Ichap sin -te-u-wah, Topa and Waha-
chanka ton. members OF Company J. OF the 2oth In
fantry, have. because OF abscntng themselves with
70 occupy quarters IN the guardhOu,c for thirty days
They say they sorry that they broke the rules
and the guard, and promise never 70 do again
after they get out OF the lookup. Officers assigned
TO the Indian regiments OF the opinion that Ia
the Government has hit upon the solution Of the veAed
Indian question Most OF the Indians have shown
ambition 10 be orderly and obedcnt are their
brother pale faces" and a-o 10 dispove the Old
idiom that the only good Indian Is The dead In
dian"
General Casey. Chief Of Engineers. has made
port Of more than usual interest. The Engineer
Corps has charge OF all Of the construction ard
preservation OF the fortihcations OF the country.
Preparations being made TO mount TWO lOlnch
guns al Hampton Roads to defend the entrance
Chesapeake Bay. and two more are TO he mounted al
Fort Washington. on the Potomac. to defend the
National Capital. The approved project OF defence
OF the latter c0ntemplaes emplacements for four IL
inch guns on lifts SIX l0-nch and three ench gun,
disappearing carriages, eight II inch mOrtars and
mates. The present work Is confined 10 cmplacements
for the Two l0inch guns. at an elevation Of 10 feet
fenses at Hampton Roads contempates. for the
present, five l2nch guns on lifts. ten IOinch guns
disappearing carriages thirty 1.nch mortars. and
mates.