New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-05
ARMY NOTES OF INTEREST

The spccin boards detailed bv the War Department
to examine candidates for cadet appointments at
the Military Academy me" at IN" fourteen army
posts signa,rd Wednesday. and began The sever"
tests OF candidates n to their qualifications 10 study
fonr years for commissions second lI"urnants,
with tho remote possibility OF some day wearing In"
insignia Of n major general. The largest number
of candidates were Ordered before III" ho2d AT West
poin,-aI-and the smallest numh"r-only one-to
report before the board ~ Vancouver Barracks,
a candidate from Idaho. Tn" total number Of candi-
dates ARE from the several states. rs follows:
P.nn,y lvania II: Missouri 10: New York. .. Ohio.
%: texas. .: Indiana o; Maryland. q; Arzona; o.
virginia. g. Kentucky. u: Georgia; q North tar9liIn'
chusct,s 4 Alabama. I Illinois. I; N"hrlski. Iowa.
.ouib Carolina and California. each ,: Rhode Island
,Sahn S,r MEXICO. wyoming Maine and Arkansas.
each >: Connecticut. kanSa, ana Mississippi, each l.
No proyIs,on whatever /. made. for the travelling
EXPENSES OF either accepted or rejected candidates.
Candidates should not encourage themselves To De
licvr that II successful they are sure oil t'r ""r'
The academic duties and exercises begin o" S'Pr"'p
l. and continue until Junr l. and examination %
thc several Glasses take plac" In JaniiS ana Jun"
Of each year Aftrr each examination rnhr'S '3nnu ,
deficient In conduct or studies nrc diShar'" i.I',
tho Academy. upcss IN" Academic oa" ,or sn,,
reasons ia each should otherwise r''oi'",u
The examinations are tiIr'uel ana i'l'ir' ii",'
ne cadet "o." and i%," ny part of III" cor
os no relaxation can b. made By the examiners
DprIng the interval from juno TO August cadets
u. IN c,uu engaged IN military duties aud cN-
,rcIs.s and receiving practical instruction. ENc'W
{, e,,rcmc cases cadets are allowed ohY rh" h'N'
e. absence In the for: years course ana i~S' vs.
mil, nj IN. end OF the first two years o. study.
,,, INV of , cadet is $40 u year. and + suhtciont
n"u nroner economy for his support tn" "N
,,nses nj n cadet for board. washing hsh'S' ',' "I
rot heavy. and uniform are SOFA 10 ~ e. c,,'
regulated prices No cnd"f y P,rha,Fa 10 ,,,,,
Money or other supplies. from HI, parent wi,non'
from the Superintendent cf III" academy
v.,or Andrew J. McGonnglr, Quartcrmast"r IN IN"
amy was Yesterday put on the retired list on nc
,, NJ age lie has record OF honorable ana faith
~, military service from the dale OF hi' hr't com
mission and received the hrcve'. OF ma!,r ana Mrm-
rs,or Fishers mn cdar trek FIVE Forks. sail
Nv Crock and Appomaitox Court llonsc In the Civil
Var lie was also breveitcd colonel In lSoo Tor
meritorlcus service during inc ln"iah c"'"P'eh'
The action Of the PRO siicnt In RENTING the son
,orco n, No,or C. Il. Throckmoron, I'd Artillery, from
DC. IN ,b-cc wears suspension is favornbly COM
,.,,,d upcn by his brother officers. Major Throek-
morton was while In command nj Fort Schuyler,
charged with conduct unb,c" ming an officer end a
,..n,.mnn- and WINS sent, need 10 five wears qnnran
tine Mt military pot We was T T . Imn'f ,r
,encc viii cyplr. In March. i-!'J. ana he wou q
not b. entitled TO promo'ion IN ordinary conr'e: nn'
October 20 1896 In cfnSepu"nrc 81 inc remission o
his sentence D." VIII no' Iosc '""t '""H'' I" p''"""
Il lieutenant -cO.on"
Tho nomination By the Pre- iient Of Colonel Elwcll
w.s the third promotion to this grade within two
senator Proctor. The original programme was TO