New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-22
4RWY NOTES or INTEREST.

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army and one TINT Is talked about In mess and when
off duty more than the proposed change, In uni
forms, is regarding the vacancrs MAD" ana VET ]"
made In the Pay Corps. tn" rr,ir meat lh'' "'eN :"
Assistant Paymn,ier- General william r. Gibson maj"
vacancy In the list oi pnymaSirr' tAa VIII d. nv" ~
Elijah milford, private secretary - ia" Fr'-ih"h'
The appointment Of paymascr In ia" Army carries win
Il th. rank NJ mpior 4 salary ~ $4,000 "a year. aud
position for Me unlcs, dismissed iOi nl"o'lur''
payma,ter Joseph II. Wanc Ia, also been bcior' "a"
retiring beard and will probably be- retired; III,
physical condition for some time ras been ,I'h a,
Il.t Min Assistant Paywa-t"r General Nillan ~
Ruckcr aud Paymas"r John = Nli"AtT hl,V We uIn,
of the laws governing rctir"mrn's for disability our
large number Of aspirants. The three most f4v%Tab'
menacd IN wo"Eo n, Wgsans sfg ana hp Ip5
mrnt Clerk McCaucy, Of the Treasury Department
These changes IN the pay department d. MT come
under thu head Of manufacturing vacanc"''; IT Is
simplv throwing the dead wood aside. II. however
the hill now peudng requiring appointment" 10 "li
the stan corps BE- made from the ohcer Of the in'
A. Is now required for vacancies IN Tie adjuiant gen
eral's and Inspector generals departments. there
would MT be quite . much wire pulling upon the
President by civilian asTrants and their political
friends, The law Of IoGj required The President T."
M vacancc- in the Pay Corps from persons whp had
been employed ~ adduona plyma,t'r' au'lhs W,
war. Til, was 10 provide for volunteer officers. ana
the politicians waited these desirable" places Tor thrir
friends, and succcecoi In getting the Law repealed In
I-75 sine then there have lren appointed Iayuns
Ia ,.,,1ast"r Of the senate an ~ state senator
the son-nl law Of senator ihc son Oh CHAIRMAN 9"
slut" Genital connhi'e". Il psr,'hal ir'ohI OF iI'
another President, a di,bursng clerk IN The War
u.n.rtncnt Inc son 4 an cminegt bishop. ci.
only two " these had military experience prior 10
| thdr appointments. As promotion Is necessarily
slow In the Army IN nm" ol P'Ic' II Is natural th'i
li"lirhahts ana 'Hp,aio VIZ hnV N"rNou iohe ana
faithfully should complain mat " j. unjust Ia Hem
10 appoint CIVILIAN 10 plhcf, III the stan Tor pr
sOnal political or other reasons
The medical officers OF the Army have bit Of
m ,u e. dt,.st cnpcornin, ,he surpnon o.rcr,l. de-,
80 r. .n,,o,no,ton 81 ,,. .a,,. ..,,,a,,.,,, 81,
colonsl Anthony IIcgcr who has been ON duty q,
v,inc,o, AZ ATTENDING eurceon to officers and thcir
'""i'i''' o" u'lS "a''' p'' .,.m.s Wv
INV ',a,',, =" Wv ., wa.I,,n,,on -, ,.,n,
"'"e,"' '" 'r,,.. ,aa ,r,9 o.', ~ -, 49,.
10 ,rM W,ior y NJ o,Riiiv n Washington f. do tc
duiv before Captain Moscly assumed charge. but MS
| Surgeon ORclly had been on that duty during Mr.
Cicycaha5 Aumin'S "' rn,iS NV H
Min" srrcenn o.R,iIlv was an attending musician
To Mrs Cleveland in 1857. and II is thought that he
VIII succeed III m1hp u ,''lcu 'or '' M,SlS,"n u,n
March 4
ll"n'cn"it'"'ohcl 'harleS IL 'Fe'h''f"' p'P"'S
surgeon General ms pe'II u'I"'u 10 "''s"o " Wv
Eleventh international Medical Congress. convene
| -, po I,oI, ., Cont.,,Lor 81 ,soy lilo will
1T "'''' i''f' WI ~
soon 20 abroad and Will visit Snch points In Great
Dritoin France GERMANY Russia, Austria Italy and
-, 49, - J., douod ,oo.c.orv hv tbe
'''""''o 80 may ~ -,
The object Of these visits to other countries IS to
nvcstipute the manner OF treatment and care the
i,, and injured in Europcon armies Al fin. Medical
Congress DR.. Grecnlcaf VIII probably read paper
| on the management Of the wounded in future wars
He VIII 60 into the QUESTION when mas neen o ,ahe y,