New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-29
ARMY NOTES or INTEREST.

There are ,wcnty-onc officers Of the Army-hve cap
tain, fifteen frst leutennnts ana one Sc'o"u Nv"
,enant-wlosc terms Of service al cu' a'io"'' ,,
tons will end this year. One oil thcsc - i NV ,na
tenant d. X. Edwards, at II. Johh '"''s0' ,,,
ham secretary Elkins has not adhered 80 S"i'us
90 tho nolIcv OF dciaching an officer at the emu OF 'nc
three wears term rs the prac'ice Oh 'e',r 'a
Proctor but this docs not mean tha' occ'''''' ~
has been Indifferent to the discipline oil '''
There has been general ehor' D" '"o F''' -.
colleges TO have the term extended 10 io"' 9''' va
the ground that the collegiate term Is OF 'nat ""s"
and that other detached duty Is FOR that Piua' ,n
anpenis to secretary Ekins not 10 uis' . NY
deius have been urgent ana tlc r"ohH M I'D
pp,ruit somc to remain beyond the three years
Al inc rate at which applications 10, t on, tint
,Inr, will Inc fcw changes made this year. ana Ill le
mean while the chor, that Is beng nde pS with Inc
fact that Secretary Ekins appears To NC Mi'hs an
extend The terms application may rcS ,,, ~ ar.
amendment to the law under wn''h ''' "'
made.
The nomination OF Elijah Inlford tue Ii''uc".
rrlyate secretary, to lie paymas"r III thc Nh'S "''i
n r,rl, NJ major and salary OF $4,000, mot opp''-
,ion in tlc senate that caused some expressions vi
sr,nrl,c IL Is reported on good authority INA. u''9
oppo,l,ion originated with some OF the JUNIOR
of the Army who had permitted thcmscN0' "
for an Immediate act Of amendment 10 '' Ia" ~ w
only officer Of the Army would he eligible ior SUE"
=
law of to-day does not limit the appn'vwS ~ py
masters MS IL does In most OF the other S.i PM
ments but l'ayes the matter enrn a. u ARM as
nInnts il may be said that Mr. Iao.d, selection on
was unsolicited and WIS beS,T~r in "p Which, his ser
,yiut" a hold bv The President. and the Arny cGhu
not have come to il mere elhcc. 'd nrvat see
o oar Colonel Moore to II vacancy In the Pay De
nar,1.nt: ana President Grant did the same ~ sece'
Ing Major sniien'
There are nine vacancies in the grade OF assistant
.urc,on in the ,dca Corps Of the Army anu an cA
animation OF candidates for these places VIII We "e'a
IN ,his city some time in April II the amendment
added 70 the Military Academy Appropriation bill by
H. u,use Committee on Military Affairs Is not
s,r,cten ont there will be professor OF mih'ary
| hygiene appolniri from among the surgeons Inc
sci, ntifc nrans In fact almost the ehre meucai
nros sson have from tine to time urged TINS matter
upon the War Department and
ome OBJECTION to the branch of Instruction has
been made by The Academic Beard on the ground that
the coure of stables already great that there Is no
time for the study Of military hygiene une les, some
other branch is SACRIFICED This objection VIII prop.
ohiv he withdrawn as II Is proposed that the lectures
ba he 60 arranged as not TO interfere with anything
sise and upon the ground that the Officers need 10 have
and care Of. quarters and in the supervision Of
rhe men also that medical man Is necessary 70
| direct the eymnastic exercises oil the eAoe's'
r,rst Lieutenant Charles A. L. Totem whose writ
,nss and lectures concerning the Bible etc. have at
,rac,ed so much attention and caused so much comment
ha, sent in his resignation and 1t has been accepted to
take effect on August l. Lieutenant Totten has been
professor O. military science at Yale College for
several years but goes tn leave nntl his resgna
ton takes effect. He says that he has resigned that
no NAV continue the work began three years ago
70 ylndcate the Bible written and for the purpose
| wr1t,ep and TO fight the highest critics without
quarter and asking quarter TO establish Moses and
| the prophets in the OF human Judgment rs more
or, dtlble than any history whatsoever. II must GO
down In the fight / would rather have it upon this
side Of the great question Of Our race, 10 origin ana