New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-05

The cicors o, ihr Arinv from major general down,
especially -Gown.~ are Intensely interested in III"
q p,-a Of the ARTILLERY Infantry Reorganization
bln.' the one reported by The Hon" Military Com
mit'ce irw DAYS AGO -ubsiut" ioT ID" bill
which pa d the Senate M the last session. !, pro
vic, fox seven regiments 81 artillery In place OF
five - now and twonty-onc regiment, OF infantry.
Iucil0n % four. in each regiment Of artillery There
are to BE- only eleven FIR, u'nants and ten second
u,sl"uami.. whcrca- row tLclr aw iwcniY-lA nr'i
crirnan', lna thirteen second licu.cnials. In other
words the I've regiment, %! artillery now have total
of 1870 Gr,' Lieutenant, ana -iNiy-av- seooah lea.
tenants. II i4r Lii p1-,c, there VIII l." aGd'd 10
The artillery Two Connd> iva T. ntrnanl tolon"l' ~
major, anl twenty i0ur captains, bat The number 81
first laurcaant5 vii lie reduced iy ELS ihrro. ana
the second lrnlcnanl, increased by Eve. Ia III" IN
fdniy ih"lr W"uii -. rtNI' nH q! Ip"i ,"lpN.','
four l'u.uau; col0nrl.. siNtf Inr hr.l H'iicani'
and forty second it"'cnAnt ana an increase Of thirty
cish major ana i"" captains; lV wee - on "'',
he bln provide, for three major, ~ each regiment
81 infantry. Instead Of "Ir ., nov A''4rlimS y" ,i'
b thc sap rEum 'fHiY "h''f- may De- '-iGl',n - >",
du;y connected vita To" military Enlistment ~
w. Pr . 'T IT., MY I' 1r ~ h. cldr;, At
TN Military Acaiony. The Military oumtc, hI"'s
CaPiyIa n r' hat i' world I' be- ayn n Of one
hundred and tlOu and collar, t'1r IN cAP;h,r,,
hence 1t hond conc up fr Hernu"" ~ mig" Hi;
II conference committee to adjust ih. difference he
tween the House and tc senate. "n. the lance, az
ten to one that tAe lii would d. "iA TIE sessions
4. II. NIckoT~OE, WHO re- -iirI Hlo 'iiiHi-'l'I ~
rnaJo. on November H. l~-3. in consequence Of
domestic dloulty that hns since been settled - The
satisfaction Of all lurti.~' "a, the petition reads.
ia, had petition presented ia tie senate 10 restore
him {, bis fciIucr siatu, rs major on ~" retired
list Of The Army. The domestic trouble were -
connection with Il divorce from his wife, "Hd ~
Major Nicltc-On va- then Of f." best known aud
most h'ellv respected officers In Army and social
circle, tAcy caused sensation. III" subsequently,
wcnt 10 ai.aai ans sent h.a resignation To Nd,h-
int n Ia, a-i
on tie ground Hat Ec Las " spent al Inc h. A'"''
81 hi, life in The service Of the country. and 10y
SON If M, many ,cVorc wounds received In that ser
vice le was AT TIE time II bis retirement has ierIl
since and now IS incaplctitei from earning MS Own
subsistence
4 lii las passed TIC House providing that when
vacancy in the position Of pos;traf"r at any
military post 1t shall not be filed, and the authority
TO make such appointments terminates with the APP
proval Of the bl. General schohcld recently SAID oil
these post traders that those who held these privileges
had large personal and political Influence and II mad
not been easy pleasant task 70 make any
change Many Of them also had Invested consider
able capital In these enterprise and we're therefore
entitled to Consideration and reasonable tins to
close their business but their profits had been large
and no injustice had been done them sACe Ir !'a''
risan became President ON March A. leeo: , ovy
were 81 q those traders, ana there ar, row 3'H
- seven Of the - have been Informed mat thnr
business will be revoked at date hxed 80 To- s ot
them opportunity 10 close out their business Wtpu
scriou, loss FoUr Of the other II at posts thht
are 10 hc abandoned. ara me proposed E" "o'in -
I'D ~ the ofher General >chohcd and many Otler
onicnr, as veil ~ the sOdiegs have recognized the
systciu a. n p3rn!cous one and whatever uSefihcs,
# cIor had has Outiv'd AID It's abpl hmcni VII!
lie for the interest the Army ard Tor tie gJod OF
the public.
The remission OF the uncxpired sentence OF Coohei
Charles T. Compton by IN" President has mot the most
favorable comment amorg many officers OF the Army
I'm fac last few DAYS. although many agree win "c
crsl schofcld that the full sentence should nave
lien servxd Colonel Compton was charged with
culpable neglect In not pnnlsin: part oil us com