New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-26
ARMY NOTES or INTEREST.


Tho boards Of Officers required under the Ia" "
1891 t. meet at the several posts Tor ''e "'"'-
and physical examinations Of candidates Io' 80.
.hips 10 the United states Military AciueN'y law
h.en onpointcd and ordered 10 meet on Naich d
the following stations Fort NMNi' bo'loh '"uo'
West Point; Fort McIIenry. baltimore eo'uiOu' DOS
racks. Columbus. ohio. Fort McPhefsoh A"i""
Fort sam Houston. san Antonio. Tex ho' s"e'aAs
chicago H.: Jefferson Barracks II LOUIS No' ~.
I,oven,worth. kansas; Fort Omaha onls'a 80 80
Fort d. A. Russell. Cheyenne. wyoming fres'u"' A
Francisco Cal san Diego auacAN' IAN "'e'
and Vancouver barracks Washington. Inc Uoaiua "
examiners are composed OF five oihceis 1T e''" F''
Two OF whom are medlchl oHiC'Ia'
Tho rooson f,r amounting 50 many boards Is uns
-. candidate, for admission 10 the academy may Nv.
ha,. so far 70 travel ard each Will be eAanHi'eu -
1', ,,o.t nearest nj, place OF residence No 'a"ui.
da,. will De permitted to report for examination -
or, otber time or plact than that Speclhed III III" a.
.,rrct,ors from the War Department Fac" '.'" ,
date will first present himself before Wv \.
6oard. and II he pas,,s the plNN'ai - "a.
will be allowed to appear before lhe LUZ n.n,,.,
r,cp,,1 examnatlon Tie queS'lof' lor u" ',,
examination have been prepared 10y Tue r ,ns
Boari and have been sent uh''F '" o,.-,,
.,,r.rl,,sndcnt OF the Military Academy 70 III" 80
ID accompanied by detailed m>truc'
tons a, 10 the manner II coniuctihG Tue ~ n,,,
pn,, candidate will first write his hill ha"ie' y,
ma sote md place of examination. upon T
manor and will receive number corr''P'u'"- -.
J-pon each OF his examination papers ~ -, u,l
and the date and place nj when eN''n''''" -, d,,s
appcar: and these names. Win h"''0'' ~ sent
and places of examination Will al o"'u -. ~,
undcr ssal 10 the War Department WIN NOR
animation papers will be sent directly 10 Wv a,
A., Academic Board The latter. after ''"r ~ M
All tho miners. will at once report to the "11 !,
,or,mcnt the result Of the examinations "'"p' ,
nocb case the number Of the can.l-aie ana p ~,
,oto NJ examination. 1t will thus he '"n''" ,,,
,herc is absolutely no chance of i"''" TN.
shown nor any risk OF appointment tn n, :, f,yor
larity. even If any board should " '
one candidate above ahothcr'
Each Congress district ana t'rii"'S = one
district OF Columbia are entitled To "d NJ
..co, =, tho academy Ten also 'il 40
large. The appointments except those !" ., the
made by The secretary of War. a; The n'I"' -, me
Representative. or DELEGATE In '""-"F 49,, INST
district or territory and IN" peNoh APP - tom
be nm actual rr,dcn, ~ thc district 'r 'r' ,,nts
which the appointment i maze. l"' ~" nnlt.,,eot Il
M l,rc, are specially conferred by t'' en- d
,h Knitted states The age Tor the ''''' and
twenty two years. Canliiat's must 10 ,,,c,lous
,t lcost five feet I'm height. free from any ,~nl,y
M, moral dlSor Ter and. generally, from INV s, ar
diseoce or inhrmlty which may r'h"'. "' IN raj
military service. They must lie w'n in arithmetic,
Ing I'm writing. Including "rth"Er"p,,., II Entass
and have n knOwlt-ler of IN" '".n'", The history
rrIrmrr 81 trSc'ip nvc geography ana III w.
Of the United states.
Tho CASA Of rricadler.G General Eugene ,", On
hecom. one Il IN, most interesting Arnl' " ,oveor
record and there have been SON" uneNp' ,,ueen the
menfs in the correspondence eNc'anH'u ssu and
President. secretary Eliins. General ~ - les
General Carr. At first there WIS .,nplon
criticism against General Carr upon '' ,rom0ion
mat n. had promised upon condition oil Nv racr the
,ha, III. would retire as soon rs January .,t the
L,ty. t,yoy,ar clause and Give the ,,rh L.
prlyilccc Of appointing success o'' "a, that b.
In Iclter TO secretary E,hinS ne "'" ,h,, II
,,ar,od ,not General schofcld had pcm'''',, dent
nromot,d he would retire In time 10 "' ~ mad any
oppolnt another man. lie denl'' ''' ,,,, colonel
lnowlcdsc Of any such plan. bH' "".", ~, rnrin could
cnr,,n had told General schoaeld that ~, carr,
81 -" "' ~, ,,u,a rcflrc but. says Gener"
81 am mt cnrln and | did not max -" July -,
General Carr received Ms P"on'W, s~himson when.
~ nI he Grs, learned of the prop mo- 'csn,raey
nv ,, - ,iren,ut he could not H''., has been
for the vacancy caused ac y cut t Il The difficulty VIA,
10 accept his new coniH1S''0" "
Army.
Major General Oliver o. Howard, now N S So"srtrr,
M"Io' "''''m ., ,he East with hc"dl.', rmv
y" VI, nvcrndr', Island Is the only o' Congress THIS
who by name. received the tn n~h I'm Jay, 1so'
WV ~, e,,li,nt .cryiers NJ Getti suu :, ~ ~ Corps.
We i2 or sn, WIS in command OF the lila Ariin
Through sleeping cars Tor nnrsacs and Ut. Law
via New. York Central ana A''''"A"" -
renee Line. y.