New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-19
ARMY NOTES or INTEREST.

The order Of the Secretary of War placing Adju'
| tant General Robert williams the retired list
in obedience to the law limiting the active service
OF officer TO the age Of sixty-four years. Is con-
spcuous In this fact that 1t publishes the record
of this officer to the people. This is pracuce
which is followed in the Army but not in the
Navy When officer Of the Navy is RE, be fsct b
in the War Department Is $500 custom h 70 oc sue "a
given. and deservedly So BY this method those
not within the service are mare ACC For instance
the order issued by Secretary Lamont MAKES 10Y no,e
Of his general service at Inc pd,ars and en
g9gement with them prior to the Ghy var an@t
he IAN exceptionally rerord in ths
CiviI war: that he served with DISTINCTION IN va
rous departments afterwarTd o nru and with
out partially favor or affection he mas laiahluiy
and ably discharged the functions OF MS oN'ce'
All this of General Williams is true and the rel.
erence was deserving but this praise"o''"i'e 10
seldom published to the worid resa' u''e m !.
of similar rank. commodOre, III "0
rarely for rcar-admral who ranks WIN MaJot-
General I, is simply the difference in custom. 80
TOO in the matter of orders published IN tne l99,
nals devoted to Army G e a1 noncommssioned Off
GERS and enlisted men. orders are ssueu ny , one
m%r temporary duty details ec and T u
Navy news is published ana pern'p not given space.
real Interest," hs mih2 Fact is that the eases of
officers of the Army esng or by the issue
of a circular 1t may be pubsheaI Du 's the prop
custom is that all such d not for the pub.
erty of the Navy Department "'N
lie eye.
The death Of Captain Augustus c. Tassln Oh lNe
18th Infantry a few days ago, recalls VI. ~"
service of Frenchmen In the Army ''p. c,
sin was a Frenchman born. and VINE" INC ~
War began he hurried to oher ms - 49,
Joined an Indiana regiment. He served VIII h conn,
r,rIment throughout the war, and secuTei W ~,
missons of nrsteutenant. captain onansn,cmous
golIanirv Year after the closing or ne e,, War
he was commissioned a captain III t NV rasisned
Army and served four years when ne Ie1re" ,hn
Resticss in cvil life he was appointed IN come ue
Signal Corps, and on April - s'; -, m ,9th Infaary
nn5 became captain in 1878 When he died ne
was on detail as Indian Agent at tne N0'''"N'
River Agency, Arizona
The civilian asprants for vacancies in the secoho
Icutenancies seem likely to be DISAPPOINTED - "
reported in Army circles that the fresiue''' anu
Secretary Of War have decided against any u
,.nio, onnointments whatever, and the half-dozen
stoned officers as pass the required eHtiiii i IF
There does not seem to De iach coo,nmssoned a
this sort. and the six VINO "rr' oo, aeaad an OK.
few davs ago are reported to have passen d., en
ceptonay good examination. Ihrc rec 81 onn was
sergeants. two were corporals anu 81 on f'antair
surgeon-major The appointments en-, ~ the
Charles r. Kilbourne. of the Sgnai Sorps; ~ was
vacant pavmastershp with the rank OF maui W.
n surnris. To- manv as il was known that the pres
sure Of claimants in civil life was strong
In the matter of appointments OF civilians u
the Army reverse order of things mas pee"
brought 10 the attention Of the War Department !"
the case Of Colonel Arson NILS. OF the III Java"
who was nominated and confirmed as ine'''oV
Of the Mexican BOUNDARY COMMISSION W. ~ ns
davs agn the attention. Of the State ana W ar De
partments was called 10 an old statute, VIII" ~,
shall hold a civil office When Colonel MINIS &C
conted this new appointment he made IL a coha,
| stan
officer OF the Army: and had he not MADE ,s eoi
dition ne would according TO the t ~" annointment
az n member OF the boundary Commission mas t veer
suspended temporarily until Congress can az soy
a proposed resolution exemptng Colonel Mhis Hyin
The provision OF the statutes referred TO. IN th-
meanwhile. colonel Mills will retain me- msg
command. and the Mexican boundary NO"''''''''"
viii remain in statu quo.
An enlisted man Of the Army practically Illus
trated the evils OF the ten-year limited service
clause a few days ago. by calling attention TO the
fact that he had given ten of the best years OF h
| life rs a private. and while he loved soldering ant
was only thirty years old. yet he could nQt re-
enlist In other words he had 10 retire TO cVli hls
without business or calling OF any SORT anu ia.
70 begin life over again bill was introdG i a.
the extra session Of Congress 10 repeal TINS IA"
AMI 1t VIII probably be- passed early In the resula
session decision was given isw Gays ago IN ,h ,'
OF "A soldier who had served hve years IN ti'
| Navy and fifteen years In the Army. NOT having
enlistment under the exact provisions Of the law
hence H. goes into civil life at the age Oh rory-hVe
| II does not Seem probable that Congress VII
| need TO appropriate money for a storage room fo
accumulated official documentsthat Is If Inspector
General Chafree's recommendations are approved
and IL Is likely that they will be He recommend
| that each head of bureau at department head
quarters 'be authorized to destroy. at the end o
each calendar year. all letters filed. post orders
| boards OF survey estimates etc, tnat are iou'
years old II this IS done the Junkmeh VIII prop
ahlv bc able TO 40 into the autograph selling DCSi
ness at good profit themselves and with financial
pront TO the "siush-fund" Of the Army. unless. o.
| course the documents should be destroyed by ere
| nation.
| Captain Edmund l.. H3lnski or dynsmte-gu'
fame has been relieved from duty at the Preside
San Francisco on account OF illhealth. The rumoi
| that he is going to Brazil to manage the dynamic
guns I'm the present troubles receives no crelenc
| emnup his brethren in the service for while he
| woud like 10 70, his health will not permit IL Il
| only about two months since he was ordered &c
duty after n long sick leave. ana he mas now 90
tanned another years leave ~ recuperate ana AT th'
| end OF that time he may 40 on the retired iist
| THE DRUMMER.