New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-03
ARMY NOTES or INTEREST

Bids for the purchase of 10000 rounds OF smokeless
powder for the .So-calibre small arms of the Army
will be opened by General Flager. Chief of ord
nance, Tuesday. 1t Is expected That thfce or
four firms least will present bids. one OF these
is Mason Leonard, Nirginian. samples OF whose
powder recently tested at the SANDY fi0oh
Proving Grounds The Dupont Company; OF VII
minpton De- will also have proposal 10 fnr-
nish smokeess powder which has been t!sei by
sportsmen. A San Francisco concern which MAKES
a smokeless powder known az inc ItAtpn com
position. will also likely be bidder Anotner
smokeless powder made in Ncw,hnSIamd, WIZ atS3
bidder will have to come in c0inietiuon VII. me
others as the powders must be delivered at the
Frankfort Arsenal. near Philadelphia, for testing
In anticipation Of the reassembling Of Congress,
the reports Of departmental and commanding
omcers have been put In print submit 10 the
committees in both Houses together with the
recommendations of the Commander-in-Cmei ior
such LEGISLATION as may seem necessary one OF
suggested by Colonel Loomis l.. langdon. com
manding at Fort Hamilton who was one OF me
candidates commended strongly for the Drleaui.lII
generaIship vacated by the reiir"iaent OF Eeheiai
Carlin. He gives many reasons why tonsius, ,
Smorisrmaster sergeants Congress has several
times increased the pay of some n
officers but has left the pay OF the feshcn'ai HUI
commissioned staff where IL was
Insnector-General Hughes. in his report dwels al
18th unon the benents and the practicability OF
detailing officers as technical and military IN
structors at colleges but says there Is nuch ieIt
TO be done. lie suggests that the ue'"'9 a'"
be fixed at four years and the details be diVin,i
Ill., also that "A congress Of the military oicers
~ college OF designated geographical disuic's W.
YORK OF the new college year begins at when thv
work done and methods pursued sho"u oe i"'''
and openly discussed.
Colonel T. F. Townsend, OF the 18th Infantry
,,es considerable attention in his report to the
| oa,..s of desertions and suggests as one rr'nciY
that the unsolderly labor be stopped ana 'ha' 'ile
inequality of service and pay be done AVA s
have its mechanics and laborers ana ths auJius ,5
must have clerks he advises that , noi a. soldiers
as mechanics. laborers ana cierks, no. nh ~ thnv
let soldiers be soldiers. he says, ana II VIZ I,
are required to labor let 1t be m shayg bcy shoud
he empoved with such tools upon ntrenchh,h tS , :"
s% nlnnal fownsend whose duty Fort Leaven-
| worth brings to him practical kh1Wi".ttr VI NH, .
ra fs,,re as AT present conducted and should
| he reorgan zed on a different basis his vleWs are
cor COM nding Fort Huachuea who recommends me
employment Of civilian teachers IN
Colonel W. j. Lyster commanding at ForI Siene ~
in the same line SAYS IL c I and require,
ments for teachers at 81 month WITH me cnahc re-
Of extra duty pay plenty OF dri'l anu DUN" Il"
Officers and soldiers OF the Army have been
much interested in the outcome OF the case OF
| Sergeant Linse. OF the 10th Infantry VINO sho'
and killed a discharged soldier named Leonard
The latter who had been driving recklessiy within
s see mi'S was 81 ' trcd by Tor
slaughter and was acquited me coui, ,be line 81
duty The civil courts then INDICTED Llnse r ah,
in the second degree. and the case was tried IN tc
| Territorial Court of Utah Chief Justice Zane mas
diction and that the indicted cannot be tried
by the United States because they had prrVptsti
Tegn decson definitely establishes the character
| Of military court
! During the Worlds Fair. when so many oh'cers
| were on detached service there was general COM
! ment among the officers Of the Army that 'he
efficiency of the Army seriously affected by
having so MANY officers absent from their commands
on various details not in direct line or Army uu'y
The commander at Fort Washable; Wyoming, s .,Ss
/ efficiency OF the command Is much impaired by lne
great number on detached service ana me rev YORK
that they ind but little time to devote to COMPANY
duties iSs na h lack 81 DD dsayed and
through any influence they possess. some deiachei
service htect saws: Every officer who has
snv nolitcal or social influence uses 1t unsparingy
| to get away from the performance OF military uuts
| with troops"
The War Department has prepared the scope OF
.ha ax.m,ration for Meutenants in the line for the
| vacancy OF first lieutenant In the Signal Corps
caused nv the promotion OF Lieutenant W. A. GLARS
ford the vacant captaney arm ne n" for
military fitness and bearing character. efficiency;
anu ,i ,c, rci,v: nine for modern languages
seven for chemistry and optic In their relation
Observation-Disclosures Including map making field sSetch-
ing service security and Information and four Iot
n nssitns, snbtect approved by the Board.
case OF marked interest TO all officers on the re-
tired list and those who may reasonably expect to
y. retired 70 now before the Second Controller
II is whether or not officers retired under the act
!. -... ~, oc,ober 1890, with the next higher
OF ILL.,, ~ 20 the pay of the grade which
tSey are advanced The &C, reads that should an an
omceF IAN III ,,ated Tor service by OF physi-
ca disability in the wh line Of Of. duty he
snah De him to be promoted The Controller ques-
20 Fs seS are are sa to tns
pay Oh see - that the ruling VIII be adverse to the