New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30
ARMY NOTES OF INTEREST,"

TIE recent "diforoncc OF opinion eNpr"SS'" W.
tween General Schoicd. Gcncralinchlef. and Gen
cral Miles, Commander OF the Department OF MiNsohri'
relative TO the latcrs order To III" commander OF
the Fort Lcavrnw0rth Infantry and Cavalry SCHOOL
upon special duty. has caused general comment
among officers Of the Army concerning III" hh'N o
the artlorty and the cXac; extent OF the )uf'So'e
ton of department commanders and even OF inc
general commanding III" Amy. Ihcrr nave De'h
numerous iumors afoa for several months that Ill
feeling existed between these two officers ana teS'
rumor, seem TO have been confirmed by developments
# the last few days. When the troubles III the
Chocaw Nation were first reported ''ch'raa sen"
his command to Investigate the affair ''e;irri
-chohrd expressed ,urpriS" few day, la''r ,la'
general Miles should have detailed colonel Town
send The commander Of the school mentioned Tor
tlis duiy. General -cloficd wrote to General Mics
I'm plain language that tho officers of thc Infantry
and cavalry school came udcr the immediate" lurlN-
dc;ion Of Army Headquarters. ana tat ''r.il I'M
had heen m,ddHng with something he had nothing J."
do with i, u rcmilc for This General Schoh'ld al
vscd Colonel Townsend not to obey The "rdei VI
General Miles.
The school and military prison nj Fort Leavenwoith
were os,nbli.hcd through the personal efforts "i
ccroro, POM. when comma nder OF the Department
OF Missouri. and he steadily ard persiSten'N mann.
famed that he exercised auth ry over Do'h' ana
was able 10 maintain this authority ,hfouph INV
successive Administrations OF General Grant, Shr
man and Sheridan During part OF this h"'
General Miles commanded the post AZ Fort LcaV'h
worth and when h. succeeded 10 "chcIIii I"lcS
command he supposed h. was to exercise '' , s''
nu,n"i'E, In VIZ" de,alnc Colonel Townsend he holds
ha, supposed he had '"s .a "n nc. G Suited G for
a delicate and important commission rs IL, m'm,
can serve two m:,Stcr>" the Officers III coli, n
have expressed hop that 'lsar,r anu "o limits OF
authority and the Jurisdiction oi The General III, NJ
IN. adjutant general and ia" department '"''
Another conflict Of authority has a'iScn 'c'w en-
General schofield and Quaricrmaster''eherai h"""
elder but It /, OF that sort liEeiy 10 occur VIM
the du,i.s Of The general commanding are ho' -
veu defined as II /, believed they ought 10 D'' III"
uric, rc.,t. In claslng, by an Innocent Interference
vii, .oin.l,ciy'. prcrogatve. The present. case i
| due to an informal circular sent ont 10 '"'"'.'
oec,r, bv General Schofcld indicating o''r' 10
maxi, a change In Tia" present lu dress n''''' ''
on,ccr. and enlisted men of cavalry IN "u'r "
cu, .ouc,hinc Eight and clmfort8b'" thal
,h nrescnt PATTERN General >cEoirld Nals VA ="
'h' W'v" G vnn,1 ,. .lnd 10 consider any design
[ ' NAV Soc ii, 70 submit ior helmet. ciapa
"r otbor form suitable for full dress piiPo 49, ~,
In. 0uaricrla,i General ma away, In ~ I,,hing
and oanpngr have been looked after iN a'''i r
fa, eh"iu.T ~ lie hns mad. M formal complaint
| o, General >choicld'S action, however
,diu,ou, Dodge q the oath Infantry. recently DE-
.tcn.1 Il 90 blanket III support" AMI upon Il recon"
incubation sent 10 the ordnance Bureau lee waS "r"'''
70 Rock Island Arsenal 10 perfect his yoh'' Law "
informed tn War Department mat II" Ia" i'''"'
! IA A. dcsy
Ian. Wlin Vi.w - H. mnnufactur" Tor r. Hnl'1''
mnrd etc. In vew Of 'h. Information Ill" ,h ,.n,n nj
or,nonc. ha, revoked The original "rh'r I"r ''"''
| Dcdg. TO 20 10 Rock Island As'lAi.
The law which prohibits the r'""nhS'm'n' :" pr
vot.. who have, had year, service i 80 "b!'c-
! ,icu,ll, 10 IN. rank ard file who hav" III" goa "'
,be service a, heart that they hav" already D'ei
movement to secure the repeal o. IN" law. p'nuoh
has been drawn up 10 present 10 congress rc'o""'"'
irr tha, the Law l.. REPEALED that Il j. counter tc I'll
oxporcuc. in denyins he valHe u special training ana
Directs violate, III" principr Of "a" civil srr.h' r.
form lryi.la1n. and IA" inevitable result q" NV ~
| fuc.In,ni Of the law VIII i" !" III W. INN "'''
nr,I men Of aiming dispositions. and 10 driv. away
thr.. mon who are fond Of ih" mln'iiN lr"i'~-l,h
,.lf.acrifcing and devoted 10 The service oil u" h'
puhlic.
The detail Of Captain Charles F. Powell as Engineer
Commissioner Of the District Of Columbia caused I'M
u.naI surprise In Army and dy circles. His nam"
| b,d no., been mcnliDnd for III" place" II was h"'
kurwn that Il. wa, IN applicant In any way. nor was
he until y few days ago. personally acquainted WIN
either the President or -ctreiar; lamont. i'e III" !"
| record that Few II any officers have: thn' j., il"
yitcd Washington only once sine" lrb'' Hhd iilit WIS
| when Mr. CIcvelanI was inaueui1i"d III l1-'
I'p-n the Recommendation Of lii" Acknowledgement
General Schofiei secured through III" approval Of >rc
rotary Iamnn, the award Of mclal Of honor 10 Gen
eral r. saxton for distinguished gaan'ry in th" de"
fence OF Harper Ferry against tn" forces 81 stone"
! wall" Jackson IN MAY. 81. General, >ch"h"d ana
Mil arr. thu. only general O:hc"i, who hiN" received
| the medal. h'ictOi,".