New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-22
ARMY NOTES or INTEREST

The cadets who entered the Military Academy
six weeks ago, styled the fourth classmen haVe
worn of much of the crudeness which embarrasseo
them on the first day they appeared In the mess
room in the recitation halls and on the paraae
ground and they less ignorant or the rou'ihc
and movements and do not have that constant
dread of pitfalls to the right and to the left When
go; nj thev wondered If they could ever achieve
he confidence ana nonchalance OF those oider ciass
h,irhter and the horrors Of the FIRST days and the
tortures of the squad drills have been dspaeea py
meet encouraging Improvement. Most OF these new
cadets have caught the step. the cadence now comes
them and they Look forw IN which bio ' means high
and lofty tumbling
Cadets come and cadets go; officers die, oihcers
retire and officers resign but the Army goes on
as ever. Ordinary people in civil life no DOUBT ol.e"
express surprise that officer OF the Army ai'e1
having obtained his four years Of education az
Government expense and $40 year, should De per.
mitteI to resign. Every cade; upon his admission
to the academy is obliged to subscribe to an eh'
gagement to serve eight years. unless sooner us
charged" which includes four years at the acad-
on,v and four in the Army after graduation. This
act was passed in 1862 but in time OF peace eaaess
allowed to resign upon gTadua,iYn, Sa ar dus
not TO actual dissatisfaction WIN Arnly i.Ie, or rS
because the salaries are 80 small ina dnnbIe
treble and quadruple those OF the Army, especiaX
in the grsdss OF captsn fr a or four years on
the stretch one Of the latest resignatioas Is thae
OF First Lieutenant Avery d. Andrews OF the Ssn
Artillery He got his cadet appointment ~ iee..
resigned to, engage s been 1T sra engineer
officer on the STAFF Of General LOUIS ftzse[La nS
First Brigade National Guard with the rank '1
major
That the practice of detailing officers OF botn
the Army and Navy instructors In speciaS
branches to the colleges of the country ~ oeheh-
cill to the college students is evidenced py INC
mary more applications being received IMAM 'io
D. Ia
ing in Congress which proposes to extend the hmie
of s,,ch detail 10 no. General Schoted mas ID
rsoly TO the request of the House Committee ON
Military Affairs, commended the bill. ana adds d"
orlnion that II would be wise, If practicable 10 e*-
tend this help to certain proportion some on mitsry
training might be given TO BOYS VINO are most
likely to be found among the great mass OF pr, Pm.
Yates in the ranks in the event OF war rather ,nan
among the commissioned officers" BY the nstruc..
,inn nus nroyided for large number OF the most
Intelligent young men OF the country are 9uasli;,e~
10 give the elementary instruction ana aiseipMtn s
necessary to prepare volunteer troops tor serves
IN the held in time OF war ,s srst ofcer:
assigned various colleges the last lew DAYS S as
he goes to ST Johns Coilege r9Laha'h' % NV
The resignation of First Lieutenant Charles A. Il
Totem of the 4th Artillery. has been accepted and
second lieutenant Writ Robinson has been con-
drmed TO fill the vacancy Lieutenant Totten 10
better known, perhaps. than any other ol'cer oA
his rank in the Army. having come INTO proniihenee
in the last few years because Of his ppoRdhes, na
roncerning the time OF the end or the worm, aio
his published interpretations Of the BDle ms rsa "a
son for resgning that he might ae sSi ann3
time to more thorough STUDY OF ihe D'''e' ""~
enlarge his work In the lecture Held
canta,n Sidney T. Clark who has been on re-
cr,itlng duty in New-York. with an Office at No.
5l3 broadway has been detached and ordered "
similar duty at Pittsburg Penn His successor "
Captain james Il: Richards, IT, ith Sa Tn,v -.
csntiW on duty in New-York has been detached
and sent to St Louis to take charge VI '"e
crulting rendezvous there
Colonel Arson Mills OF the 81 Cavalry. has been
selected By the President as Commissioner OF ths
United States on the International Boundary Come
mission provded for in the convention with Mexico
NJ March l. 1889 This commission Is to determine
upon the much disputed line dividing the uniteo
States from the southern Republic OF Mexico ~
was decided to have the War Department detail
an Army officer to act rs president or the conn
mission and Colonel Mills selected Colonel
Mills entered the service IN lso ana ser'su , ,s nI
when he was transferred to the cavalry nc ,,ns
breveted on three separate occasions ioi s,,ans
ana meritorious services, ana mas an eAcehe"s
record.
Reference has been made from time to time 70
the rihed Pinch mortars that are 70 FORM an
important part OF the new coast defence system.
Contracts for seventy-three OF these weapons nave
been given out and work on them Is we'll under
way. In appearance these mortars bear close re-
semblance to the breechoadng rifed cannon for
the Navy. with the exception that the mortar 10
only about one-third the length Of the rhed gum
or l29 inches long The diameter of the cast-iron
body OF the mortar Is 3lla inches. and the TOTAL
diameter, after the two rows or steer hoops arr
shrunken on, Is 42is inches These nortars are
TO be mounted on carriages very similar 10 tnoeS
for rned cannon In the coast defence plans II 70
provided that these mortars be planted IN groups
OF sixteen and to be protected from the fire OF an
enemy approaching the coast by high earth EN-.
bankments, The appliances for firing the mortau
will carry up to a point where they can be oiss
charged simultaneously by electricity.
The first step necessary to secure the repeal Of
the Proctor law relating 10 the Refreshments Of
soldiers has been taken by the introduction OF
bill by Congressman Curtis of this State. providing
for the repeal OF that section which reads thai
no private shall be re-enlisted who has served
ten years or more, who Is over thirty-fve yeart
| OF age" The bill is to be considered by the Wy
Department from which report Will be made 10
the Committee Military Affairs az TO its inertia.
General Curttss bill also provides that the terms
| OF enlistment hereafter shall be three years. ana
that no soldier shall be re-enisted for a second
! term who Is not specially well qualified for thH
| military service whose service has not bees
/ faithful and honest.
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