New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-15
ARMY NOTES or INILEESl.

That the readers of this column are not Nmil-u
to those directly connected with the Army T.
made evident by the number or letters ssk'hs i''
Information concerning various matters Ii'e ~
ters have been received within two days aSh'"e
IN. reason for changes In stations Of batteries ana
,roons and whether the changes were due to any
errors OF omission or commission IN coha"ut
This is certainty moi ,e the ocers are good and
true soldiers fathfsl and honest and WIZ ec S pa
more than favOrably with any Ike NUMBER % DuS'
ness men. mechanics or ordinary Walks vi me-
Changes OF stations made in accordance with
regulations made By Congress and the war De-
par,ment Troops cannot expect to remain III any
an. most or locality longer than four years 10
allow them TO do 20 would be TO localize 'heih D.
marriages OF Other Incidents IN the Ioca"N' anu
20 denationalize' them. With the enlisted men '"''
forced changes OF stations are not embarrassing
to their personal interests as they are TO the o''
GERS for few Of the former are married men lheh'
too the enlisted man only In the service for the
enlisted term but the officers are III the s'rNI'e
for life and each one would no doubt b. content
If the Government would only ord-t MN ~ ~ "
som. post or station and stay there But lie must
expect To see service In the North and in the Soui
Atlantic and Pacific seaboarus ana hi, 10" saw ave
plains and in the mountains, ana niucH vi me- ~.
Government allowance for tansportsiioh prhnI
for him only and limited amount OF M 1,rn,,re
lngs and does not Include his family or the Inihtu'e
necessary for Keeping house. Nor can he. as a, a
civilian may gather about nm moq vs. I'S Then
TOO his Children II he have any. cannot be educated
his home If he is on duly az rv,ose frnn him
but they must be sent at great distances Iip ' ,n
TO schools of standing. Ana when NJ i, GndS him
age OF retirement-siXty-fou yearsnne " ~, here
self without a settled home But. AFTER an, 'ne ,
is much of fascination IN me s.i i ~, WIZ
loves his people and the flag OF his country
One of the recent changes and which many
NEWCOMERS would have stayed II 1t had pern ."
their power 10 do so, is the detachment Vi Law"
tenant Colonel W. II. Powell OF the llth lhiah''s
who has had a long tour of special duty here ana
has lately lived at No IS West Fifty-sevehth-s'
He finished his duty in the East few days ago as
president OF the Board Of officers convened al "oV
ernor's Island for the examination of oficers 10 "e
termine their fitness for promotion ana ri ha Savgh
ordered TO Join his regiment IN AIlzona, omneting
of musical studies. and she ana ne, leu
w, Powell is tWenty.one the list Of
his grade and has nearly nine years more OH '"e
active list
Among other changes of officers in the neishpor-
hood OF New-York. on this station IL 'Nf re-
lief of First Lieutenant John l.. Barbour Oh Tue
eth Infantry from recruiting duty at Newark. ana
his transfer to duty at Davd's Island ID Nv
Rochelle Harbor. Lieutenant Barbour su ue..IsO'
is Captain William NJ Wallace OF the o'' '"'""''
The matter OF appointments TO vacancies III ,'e
lower grades and promotions in the hishe' s'aae'
keeps the aspirants OH the alert anu "o" "''
the President has delegated all matters reiatihs
10 amendments TO members OF the Cabinet Seere-
tary Lamont will probably soon announce 'ne
collections for the vacancies In the meo'cai co'ps
the second lieutensn ces. the majorsnip III ''e Aa
jutant- Generals department the cap'A"'' III
the Ouartermaster's department. ana inc '"o e"-p
laincies Next month there will be the "cceSsor'
to Adjutant- General Williams ana 70 nr's"u ,
General Csriin to select. For the second lieu
tenancies the former non-commissioned onicers VINO
appeared Tor Examination p ss,sa :rs bs GS es
sminsd. and they viii be nominated TO the Senate