The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-11-09
ARMY AND NAVY.

Maj. VIM. Ludlow. of the Engineer Corps,
will succeed Maj. j. c. Post. of the same corps,
as Military Attache of the United States EN-
bassy at London. Tho orders to that effect
have already been issued, and will take effect
about the middle of tho month Mai Ludlow
was formerly Engineer Commissioner of the
District, and later was Engineer of the Light
house District including St. Mary's River. He
was removed from this latter detail because of
disobedence of orders, and narrowly escaped Q
court-martial. The present action Of the War
Department in giving him most desirable
assignment is regarded, however in some
quarters as in the natu q of a vindication.
Col. e. N. Leber, Acting Judge-Adyocate-
General of the Army. has made report to the
Secretary of War of tho operations of the De-
partment Of Military Justice for the fiscal year
1888. from which it appears that there were
2 1873 trials by general cou rt-msrtial or % less
than the previous year. There were, in addi-
tion, $50 cases brought before general courts-
martial with view 10 discharge on proof of
prior conviction. and there were Ga cases of
trials for fraudulent enlistment. The prn-
cipal ofenses were desertion, absence without
leave, failure to attend drill drunke ness, and
disObedence.
Maj. Groesbeck of the Department of tho
Missouri, says in his report that the increase
in assertions is, with little doubt due to the
influence of the ten1year-service law. The
law, and their increased discomfort has been
communicated TO the younger men.
Lieut.. s. u. Stuart, of the United States
Army Ordnance Department, has gone to
Reading, Pa. to inspect the bore of the Has
kell mu!ti-charee gun, which is now nearly
finished. for the United States Government at
the Scott Foundry Department of the Reading
Iron Company. Together with Col. James K.
Haskell, the inventor of the gun, Lieut. Stuart
will "stargauge" the bore OF this great engine
OF destruction, which is soon to be tested at the
Government proving grounds at Sandy Hook,
New York Harbor The gun. since all its parts
have been put together. is described as present
ing formidable appearance, with length of
80 feet two inches and full diameter of As
inches in two places.
Col. o. II. Ernst, u. 8. A., Superintendent of
the United States Military Academy at West
Point, has submitted his annual report to the
Adjutant t. General OF the Army. Under the
present arrangement, Col. Ernst says it is not
practicable to keep the cadet classes up to the
full quota aud he recommends that each
Senator be allowed to appoint cadet. at large,
giving two additional cadets to each State.
The Superintendent asks for some new build
ings and better water supply.
One Of the unique features treated by Brig.
Gen. Greedy, Chief Signal Officer u. s. A., in
his annual repOrt.is Photograph practice. which
has had some satisfactory tests in Arizona,
where the UTMOST continual gOou weather
allows its constant use. Gen. Greedy says nine
Photograph Stations were established on brief
notice, and ranges from twenty-six to sixty-six
miles were worked successfully. large por-
ton of the report is devoted to the Government
military telegraph lines and their great dvan-
tage to the Army, particularly with reference
to important military operations. Reports show
that 285 officers and l 1888 men of the Army ara
proficient in military signaling. but only one in
six of these can receive telegraphic messages at
8 low rate of speed.