New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-08

IEMY NOTES or INTEREST,"
The punshmcnts provided by the sentence Of
the court martial which tried Cadets Conrad. Fash
and Seeley have been commented upon with much
/ interest in army circles during tho last week
/ These three cadets were charged with serious in
fraction Of military discipline when with the cadet
corps of the Military academy At the Worlds Fair
| tho latter part Of August. Cadet Conrad the
cadet commandant Of the corps. and the others
| were among the first cassmen. and had been in
/ vited dinner by some Chicago acquaintances
al the Palmer Houso 1t is admitted that they
asked permission to attend dinner but gave tho
impression to tn" commanding officer that 1t was in
side tn" Fair grounds. II subsequently learned
that they donnei citizens clothes and the
dinner at the Palmer House and had an "enjoya
bic time" Charges were preferred, and court
martial was ordered. when Cadet Seccy. it is
said. hoping 10 AVOID the disgrace Of q court mar
/ tial. sent in hs resignation. The letter held
in allegiance pending the trial and the sentence
that the three be dismissed from the Acade-
my. The President took more lenient course, and
| accepted the resignation Of Sceey and committed
the sentences Of Conrad and Bash to on years
| suspension. with Consequent loss of class standing
Some ~ tne older officers in the Army VINO recall
lapses Of q more serious character among their
/ number which have been punished ny mere
General %rhoheld ava colonel wilson who recently
vas trans ieriod from ne s1pcrimtendency of The
seek greater eniency from the President. and get
the punishment mt!sat,d
THO iiG cadet o.rdldatcs and alternatos who have
been appointed o. me Military Academy have re-
ccivcd their notes 20 report at West Point in
, March Tor examination. The largest number APP
pointed FROM suy ono state il credited to New
York. among the tcH beng ". G. Adams, OF No.
~ last Thirieth.4t. and T.. l.. Dousherty, Of No
/ Il West Thrift -Gfth-st, alternate. Indiana
/ comes next in tho list with nine. Alabama and
PENNSYLVANIA each have eight. Georgia seven; Mas
sarhisotis. Illinois and Mississippi each six, Wis
consn I've. Connecticut. South Carolina. South
Dakota and T".a. each four, .,risona, Cdliiornia.
Delaware, Kausi. Louisiana, Maine. Michigan.
Minnesota. Missouri. North Carolina. oregon. Ten
Kentucky. Ms:yitnd. NevaIa. North Dakota. ohio
G cnfn cue @ns 2"l ue onS " on Of
Lieutenant -Colon"' Guy " Henry OF the 1th
Cavalry stationed "a Fort Myer, Va.
Several changes have been ordered IN the official
personnel OF thr lu Artillery. stationed at Fort
Hamilton. Ga tn'ir mutual application Second
Lieutenant Frank IS. 60. Is transferred from Bat
tory q 10 A. am Second Lieutenant James \.
S'irt.n from rA'i'rt 90 T. Captain Junius W.
l.~.c i'rst l.!,if'nant Louis Ostheim recruiting
officer i'r inc Isat artillery.
The doubt as TO tne status Of Lieutenant W r
EIgcrton Do the Army has been removed by tho
action II the President IN rcnoninating him to be-
associate profcfnr OF mathematics at the Military
Academy. to date from July /. 1893. Lieutenant Ell
scrton was An officer OF the Second Artillery. and
was appointed to tine position to which he has now
been rcnominatci at the last session Of Congress.
Tho vacancy In his regiment was filled by promo
ton and tneu came decision by the law officers
that the Office ut West Point did exist until
July !. hence he could not occupy such office. The
assumption then was that H. was no longer an
fl fs.tI h.
the Attorney General. and upon his opinion the
President says: "Th, former action in this officers
taken under the assumption that the act
creating the office wa made operative Immediately
after its passage. bat the Attorney General having
expressed the opinion that Congress dil not intend
a." office to commence unUl July |. 1880. new
nomination and confirmation became necessary"
I'nacr this action t'apiain Edgcrton's new com
mission viii bear date of July lSa3. not March
II. 1892. that Of the original appointment
The competition for the vacancy to be caused by
the retirement Of BrlgaAr-Gcncral William p
Carlin next month has begun In earnest. and there
are no less than half dozen candidates who are
in person or through their friends pushing their
claims before the President Colonies otis Biddlc
and Forsyth were really In the advance guard. but
I'm the last few days Colonies H. t.. Bliss and Il. T.
Swain have gone o. Washington showing there is
no lack Of material from which to select briga
dler-scncral. Another hrigadler's commission is in
sight for others who are anxious to display
the single star their shoulders. A6jutant-tien-
cral Robert Williams VIII reach the retiring in
a few weeks. and there are nearly half a dozen
colonies. prominent hmong them being Colonies Rug
giles and Vincent who are the principal compet-
tors The struggle recalls the words of the popular
Confederate war song with Just "A change OF word
to make it go.
"Hurrah Tor the shouldcrstrap
That bears the single star
The agitation looking 90 the repeal Of the ten
wear enlistment law cannot be said TO have been re-
yivcd: il has simply crown stronger. The annual
roports Of commandanis and their subordnates
dwell at length upon the "banofu 'r"r'F' Of the
law and the demand for repeal t. IN added
TO In the last few days with petitions Ing about
.;The Army and Navy Journal" Secretary Lamont
has not yet expressed any opinion on tne subject
hut he s urged 10 give the matter prompt anu
favorable consideration that THE obnoxious meas
ure may be removed from the statute books
The small arms competition at Fort sheridan be-
tween selected marksmen Of the infantry and cav
airy of the Army was ended last week and the
successful competitors received their prizes The
records show that the scores were what may DE
nut down as excellent shooting throughout ana
the percentages were higher than those at last
wears contests. Lieutenant Gregg. 18th Infantry
took first prize on the Army Rife Team, with a
ecor. OF COZ The shooting Of two classes at
known distances and at skirmlsh firing the aver
age for the ten men being 5's1 or one per cent
higher than last years averages The shooting was
on the same conditions for each or the other teams
Sergeant \. H. Boulton. OF the 9TH cavalry Won
first prize on the Army Carbne Team, with score
of So the average for the ten men being OiI.' or
more than four per cent higher than the average
last year Sergeant r. y. Davidson. 10th Infantry.
won first prize on the Army Rifle Team oil DIS
tingushed Marksmen. with score OF o-l. OF -
noints more thnn the second man. the average OF
The team being sos. little over per cent above
last wears average The Army Carbine Team OF
DISTINGUISHED AIarksnen made an average OF BOSS.