New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-02


competed his thirty years OF service since grt1u-
alton on June Il asst has signihed Willingness TO
retire. and board has been detailed to met at
anime candidates for the vacancy.
There Is considerable speculation among Army
officers as TO the brigadier-genera who VIII be Sc
lected MI the vacant INDEPENDENTLY upon the
retirement OF General Howard In November. II The
President should make the selection from among
those only have at least four years 10 serve be
fore reaching the OF retirement, there would be
much disappointment among the asplran,s. and yet
this was Mr. ceve.and's expressed policy when ne
was President from 1886 1859. The succession
naturally fa..s to Brigadier- General Thomas ii.
Kruger. the senior in that grade who Will reach the
retiring age April 2. 1880. on the other hand.
Brigadier- Genera 4. D. McCook. who stands mum
Der four will reach the retiring age April p
next and his friends urge this fact an argument
in favor his selection. II this selection yhou!d be
made. ne would be retired as a inajor-generaL and
General Ruger could then be promoted; but II Cen
eral McCook should not be se.ectet he would r";ire
retire IL. September 20 1895. and then Brisader-
Genera. Wes.ey Merritt would be ne1t III ''1- Ci
promotion. He VII. not be sxty-icur years J.d I'll
June 10. 1900. Next TO Genera Merritt comes Cen
ton upon the retirement of Genera Kruger, ana WHO
VIII reach the retiring age on july ~ ls2. II pom
Genera Schoields retirement. Genera Ne.-on y
Niles vii. become the ranking officer OF the Army
and he does not reach the retiring age III August s.
entire Army for nearly eight years
There has been more or less surmising and guess
Ing as TO where General Howard would make his
home after going on the retired list. and some Of
the reports have declared that ne would settle in
California The fact is that General Howard has
given authority his 20 have built a handsome
home at Maple and South Union SITS, burlington,
VI. and the contracts have been gwen out. The
cite commands an excellent View OF Lake Cham
plain and the Adirondack Mountains in the west
and Of the Green Mountains IN the south ana east
. scheme for the organization Of a marine ar,il-
lery is on foot. and when Congress meets in De
cember a bill will be introduced to carry out the
nroiect The plan is to combine the present Marine
Corps OF the Navy and the artillery Of the Army
into a corps for seacoast defence. under the Navy
Department, upon the general system OF that OF
France and under command Of "A brigader-general.
One OF the objects to be attained - 10 insure a
secure position for the Marine Corps In the future.
and thus give the Navy a better opportunity to
GET rid of the Marine Corps and To replace the en-
listed force Of the Marine Corps win Zoc bine
t.nLa,s a scheme advocated by some or the ON
cers Those Interested In the scheme say that 1t
win give fourteen instead OF ten ight BATTERIES ior
b. ARMY and sxty-six instead OF hny batteries FOR
,h ~, snacoas At defence, 400 Instead Of 300 men
Coon the historic Springfield rifle which, as a
muzzle-loader and breech-loader' has played snch
a prominent part in the wars OF this country VIII
have passed into history. The issue OF the krag-
roro.r,cn rifle to the Army has begun with the
., and 4th regiments and this means that for the
orst time since this country became nation hatv
talent has been set ASIDE 10 serh a''1at r
weapon with which 10 arm It's troOls. fcco'npamS ,
Inc The arms will be all the accoutreIitns ,icuu
,nS The knife bayonet ana bay0net sc.Dn"Ie' an
the dark blue woven c"'''''Se '
ing 100 cartridges
,,,,..,,ar or not II was wise in establishing the
.o,ar, of rejecting the product of American In
n,,on and accepting foreign arm remains 10 be
! dr,onstrated by experiment and experience. me
| no. Ioreensen rife has been subjected TO many
| ,,,c,sms by experts The general mechanism OF
,h rifle has been condemned by some ana tsp,c'dhs
the position OF the MAGAZINE whcn Is dvra'e rrais
| Wv p,rkwarl pace and exposed to INJURY irlaiT
a hich recently took place with TINS weapon ~ h IN.
,no Of the Denver Rife club proved tha !, ca ho'
dns M n the Old model rifle In rs accuracy OF irc
| ..rho co,ored troops fought nobly." was OFTEN q
..ou-deserved compliment to the colored regiments
-, the Civil War. And this comment mas prd0"oH''S
- Vs. ted by Colonel a. S. Burt. in command OF
o,,h fcoored) Infantry who In his report on 'he
oe,t railway strike says ne Is proud OF MS ou"'o
-, " lie adds that at Is generally admitted mat
so"' ,. ~ the soldiers during the time they
tue ,,,v here was exemplary. and demonstrate
w." a doubt the excellence OF the negro az SUI
~ 80 D,rng the entire period that the suaru wa
no act OF the troops was open 70 cr'to o,;
and there was not s'hs 70 prejudice against col
exercise % Colonel Burt declares there Is none s6
he says that there are mo Of disciplinary
one o vs there are none that me M" ~ c'n,m in
because they nf ,roperty and lives There was not
tne ,pstance OF insubordinatio; s, ny The reports
punished nf,cers are TO effect that they nr
OF a al .o,diers when In garrison ,o the field has
/ whenever they nave ~
| been excs,en' -,
m. recent strike complete, ,o,nnettious bu,
Ine 's for the rife team c0"Se""'A''