New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-18
4RMY and NdJf NOI$S.

Washington Doc lin the senate today MI
Uawlev introduced important bill Tor IN" 70
ORGANIZATION and incrcase OF the Army. me to''l
number ~ enlisted men. Including lhii'h SCOUTS
AMI the hospital corps g. limited % y'' mn
le Inc O., the Army 81 - consist o. The battalion
o., cnglncers as RON organized ton r'rim'n's o.
cavalry. rse regiments o., artillery and twenty
ay. o., Infantry. Sections 20 80. inclusive. pro
vide ,or The commissioned officers ot 10" various
- rucrfg batteries rorrpani's. etc. NTH ih' f'n
major. o. cavalry. made sup'rnutn"tary hf TINS
e., have been absorbed. there IS 90 b. orly one
promotion ~ captain 10 major ia the cavalry arm
,.r each iAo vacancies that may oc ur 40 ~"
sra &C. o. major IN that arm. All original vacancies
In the grade o, major % infantry caused by ~"
act arc 20 b. nllcl by promotion. according q"
seniority ~ captains. other promotions are 10 b"
made IN Ike manner Aner al promotions or
fire., li.tiforants 20 the grade ~ captain ~ IA"
several arms shall have been made as provided.
all rorairing nrs' and second Ncutenanis In th"
rcycral arms. corps and departments o. the Army
are o. h. recommlssione1 80 heutcnnntF. and shall.
while continuing in said grade. '"iin their present
relative rank and precedence.
SECRETARY Lamont has DISCHARGED twelve mof'
Indians nom the cavalry arm ~ the service. ami.
with The exception OF the Two small companies az
Fort SIT. where the neighboiing settlements do
not affect their usefulness. It Is expected that soon
a ter the first Of the wear thu Ul ted states ArrN
will be composed exclusively OF ~hii" men and
negroes IN. latest discharges are from Troop l..
now 80 Fort Custer, and W4l leave but ten red
men at that post The braves that return to their
families ar. Scrgcants cold Wind and John wal
lace Trumpcicr Albert Lincoln. Farrer charley
Wort Davis. Wagner Jimmie Ears. and Pr,Natrs
Full bog. George Hart Thomas. On-thc-E.isr. on
Top-oi-thc-Icpee. Runs in Among-l D. M stone hIll
and TwO-W mite Men There remain hut 100 I'm The
service, or which thry-seFcn ar" CAVIAR ih'h AT
Fort kecgh. sixteen AT Fort Meade ana TWO IN
The Naval Construction Board decided to-day 10
pat nveinch rite on the forccastlc ~ the Marble
be done az once. In order thar the snip may get
away TO the West Indies about the hrsi ~ the
Sir Outhwii;c. of Ohio. Introduced in the House
to-day 4 joint resolution - revive the grade or
Lamont 10 max" General Schohcli leutcnnn,- gem
cral When Genera Schohcli retTes the grade ls to
Tho Machlas bound for China left Gibraltar Tor
Malta to-day ana tie Columbia ia reported 81
rio cruiser Cas,inc now at rompknsyillc stated
Wednesday and Thursday TO report upoa her rcldi-
ncss flr three years foiehn cruise. the snip w"
oal and VIII spend christmas II = New England
| port Aoout the hrsi OF January sne viii sniD a
.acanccs in the crews of the flagship Newark and
| The Yantic. and viii sail Tor Rio Janeiro
Secretary Herbert. and his naval aid. Lieutenant
sutherland appeared before The iioust Naval AZ
isira ,3m"t.', rc T.. one !, h m,nrt
! onipiong advanced by members Of the committee,
Increases in the force ahoat VIII De rcpostcd ia
| XOrably Congress.
| The orders Of captain r. f. Kane to command the
Atlanta have been revoked. and ne VIII '"mllin on
| w,Iilng orders Captain Il. !. Cromwell viii take
| his place. Lieutenant r. II. stevens mas been or
| dcred to examination for promotion.
The following special Army orders havo been
| issued: Leave Of absence for one month, to tike
eject on his relief from duty with the militia OF the
| state Of Alabama. Is granted First Lieutenant
| J,mcs Il Erwin. ith Cavalry. The leave Of alb
| scnre granted Second Lieutenant T.mann y. Horn
"a Artillery rs extended twelve days Leave OF alb
sonce for four months. with permission to apply for
| an extension Is granted captain solomon W. Roess-
! Ter corps ~ Engineers