New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-14
1RNY NOTES OF INTEREST,"

"The Army and Navy Register" has given a sug-
cestion to all Army officers to take up course OF
study that they frequently indulge in and not al
ways with much satisfaction-at least with salts
faction to a limited few. The subject now referred
10 is one that will naturally arouse the question
with a large number, where. or when. do come
in?' 1t has been figured out that in the next hve
years. or, rather. between now and April !, 1901
there Will be 1870 retlrements of officers account
of age namely: Lieutenant-Ceneral Schofeld, two
ma jor- generals. seven brsadier-generals. forty
four colonies seventeen ,e "d dn
partments which will be affected by these retire
tant-generals departments. five; Judge advocate
generals department. one; quartermaster's depart.
aepa,m ninf nf5een pay
~ engineers Ave: ordnance department four: post
chapains. four; cavalry, sixteen, artillery, ten
infantry, for'y-one'
A practical demonstration Of stagnation of pro-
motion in the Army is the case Of Captain William
~ Tisdall of the lst Infantry. who entered the
service as second lieutenant in October. 1861, and
who was promoted TO he captain on January 3D.
1869 1t will thus be that he was captain
little more than twenty-six years. He entered the
service from civil life. and was thirty years old
that time. 1t may seem a hardship however
the captains list could not be retired with the next
higher grade but this can only be done by an act
Of Congress. OF the present lieutenant-colonels
three were appointed on the same dey and wth
the same rank as Captain Tisda; -four others We're
appointed second Heutenants and one as hrsi lieu
tenant from six To fourteen months afterwari. OF
the majors one entered on the same day win cap
tain Tisial. AMI fifteen from seven months TO four
and half years !a'er.
In another week-from tomorrow Major-Genera
Alexander II. McCook will be retired from active
service account Of age and gossip is hard at
work selecting his successor. But the President
will have the appointing power Instead OF Mrs
Gossip. and the latter may speculate in the interim
This will make a promotion possible from the brlgA-
the promotion of a colonel to be a brigad.er. Colo
ppl ZeD
than any OF the other coiorels especially as Hch-
erll Schonell has commended his name TO the
President
Brigadier-General Thomas l.. Casey. chief Of the
Engineer Corps viii reach the retiring age on May
10 and. there is considerable speculation rs 20 who
will be his successor The impression is strong that
Colonel William =. Craghlll stands the best chance
although Colonel John ". Wilson. for whom TIE
President has a strong personal friendship was
mentioned only short time as the probable
selection. a few days ago, however CJIone! y Iison
called upon the President with Colonel ttilsh!L
whom ne introduced the President in this nay
MIR President desire 20 INTRODUCE 10 you Coion"
Officers of that corps could select would be chosen
by them to succeed General Casey upon his retire
ment"
The question may be raised in a few days 10
whether the new Paymaster- General. Thaadeus H.
Stanton or Bismarck has received the greater
number Of congratulations Bismarck Is said 70
have received over million postal cards ana HI"
kilograms congratulating him upon his birthday
officer who is at all acquainted with nun. ana ON 81
the kilograms sent TO him read: All the scouts oi
the Sioux war OF 1870 send congratulations TO their
old commando who was always at the front God
bless you! Buffalo Bill and FIFTY scouts
From the present outlook there will not be enough
vacancies for the nfiy-two cade.s who viii be
graduated at West Point in June, unless Secretary
Lamont reconsders his decision not to approve APP
piicatons for retirement under the thiry-years ser
ola, mi OF
grades Of the line AT the present l. only twenty.
two-three in The artillery, five in the cavalry and
fourteen In the infantry. There VIII be -FOUR more
made by the appointment OF eutendHts TO vacances
in the Quar,ermaster's Depar ment. and one by IN"
retirement Of General McCook In May. IT ~ pos,
slbe that thirty-ive OF the cadets may be provided
for and the other seven zen viii be made additional
second ieutenan's
Mr. Bowler the Controller Of the Currency. has
decided a point Of aw in connection with travelling
expenses which will be Of much interest to the en-
listed men. An enlisted man had D-en put on the
retired list and ordered ITO repair 10 his home.
The man took n part Of section OF "A sieepng-car
and asked the quar'erma7ter TO approve me n., IN
The question then submitted az 10 whether INC
quartermaster was reqniTed to iuralsn 1
the decision is that the under the Army regulations
and the order 20 the enlisted man ~ Is reaI ~,
entitled 10 sleeping accom- modatlons IN addi'ioh
TO ordinary transportation.
Tho order Of Adjutant- General Ward. Of the De
nartment of Colorado. prohibiting gambling In any
forr, 'inasmuch as the vice Of gambling Is preju-
dicsI to good order and military discipline as well
as opposed to good morals suggests that there
may be a general order issued to prohibit gambling
in any department or post OF the Army NJ %iiet,s
Of the Army sem 70 nave Dey Reratons for oni
in place is gambling MENTIONED anu tHdt 10
under the chapter governing post canteens IS. where
or other thing OF value Is forbiddeh