New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-27
lRuy NOTES or INTEREST,"

7, seems probable that the grade OF '''"''""''
General in the Army VIII be created ~ ~" ',,,
sass,on n Congress. fof the passage OF the D''
= 81. eve senate will have a helpinl
-, h.r , vote is reached In the House. u J.
Iii L,oun mat the bill WIS framed IN the '''''''
~, ua,o-.c;encrL Schoneli and the co"u''lo"H ~
tho Senate bill are that when the Si''' '"'''
h.en once filed and become vacant " u i"
=, ,r,,.rds ma, the grade may be revived when d"
,h. oninion of the President It IL deemed p'o'''
49, ,crrovlelge the distinguished services oi ."
-, ,,,- oo,sral az the Army. Hence. u "'n''"
rchooeld is 50 promoted the grade IN me "e"''
s.rv,c. will expire when ne f. r"uiei LOT a. ~"
september % next, ana Will expire ,n
the death OF General S,nol.''. ,b' bll when is
49, ,be honor shall n0i be- rcstilct"' - I''..I
schoneid. but that the sfAne t,h snail have all
the nav and emolumens OF the p',N'ss"n .a Gcnerai
VINO Was General PM S n.', t,,,nr hls ne from
- 20 10 q 90 A year the pay being the S'''' y"
the retired list a. on The active IL"
The new Army Register for 1898 mas oe'h ''',,'
ord shows that In the last year there were ''"'
r.stenatous Of officers four commissions "''' W
Gated by appointment SIX n ermh, i",ihs ana
i've dismissals The Register IS ctrason ,r, MI
bv reason OF the large number OF bfe'e'S ''"''
at the preceding session oil 'ohs'''S
IN the matter OF brcvet rank SIX officers nave
declined Indian brevets. returning the co'hh's gS
IN the War Department. Five OF these maue 'hs
.xcus. for their action that the additional breN"'
rank conferred was not based on the actual RANK
,,1 ,,, ,he, at the time OF the nomination. al
,hough they were based on the rank hed al the
fine OF the event IN other worch. captains re
ce,ved commissions 81 brevei rank o. Htst heu'en-
ant or captain instead OF being brevet'ei 'he msn'
Grade OF major or Northumberland one "i the
officers who declined the hreyst rank wa
stvug ufHn
author and who distinguished hinsol IN an ATOM
against the ndians near ha rereoty been apponei
general OF the state OF Wisconsin WIN an
s ssnns S he was graduated from West Point.
.,a,emen, Just prepared by the War Depart
nent showing the number OF discharges OF enlisted
mon in the last year proves that there If grow
r, satisfaction among them with their condition In
tho ARMY The total number Of discharge In 1891
was I5i or ~ less than in 1893 OF these ~ wer.
because OF fraudulent enlistment were minors;
5O7 by purchase {" were veterans ana i''
were retired
c.n,a,n Constant Williams. on duty az Indian
ooep, has made an interesting repor, on the condi-
tion of some Of the Navajos lie says that the
.r,hs has never asked for Tations from the Gov
ernmen, having always succeeded in providing for
itself but that the failure OF the crops In 1893 ana
1894 and the fall in the price OF wool nave made
the Indians destitute. and the agent has scant
means 10 provide provisions for them. lie says
Their means OF subsistence are about exhausted.
and they are deserving OF assistance having AWAY
baretofore supported themselves. They are now
destitute not through improvidence. but from
causes entirely beyond their control They have
side the San Juan River but sey nays done ion he
to keep from starving VINE asn wo' 10 '"e
rho Springfield rifles that are being displaced by
tho distribution OF the .Krag Jorgenscn rifle are not
10 be disposed OF, but are to be deposited In the
ssve,al armories so that they can be brought out
4, case OF emergencies. The War Department be-
lleyes It 10 be the best plan to keep supply OF
arms on hand and the discarded SpringheIds WIN DE-
kent in the armories for future use should occasion
arise The National Guard Will be supplied win
the Krag -Jorgensen rife whenever the Army !,
fully SUPPLIED and II IL the purpose to issue them
70 The regiments and independent companies in the
order OF their proficiency In rifle practice.
The recent examination OF the cadets at the West
Point Academy found" number. as deficiencies
are characterized In the Army or obliged them. as
they say In the Navy. One cadet drops out OF the
first class. being found deficient in law. or the two
who failed in the second class. one will be per-
mtted TO "hone-up' to make up his deficiency in
June Nine were found deficient In the third class
and some OF these will be turned back into the
I0 0 I'M rst class Burgess stands No in engineer
Ing. No. in law. NO = IN ordnance ana gunhery
drst Ave in history Averl stands No. g. In engi-
neering. No. ! In law and ordnance and gunnery
Ing and law. No ! in ordnance and gunnery. and
No. In history. None OF the others or the dis
tinguished" In any one study is in all OF the -four
studies.
Colonel La Rhett l.. Livingston. OF the Sd Artil
lery will be retired for age on February IL. and
Lieutena mt Colonel T.. c. cambridge. of the same
regiment being the ranking officer OF his grade
will be promoted to the command. IL does moi
often occur that officer Of the same regiment
Is entitled to the promotion TO command. but
rather. officer Is transferred from one regiment
to another Major Edward IL. Williston, OF the
same regiment happens to be the next In iinea
rank and he will be promoted TO the lieutenant
colonelcy. Captain Harry c. Cushing. Of the 4th
Artillery. being next In lineal rank. will be pro-
NOTED to the vacancy OF major, but Will imme.
diateiy retire under the law OF 1890 so that Cap
tain John r. Myrick who Is next In rank. will be
promoted to the majorship. and as he Ia of the
Sd Artillery, all OF the new field officers will be
familiar to the men Of the regiment