New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-07
Army NOTES or INTEREST

T. l. runioral that one Of the bills tc be introduced
I'm the next Congress in the nores, OF the Army pro-
poses to the enlisted force General Scho
field in recent report said that the present strength
Of The Army was not quite adequate 10 supply APP
prop,iate Carrisous for all the posts LOW occupied
or ready for occupation. lie declared that the pres
emit condition Of the oountf[. with population OF
moi be- M, bv the same force that Was deemed adc-
gaa,e IN, >e[ 5 4G0 f Si' IS pSp'ae TO
one man to fourteen squar" miles Of territory OF
fields estimate is that Two additional regiments OF
artillery FOR the necessary seacoast defence ,l"o
additional regiments Of cavalry 10 pattol me iors
lines Of railroad under Government protection ana
the presen, twenty-five regiments OF infantry con
sufficient.
The present enlisted strength Of the Army Is
257ss This includes NG men duty at West Point.
III guards at military prisons. l136 recruits at depots
and en- route 100 Indian scouts. lti general service
clerks and messengers. u.s73 in the infantry 0~s
cavalry. 1888 in the artillery, ana 2O-i on de-
tached service at Washington and I'm departments
AS compared with the military force Of Japan the
United States Army looks small in figures. for be
fore the beginning OF the japanese Chinese war
The offic!ai personnel Of the United States Army
consists Of lieutenant general, major generals;
departments OF that rank, Il colonies. VI leutch-
ant-cOiohels, 10 intJoIS 70" ~, u""ienan,s
40 second lieu;enants and a chapiains or thtse
OF The meiicai COPS 81 Of The pay corps i2o Of the
engineer corps and IS Of the ordnance corps.
The vacancy caused by the retirement Of Pay
master-General Smith was hIed with unusual
urornptncss I'm the appointment Of Colcu. Thadious
H. Stanton. second in rank IN n" corps and next
below Colonel Charles NJ. Terrell, - the dsap-
pointment OF the latter and yet not 70 the dssats-
faction Of a large number Of officers Of both stan
and line. Brigadler-Gcneral stanton "a he Is now
ranked earned the so1rlquet Of "rhe Fighting Pay
master" many years ago. having handled TIE s"ofd
and gun long before ne took ne pen IN nani ana
y0r marx Ills promoion is another instance Of
the American boy chances IN ~, ne ehIis,'d "a
fifteen months later hr was COMMISSIONER cap
tain In the 18TH Iowa Volunteers FOR gallant ana
mcritorious services he was br"FcttrI Hrut"hanl-
colonel In 1861 he became pny mas,ef IN ro rne
regular service ana today is me Heal yi ' '2ip.
with the star OF brgadler u! ms s'."n''e'
etraps The position was notify contested Tor by
many of the @r @I'' r n'' oi Hn
ca',e. IL. does not retire until January 30 1899
Colonel Terrell. VINO WAS next IN rank 10 General
the retiring age IA February next ana IL IS d4e 10
his fact it IS said that be was not promote a
yrtort was published rejecting upon Colonel Ter
rcs official character ana ihis 'IaTGo T@s S'i
Colonel Terrell has written letter Iesentns the
imputation.
Hreadler-Gencrdl Huger who was detailed some
time AFRO to revise the new dr regulations Tor lhe
infantry has had his work extended 50 az 10 IN
clude the cavalry the light artillery and the heavy
IN their REPORTS called attention 10 these subjects
and this Is no. surprising Il IL recognized mat
the infantry drlH regulations are based on 'he
theory Of three battaliOns and large companies III
anticipation doubt. Of carly ana iaVo,SD!e nC
non ny Congress. Commnndcrs aHs'I, III, ,hat nv
organization Of the infantry ana us "rlli i't,iI"
tons BY no means ~ hdiiIo'l! i'' t.yo iDn,
to the drill regulations Tor inc 1"Hd3 ,",,a nm
low and they have been approved by Iai 5e nun
Lcr of cavalry officers. Some shght HiodIlcaiiohs
seem 10 be necessary, however ana these VIII no
doubt BE- mad"
THO ,bauolng Of several OF the instructors at the
Nuitarv Academy has reused surmse. speculation
ana gossip 10 the successors Of some OF 'e men
and the new duties of the detached 'oiOh'i d. W.
Clous VINO Is be relieved from duty as professor
- law at West Point, was relieved at his own re-
,s, hnt The change viii not take place I'll
autumn one rumor is that he ~ to do duly as
douutv Judge ate-general at Governors Isl
and another IL that ne Will 90 to Washington 10
relieve Colonel William winthrop as depuy g'uE S,
-, liza ,otirrd lst on August 3. Colonel 'ipus ~
on tbcr nGcer who has risen from the ranks having
20 lsG9 he received promotion to second neni
tenancy in .the eth Infantry. and was 9 T
Later for his gallant fight at Gettysburg IN S"''
,, officers OF the line have no; been satisfied with
the bIouse and cap. and in suggesting chahse oi
,telrr, .bev urged that the same pattern OF coat
lac made to serve for both dress ana uhdieSs pui
-. ,,ot with shoulder straps u be undress ana
,,h sbouldor knots fun dress The board appointed
~ lool, into the subject has laid prIore Hec'e'a's
-, oor,ain recommendations. IL advises that
,hn bIonse and cap be modified in several particu-
lars the blouse IS similar to the pattern OF 'ne
seryj,e coat Of officers e the Naey, nu hak Is p10
PEI d 90 omit the mohair braid on the Ddck seams
pos o ,br sleeves This recominendaton docs no,
meet Win favor for me Icason 3 r" thai mill
49, coat "Thc cap diners from any pau h r,
iofore considered and r,seI, or but is superior 10
Uniform cap OF tho Navy ollcc'' '"' 80
fl in he shape a. the crown
The 7th cavalry. Clusters Old 'oi''''~ ""' ,o"rs
80, s.cssion Of the famous oil painting by u
mo ,a,o,,, Iast Fight" II was presented TO
Au"n men, NV the Anheuser- Busch Brewing As
Notation and commemorates tn me most 1mnnr.ant