New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-28
AMY NOTES or INTEREST.

AMY NOTES or INTEREST
The new Army forage cap. recently approved by
the Secretary Of War. contracts FOR the manufact-
ire of which have already been awarded - that the
can may he in use by officers ana men by July J. has
already had lots Of abuse heapel upon It, and moro
js coming "Who Is the father Of this monde
script writes Of the officers; AMI the same
question asked in different language fails to dsc.oS"
any one who Will assume the paternity Of It, The
fact IT, that it was recomm nded by board Of staff
and line officers, in equal proportion. who reported
that il wac the best that they could do Lets
have q change. there's plenty Of time between now
sn5 the first of July" writes another officer THE
ARMY and Navy Journal" questions whether the
can will improve the appearance Of either officers
or men. ana briefly describes 1t as cross between
the cap used generally throughout the country by
railroad employees ana the Navy cap. ana ADVISES
that Secretary Lamont sh ould parse before adopting
any article of uniform hasranty unmlitary as
the cap
These criticisms differ little from previous OK
nerienres with the results of boards on uniform.
and while there are some officers who declare the
new cap to be barren OF military smariness in
fact Of any military features, there are others VINO
rs readily declare that il : the most important
change for the better in the uniform made in the last
thirty years. They like 1t because it shields the
eyes from the binding glare from the sun at euard
mounting and parade and driA; because the caps
will not be blowing off at inoppornne times because
the pressure the forehead viii no longer exist
and there will good air space and room above the
scalp and because of other advantages. Even these
officers admit that the Old forage cap was pretty
little thing. but so is Easter bonnet ana Ye' II
is of no protection against he sum- of TO use against
the wind-simpiy and purely ornamental
Orders have been issued by department command
ors relative 10 the practice season of rauGefrinG at
the various posts In the Department of Coluinpli
the practice for the infantry VIII b's'h o"
May AMI continue TIL June Co. In the Department
Of Texas the season will be IN May and June ana
September ami October. In the department OF 'di-
fornia it will be discretionary with the post com
manders to name two months between the time the
command is supplied with the new arm and October
g. In the Department; OF the East General Mics
command the artillery practice at Forts frepe'
Warren Adams and Trumbu!l will lie in september;
Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth. In August: Fort
McIenrv and Washington Barracks, In June and
July; Fort Barrancas and Key West Barracks. No
veInber The small-arms practice In tho Department
OF the East will be as follows: columbus Bar
racks Fort Niagara and Plattsbure Barracks
August l to September %: Forts Columbus. Ethan
Allen. Porter. Thomas and Madison Barracks june
/ 10 July 81 Fort Mcpherson, September TO Oc-
tober 81; For; Myer. July TO August 81.
The dedication Of the Battle Monument At West
Point will take place on Decoration or Memorial
Day after all. the postponement being necessary
by the reason of the substitution of a figure
for that which had already crowned the monument
1t found that the winged figure OF victory
OF such proportions as not to be in harmony
with the beauty OF the granite shaft hence figure
of Fame has been modelled in Paris bv Mac
Monnies the sculptor who designed the Columbus
fountain the Worlds Exposition. Chicago. which
has been passed upon and accepted by the commit
tee This is expected 10 be ready and in place 50
that the dedication may take place in graduation
week in June The new figure IS drdpel with out
,t,.r.. I.4U
sphere in one hand is held ,rumpe, to the mouth.
while I'm the other hand IS elevated chapel wreath
\ laurel wreath the brow Of the figure. The
drapcry S. gracefully arranged and blown against
the front form. ;hus bringing tho modelling in full
hu,terng folds. which are skiifully gathered in eff
fectVc masses.
The cadet appointments 10 West Point hav. been
Of the beginning OF the work OF !our years OF hard
study, hard drills and severe discipline 20 win the
shoulder straps OF "A second lieutenant. There Is an
interesting complication relative to who Is TO be
sofa. Nothing In the memory OF the oldest inhab-
liant Of the War Department ever occurred to equal
it. Il seems that Cleon Emery and Ray Cornwell
lively. by CONGRESSMAN Tawnoy, and both sue
Emery was rejected by the Medical Board be
cause OF defective cyosght. and Cornwel vas re-
ported deficient because OF heart affection. The
Surgeon General overruled the medical report In
heart trouble due to excitement. and he was
selected to fiji the place. Emery subsequently had
his eyes examined by cxpcrt oculists and they were
polntmcnt Mr.. Tawney has requested that both
candidates be re-cXamined.
Tho annual convention Of the military surgeons
OF the United States viii be held at Buffalo on
May 81 % and %. Among the addresses viii be
one by Governor Morton and another by Sur,
geon-tiencral SterHbcrg There will be also several
interesting papers read and discussed.
Physical trainirG. which has been n subject OF
long discussion has at last been introduced in the
Army The battalion at Fort Columbus has been
! set to work under the new drill, dni the men
enthusiastic over developing their muscles by
scaling walls, jumping etc
The long suspense caused by the non-reccpt OF
reports from Lieutenant NJ j. O'ITion. VINO was
sent 10 observe and report upon the military opera
/ tons pending the Japan-C hlna war. has been
broken. II appears that Lieutenant O'Bricn has
not neglected his duties, but that mis- reports have
been detained In the japanese pOstOiiiccs, and
now being received at Washington In the mean
while. The Tribune correspondents have Kept It's
readers well Informed as 10 me cnSag mcnts and
battles on sea and land. the mobilization Of the
forces AT strategic points. tho peace negotiations
etc; however. Lieutenant O'irien'S reports will
no doubt be Of much value from technical and
professional point OF view.