New-York tribune., 1895-01-20
tPUy NOTES or INTEREST

Deputy 1,srh remain during the session of the
Legislature.
tpuy NOTES or INTEREST,"
Tho nomination OF Captain Ernest A. "arlhs'o"'
/ ~ the 7th Cavalry. to be assistant Inspector s''
oral with the rank of major seems 10 nave oau'e'
much surprise among the officers oil 'he Army
| There were about twenty-five apphcA''o"s y" i"'
/ for the place Including Captain W. ;. EugeIs ,
~ a ~ the I'm cavalry and seventy ty-one numbers
senior TO Captain Darlington in the ihs Oh Ieil'' @ -,
nnsro ranS al Miles, m sta who Captain Gar,
lington It is said that captain Harnnston ndn ~ me me
estimation OF Secretary Lamont, VINO sent I nIs
name the President Inose wnQ recan s anv cptain
Arctic expedition Will remember that !. wa %
| Darlington who in 1888 commanded the relisl & eN
petition The sealing steamer Proteus' Whcn @ 1 ai
/ crushed in the ice in Smith Sound on july =" Vi
| that year
! Rrieadier-General Otis VINO commands the De-
/ par,ment OF Columbia. and who was in New-forA
! q few days ago. has returned to Washington ID
! complete his work Of the revision of the Army Blue
! Book There has been more or less comment as
| to why the Secretary Of War should select General
/ Otis for revising the work OF the KeVlsoii board %
the inference being thai this was & 1@nera 1ts
! had not been appointed special board Dut SecIf-
| FOR the reason that he desired that an officer OF
the line should review the WORK ahI mar pa , ,uV
! suggestion Of changes or improvements d. '''"'''
advisable.
I'm addition 10 what General Otis is doing on his
..speclaI duty" Bngadier- General Ruger has been
! selected to make careful and thorough eXamlha-
/ ton of the Infantry Drill Regulations, win IN
| structions to recommend such changes az ne may
| deem advisable necessary to their improvement.
General Ruger is simply to act IN a an adThso,y n,ce
/ while he is making the revision
The retirement OF colonel Henry c. Hodges Of
/ tn. Ouartermaster's Department. occurred on Mon
day last. with the result that Captain Charles
( Bird the quartcrmaster at Columbus Barracks
! Ohio was prompted 10 be- major. TINS promotion
makes Captain John l.. Glenn the "drimmer-boy 2f
/ shiloh" the senior captain In the puariermasters :
| department. and he VIII be- promoted to major ON
! Ma, 10. when colonel bingham viii reach the re-
J tiring 1g".
Surgeon g. Il. Ewing stationed at jefferson Bar
racks recently asked permission 20 conduct certain
experiments in the production of antiioNin TIE new
/ cure for dlphthe,ia. and TO %" permitted to make
use Of horses belonging 10 the giariernasttr De- &
partment. The Surscon-ti"neral assumes that thr
demand for the new cure In The Army is not likely
no means a se ror sppyns IT, nev@rhess in order 70
| avoid confusion bv drawing OF another department.
| Surgeon Ewing to purchase in open market TWO
/ horses FOR the experiments
General schon-ld has recommended TO Secretary
Lamont that Congress should take such action as is
necessary 90 accept the site offered by the citizens
81 Spokane. Wash. for 70 military post The propo-
-lton was referred iu this column several weeks
ago ~ g. reported 20 De- am available and desirable
/ it. pa,, of For, sherman. which not IN de
/ sirth.r situation
The distribution o. the Now Krls.Jorscnsen rine
be- being continued. ana e. tive pro .u rate OF sup
ply all the infantry regiments VIII bc armed with it
h"'orr aneih'r ihr"c months n''r iass'i. mere
S.. Sa.l t." ''' "''y ''' regiments lot ''' sup
Arrangements arc i.ins mad. or IL competitive
go. t,l,,
N''sNihf l"iS -H.' I'Ai''' ''.N '' '' ''"'' HUN
lr0vu. Grounds the foioWins are tho nyc classes
~ rrn. to h. used. Tu- pugs.- -S aroricr. Ann
strong iotchksr. oauct and Ggu7on.
Tlc Tribune two months ago referred 20
i.r.,.,.. ~ o,..,.., D. ty,..n ,ho lioarl Of ord
n"nc" anI forri alons AMI the signal corps
efe-- o. october i,," ln me- matter oi LAYING
telephone cable ln. nrtwccn F1rt Hamilton and
foT Waae~of't .n N'w-lor" lIareor to tr used
ln ''nN' i'' Mi'u i'iS---nh4' I' ,h''
..b t.t ,H' ...,ft f.n d.. as5 made An
allotment OF $40 ,or the establishment OF the
49," h'i"''" iA' 100 p"''"
,,.,,.r. ,t.,,. o, .t,fior is .o,n IN h. made
..,,. ,t.. ,r,..r. -, ,.,,.r,o,.s Island ,,oIon.I
80 49, =, ~, 49,, h ,c
Joseph lt Smith Medical Director on IN" stah
of General Miles. VIII reach th" retiring age on
mlklrs arfnns'm"ntf to h" relieved from duty
within ne nest fonr we"k- f. is expected nat
at 81, Paul. VIII succe'd 10 ihc vacancy made
Cos NOR I'''"' %" M'i'h 49, '' 'N''''"' SUI "
... ,'.,..'., .r',. .,,r,,o.
Ion sin b. ur.llmiuarv however 10 determine
thr el'gihiiiiy of me c4ndliit's 10 comp"t' ln
'"' 'N'"'''''''
This column has often cited Instances of con-
Iucf of enlisted mon in Oh. Army. proving that
! immortality and drunkenness N'ic NOT 20 prcNa-
i,nt u.s. .omc lnlyaual. nof connected with the
ARMY had unv.i4eiy and uuirlthfully declared.
Another confirmation OF this faci .s promulgateI
I'm "A general order Just issued lv colonel ". r.
P,rrosc of m" 10Th Infantry. which says: The
/ commanding officer desires thus publicly a.
press his great satisfaction and To- note the fact
mat after Last pay day not man in the command
was brought before ID court for derclicfion OF
/ duty and that during thr month OF December
but ten men were tried This is record that but
I f.w reCimeutr II any. can equal and one that