New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-20
ARMY NOTES or. INTEREST.

II IN doubtful whether officers OF the Army nave
been 30 much puzzled over any words curing '"e"
entire military career as they nave over inns SCI"
tence in President Clevelands letter or oruer isse
at the time OF the retirement OF General Schoheid:
"He has exhibited a Just apprehension OF the SUD-
ordination It exacts" 1t was written tprooaply by
Thurber) In that part OF the order reiauhs 10
General Schofeds career. and II has remained LOT
one close to the Administration to solve Inc eng
NAUTICAL expression as meaning that the PRESIDENTS
object in using these words was 20 invite specai
contrast between the conduct OF Gehera Hcno',exi
and Admiral Meade the after havlhs svsn ra
preston tho 10 sme o% Sf his rerenent 1t has often
been said that the President attaches pecuar I'M IN,
bpanche Of the service and that he purposely takes
occasion to draw especial attention 10 the matter
II was matter of some surprise that the court
martial OF Captain J. r. Kirkman. OF the loth IN
fantry was peremptorly dissolved a few days ago
At Fort Leavenworth. II Is now known that the
order was given by acknowledgment Lleber
upon the ground OF irregularities 1t appears 'hat
aeon after the beginning OF the trial the accused
obtained permission from the Court to have his wie
son and daughter present at the trial. the or'ghai
order being that the Court should sit with doors
Closed to the public. The question having peeh
raised as 70 the Courts duty the court was cleared
and the 1udge-advocate. who was Major r. II.
Crowdor was called In for advice. Later In the
trial the counsel for the defendant called upon Mrs
Kirkman 10 take the stand, but the question OF
propr!ety being raised, the court was again c'eareu
and the judge-advocate was again summoned lor
advice The accused man was not present on
either OCCASION and he waited until the testimony
was all in and when the Court was about to begin
to deliberate upon the finding. ne raised the point
that the Revised Statutes, provide that when
and when his legal advice assistance is given It
shall be in open court only and IN the presehEf or
man asserted that because Of the irregularities
the proceedings were nvalldated The question was was!
don adynCa te-g
dissolved the court. and another will be ordered
to convene at Fort Sheridan
Another official matter that has given rise to
more or less conjecture and speculation was the
order about two weeks ago to observation-disclosures
Guy v Henry (who was detailed at the New-York
state Camp last summer) TO go to Jefferson Bar
racks Mo-, and relieve Lieutenant-Coonel 5. NJ
Whitside as commandant OF that post Immediately
after this Leutenant-Colonel Whitside communi-
Gated with the War Department and asked the
reason for his being superseded by an officer OF his
own rank Both officers are OF the same regi-
ment the Seventh Cavalry. but Lieutenan,-Cplonel
Henry is OF an earlier date and was OF his present
rank when Leutenant-Colonel Whitside was only a
major 1t appears that General Scno,enI har re
IL 10 Colonel James F. Wade, of the 9TH Cavalry,
who dc1ed it. Then IT Was SO he did not
wish to displace his Junior. and on beng toid thdi
he id NOT bsrS ems he pace
also reported that Leutenant-Colone, Whitside nad
years clause but this he denies Another report Is
that General Schofeld had preference FOR Neet
Pointer rather than mustang" as me non,
Henry was OF the West Point class OF 1860. ana
lieutenant Colonel Whitside came up from the
ranks having first enlisted as private In 1sos
II Is said to be the intention OF the War Depart
ment TO make jefferson Barracks one OF the nnest
posts in the country, and II Colonel Arson Ms
were not now engaged on the Boundary Commission
he would be ordered to that post. Secretary Lamont
saws that one OF most imperative needs is an APP
nropriation and he thinks that the people Of St
Iouis should take interest enough I'm the matter TO
see that their representatives In Congress did all IN
their power to get such an appropriation passed.
Colonel Henry thinks that after the post - THOR
oughly organized II should have change or name
and that the undgnifed word Barracks should be
dropped and that the post should honor the name
OF some prominent ST. Lousan preceded by the
word Fort
It Will be recalled that in this column two weeks
ago attention was called TO the fact that an olcer
who had asked for retirement under the thirty
vears' clause claimed part OF that thirty years
service the time he had spent at the military acau-
envy as a cadet and that the matter mad been re-
ferred to the judge-advocate general FOR an opin-
ION The decision has been rendered and 1t Is that
.sseryice as a cadet at the United states MlnttIy
Academy should be included In computing the thirty