New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24

s,pe features OF interest TO TIE Army ana SONS
are OF interest 10 those who served IN the 'Nn "H'
and are now Old and gray and IN civil Ire. ine'e
was an Appropriation OF $4,000 for the Shi1oh Ma
tiona Military Park. $1,000 Tor the iinprV'r 80
md n-o,ection OF the Yellowstone National PARK
g, on 70 complete the establishment OF the ~ Is,
omauga and CHATTANOOGA National PARK ana W. ~
10 complete the work % hndne; .p.sse''"s 49,
marking the lines Of battle at An'leta"'
Tho hill also prov'ded for new posts, changes IN
rsservations etc. For instance, the secretary VI
War is authorized. at his discretion. to estaohsn
military post Puget Sound win 10" uNHe'
Standing that 90 acres OF land shall be given 70
tho Government for the purpose. free OF cost Inc
War Department IS also authorized TO estaonsn
military pos, at Bismarck. y. D.. IN place OF ro's
Yates which IS 10 be abandoned BEFORE 'hiS post
IL established a commission Of Army officers Is 10
examine all the sites offered 10 the United states
for military purposes for the purpose OF selecting
one The bill also authorized that lV acres OF iahus
not needed for military purposes, IN the Fort ~ -.
Russell Military Reservation should be transferred
10 the State OF Wyoming that $4,000 should Dc used
to grade and repair the grounds OF the Fort Wayne
Military Reservation. and also the turning over,
upon application OF the Governor or Michigan o. tno
military reservation az outings on ,he ss,s
cease TO the land park, then 1t Is TO revert
10 the Government.
Attention has frequently been called in this COLI
umn TO the agitation among the officers OF desira-
hle changes in the blouse and cap SO many sug-
eestlons have been made that a board has been APP
noluted by Secretary Lamont 10 investigate inc
entire subject and to recommend whether changes
In the blouse and cap are advisable anu IL So N
what respects
A good many are on the tptoe OF anxiousness 70
know what changes Will be made In the stations OF
ouar,ermasters within the next three weeks, as II
- g,ven ont there will be- 1t is reported that the
changes VIII affect eight captains ana Two majors
OF the department
Stony Point has been selected as the site Tor the
target range for the post of Madison Barracks. n.
Y II is about fifteen miles from Sackets haroor.
and on Lake Ontario. with the range eastward OF
the place one site urged very strongly was found
TO be undesirable and too great IN price ~ IS esq.
mated that an appropr ration OF S,v woulu secure
providing a range for infantry firing, be ample 10
provide for light artillery range. win straignt'
The specinca tons for cavalry and artillery horses
have been approved They are similar 10 those
which several officers urged. and which were out
lined In The Tribune several weeks ago The cav
airy horse must be sound. well bred and OF
superior class: gentle under the saddle, free from
vicious habits. with free and prompt action at the
walk trot and galop. without bemish or defect,
OF Il kind disposition. etc horse under rNe
years old Will not be accepted unless he Is a
specially fine animal and well developed The artil-
lery horse must conform TO these ana other guar
legged loose jointed long bodied and narrow
chested horses Will not be accepted.
The dismissal of Chaplain Henry v RUNNER.
colored. by sentence OF court-martisl, made va
cancy which has been hei by the appointment OF
another colored clergyman. the Rev g. c. Booth.
OF Evanston III. The latter has an excellent rec
ord and was recommended for appointment by
Major-Cieneral Miles, who was recently trans
ferred from Chicago TO New-fork. chaplain
Booth is a graduate OF the School Of DIVINITY OF
Yale College, and viii be attached to the 9Th
Cavalry
General o. o. Howard in a recent talk in san
Francisco suggested the ACCESSIBILITY OF increasing
the Army to have AT least 1900 men TO eacn
State in order that the President shall have
sufficient force a. his command to enforce the law
when the civil authorities lind themselves unable
cope with an emergency such as has been VIII
ssed on several occasions. He declared that the
enlisted men compared favoraby with those OF
any other country, and that the standard OF char
acter OF the men was high.
The Army seems have attractions for some
men. In fact, for many recent instance Of In.
terest was the re-enlistment OF Sergeant T.
O. Rourke, who wears the proud distinction OF
being the best skirmish shot in the world.