New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-12

In force providing that every commissioned officer
should be entitled to receive one additional ration
per diem for every five years he may have served IN
the Army; also that there should be paid 10 each
commissioned officer below the rank OF prigadier-
general, including chaplains having assimiated rank
or pay per of their yearly pay for each term
Of five years of service The report says tnat TINS
o1icer got no increase Of pay compensation what
ever on account OF his prior length Of service IN
the Army, Of about the duration OF about four years
the Military oq s0 a lnS the
ing officers have allowed such claim IN the ' cases Sc.
Of some esas h5 IS therefore, entitled to the sum
of about $500
One of the bills before Congress is that which
provides for a new pay schedule for non-commis-
stoned officers and its passage Is urged by officers
Of the service of equity. II 1t should become
law it will Increase the pay Of m "a.
month; sergeants other than first sergean's 10 40
and corporals 10 SIS
The result of the recent examinations OF candi-
dates for cadetshps at the Military Academy has
been announced by the War Department. More than
two hundred candidates. principals and alternates,
presented themselves at the several posts for exam
nation for the Ill vacancies. OF these only sew
enty-nine were successful and they will be admit
ted at West Point in June in time to participate in
the annual summer encampment The greatest
number who qualified from any one State was from
MIA came second with nine. and then Massachu-
sets. with SIX.
The Secretary of War has appointed a special
board TO examine into and report on the question
Of an emergency ration. and this board has he'd
several meetings and is expected to submit final
report in about a month. 1t will be recalled by
readers of this column that boards appointed
at the several military stations a year ago. and
that there were several experiments conducted by
troops on forced marches. The reports In these
cases have been referred TO the special board and
1t has also under examination reports on emergency
ratiOns of foreign armies.
The story that Captain John c. Bourke. Of the
Sd Cavalry. had gone to Cuba to make obeerva-
lions of the Cuban revolution. with view to re-
porting thereon is proved 10 be far from the fact
1t is true that he did go to Cuba. but he remained
there only long enough TO take the steamship iu-
catan to Tampco Mexico. where he dscmbarked
with his father-in-law. who accompanied him from
New-York. Captain Bourke obtained leave OF abb
sence on account OF his health. and when he left
the steamer he remarked to the captain You can
30 with your steamer; I'd rather go on horse
back. I'm more used to riding that way"
The cadets who to be graduated in June are
very anxious TO know what there Is in store for
them In the way of commissions There are seven
ty-two members in the class TO be provided for and
there at present only three vacancies, with re-
trements for age in prospect But there are only
eighteen vacancies on the retired list The indica-
tons are that least fifty Of the cadets Will be left
unprovded with commissions. and these will have
duty as additional second lieutenants until vacan-
cles occur. This state of things is not encouraging
to those enlisted who have been looking for
ward to obtaining commissions by competitive eX-
aminatons, unless the Reorganization Dill Is made