New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-01
IN THE ARMY AND NAVY.
TIE CHARLESTON TO PAY A FRIENDLY
VISIT To CHILL.
GENERAL sNowDES's STATEMENT AS TO THE
private JAMS cA-E-cANDIDATEs FOR THE
ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GEXERALsIIP
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TKrBCSE.r


Washington. Jmy ~ Statements that the damages
dorc 10 tho Charleston OF the Pacific squadron BY tho
recent fire I'm her coal bunkes OF serious nature,
and that that vessel had been ORDERED 10 proceed 10
the Navy Yard at Mare Islnnd, California, f9r extensive
repairs, are wholly misleading. II is TACT that
fire. due 10 spontaneous combustion OF coal ana oher
gases occurred In the coahnnkcrs OF the Charleston
and that 10 roach and s,hduc the flames 1t was found
necessary TO cut holes through the wooden deck In the
Steoragc but rs the flames were confined To the
bnnkc-s. which are made Of iron and steel, Htte
dana 20 Was DONE and the amount Of repairs Will not
exceed the replacing OF the wooden deck. The toth
cost Of repair, ought not to exceed 500
Upon the completion Of the necessary repairs tho
Charleston Will be ordered 10 proceed TO Peru for SER
vice on that coast IT having been reported through mo
state Department that the relations between Chill and
Peru were Of an unstable nature and mat me prrSence
vessels was deemed advisable Incidentally. the
Charl"so bocv.d ia, an oppty could now With
propcty BIC given TO Chill to salute the Ihitcd e'a'es
An end to the fight for the Office OF Assistant Ad-
utant General is apparently no nearer now than It
was several weeks ago. Every day almost new
nspiNnt for the vacancy is heard Of. The three
most prominent candidates Captain Wheeler cap
tain Fessenden. OF the 9Th Regiment Of Artillery and
Captain Taylor. OF the Ordnance Department. all OK
whom are competent and available officers. or the
three Captain Fcssenden brother Of the prominent
Who is not al present IN the stan OF the Army.
One feature OF the Naval Appropriation act for
1900 o3 which has attracted little no particular
attention in the newspapers but which is of great
importance 10 those whom II affects, Il the provision
That every Naval cadet, or cadet engineer who has
been graduated from tie Naval Academy and COM
missioned as an officer In the line or the Engineer
Corps Of the Navy or in the Marine Corps shall have
the pay OF the grade IN which commissioned from the
time fxe. az the date OF the completion OF the
acacemic course OF six years at lie Naval Academy
10 the time Of his qualification for and acceptance OF
hi, commission Heretofore. I'm accordance with the
construction placed upon the law By the accounting
officers OF the Treasury cadets have received the In
crease IN pay from the date OF actual qualification
for and acceptance OF their commissions and
not from the date when tleIr classmates conf
pleted their final graduation at the academy. It
was thought 10 be hardship that ca
diets who entitled 10 promotion. but VINO were
serving on distant station and did not arrive home
in lime Ia take the required examinations should be
deprived OF the increased pay which they would other
wise have received upon final graduation. IL Is dlnt-
cult 10 undcrs and why the accounting officers OF The
Treasury sh0uld make such distinction against cadets.
as The law relating the lay OF commissioned officers
provides that when these officers ahsent on duty
Inc Increase in their pay SHALL upon their passing the
required examinations for promotion. date hack 10 the
time when they were entitled TO promotion and not
when they actually received 1t.