New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-12

Cruisers MOVING EVERYWHERE
,xs FOR THE SPRING RENDEzvoUs-LE1lS'
LATIvE MEASURES.

Navy last week. The return ol INV i' -,
from the Pacific sluadror TO taEe part III ~" pood.
review which are cXpcC I'D 20 arrive ~ i'"'p -,
this week has already been mentioned III "''
,. IN. activity Displayed by the Boston NJ lio'''
r, and th. d.rurturc al In" flagship M"hicah i'"'
san Francisco for Honolulu, ana the rePor'"S ',
Of the Adams and Ranger for service ~ ' A.,
have commanded special Interest ah'olS ''" ...
ordering home from the West Indies o' NV
and fine Atlanta was Il gratifying piece oil h'"S ~ Wv
families and friends Of tho,c on board theS' N''
The Chicago may may not go away III ''''''"'
M DIV hut ot any rate when she does GO inc men
aud women circumstances Of the oho'rH win ~
nor The. work which has been Ill progress WI w
vessel for 30 many weeks Is nearing o'',P'' W."
r,, .h,n 4. very nearly ready 10 receive The ne"
Guns Of her sccordar, battery, ana the H." -"''' "
now I'm The yard ready for In" snip
c,utain Edward L. Mcc.cr. of tn Marine C'rIS' Nv
I'M, in Drooklyn has requested the Navy p'p'r'"''.
- mat him ON the retired li,i under the tulrN N'l''
cryic. law Captain Mcchcr was the hee' ""'''''
officer of the Norih Atlantic squadron ana WIS SUI
,c,od IA CONT martial upon the charge 'hh'' WV"
in command of the marine guard at The Ohl''n '''
consulate La Guayra, at time oil reVoi'u"n'N VIZ
on,. and trrbulencc he was negligent In allowing
number Of the marine, 10 become dfuik III" VI
D,,orlv H.. was suspend d from rank and dn'' ''r
~, ,o,r but owing To the irregularities OF lhc P'"
dlrrs of the court the sentence wa d>appi'N'" Nv
.ccrctarv Tracy. and Captain Mcc"r WIS '''''''" ="
dutv and then detached from th" NhcaI' Il WIN ~
and ordered 10 duty at the Portsmouth Navy '"'"' "
hi rcouc,t /, granted. having been hr'l app '''
second. lieutenant on June H. l-d-' Il" wiz con-
,i,r. f., lly. I'm Brooklyn - per cent oil Ms l"'
pay. -, ,,r, ,,or,,,l
bi,b b.. h.en irving cases u enlisted men III the
yard Holm Dovlc. seaman on the 'h'"s' W.
roucht III for trial. The two cElIs'S ah'""'' "''
were drunkenness" and "wiully, mallc'ouSN anu vi"
,ustieobly committing assault on sergeant ''""' "
IN. Marine Corps. when attempting 10 m""' u" ~
Doyle selected Chaplain sherman as Us ''u'''e' -
Notwithstanding The fact that he l. the son oil jug
-, ,o,,. n dd NOT consider himself sufficiently
I,e.d to FRY the ,a,c alone and secured the -
i,,,cc ~ William Wells. - lawyer In General i-""' -
ca,l,n', ofIcr. when asked II b" objected 10 nm
member Of the court. he protested against '"P"" '"'
T. Mctdeu,ev commandant OF the 'm'Aso' ana pr"
don't Of the court. The protest was allowed al" az
tain McGlen-ey retired. IN" counsel raised me P'''
that "A man under the Influence ol hl""' ""' INV
pe,eni TO be wifuly malicious ~
,,u introduced bv senator Chandler rev DAYS
400 and referred to jhc Committee or NhVnI N""'i
t. calculated 10 carry out what i n'i"'" w."
intention Of the law passed on March D. i7'' "'''
NTH rerard 10 ciyin. stan officers thr 'ite OF '"
,.l,,ivo rank In their commissions ~ J. "'"'
that n the Chandler bill Is passcd II WIZ '''"''
80 ~ the cau,c, OF contention between The mo ana
al
d,co1 cnrps pay corps, engineer corps c"n-""
,,, corps civil engineers. chaplninS ana P''''''''
., mathematics Constituting the s'"" "iH'''N W 81"
Navy, shall he graded With the r'iet'' '''N "
coptnin. commander. lieut. nancoinn"ho'r' "'''
, - Tho .cnior grade Lieutenant u the junior grad
snd ensign; and tia, the g'adc' rsn'h'h'" N'''''
ho eucd nv app1nrmcn, from the highest m"m'''H
+, ab corn. according to seniority. and ne" ''"
-, tn. hall lac issued 10 the officers - hpP'ih'''
T., which fine tile, and grades established IN sAiu So
u.ns shall b. Inserted After inc p''"s" ~ INV
law a. 1-7i protest WAS presenter Dy an ""''' "
IN. nav corps that hi new commission d'h "p '''''
ON, ibe proviions Of the Law with regard - inc wv
~ nj, rank and tho question was IcI'I"" u" NV"
rcv.GcncroI Dcvcns. who decided that inc A''"""
,.,..d - doe, not give to Il paw inspector III ih'
>.av. tho Grade Of commander. 1t conf"i' upon NM
IA. rank Of commander by relation VhNl - NV
rank Of a line officer Of that grade In" d'''F"'o"
.u.v inspectOr' expresses both u'Ie an" N'''' ~
the my corps The commission OF mn "'n''' - p"S
in.nec,or, with the relative rank Of COMMANDER
gives the appropriate tile ana e'"uv VI Wv ~
named therein, and fully sa'lsheS INC ''l"'"''"'
=, section I4-O, Revised statutes
rho ur,vi.ious OF senator Chambers bH take
o,hi,r AWAY from the line officers. but give to 10"
staff officers the relative rank ana Hn"'"'S "''
roc ,ni1.d among line and stan officers oil IN" ArhS'
II read, As follows That the three grades by re'a
u,. rank Of officers II the Navy. provided f)r III
-eCtID LIDO
officer, shall be appointed To and commissioned III
cb ,o,d. by the President by and with the advice
aud con.cnt Of the senate. That the PRESIDENT II
hereby authorized by and With the advlc" ana cli-
sent Of the senate, to appoint according 10 scW"'N'
and issue colnmi- sions TO such oncers Oh eh'h "l
these ;lrec grades have not already been Sd com
mssioncd: and hereafter as vacancies occur, 10 ap
mint and commission. according to sem rty, olice-S
a,vonc.d or ptOmOtcd 10 any 81 these grades, ana
+, all these commissions the corps title and the
grade BIZ relative rank shall DO stated as provided
in section 4oO OF the Revised statutes; ana iur'
Their the date Of procedure. according to sections
1As5 and 145G OF the Revised Statutes. of the re
spoctivc officers shaQ also be stated In said commits
siOL,.1
I, + bonod bv thc officers OF the vessels In the
North Atlantic Squadron that there will be- no fur
,h.r demand for slips 10 20 10 Venezuela, 10 sl"ld
months in that unntrr"-iins part 81 the TT pie,
looling after American interests while the native,
arc engaged III their periodical paStime Of "knock1ns
mt ia, Government The KcMsage has left Ven
rzncla after d, long and m)notonous duty there, ana
she Is e. pectd 10 arrive at Key West In few days
iii. will probably not tlrIy long there but will
mike A sort Of general cruise 10 Pcnsacoh ana New
Orleans and then start on her way NORTH, stopping
al Mobile. savannah, and Charleston, perhaps, ana
reaching Hampton Roads in tim" to be made ready
for the naval rcndczv Il, there in April. The Atlanta
la, been ordered to complete her cruise In til" West
Indie, in time 10 return II Hampton Roads to take
pant in the naval Communication.
In connection with the recent revolution in Nencz
ucln the people Of that country have reason 10 be
grateful 10 the officers Of the Navy who have been
there especially the surgeons for their humane action
and services rendered To the wounded soldiers # both
parties \ report of the surgical all given Is com
mentcd upon favorabN I'm II recent number Of q" The
Medical Record" Acting under The instructions Of
Rear Admiral Walker. Medical Director J. Rufus
Tryon feet surgeon Of the American squadron. went
10 Maento MS soon rs IT became Known that there
was large number Of wounded In that neighborlOOd
suffering and dying for the want Of surgical attend
ancc. With DR.. Tryon went Passed Assistant Surgeon
John +. Irfc and Assistant surgeon j. W. Whitfield
OF the Chicago stan surgeon TIiaes, Of the English
Navy stan surgeon Thalcn, o the German Navy, and
surgeon PaIamiitO. of the spanish Navy. and. with