New-York tribune., 1894-03-05
NEWS OF ARMY AND NAVY.
EXPECTATION THAT THE BRAZILIAN
FLEET WILL BE DIsBANDED SOON.

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LrGEs-sECRErARY HEEpERTs SUGGESTIONS
FOR REFORM IN THE NAVAL PERSONNEL
jsr rrLEGRArI To TIE TRIEuSEi
Washington. March i.-Oftcials at the Nay;
partment awaiting iDtormatloh lroi" ,
Bcnham that affairs in Brazil nave. Pu'e'oi w.
70 such an extent as to make practicaole the u's
banding OF the large feet row at RIO Inc s''
81 Al least three of The five Vesse.s no" !" ''''
harbor are urgently needed in other WaI'IS' -
the time the concentration of the shlpS ~ nv
ordered { was supposed that ere ms 'hc D'
revolution would be at an end. ana th1' ii" '",
or az .nc most two os ,he vessels there cond p7
sent elsewhere. Recent advlces from Adinr"i % ie",
han, seeu IN Indicate that the time is near Al manu-
n,her tho eee, Gan with safety . American inter-
ests be dispersed. =.
The nresent Intention o! Secretary Herbert Is %
retain the Newark the flagship OF ire o" :
Atlantic station II the presence or an aou'
shin at Rio Is necessary. 1t Is liXey tha' '"e a'
Francisco would be selected "a the one 10 rF''"',' M
49, .ha oo., ,s broken NJ the New-York VIII
ro,urn homo and become the flagship Of the N"r'"
Atlantic Squadron, with Commodore Msdu' III N0'', -,
mand Both the Charleston and ihe pe'ro" VII
90 10 the Pacific n the situation al MO p'
the Charleston will Sail in tnre t. become Inc i's
snip of the Behrins Sea fleet. The De"'| "o"'.
{,,n Tho Same aeet .,When C!rcumstarceS mar -
possibIe for the san Francisco also to- T"'Ne ny
she will return to the nome station anu 'o'" l,
nodore Meade's command. Laie IN I'M ~"
san Francisco will sail for Europe reNeyihs t"o
Chicago which viii then proceed 20 Ne"-'o'N lo
naodad rapai~s possibly complete oVefh""""N'
.,,.,g -. substitution of new boilers and moro
modem engines There is good reason Tor oe''eN-
ing that even IN the Brazilian s'''''"' '''
tinues serious the New-York VIII Speeu"' ~
dered home Secretary Herbert Is ANXIOUS """' "
home squadron should have TWO or ''r'c ''','''
sa.goinr vessels at the earliest pfactic"oe "1'''
l,ss Of
"a M. an available cruiser in home waters Inc
Nev-York's return home is imperative '"'Ie'
unless the Atlanta and the Marblchead can oe No'
re,dy for sea with little delay. These vessels are
shortly to be put in commission 'he ''''''' "'
Norfolk and the latter az Ne~-fork
Another reason for sending one or Tie hlo nee.
home is the fact that there on board the seVerai
.b,ns IN that port twenty three naval cadets whose
final examinations at the Naval Academy are uue w
10 take place in the early part OF May II "o""'
he n considerable expense 10 the "oNe'""'o'' '''
sord tho Youngsters home by passenger steamer
and Secretary Herbert Is opposed to mourning SUI"
an expense Moreover, there are numper u 0''
cows and mon on the vessels AZ Rio whose uihes
are out In the case of the men the GoNe'h''ei'
"a having onethrd In addition TO the regular sup"
FOR services rendered after the expiration Oh e'S
ments.
TIL. Secretary Of War has taken the first practical
.teps looking to the assignment or oncerS Vi % ,-1
army as military instructors AZ hlS" So'''o -
subject has been recently discussed WIN Hl''il ~
80, T., .rmv circles .arid the Secretnry's course
',s generally approved Lieutenant Penn OF sle ~
Infantry has been ordered to the school al o'and
and Lieutenant Saffarrans, 9Th lnlah"!' :"
schools at Newport and Covington' ny -
is exnected that details for other high scHoo'S W.
3. soon be made The Mayors of a number oi e".e'
=. Io a,,,,od for officers and in several cases thf
onr,catio,s will be favorably acted upon. IL WI
be ,r,nrac,,cable 10 grant all requests received I"
The War Department unless the aVall"o'e m
. ~ Army officers is Increased by Congress lhei'
are many retired officers who mishi DC
this service. 1t has been suggested"
The list Of officers to act as military 'Hsu -
o, couares and other private institutions OF eA'i'
s5 ing is practically completed. There are no" o'''
2 four details unassigned. Senator Mahd'rSon ia
taken practical steps 10 Increase ''e hUn
available officers for th;s "oih' ne ""' ~ -
bnl removing all restrictions as to the hutn"ei
,o.red o4icers who may be selected as coiiese III
s.r,c,ors Unfortunately for the excellent opJ'o
IN view the bill provides tHat Tellr"d o"''''H =
serving shall receive the active Ist pay oi ~
grades and the number of applicants VIII proo"ol
not be very great. 1t is though 'h't d '''D,
colleges will gladly give all officer some ,'o','
compensation for services. and that thus tne , n
centive for retired officers 10 accept ue'ah" Will "
made stronger
The reNnm1ifee or The naval personnel is tn
ionic Of chief interest among officers of the nay?
than any scheme looking TO relief from c9nses,O @ @
in promotion which has been agaea on 'TI the SUI
e. iect which contemplate radlca i a,
in the annual expendures, tnT pppns cfcer
who. in their despera ton AK lne pic,'
promotion demand that something cxtIa1i ,I 'ii a,
be done TO remove what is known among Inc ,, oi,
GERS as the hump in their list. Among tne mo- mo-
ioaf is better than none" the Secretarys propos
ton is regarded poth practGable anu 10 accr,
through it's provisions are fewer in nnnper "a, az,
slower in operation than through otner Iii
so much better from every point Of view than pre-
conditions that opposition % Will ~bropos,ion mo of Il
secretary Of he Navy will tend to silence CRITICS
the part Of officers whom M Scheme S 70 hss adyantag
which a hasty perusa does not bring out OUT
for every reason No other navy has sucn Srad
A. corresponding increase in me eressaTy me 70 secu
suffcient length of service In that grade say io'
or Ave years An increase in the number number ,nr oI "a
pal navy yards and the various im29rta9 ~ "rss b
stations may be commanded py ouVe,o on sh % ns,cn S
ee made available as reliefs to these commande :,
and for other duties on Shore yhe sss haa Is -Four
Among the flag officers in the English and tren,
1aye The m ssy in and rnf of
eshty-five TO hundred is solely to make IL po
Younger M age and remain in those grades lor
enough to get the necessary experience IN GoInam At,
Entered S the Navy from the volunteer service
y, continued in the regular orHer M MTre.peCer~ II, T.
numbers in the several grades Nil tempoirary y y
crease the numbers in the grades IN whleh tne!
-. oficers now or TO WHICH they may DE 'r~roit
but it VIII not iqcrease The total number oil III
- THE VISIT OF. THE ESQU1MAUS
Washington March i.---The presence in this city
. marty Of Arctic Alaska Esquimaus proved
great interes. to thousands OF people last wee
They have visited schools. the private residences
Senator's members Of Congress and members OF Il