New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-12
NEWS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY.
washington, November IL.

washington, November II.
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE NAVAL MILITIA
The purpose Of the Navy Department 10 "atcn
more carefully than heretofore over the welfare OF
the Naval Militia is indicated in the tolow'ts sen,
eral circular to those organizations Issued py Sec
rotary Long to-day:
Officers detailed TO act as inspectors and nstruc-
tors of the Naval Militia will be governed oy the
io FtrstWAi official correspondence between the
Navy Department and the Naval Militia ~ an
State is carried on through the AdJutaht-ue'efai
secondNThe Adjutant- General Of each State hayi
hV the Department that an officer of the Navy mas
been detailed for duty in connection with certain
inspectlon or instruction will be made by the olcer
thus detailed and the Adjutant-Geheral Oh 'iie
Third-oficers will in case permit this sR2e I
duty to interfere with their regular du,les' anu o
Fourth-Whenever this duty involves travel; e. the
month and request to perform this travel will be
forwarded 10 the Department. >-.o, ,,u,,,, nv The
State authorities is generally CONDUCTED on me
same plan as that for the land militia. Onicets
T eaereisss GHs a
character rather than TO Infantry sr1,iTt Fly S!o
SIX sixth-The duties that the Naval Militia will
bssp Be e sasg de Ga 70 the pame entitled
Letters TGm the q, fbe SaNa Of liz copy Of
Which vii, be furnished to each inspecting officer
Il atntn T p gwen IN The 20
session OF the Naval Militia especially to me care
and preservation Of such pr9per r must contor TO
furnished by the States but they must 'o'''0'" ~
the psHal Inspection and Instruction herein
witch date a brief summary OF the duty per per
formed with such 2dsd 70 the DEPART
meat. JOHN u LO>u' oe0'e'''''
REVISED ARMY BRANDING REGULATIONS
Under general orders issued 20 the Army to-day
49, Wator.C.,eral Miles Section l.0S2 OF the regua-
,iors "a amended so that hereafter all public anil
mails will be branded ~ s." in letters two lnches
long on the lef, foreshoulder and the regiment ana
troop or battery will be branded IN three-quat'ef
inch letters nd figures on the moor OF one 'o!e-
foo, the latter brand being burned In onesiN'eeh'h
inch deep, aad the letter OF the troop OF oa,'e's
preceding the number of the regiment. inns Is
v,rtualiy rAturn to the method torneTiy y, voSae
xii recent branding confined 10 the moor Tnr ri
s va heioneing to the United States were stolen
With the Initials ~: s. permahemHy on rem T
mai II Is believed the incentive VIII De ieI1o'eu
~. ~ A5ts.troy,ne ne minor branding on the hooi'
ORDERS IssUED-Commander Zerah L. TANNER
has been ordered on the retired lst OeceH'oei %
ard chief Engineer William w. DUNCAN December
% both on reaching the age limit OF s'x,y-'"o
wears Naval Constructor Frank l.. fe'"a!u was
r.,r.d under the same provision OF law to-day
Major Charles Shaer, ordnance Department, Is
or1ered +, : ndy Hook Proving Ground TO test as
appearing gin carriages -, mr. r,
The following transfers are mace III inc '''I 40
,ortrv. Cap.aln William L. Carpenter from Co"'-
many 10 Company /; Captain Charles NJ No'N''
feiIer from Company ! 10 Company d, ,o,,,ep
III iaave ~ absence granted 70 Second Lieu.e,
an, Lanes P Harbeson 18th Infantry oc'ooeF IT,
is extended two months, c.rhard+ 9Th Infantry
he own request is relieved from furtn uu'y "a
al a. "I cSnmberand University. Lebanon tenn., ar g
viii Ioin his company after Ieave o. a0S'e ava
WI, MI yyonnths upon his relief from DUTY =.
The leave OF absence on surgeon Ge' Ia
,,lbli,v granted to Second Lieutenant James ~,
Sbin,nn 1st Artillery. october 5. Is eXtehoeu one
month on $3.50 x SPENCER Is detailed for service
CaP pofessor at St. Johns Military school, Saiha'
& following transfers are made IN me is'9 ro oi
fantry: Second Lieutenant Murray ifemtenant
Iaiui Sonv II TO Company X; Second Lieu l9 C,
po',i4a' Y Grubbs from Company N 10 No'i''
pay foIIowing transfers are made IN me .asf IN
fanirv Second lieutenant william NJ ,ensnt 10.
IdrSanv 10 Company d; s"cond i-IeItsaal1 7.
senh Z. DO iovan from Company y 10 COMPANY -