New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-18
army AND NAVY AFFAIRS.
Washington, November IL.

.crrrAr STRENGTH OF THE ARMY-The |
Latest general returns of actual strength OF the
ARMY show an aggregate of 21,532 officers ana men
IN active service In addition to the Military Acad
amy strength of 340 and the retired list OF ioof
The infantry total Is 1871, that OF the cavalry
@ Az and of the artillery 422i. The total nunoei
OF commissioned officers is lib. and OF eh''s'e'
men 25.3j3. There are on the active iist t"'ee
ior- generals, sixteen brigader generals se'e"os
one colonels ninety-two lieutenant-coioheio -V'
M iors 500 CAPTAINS GA first eutenants 40 sec
end lieutenants and sixty-seven additional se1on'
Ueutcnants On the retired list there 10 one 49,
;enalt-general. seven major-gehera's' I'm 49,,
brigadier-eeneras, 1903 colonies. thlrty-thiee no
tenant colonels ninety-one MAJORS 10 S Ita,,
nncty-three first lieutenants, sixteen seired en-
tenants and nineteen chaplans Inc I of me De-
listed men number 122 The stren ar, % - the Mis-
souri, An Of the Dakota. cor OF Inc ISL Of
5000 OF the Platte, $50 OF rc&ns' i9io In the
East the only cavalry at Fort Ethan r AeR wa aShr
companies of the Sd. ana at n u h In this depart
inR,ou four companies OF inc otl ~. r,iiiorv and
msnt there are batteries OF artery ar ~
fortyeght companies OF McwYork is as follows:
Observation-Disclosures Governors Island twenty c9in h
stoned officers Fort Go'q 1nfoufrv So men: Fort
Hamilton New-York Harbor four cSinp My orh
Artillery Sol MEM o;panes 9Th Artillery 20
Fort schuyler Throgs NECK, Two con- pNnwRo-
hr,illerv i30 men; Fort Slocum, near ear NV o
chIenn ,,bree companies 9th Artillery l8I men,
c,xTErxs AS PROMOTERS OF sOBRlEli.-
Tbo Army canteen system. according 10 the eApe''
tcs,ip,onv OF the Adjutant-Generhs recommends
tions to General Miles, is not only promoting tne
,ohro.v Of enlisted men. but encouraging economy,
md may be held In some measure respohs'o'e loF
| rcl,oving the Army from the odiun cast on II III
the past by desertion. The Adjutant-Genera' among
other things, says: al.
T'bo post exchange continues TO fulfil In a salts,
| >artorv manner the purposes for which 1t was
rrccaJe1d Devised eight years ago a substitute
gnp, hn CT
had decided upon mas hevf9Pf n n an ai4
| 10 discipline Contentmcnt ana good cohduct IN we
Army: nearly every commandins ooeT pears esS So
plan OF canteens in European armies with bever-
ages as romneni lea ANU esab HS POSITION
thaf is peculiarly its own In supplying the wants
the solder not m above by the cos the net po
| bolnC used for the improvement OF his table fare.
rsan8 v i Win these csia6shments are organ
!zcd and conducted the equipment and IN several
vItu.by une po9Ffs derived from the business are
ANA ,hm ' Ictrncd 10 them through the company funds
which are expended for their benefit Beyond the
| the services OF few enlisted men as Attendants
a, posts. these exchanges are conducted VIII,
| pocuniary responsibility FOR the business
| wARsHrPs RACED FROM HONoLULU.-Two
| National vessels returning from Hawaii reached
| San Francisco within the last twenty-four hours
and brought satisfactory assurances that no trou-
bic Is to be apprehended there al any rate. petore
| Congress has had opportunity to consider an
| ncXation II the consideration Is not too long ana
| favorable action appears likely. The gunooat
| Helena left Honolulu November g. and early the
following morning met IN" n9gshP h eIcbang
ing signals. the Wheeling continued on her course
and reached sqn I2nI',So N IM,i yea aY and al
| though possessed OF about double the gunp0et
horsepower per ton OF dspa nt was unable s 10
the same in- The result OF the race, for such It
undoubtedly was Is particularly pleasing 10 adVo-
| Gates OF small ships.
JOINT NAVAL MANPUvREs.-The Navy De-
| par,ment is contemplating some joint mannuvres
! between tho North Atlantic Squadron and the tor
podo aotnla. probably on Brunswick. Ga. IN tho
course Of fow weeks The squadron Is c s9,is
souhwafd as far as BrnnsRIN S", o an u 10
ia. Of eg tS:22.a2SGss is good
MEDALS OF HONOR AwADDED.-Medals on
honor have been presented 10 Captain Samuel H.
iIorne Of Hartford. Conn. for salanuy a, ror'
arr.o sg,c%H,T :' 5Ss NSh7ei al A Whiio
MA co"o1 Idaho Juno II 1877. and TO T b. Clio.
Of 30 ' sh't ar B0, 81 5 'i ana s" at PUMP p.
Kin Creek. Siont February TO- 1870
NAVAL, MILITIA ISsPEcTIoNs-The Navy
,>sr,r,sr, bas lust issued a circular prescribing
~ conditions under which tho Naval Militia OF
IN. states may be inspected By naval officers An
- ,rcd Cor issue to-day also provides for tho
,eccssary details OF the inspection. Provision Is
mad. for an inspection at every place where
Naval Militia organization exists. Generally inc
officers detailed for this service are those con-
ucc,ed with the nearest navy yards. branch hydro
gr,nhc office. and torpedo stations discretion be'
| ing 'ler with tho commanding officers 10 name the
| Officer All correspondence with the Dep3rtmen'
Quoted ,hrourh tho hdjutant-General OF The state
and the preliminary arrangemen,s ict a" nG The
| naval officer detailed for the purpose. The naVal
| o@rnra are not 10 permit the inspections 10 IN
tcrfere with their regular duties ana arc 70 ne tno
judges OF tho times OF Inspection me
oNcer IL 10 give particular attention to duties ana
exercises essentially naval. rather than to IN.
fnnlry artillery and other drills common 70 DOT o.
has formally adopted tho views as TO- ne proper
| neId OF usefulness OF the Naval Militia laid dowr
by the Naval War College
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.-Ensign II. w. Nc
Neely IS detached from the Iowa and ordered &c
tho Annapolis az watch and division oflcer.
Surgeon c. c. Herndon Is detached from the Bu
reau OF Medicine and Surgery and placed on wait
| ing orders.
Assistant Surgeon J. c. Thompson is detached
from the New York Naval Laboratory and ordered
TO the Naval Hospital, Mare Island. Cal. reiov
| ing Assistant Surgeon W. Is. Grove. who Is ordered
The following transfers arc made in the 10Th In
fantry: First Lieutenant Walter *. Wright. from
, | Company + TO Company b; Wrist Lieutenant Will
| lam II. Johnston. from Company Il TO Company +
| The leave OF absence granted to Captain Hiram
II. Ketcham. 22d Infantry. June Is. Is extended
| | six months. -
The leave OF absence granted TO Captain Mont
gomery D. Parker, 7th Cavalry. October i6 Is ex
tended ono month.
MONETARY COMMISSION MEETS AGAIN