New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-09
cnT,D LACE AND FEATHERS
IN TO BE THE CAUSE OF FUSS IN
THE NAVAL RESERVE.
-,-,.rSANr STATION HAS SENT HIS REsIoNA-
r,oS TO THE ApJU-rANT-GENERAI-rA
OF A DISAGREEMENT WITH COM
N.SDrR MILLER.
MANDER MILLER.

MIA, General NcI,ewee's repor; was published
T., wbich he criticised General McAlpin and other
-smber of Governor Morton's stan, the verdict OF
.,v members of :he National Guard was that
I've roo, of the evil at which the lnspeotor-General
,nea his guns the inordinate love OF gold
- end fuss and feathers on the part OF the Ad-
.,,ant-Cenelal and that the deterioration In the
.a,k and file was attributable TO that cause also
rna excitement caused by General McLewees
,o,n talk has hardly subsidized. but similar
story comes from the Naval Reserve and. II pup
,sbed reports may be relied upon. gold lace VIII
- ,ba cause OF tho disintegration of that part Of
,he National Guard.
rseueenant William II. Stayton. commander or
.,a Fourth Division OF the lst Naval Battalion.
RS forwarded his resignation TO the Ad1utan;-
General and those who pretend 10 Know say that
the action was taken because Lieutenant Stayton
..,-ss 70 fight Commander Jacob W. Miller. his
ure-,or Officer toward whom he can assume no
,.il,eerent attitude while he IS his inferior in rank
:, is said by members OF the organization that
,hsre has been much friction between the two Of
ncars OF late but that request on the part OF
commander Miller 10 have Lieutenant Stayton. In
90. cansc!ty as a member OF the Uniform Commit
,.s recommend ADDITIONAL gold lace for the Com
uanders trousers, was the cause or direct quar-
vol which resulted in the lieutenants resignation.
risuteuant Stayton. like Commander Miller. Is
graduate OF the United States Naval Academy ana
81. record shows that he was appointed nlioshiP-
-, Tune q 1877; second Lieutenant United states
Marine Corps. July /. 1888; first lieutenant June
100 and that he resigned from the Navy July J.
,Su He enlisted in the lst Naval battalion rs
seaman and became Lieutenant OF the J"i'io'
r-sse First Division in July. 1892. and lieutenant
Commanding the Fourth Division In January 1870
nr resre, exceedingly" said Lieutenant Stayton.
.,a. tho matter Of my resignation has been mace
,,hlic and that II has become known tha' there -
lack Of harmony in the Naval Reserve. because 4
,sar IL will cause the organization TO be broken up
A. N the reasons for my action can say nothiis'
rr,u my resignation has been accepted am not at
liberty 20 talk 90, x.
commander Miller said that all the talk ABOUT
..o drinking" and too many social functions IN
,,a Naval Reserve were nonsensical ana that .iie
snIalace talk was equally 80. and the nsinuatlon
hat al this came ,I rom Lieutenant
The Naval Militia" he said mas pe .bsre NAV
tentative organization ana reg II the way in
gbich In should be developed and IN tne ,ir 40
81 pIoaours and men who have made it thus ia,
,vccessfl Is Lieutenant w. h stay ION Iie ca
the noints Of discipline. and as he did not
pa himself in accord with the Commanaer oieWs
be tet com s any 70 letter. to his division stating
nat he trusted that they "9ulu a., ~ mast and
tuiy N me use OF the Naval Militia should not
xe- on account Of his resignation his a' IL n
ma ~ N equally manly manner; there II 10
aashrS;nation in the battalion and the ressl'a
so,s have been few. and sucn as nave nI;s.pent
ne natural 49, atrot,oned in an afternoon paper as
Snr resigned left the service some time arm
70 the question of uniforms the uhltot II.
felelIl',E 81 NIiIifia is decided and approved 10y
he Governor the State II is as nf Pie Naval
on. uS .,forrnad that any changes which mo.
made in it the near future WI the pc regular 20 SER
noI- ne" 49, words uniform sultabie al a..
zee; IL I've service with little gold lace ABOUT
1" ~ r,sr,bers Of the naval bat
!, Is ~, the resignation Of Lieutenant STAY o x
flL nay F- he further existence OF the orsahi|a
gro