New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22
ARMY And NAVY NEWS.
IYEox THE TRIBUNE BuREAu.Is

The more the subject is considered by the special
committee OF lawyers work a revision OF
the statutes the greater appears the difficulty OF
adjusting matters without to further egs-
lation- Just the subject under discussion IL
that of army pay. which it IS found in many
cases is fixed by assimilation sergeant major OF
cavalry, for instance, is to receive the pay OF a
sergeant major Of infantry and artillery. that
1t is necessary to look up two laws to find out
what might a well be set forth in one Another
example IS that Of the pay OF the regfmental staff
Inc act Of February 1901. provides that captains
or first Heutenants may be detailed regimental
adJutants. quartermasters and comnlissaries- A
general order requires that captains only shall be
GeIailed for such service. The Controller OF the
uted TO mounted pay. BY this devious route the
pay department. reaches the conclusion that OH
GERS serving on the regimental staff have the pay
o. Or. captains mounted, which IS no doubt correct
suit a statute, a general order and a decision by
The Controller Section of the Act Of March 8,
set shall receive the pay and allowances Of in
corps are not authorized by the act mentioned.
10 ascertain their compensation 1t is necessary TO
that "a cook shall receive the pay Of corporal
Tb, shf arm Of the service to which ne 6glongs
must be invoked to determine the pay Of those Of
the corps referred to-
INCREASED PAY REFUsED-The United
States Supreme Court to-day affirmed the decision
OF the Court OF Claims refusing to grant increased
pay to Ulysses S. G. White civil engineer in the
navy, under the Navy Personnel act of 1899 Mr.
White appointed IN 1881. He contended that
he had reached the maximum rate OF pay in the
ing the navy and that he was entitled to a higher
rate for the time of his entire naval service The
the operation Of the law is prospective and not
retrospective This was test case.
THE HELENA AT NEW-CHwANG.-The Navy
Department is advised of the arrival OF the gun
boat Helena at New-Chwang China, where she
has gone into mud dock for the winter. For
from the Helena, although she had orders to pro
coed to her present station The report OF her
commander contains no news bearing on the situa-
ton in Manchuria-
THE MACHIAS RETURNING TO DJIBUTD-
The gunboat Machias. which recently left Djibutn.
French somaliland, cruise in the Red Sea, has
s Pr4 On fbat her oT return to P6T to awat the
Ads Abeba. the capital of Abyssina-
WORK ON THE MOCCAsIN-Ths Navy De-
partment to-day received the following telegram IN
regard TO the submarine boat Moccasin from Ad-
miral Harrington. comnandant Of the navy yard
at Portsmouth. Va:
wrecIIng company has two vessels at wreck
Anchors planted and hawsers run, waiting for east
caring for battery. Moccasin ali right Must wait
for east wind
THE TOPEKA ORDERED TO CoLON-The
cruiser Topeka, of the training squadron now at
New-Orleans has been detached and ordered to
leave New-OTleans tomorrow morning. She has
three hundred apprentices aboard
TROUBLE OVER NEW DIvIsIoNs-It has
been found necessary to make numerous changes
in the general order issued Friday establishing new
military divisions and departments. The order an
nounced assignments 70 duty Of the officers who
will serve as commanding generals and staff
officers at the division and department headquar-
tiers. It appears that the General Staff Of the army
made these assignments to duty without consulting
the officers most interested has been found that
the details in cases were uncongeniaI and
the General STAFF has had it's first experience with
the influences which sometimes operate to retain
officers on duty al certain places, Army officers
VISION neaqquarters at Oklahoma city, the selection
Of which for such a purpose is a great mystery to
been Galveston or San Antonio, Tex, or New-Or-
leans Oklahoma City Is not known 10 have any
General staff.
ORDERS IssUED.IThe following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY
R sssF. s5s Ta9aA BARFH to Aa . to
Scouts, Manila.
Isl 70 The Ian oroans coast aItaTg and i EiTI-
SON L, GILMER, from the 14th Company
Savannah.
Contract Surgeon ADRIAN D WILLIAMS now at
Brooklyn. to Philippines.
First Lieutenant ARTHUR NJ FERGUSON. 14th IN
fantry report to Brgadier General Thomas H. Barry
aide de
Captain ARTHUR NJ. EDWARDS. connissary, 70 New
York CITY assistant purchasing conmissary.
First 5oN d. AL ASSISTANT tss surgeon
surgeon Lieutenant Child ESTER to Fort LAYTON to
tract surgeon ' cABIHE to Philippines 94's Con-
NAVY.
Ensign F. 2. CASE Cetred) detached the Enterprise:
hOne
ACTING Assistant Surgeon l. H sCHwERI detached N.
southery: to Aharenda-
Midshipman J. +. BLACKBURN. detached the wiscon-
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vEssELs.-The fol-
lowing movements Of vessels have been reported to
the Navy Department;
ARRIVED.
December 1.-THE Culgoa. at C1lebra
December 1s-The Scorpion Leonidas Cuiehra-
December 19-The staudish. Annapolis; the Cleve-
!snd al Ne%-ioh tl $50 AIails, al san Diego me
Mare Island: the Texas and the Whipple at
Charleston
the Lawrence and the stewart at Port Royal; the
San Francisco. al Alexandretta-
SAILED
December 1a-The Villaobos Hanko for Shanghai;
the re Wsppe f6 12T san he F WoT0
Lawrence and the Stewart, from Charleston for
Key West
December 20-The Bennington. from Brererton for San
Francisco; the M2ehias from IN Peon FOR D!ibouti'
Key West for Hampton Roads
The Iris placed Of commission yard.
December IS
MAY RAE FORMER CITY CLUB HOUSE.
Possible That Twelve Story Building for
Mercantile House May Occupy Site.