New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-29
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
IFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.l

Washington Nov. zs.
ANXIOUS ARMY OFFICERS.-Several hundred
officers OF the army who are on the retHeo "s' AI'
awaiting the meeting of Congress with much llnpa-
thence In the homo that the Senate Will act on
their nominations the next higher grace. LAC
promotions made by the President aIter I'm
gress adjourned, under the law whlch proF1oeS
advancement by one grade for officers VINO
served in the Civil War It was held in some
quarters that confirmation by the Senate was not
required, but it appeared later by virtue Oh 90
cision of the Controller of the Treasury ana an
opinion of the Attorney General, thai the oDlceIs
could not receive the increased amount which went
with their promotion until the Senate had acted
the appointments. The President made no ex-
cepuon to the rule of advancement, but promoted
all coming within the law. and much interest mas
been aroused among the officers concerned to see
whether the Senate will take exception TO some Of
those who have been professionally advanced. espe-
ciaIly those who had been court martialled or
against whom there were reports for one reason
leave from the Military Academy, where ne was
VI IN, GUY as caoet IN me in { acting
lieutenant the staff of a commanding general
lighting. and after that brief active career the
young returned to his student life at West
justly deprived Of their increased pay by the ru,
ings OF the Controller and the AttoTPey SehG5a a
and have been disposed 10 crlticlse the w ar pc
paTtnent for its failure to send in the names be-
is no doubt however, that the Senate will confirm
the nominations rs they VIII De submitted mere
payment of the larger salary. but eventually all
these differences likely to be adjusted 1t Is
also planned enact a law which SHAH turther aud
the retired list by admitting TO the list OF pro
NOTED officers those who have served thirty years
in the army.
ARTILLERY OFFICER RESIGNS Major W. d.
Alexander Of the Artillery Corps, on duty at the
Preside Of San Francisco has been permitted TO
resign from the army and no special announce
ment OF the incident beyond that contained in the
orders will be made. Major Alexander was con-
frOOted with charges. ana had he not promptly
rendered his resignation he would have been
fbe ges * Rn t5a OF Of the court aeTg oers
native of Massachusetts, a graduate of the Mill
tasy Academy. class of 49, and of the Artillery
School class OF 80
TO COMMAND LAKE sTAT1ON.-Captain A
Ross has been selected as conmandant OF the lake
naval training station
ORDERS IsSUED-The following army and navy
orders have been issued:
ARMY
Contract Surgeon CHARLES W. THoRP Fort Ethan
Allen.
2 o0 &2eHf from Fort wadsworh to Fort Haon
Major ALBERT s. CUMMINs artillery corps. from Fort
Captain WILLIAM c. RAFFERTY, from ssth Company
artillery unassigned list to Fort Monroe.
Company coast artillery.
NAVY.
Bear AdmlEe! 7 LEVEL PLACED G41> on retired list
HOSPITAL Phlade6ha to naval hospital Nsrrasan
Bay.
Assistant Surgeon A DUNN detached naval hospital
Narragansett Bay to naval hospital New-YOrk.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS-The fol-
lowing movements Of vessels have been reported to
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
November 26-The Hannibal Tompkusvile Staten
Island; the Prairie League Island.
November 2Z-The Hartford Hampton Roads; tbs
Wasp at Port Tampa; Paul Bremerton
the Columbia and the Dolphin at Colon; Nanshan
at Che-Foo; FL Cano Shanghai.
SAILED.
November 25-Tha Hartford from Newport o Hampton
Roads; the Wasp from Pensacola for Port Tampa
November 2G-The Leonidas Norfolk for Culebra:
the Supply from Hong Kong for Manila; the Lebanon
from Boston for Portsmouth. y. H: the Paul Jones
from Port Angeles for Bremerton
November 27-The Frolio from Shanghai Annoy.
November 2SThe MonadnocS Shanghai for Nankin
the Yankee Hampton for Baltimore.