New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-30
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
TYRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU


He will be accompanied the trip by Rear Ad-
| niraI H. c. Taylor. chief of the Bureau OF Navi-
/ CATION; Captain William Swift, member OF the
| General Board, and Commander Nathan Sargent
| Admiral Dewey's aid. and also member of the
| General Board. These officers will remain with
| the ships and witness some Of the manoeuves in
the Caribbean Sea. and go with them TO Pensacola
| Tor which elaborate preparations have been made
! by the Bureau of Navgation Admiral Dewey viii
| come North The work OF the gunners on board
With 4 heavy ordnance $1,000 rifle range IS under
on the naval at n f 9o
occupancy by the marksmen OF the naval vessels.
brings.
ARMY OFFICER IN TROUBLE.-Captain John
/ W. L. Phillips 9th Infantry, who was recently
ported from New-York for alleged duplication Of
! his pay vouchers is destined to be tried by court
| martial. Captain Phillips is New-York man, who
was commissioned IN the army after period OF
| charges originally preferred by Paymaster
colonel dn v an GOVERNOR island as chief
paymaster of the Department OF the East
| RESERVATIONS REFUSED.-The Navy Depart
ment has positively refused to consider favorably
the resignation submitted by Ensign Luke E.
| Wright. Jr.. and the designations of two midship-
| men who are members of the present second class
| at the Naval Academy. Wright was recently COM
missioned ensign. and in his case as in the case
OF the midshipmen, It held that they should
serve the eight years which they agreed TO give TO
the government when they entered the Naval Acad-
envy This promise OF service is exacted of each
appointee at Annapolis. to the end that the gov
| eminent may realize something for the time. money
| and effort expended in the education OF midshlp-
| men II is not often that mdshpmen resign.
Most Of those who leave the academy are obliged TO
, | do account Of failures IN their studies or
dered their designations stood satisfactorily in their
studies and no complaint was me1e &EanS5 mem n
| the Naval Academy, wrote to the Secretary that
minds regarding the navy and become reconced
TO their profession In any event ne s2!a. theSS
they promised to serve. Ensign Wright mas some
men t informed him that it would not permit him to
resign just yet.
GROWING RETIRED LIsT-The new Army
Register. corrected 10 December ST. 1903 an annual
! publication Of the War Department Will appear
from the Government Printing Office next week
: 1t is some twenty-five pages larger than any pre-
vous issue Its novelty IS that II contains IN the
statistical record OF officers on the active list the
date OF birth IN each case This Is miormAuOh
3 which has been regarded as somewhat CONFIDENTIAL
for the reason that officers do not always care TO
e | have their ages known although they are com
pulsorily retired when they reach sixty-four This
transfer from active list is. Of course. OF great
interest especially to officers who are always cal
: | cuating their chances OF promoton: for TINS res
n | son the publication of the date OF birth OF each
ter OF 1908 is further interesting by the expanded
9 retired list which it contains; There are now Sea
of4cers on the limited and unlimited retired lists,
greater number than ever before in the history OF
' the army.
ARMY OFFICERS AS CLERKs-A clause
which crept into the Army Appropriation bill as 1t
= rassed the House will create consternatin in some
quarters. It prohibits payment to retired army
officers Of salaries as clerks and other employees OF
the government. There are more OF such officers
= than is commonly known. Those thus engaged
are not obliged to report the fact to the War De-
partment consequently no official information
Is obtainable this subject, but It is known tina
n IN every department Of the government there arr
y several retired officers OF the army who are Work
Il ing IN clerical capacity. There are two at leas
y in the War Department, both being in the quarter
e master generals office. There IS no law at presen
IL against these officers drawing two salaries from
the government. the only statutory restriction be
# ing in the case OF man, the chief clerk OF tn
10 Department Of Agriculture, who was year ag
lie restored to the army a retired officer. He wa
d not permitted TO draw the salary OF both Offices
and he chose the greater one Of q retired arm,
p against appointing retired army officers to sue
P nd he DV War peparfment Knows OF instenees
II the kind only by accident. Several army oflcer
Y hold places as postmasters and as agents Of III
n quartermasters department and corp OF engineers
r II is eaPecIG1 tna {eY Iage s SUN a b mi
TO have the clause stricken out of the bill in tn
% Senate committe
10 NEW TRIAL FOR THE DENvER-Anothe
s. speed trial OF the United States protecte
v cruiser Denver. which failed last fall tn
~ contract speed requirement will be held the latte
10 part Of February off the Massachusetts, coast
The Specifications call for 16.5 knots hour 10
built IN Philadelphia by the Neafe s. Levy Com
~ pany
ne SITES FOR ARMY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
+ General Chafee. chief Of staff has made a re
~ port to the Secretary CT War; which will be trans
m mitted to Congress. urging appropriation
100000 for the purchase Of four tracts of GROUND
in each of the four quarters OF the Unite
States for military nanoeuvres. General Chare
says experience shows 1t is possible TO ren
suitable tracts. so he proposes take the ninety
,, fifth meridian and 1t by the twenty-nint
parallel. purchasing a tract within each OF III
four quarters formed. He says investigation II
dcates a desirable locality in the Conewago Vale
in Pennsylvania; also section West Poin
ne and the section known the J. H Henry Ranc
% in California No point has yet been looked fc
VI in the northwest section. Only approxima al
IL estimate Of the price Of the land is given n
re most valuable land. is rated maximum vaiu
ed of SIS an acre Tho tracts desired must be frol
bo 10 eight miles long and from three to fol-
W miles wide.
an TWELFTH INFANTRY GOING TO PHIIII
ar PINES.-The 18th Infantry at Salt Lake Cit
at has been designated to relieve the 18th Infantr
MT from duty In the Philippines.
ne ORDERS IsSUED-The following army AZ
or | navy orders have been issued:
no ARMY.
A Major DAVID A. LYLE. ordnance department. will co
professional examination OF neutenants Z
Department Of the Gulf for detail in ordnance d
Major FREDERICK C. HODGsoN. quartermaster fro
he Office OF ouarermaster general TO Vancouver Rarrac
nv chief quartermaster. Department OF Columb
ore Major ROBERT r. STEVENS quartermaser. from ON
APP quartermsster Department OF Texas
ion Captain WILLIAM HORTON quarterrnaster. from D
m paIanent OF the Missouri to Governors Island as