New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-25
ARMY AND NAVY MEMS
IFRo1r THE TRIBUNE BUREAU,

seheraI stan for the navy NTH +''0n OK q
mouse naval Committee as soon a. ,ss - - N ths
- 49,, - -, OH passes the House. The -
- nat 'he committee viii not XIV. a. IN N
prOva 10 any OF the two or t,-so - - rs ap-
pending. but that some u,ea.,-. -, p'opositions
hs Is not doubted by those who bol, - ''een-
"4i''ee mas the welfare Of the service a. - ON
principal plan under considerafio, 4. - .~'t Ihs
AoIniFal H. c. Taylor. chief OF thu F2,,-. \. Hsar
'' anu member OF the general board go
b~,,ot.- q OF leading officers in ~
branches OF the naval estabIisbrno,+ ~ az
plan comes from Rear Admiral Fredartc,, ''o'asr
eoiIiinandant OF the New-York Nav, - SIS
mas mad the help in this work OF I.Is.,o,,a-l VINO
nl''hder r. G. POundstone. The latter - On
tEe city for the last week consuftn ts Las been N
OF the Bureau OF Navigation ana asr, eie officials
.Ce there - OF adjusting the differences WAT
me rival projects Most naval offcers Neel
Taylor plan OF the two aItbousb 80 prefer the
slEong feeling in ultra-cOnservatfve sfsef - some
TSeHSl the adoption OF any general sfsep t.alleis
Ihe principal opposition comes fror, IN system
Shlets, one Of whom. Paymaster C;ensrsII bureau
mas written two official criticisms az ~ rrsrrs
plan chief Constructor Capps rs a. ,-le Taylor
ooSuIleht which he will submit at the pron r.
SOtt, chief OF the Bureau % Yards and ~ I; md
mead or the corps Of civil engineers will 49, md
tillHs 70 say IN the matter. especially IN otae-
the proposition which threatens to 49, y -afd 70
GrygOck work out OF his bureau Resr ,eertaln
Taylor has gone south with Admiral a. Adrairal
other members Of the general board al We and
VII not be here in the discussion OF fS p.onaDly
stan matter. but he has left h, V-sstt general
tain W. J. Barnette who will represert y. lon Zap
oJrI before the committee That officer ~ Fneral
NIT a bill which carries out I'm proner' vii sub
the objects OF the Taylor plan ana n gr,aseology
Dasis Tor committee consideration Secrsf, pc ne
insists that he has not committed bir,sais sioody
subject and stands neutral Asssfant y on ths
barring IS IN open antagonism 10 Inc eletary
anything adopted must be I'm the face sD0lset and
ence as he commands The mem hers ~ sg q inaa
committee are believed TO be opposei - - hoiss
although It's chairman has so Far preserved g IDEA
Mr.. Dayton. OF West Virginia 4. 80 20 siiencs
scheme. Rear Admiral Taylor said befa' y rs
Wasnlngton that he did not think anything ro. veg
be accomplished this session but h, ,- ,s would
hsht II out until something is done
BALLOONS FOR ARIIY.-It IS propo.st 81. -
special attention hereafter 70 military ba1lo,5
The subject has been neglected in the -, -
General Greedy. the chief signal officer has -.
mended that in the maneuvres OF next s,,r,-..-
IN conjunction with the navy and later with -.
OF the militia, there be provision for carrvl,
out extensive tests with the balloon The Va
Department IS IN receipt OF interesting 49,.
from abroad showing that foreign governments a.,
devotiug considerable time effort and r,o,.. :.
slls suo!ect OF military aeronautics and the ab-
.,,,,t- g. - .lllls our OF tne ordinary I'm THIS
country ls regarded as in striking contrast to t6s
activity IN Europe The foreigners are acs,,,
1sn.-'s EITat aeaI N Their tests. and the Ger
TaAs especially are making a material advance
Ihere has been more or less prejudice anainsf ~.
with it in cuba when its emplovr9e9r Me- 'snss
posed to have attracted the fire OF the Spanfsrs
have been protected from attack The military
officers, especially those Of the signal corps sra
corps has new outfit and has EMPLOYED spscfai-
lists. It Is likely that General Greeiy's recon-
FOR the Joint army and navy manoeuvres and me-
combined army and militia encampments win
ucIude important WORK by military balloons
INCREASE OF MEDICAL. CORPS -ssn,,,-
Proctor to-day introduced bill % Increase tss
efficiency OF the med al department OF the srr,v
1t has tho approval or Secretary Tan and MD,
predecessor Secretary Root Under rs provisions
the medical department viii consist or one su-sso,
general. with the rank Of hrfgader re,sr,1. q
medical corps. medical reserve corps tho -,--
pital corps. the nurse corps ana tho dental ..--
gems now authoriz1d by law. The me,Iieai ,,.,s
viii consist % u COl0nels IS Lieutenant ,0..r.'.
10 majors and coo captains or first HsItara...
Secretary Taft recommends an increase ir III. +.
IN the higher grades % Is colonies ana "a Hefr..f
colonels- The number first mentioned ugs -... M
mended by the General Stan. AMI the ne- 30
| NUMBER by the surgeon general who s. s.r.,. 81 4
I by Secretary Taft
TIE IOWA'S GUNS.-The special board Of .-
Quiry IN the matter az the explosion as .t.
battleship Iowas guns has made fs rs.o- 81
the Navy Department. It SAYS that So s- 81
could be found the powder used iu tho f-rs
charges vas en- perfect condition. This a., 20
seem 20 dispose Of the theory tha- t1' "Nr'..'u
Secretary Of the Navy has. therefore appointed b
second board. composed gt captain john p pa. =
ton. Lieutenant Commander Frank r. Fletcher ard
Lieutenant Albert g.. Dieffenbach which win 1-
yestisate every detail g. the ascidi-n, The ni.
the age OF those which exploded. and of other
guns older. 20 frd out n they also are liable To-
burst with further use
ORDERS ISSUED-Tls following army ard
navy orders have been issued.
ARMY
Lieutenant Colonel STEVENS r. NORvELf- retired 70
Governor OF F1Crida. az Tallahassee. f'r duty vim
organized militia % that state 70 four years
Major CHARLES w. ABBOT Jr. Goth Infantry. r-pc-t
u Mai'r William H. Arthur and Major HenIy n
zion 10 fitness frr Ju-les ~ major of Infantry
Second Lieutenant NOLAN w. ELLIS. 1tth rnfsuty oa
company A. san Francisco on arrival OK resmea'
from the Philippines.
Order December announcing retirement - Cspian
WILBUR T. DOVE 18TH Infantry, is amended 20 ar
his retirement by reason Of dlsahliy lncleni
TO service. due 90 wound received IN battle
NAVY.
Lieutenant Commander W. TRUXTUN. granted Sin
months leave
Paymaster W. Fl. DOHERTY. detached navy yard. New
York. March l. sUtit orders
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSEI-s.-Ins o-
lowing movements OF vessels have been reporter "
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Fsh-.,-v The Nero az Mar. Island
February .a-The TOPEKA san Juan. re seom~ y
Union Iron Works. the Whipple and t'e "-'
Bahia Honda
February 24-EI Cano. a, ESiukianE.
SAILED.
rt,-- .e-Tba RroaxIyn from Genoa for G.eIais ~,
49, M4yH9ver from Charleston for GIahlaAlai'''
CuIE0a. from san Juan Tor New-NorS- -,
r,.s,o~, at-rre vvhippIe the worden and ths Hase
from Bahia Hlnds or y - A---