New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-19
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
TrzoH T:EE -D.EU.cE BUREAU

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.,sr-ion Is not being given to the instruction OF
a.. The system os service schools is an extoa-
t., o-,a md tae-e ere constantly increasing re-
r-lrer-ents y officers Who eligible for promo
$50, ard cc-saln assignments TO duty, the trans
,.- from lie line 90 the Ordnance Department and
&c., infantry and cavalry TO the artillery corps.
rhe examination OF officers preliminary 10 promo
sion le 5ust undergoing change with the result
art .ae Inost recent determination IS 10 add mill
,srv hygiene the list o. topics with which
nicer o. ;he line must be familiar in order 10
,ubi:sh his fitness for advancement The things
which an artillery ofncer IS supposed 10 know
,nch as the average college professor might
coa,l;cr some difficulty IN passing on. and Il has
bcsn said that the best officers CT the service those
who have dcae something u the leia IN the mana
las of troops ana s. hattie would hopelossly fan
j is do.bts0l i the chief OF artillery himself an
officer Z distinguished service. would he abe 20
meet 81 the requirements eK3cted Of candidates
isorr6t which has resented itself 70 some o, the
critics OF ;hls excess Of military aducaton is that
the to book learning and too little attention 10
the practical side Of their work. Il IS understood
Wa Coileee SHARES this view and has advised
against the tendency 20 oyerjo the method Of IN
ttEsction.
JC-J-TSU N THE NAVY.-It VIII be impossible
70 begin instructions NJ the Naval Academy IL the
yapanese art OF self-6efence until next term. and
the athletic exercises Of this wear VII. consequently
be without ssch features. The expert who is Civ
irE instruction in the system OF wrestling 20 the
President IS going to the Worlds Fair at ST Louis
Ill October. when Captain " IL Brownson. the
o. i.ss11e To- ~ r7i5Sl5--oer III Is the Presi-
dents desire II have the system thoroughly tried
matt 10 have il cxteaded to the enlisted force Of
sho army aid marine corps.
SELECTING SIX COLJEGEs-C Considerable in-
torest attaches 10 The decision Of the War Depart
raent as 20 The six leading military colleges in this
country. The announcement VIII be OF financial
bezedt tho Institutions Jhus iIdorscG. The occa-
sion OF the approval Is The intention OF the Iresl-
der- 10 eppoint the honor graduate from each "
the six leading colleges having military Depart
rneats 20 G second heutenancy in the army The
inert and tbe relative order 10 be determined from
the reports Ct the army inspectors. The reports
ron that source hitherto have been uniformly in
sne and little attention paid 10 them; they
were rra-tcaly identical in their praise OF every
thins and every bocy, but with the new reason ior
announcing the quality Of the college in order that
.ts worth may be classified the inspections des
will be at least twelve. and probably as many
twenty vacancies IN the grade OF sgSond Lieutenant
ngastes rom the army and fourteen siyaan
oaiioll'l9,S H-Fe ~ u =. .SI1
row among the several hundred candidates from
civil ne and, Of course the first preference Will be
roi,eces where the work IS pronounced up TO tho
s:aGdu.d OF departmental requirement
PACIFIC sQUADRON'S CRUISE-The Navy De-
partneut is informed that The flagship New-York
Pacific squadron. commanded by Rear Admiral
Glass. have started from Panama their cruise 10
fhe Aeutian Islands by way Of Honolulu They VII
first proceed UP the coast 10 Acapulco. whence they
VIII san 70 the Hawaiian Islands. E distance q
about thrty-three hundred miles. The next run Htl
be from Honolulu 20 Ooralasha, N the Aieltan
be oined ia Alaskan waters BY the gunboat Petrol.
noR fitting out at san Francisco. and also by the
On her way 20 san Francisco for repairs.
dressed letter 10 Senator Proctor. Of the Senate
Military Committee, strongly urging the purchase
OF the four great camp sites. at cost Of several
million dollars. which TO be used for 5oint
nanuuvres and drills by the regular army and the
militia. The Secretary explains that he withdraws
his approval OF the original project. in which the
sites named. in the Interest OF the speedy ac-
QUESTION OF the land. This was the point which
he took Issue with the General STAFF. In his letter
the Secretary says:
On the 18Th o. March. 1904 the chief OF stan, Lieu
tenant General Chaffee submitted 10 me memo
randum OF the bin IS. $40 appropriating certain
grounds. and authorizing the enlargement of the
Chattanooga ana Chickamauga National Park for
the instruction and manCRuvTiug Of troops Of the
regular army and National Guard. The chief Of
rT-Cbasa s15 ,-s5a rsTif.ir -tiSie1e mon some
OF The camp sites selected ! concurred in this
as a member Of the committee by which the bill
had been submitted Cor consideration by the gen
eral stan and by the Secretary OF War. Z have.
Fince sending that communication. had good
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q The Military Committee Of the House and SEN
&c. have examined the report % Mr.. Esch, from
az. R. 1862 entitled A bin % establish four per
l-lanent nllitary camp grounds II inc states %
FOR The eriargement Of the Chattanooga and Chick
1mauga National Bank" After what hope IS
that il viii be greatly in the pablo interest X a
I'll Ike that reported by the House Conmittee. 20
VII: s562 should pass both houses at this session
ise --i,icis-,. - ,ba S7taF ~ etag how much in
vestgaion had been made into the question 81 the
eSi1P s.,es ana now Tar my pTe9eGsssqr nae gone
reC0mnlerdcG bE the House committee. have con-
fsql,e9 with AR. Reot, my prresdecessoT and ind
That he is strongly in favor Of buyng the sites as
Recommended ~ lie House committee.
TROOPS TO LEAVE PORTO RICo-The 5sth
and 5stL companies Of the Coast Artillery the only
United States troops n Porto RIco viii probably
h withdrawn ron The island q short time and
esscnea - Fort Wads WORTH New-fo rk. and Fort
Andrew. Hosfou. This action VIII be taken the
the Porto Rcr battalion. ccrcuosed Of native sol
poses
FOUR OLD MONITORS sCLD-Four % the Old
civ War monitors to-day passed into the hands 81
private persons. The Jason and the Nahant 20 20
I. T. Hunt OF Melrose. Mass. Cor s1isSs each; the
Isllgh 70 r. P. Potter. ot Fall River. Mass,
FOR N2052 and the Montauk 10 Frank Samuel, Of
Phila6eni.a for sl2o59. No bids were received for
rsSte5 .r.f Sc he 1reSeIvel bv ,le government FOR
use ~ Tie proposed exposition at jamestown. Va.
named are at the League Island Navy Yard
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and
nav orders have been issued:
ARMy
fssus.nant Colonel ROBERT II. PATTERSON. artillery
Past L.ertenan; KE,StSEIH r. NASTELLER. artillery
artillery.