New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-09
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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inquiry into the alleged defects Of the steering
gear Of one the other ship Is not expected DS
naval officers to produce important results IN
the first place It is impossible TO find any olcer
who shares the Secretarys view of the inferiority
of the mechanism OF vessels as compared
with that Of foreign ships. The chief constructor
is inclined TO the belief that it is all matter
Of trained helmsmen, and the members OF the
board of inspection. who viii probably in the END
have something to do with the investigation, en-
terrain theories of defective steering apparatus
The gear of the modern ships is practlcaILy ldenu
cal In design. and the of the Missouri the
steering mechanism IS Of the same type as that
battleship. An incident of the collision and the
inquiry is the comment made by several Officers
Tor. chief Of the Bureau OF Navigation; Converse.
Chief Of Ordnance. and Manney, Chief Of the
in commission. The affair may lead TO some new
orders and regulations respecting the method OF
training men for important duties on ships in
commission. II is also possible that vessels I as
on practice cruises until the officers and men
become thoroughly familiar with the workings OF
the machinery.
NAVY PAY NOTWITHSTANDING Moody IS
gathering information which will enable him to
impart some pertinent facts to Congress on the
subject OF naval pay, matter Of the greatest
Importance to officers. The paymaster general
of the navy is engaged elaborate tabls
which. when completed. will show all forms Of
naval pay for every grade, length and various
condition of service. Mr. Moody believes that
action should be taken in the matter until
partment Should have the benefit Of the delibera-
lions of a board Of officers from which shall come
Some doubt is expressed among the officers
matter on t any satisfactory basis owing to the
preJudlces which prevail It has been suggested
the system be corrected at the present session.
notably that which reduces the pay Of certain
Moody desires the report and the statistics Of
the paymaster general before he takes any action.
CASE OF CAPTAIN PHILLIPS-Captan John
". l. Phillips. 9th Infantry. formerly duty in
New-Yort who has recently been in the divorce
OF the State. is be tried before general
court martial at Fort Sheridan Tuesday. The
charge against Phillips made some months
ago. while the present Paynaster general Of the
paymaster OF the Department Of the East The
charge was duplication or pay accounts. Phillips,
1ntted to remain IN Network pending the settle
ment Of his civil suit This request was granted
Quentiy deferred
A RATIONLEss PRIsoNER-The War Depart
ment is in n quandary the case OF Frank
Pratt an infantry lieutenant. recently dismissed
from the military service on account Of numerous
serious charges for which he tried at Fort
Wayne. Michigan. and to be brought trial
at Manila had the officials deemed il worth while
10 send him back 20 the Philippines. His sentence
Included years imp s<oument. and the President
DESIGNATED the Ohio 'enitentary as the place OF
detention. II recently found that the govern
ment penltentiary at LeavenwOrth could receive
es prisoners only those who had more than year
IN serve and one ex-army officer who in
mate Of the institution for such sentence had 10
Re transferred 10 the guardhouse at Fort Leaven-
tence OF one year would keep him from going 70
y me 70 send him TO State Institution The
awkward question has nov been pTesIteG 0Gs Sa
met while he Is prisoner thereT Inc expense 70
me ms ms been no fund for the subsistence Of army
prisoners since the LeaveHwoTth FenlIentLAry ~
N ale available for officers and enlisted men under
JAZZ sente1J5- tt coIiid e} into Ieavenworth with
ont any trouble had the court sentenced him TO i'm
KTartre8t of9caIs say IT is impossible to suggest
IJ,c senterces TO military courts. that would be
running the risk OF attempting 70 LlHue 1919 VI
Known thar il is necessary TO impose term Of
imPrSoet pi into the Ieavenworth Peniteutiary
n will he usual for the courts 70 MAKE tne sem
II rat Pratt's 50 cents day viii OUT Of some
contingent fund OF the army sIthoush SUCH ui11I
on It was never contemplated
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
15.ut,nan. Commander W W WHITE. 10 navy yard.
lieutenant r H. sCHOF1ELD. detached the suPpiyi
to command the Perry.
lieutenant. A. T. GRAHAM and O. L SMITH. con-
mssloaed
1l.utenants H 7. BR1NsER p CoUETN;lE5,T, II +
ROyALI. Y a FIAlEERbI. ~ %. ST T-SSIG
y GREENSLSDB and J. II. TOMB commissioned
Paw Dir.ctor J. + REDFTE1D. ds,achsd naval home.
Philadelphia; home.
Paw Inspector J. MARTIN to navy yard, Lsasus
Island. general storekeeper.
Pavrrastsr =. V. MOHUN naval home Philadelphia
a. paw officer and general storekeeper-
Paymaster c.. C. sEIBEIS. detschsd the Yankee; TO
navy yard. Norfolk. pay officer.
raymaster J. s PHILLIPS. detached navy yard. Nor
folk; wait orders for sea
Pavnaster W. H. DOHERTY. to the Yankee.
Gable from Rear Admiral Cooper. AsiadO feet.
April Z;
Lieutenant Commander l. KEY. the Nsw-orisans to
Wisconsin.
Lieutenant O. TARBox the san Francisco to the Wis
c0nsin.
lieutenant Commander IL RoDMAN to the Nsw-or-
Lieutenant Co-nmanaer 4 W. DODD. the Wisconsin.
tho Wilmington.
Commander L. r. HARRIS. the Wilmington homs.
Commander ". 5. HUGHES to Cavite station
Commander J. p MILTON. 20 command the Monterey.
Commander H. OsrERHAUs. tho Monterey. COM
mand the Cincinnati
Commander N. Il MASON. the C1ncinnatii homs
MARINE CORPS.
Second Lieutenant A. b MIKEIL. detached command
marine guard the Hancock. to command marine
Captain ] s TURE11I. detached the sOaes: to marine
barracks New-Yori-
Captain H. r BEARss. detached marine barracks
New-York 70 command marine guard. the Hancock.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vEssELs.-The fol-
lowing movements Of vessels have been reported
TO the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
April THE Truxton. the Stewart Potomac
Pensacola: tho Kentucky Colombo. Abar-
enda at Lambert Point.
SAILED.
April THE Topeka from Charleston Tompkins-
vile: the Wilmington from Hsnkow for Shanghai;
the Lebanon from Lambert Point for Baltimore:
tRched 10 reserve torpedo boat hOtIla. navy ya1d.