New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-09
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
IRON THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

/ government will establish a new method of paying
officers, agents and employees. who receive their
paw on the basis of annual monthly compensa-
/ ton Per diem compensatons will be paid as
heretofore. a years pay will be divided INTO
twelve equal parts, and in making payments for
/ fractional part of a month, one-thirtieth or the
monthly compensation is to be the rate each day
A person serving during the whole OF a thirty-one
day month will receive the full monthly salary. and
more the one-twelfth of an annual salary,
and no more. \ person serving during the whole
of FEBRUARY. a twenty-eight day month, shall like
/ wise receive the full monthly salary, or the one
twelfth OF the annual salary. person appointed
the thrty-hrst day of month will receive no
salary compensation for said days service, If the
full salary has been earned by his predecessors. A
/ person serving from the first to- and including the
fifteenth day of February. will receive the fifteen
thirtieths of a months salary. person succeeding
until and Including the twenty-eighth day OF Feb
ruary, will receive thirteen OF NOM
salary. and in leap year fourteen-thrtieths. II ne
serves on the 29th.
. LIQUID FUEL FOR MISUNDERSTANDING
Moody has before him the volumnous report OF
the Naval Engineering Board. which has been en-
gagged for two years in important experiments with
liquid fuel. The tests, which were conducted In
Washington, involved an expense OF 10000. most
Of which obligation met by private concerns,
such railway companies and steamship owners,
who would be benefited by the employment OF
liquid fuel instead of coal The report is, of course
a long one, and the naval engineers think 1t would
be worth while to print it in the form of de-
partmental document for free distribution IN re-
Spouse numerous requests which have come 10
| the department The estimate of the Public Printer
is that the cost of each volume would pe IS, anu
for the proposed edit9n Of Sg tne b bG.at large
sum TO eNpend in the way or Circulatiis d 49,
ment gratutousiy and he is inclined 10 Iesa iI
value rather than of military value. Accordnsy,
he thinks that the question Of printing the reports
should be left TO Congress which should also Stdlu
the expense of the project.
Lieutenant John NJ. Shook of Kansas. late of the
United States Army. has taken exception 10 a
statement made at the War Department TO the Ell
feet that he and his interpreter Lerma. were guilty
Of extorting six hundred pesos from an old Philp-
pine woman. Shook says there is nothing In MS
record in the War Department concerning TINS
alleged affair. and that he has never heard ON
cally otherwise. that his name was connected
with the business at ali Lerma is wealthy
planter and served interpreter for nearly two
years for tho government. declining TO accept any
pay for his services Shook that when he
left Manila Governor TAFT appointed iertna Secre
says he intends bringing suit against secretary
says further that he sick at the time OF his
last examination and did not have the year allowed
by law 10 prepare himself
MATES APPOINTED men have been ap-
pointed mates in the United States Navy. TO take
effect on July l. 1904 Charles Goring, chief gun
ners mate; II. Dahts. chief gunner's mate. h
Stoker chief gunners mate; J. l. Eckstrom, chief
master at Wd Howard S. wsop chsf ss
+ Wagner, chief gunners mate. j. Z Eklundh.
terrnaster; F. DeickInann chief master at arms.
DROWNED AT PEKING.-General Answorth.
the military secretary. to-day was informed by
Captain Andre W. Brewster, 9th Infantry. Of the
death OF Private Wilhelm Fisher, Company r. 9Th
Infantry, from drowning while bathing AT Picking;
China This makes the tirst death OF any United
ton at Picking.
PHILIPPINE TROOPS IN GOOD HEALTH
The War Department IS in receipt OF cablegram
from General Wade. commanding the Philippine
division. saying that no deaths huve been reported
throughout the division between May ls and June
during Is fortntght among so large bodv Of tPooos
serving in the tropics.
APPOINTED To PHILIPPINE sERvICE-The
President has appointed Post Quartermaster Ser
geant Ernest Facker. stationed at Fort Sill, Ind
ian Territory. a second lieutenant in the Philip
pine Scouts.
RECEIVE NAVY CONMIssIONs-Cha J.
Mink. OF Wheaton. Ill, and Frederick E Porter
sistant surgeons in the navy,
ORDERS IssUED.-rho following army and
navy orders have been issued
ARMY.
fdasr 10 coAban3 E e q OF en-
Captain FREDERIcK p REYNOLDS. assistant surgeon.
Pr Ha a'D''1' Hospital washington" '-''AA' 10
Captain MANLY b. CURRY. paymaster. Atlanta to
San Francisco
tend encampmeHt organized militia q North DAKOTA
Resignation First Lieutenant ROBERT II SMITH Philip
Company to a5th Company. Coast ARTILLERY
Second Lieutenant htES II. BRYsoN. s5th COM
pany. Coast Artillery. to unassigned list
NAVY.
Captain J. p MERRILL. detached general board: to
command the oregon.
Lieutenant G. r. sLoCUM. 10 tho Pensacola
Lieutenant c. H. FISCHER. Michigan.
Ensign ]. j HYLAND the Denver.
Ensign B. W. ToPPAN retired, duty connection manu-
facture and test torpedoes at Brooklyn
Medical Director J. w. ROSS. detached Naval Medical
School; to Isthmlan Canal Commission.
Assistant PayInasters G. A HEI.MICkS. c. " WREN
SHALL. G. NJ ADEE c. r. cTaAPo and J. NJ.
HANCOCK. appointed.
BY cable from Rear Admiral p. H Cooper
Aslatic feet, June S:
Lieutenant z l. BIssET Pollok station: to Rainbow
Assistant Surgeon F. NJ MUNsoN. Pollok station; to
Olongapo station.
Captain r. I. BRADMAN. Pollok station; to Cavits
| station
Major J. H. PENDLEToN: to Cavits station.
Lieutenant W. ]. TERHUNE. the Raleigh: home.
Raleigh
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSEIS-The fol-
| lowing movements of naval vessels have been
! ported to the department.:
ARRIVED.
| June THE Baltimore al Tanger.
| SAILED.
Juno Tho Culgoa. Norfolk for New-York: the
Nashville from Pensacola for Boston; the Lawrence,
Albany, Honolulu Brernerton
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