New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-24
ARMY And NAVY NEWS.
TFRoM TEE TRIBUNE BUREAU

Washington. February 2
MILITARY MANCCCVRES-The question %
neXt years joirt army and militia rnaupuvres Is
bel-g discussed by tie General star OF the army.
II IS clear 20 the military authorities that the
combined camps of regulars ard militia cannot
take the place q the State encampuents but must
hold the same relation 10 them that a university
Goes 20 a nigh school There is 10 place for mere
oriN ar The nsunrvrcs. which are necessarily
costly and d would hardly be expected that the
system world he used IN educating troops in a line
o. work which they should know all about before
they were assigned 10 the combined exercises.
p VII be Insisted. therefor that the militia
lected for the ranG-uvres with the regulars shall
come I'D 10 certain prescribed standards OF drill
and other military Qualifications. Colonel A L.
Wagner. who chief umpire last September a.
West Point. Ky. and Fort Riley. Kan, says in
report On this subject:
= FAC, that should be recognized IS that it will
Ir0oa ly ac iupractcabe 20 assemble every militia
ton Of tie national guard OF each state should
e Assem- olrl IN annual fnnouNres with the regular
troops. Il VIII be well u "a regular inspector, at
each state encaupmeut should be required TO re
its driI and tactical Instruction, and that each
regiment reaching a satisfactory standard should
third q the militia of each state could. II thus
qualded be sent 10 the combined manaauvres the
thoritles Tnsht oecice; 50 that each regiment, as
tsiIl6 az 20 DC qla4ihed, would attend the com
manpuvros Tor the State encampmeut OF that
year. FOR o. should rot be forgotten that the time
great and not many 81 them could without se-!.
Gus Inconvenience. attend TWO encampments In
single year
ORDERS IssUED-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Colonel ALFRED C. GIRAED. assistant surgeon general
reIo-t - COMMANDING geHeral DEPARTMENT % CSlit-
Isestrrant Cclcnei GEORGE II TORNF.y deputy
s' ss S Ts, S a E %I i7i p EESB I
surgeon who VII proceed 70 ord Barracks
ooH s p f55 fgs9 ~ I 5 a q y2oiLS from %
AtH5o- WILLIAM z. BIEKHrNEIt. General star ron
"a. Pssias B,Sissa - VI
F. Lieutenant sAslgIl y ZyA1ERI5oTsE s's''''Ht
NAVY.
Lieutenant co--rauis- Z, p HIGGINS LAeutsnsnts =
FHEFfIE-.D r. G. DINGER L 3 sEAFLET, ?
4 81 - ~ -, - 80 - 81
N1I-IlAl ana y r WEIGHT. commissioner.
cor-mluss- q ? HALL retired. eis1 Naval Hospital
Lieutenant g. BAI-.EY detached re Newark; 70 tn
Scorpion.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vESsELs-The fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have been reported 70
TIRE Navy Department:
ARRIVED
February I2--hs Potomac, a. GuEntanA-no
February ls-The Adsr-s ~ san Diego,
February 2o--hs NortEoner at Guantanamo; the NsW-
and he yaHes ole At Pa-t-a1-TriHos; iha NiHHo
February zs-The Nayhower. a. c-sa-est2n' tas Nsy-
creams te 49,. rc- Is,as ~ AUSTRIA al
Glarairar. lie Texas. at Key west' 80 Columbia al
SAILED.
rey eof oTa fra g, sats7sao ;sr sa7 JuaH'
Perjury 2l-El Czno. from shlakwan for Kldans'
tie Bai.l-isre aaa tie Dais from Malta for Port
SAD. the W.. prle and THE Worden from Pensacola
fr Basia Honda The eo,is tTn -oI-T a ~ e1
route 10 SuaH-Ai-4H-l-