New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-14

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retired officers OF the army. who are once more
blocked in their effort 20 obtain promotion at
once on account OF Civil War service Tia last
army appropriation act contained q clause which
authorized the advancement BY one grads oe the
veterans, and in the Few days remaining OF thu
sion, after the bill signed the Prssidsnr tailed
TO make the appointments. which required thu
hrInaton OF the Senate. Under those ctrcurn-
stances. the promotions made after ad1ournmsns
were supposed 10 have the value OF recess ap-
pCintmehts but the Controller refused TO approve
| of any payments account Of increased rank.
The law officers OF the army had already held that
the recess appointment legal. and settle the
| question f. the Attorney General II
red DR. Mey a9u5 6 6 as 20 % sss maj sa
until next December, when the senate could con-
| hrm the nominations OF course. there Is . way
out Of tae whole anair BY making an appeal 20 the
part or the retired officers who propose 70 employ
/ lawyers and make a fght- The Treasury DepArt-
| General would saw that the appointments could
be made during The recess the increased pay woult
over the whole incident and its result
ORDNANCE B1LLETs GO BEGarNa-rn.
greatest difficulty attends the filing OF twelve
vacancies in the grade OF second lieutenant IN rhs
| Ordnance Department OF the Army. No officer n
willing 10 apply for detail that branch. mainly
/ because Il would take him away from his Ers
duties. and there IS special advantage n being
/ transferred 20 ordinances duty The temporary
ordnance officer viii such for three four
years. and then return TO his regiment. whsrs hs
may have lost interest during his absence without
1 gaining much by association with the Ordinances
or pay by reason Of The transfer. added to which
animation 70 Demonstrate their tness. recently
there was an examination OF officers for ordnance
cuty, but the results did not begin TO III the
/ cies- which stiu go begging The authorities
lily officers Tor ordnance duty since an oficsr so
assigned against his VIII would hardly DO good ser
l vice and he could easily enough fail in his sx-
lack If ordnance Ones ~ the fIni9r raes be
I cause II break in the training CT officers
Tor the higher grades IN the corps The situation
/ Ordnance Department viii be obliged 70 return to
the permanent personnel as means or preserving
trained and experienced officers for the corps
PROGRAMME OF 0fANGUvRES-A board
Of officers, consisting O: Brigadier Generals Fred
/ erick D Grant Tasker H. Bliss and Thomas II.
/ Barry and Lieutenant Colonel John c. D Knight.
was appointed today 10 meet in washington
B July u whence they VIII proceed 70 thorough
granuae for the nSanTTss to be heid al MansS-
Ssas, a n SEPTEMBER next Ihe-r report vii pc
the Atlantic division Tor approval
BUFFALO,s LONG CRCISE-Tne cruiser Bus-
falo has arrived az san Francisco from her cruise
around the world from Hampton Roads BY way OF
the Suez Canal Ths vessel viii be docksd snd re-
paired at the Mare Island Navy Yard with view
10 returning 10 Hampton Roads over the sans
route, which includes visits 70 Honolulu. the Phil
ippiaes, Astauc and European ports. sEs vii
start On her long cruise about August I carrying
a large detachment OF lanGsrea under tnstruc-
tons and should arrive Norfolk about the mid
de OF November Rear ADMIRAL SIgsbee's squad
ron. consisting OF the Newark. Newport. Bancroft
and Des NIoi1es left A-aco-ts yesterday for Azua
San Domingo Tho cruiser Brooklyn. Rear Ad-
Ia-ral Chadwtcks fagsal9 left Gibraltar yesterday
for Las Palrnas. Canary Islands. where she viii
join the Atlanta Casttls and Marietta OF the
South Atlantic Squadron The FOUR vessels will
cruise down the west coast OF Area and 2cross
joIar feet OF ton w1rships vas Completed hv tho
arrival OF the barroshiD Illinois at Trieste to-day
CHICAGO A FLAGSEIP.-Ordsrs havo been
issued at the Navy Department assigning the
cruiser Chicago TO duty flagship % the Pacific
fleet in place q the cruiser NewYork. which IS 70
Be brought New-York for duty the North
Atlantic Station
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and navy
ARMY
Major HEG,RE BIRNIlGELA1L Ez-gson. Detailed .
Pennsylvania Al Gettysburg On July % 70 so
Mat9- franklin o JOHNSON. from 5sa Cavalry 70
Boards Of medical officers appointed s1atas agPrsaas
J IVES. FIRST Llsareaancs CHARLES 2. MARROW
and JAMES BOJHFlE:. Fort Thomas. Major WILL
n = teD a. 2s- 4cE4s5s9n, @a29E T1T
ELL; e. Eert Jay 11aI2 sS45S = = s9
and ROBERT n CJL--EH; a. Fort Crook Major
ADRIAN :. POI-IEAIUS and First L-eutenant VII
AN " 49, a So T1aI,-s-sSts Ms = EtI-
WILLARD : TEsI-BY ana FIRST Lieutenant CL.EsM-
NJ HALLoCzl; Al army c5snsEa- 5osqiz@7; E@shias.
Firs- I4eursranss Frederick n DALE aad ROB
Br,raf,e- General THEODORE A BINGHAM having Been
15 taPqs re5Ts 5z 2s'S aan SS On "
Major CHARLES p HARDIN 2oth Infantry. from ors-
goa Agricultural College TO Philippines
Canaan RICHMOND MA sCHOFIEL-D. aua-tsr-naster
6sfora examining board al Chicago for examination
s.ssa sa ta55 5 5a22 ' "a 4 s.:sss
Engineers. Washington Barracks
Contract Surgeon JOHN F JONES roe. Department. %
East report 70 surgeon General tor annu-nsnr %
contract
Transfers and sssis2snts artillery corps: L4sutsaant
Colonel JOSEPH N, CALIF.s. ION E9Ft Deas.as %
Fort Mckinley. Maine Major HENRY L HARRIS.
from Fort Mckinley - Fort Hancock and Major
First Lieutenant A Ia Rue CHRISTIE sth Infantry.
detailed . attend The e1oanpnsnt q the orsa-izet
militia Of the state % Delaware AZ Cooehs July -
Captain -EDwARb L KING e Cavalry t-urn Military
Academy 20 Isthnaian Canal Commission
Major WILLIAM W WO-HERSPOON SIR Infantry.
from Fort LeaveHvortA 70 General Service and star
NAVY
Surgeon T. c. CRAIG. retired. from duty an nsnser
committee on fixing standard for diphthe-ta anti
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vESSEIS-The fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have been reported to
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
July l2-Ths Buffalo at san Francisco; ths syt7a
July 13The Raleigh az Chef0o; the General AIava
Hons Kong: the Lesnilas and The Hannibal AZ Lis
SAILED.
Des MONIES ana the scorpion from 1iacor5s Tor xrua
July 1Srhe sclace. from Hong Kong FOR Cavite. the
Brooklyn NON Gllraitz- f5r Las Paass INC
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