New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-01
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
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she pay CT officer. while on duty a6oat- Ny Mccoy
was IN favor or inc amendment q existing law
which make. this distinction. Sut he thought 4
would he better the whole question or naval pas
were considered After the hearing IL was said AZ
she House Naval Committee room that MI MOODY
Testimony vas confined 10 ths question ana thai
the SUBJECT o. the General Sta, in which ali naFAA
officers are vitality interested. was not taken up
a.r Moody said Tonight that he cid tosch n az
:tOraI way IN repiy 20 g9egoIs Isfn proisti
bur hs regarded his comment as Of an unofiiclal
.lsture sna ne declined 20 disclose lis oplso'ls VI
. Is Gn5crsi,o6 IN the Navy Department that
S,s,.S,a. 9esI a tw5ea s-oratsry MOODY will be
Ses. U.s. 5,. &c Eoseaaes with AdmTi Dewey,
Tear kdrrs; u. =. Tsylorl caPtSiI51 -. VII
i1em..ers OF Jhe general board. who drew "p the
Genera STAFF plan favored % tte sS' csSs,ofsrr
lnandiag officers Of the naVy ASSISTANT se' 80
Darling gave his opinion the House Naval ON
pay question 30 reference was made TO the Gen
oral STAFF NJ. Darling is n taror OF re119yias ts
and also Grged Tat tie whole OF naval pay
ought TO be taken up and settled at once
CANNOT BRING BODY HoME.-Roar Admiral
wise recently applied the Dominican government
for permission TO eXEu-ne and remove 10 the Ohlea
States burial the body of johnson. the macn-st
OF the Yankee. VINO killed by insurSents near
San Domingo few weeks ago Mr. PoTeI mas ~
cannot granted The Dominican law IS s;rict in
securing mat 40 Toy Toy 1 6s * una 70 he ee.i
throughout me tropics
NAVAL, cT-NEERT ,TROPHV-A trophy which
will be competed for each year by the vessels OF the
navy has been received by Secretary Moody it IS IN
raised gold and shows two hattleships in action IN
one corner is the inscription Trophy for e1ceieiaee
q nhsS. , T-,,tsS ststes ia the vessel making
she highest score in her class at the annual target
practice" The trophy is foot high and ABOUT t"o
feet Ions.
TAFT REPORTS AGAINST ARMEs.-On the
ground that he found merit In the case secTe-
Nth 81 N
groval the bin presiding Ger che apponIIgent o.
irlga5ieg general on the retired list.
NAVY DROPS HAIL. COLUMBIA"-FIeTeafter
THE Star Spangled Banner" Will be played on
board naval ships both morning and evening
solors IN accordance with order approved to-day
by Secretary Moody. Heretofore The Star Spangied
Banner" has been played with the raising OF the
fss in the morning and Hail. Columbia with the
sow e-Ec OF he colors Some confusion arose IN the
navy. Il Is said as 20 whether the latter was n
s.sGcnal sir, snd the matter was brought 10 me
approving The order Substituting The Star spanged
Hammer Tor Hail Columbia tor evening COG. ~, :,
did not pass the question as to whether the
sz1ter national air. deemins that matter Tor
Congress 10 determine
RIGHT no EXTRA PAT.-Soldiers who served
81 the Spanish-American and Philippine wars have
been rnisnformed 10 their rights 10 the two
months extra pay under the recent decision OF the
Controller OF The Treasury. u is not true that every
solder who served Ia said wars is entitled 10 such
extra pay. The decision gives additional rights
soldiers who enlisted az State organizations that
they did not already possess nor 10 soldiers OF he
regular army the latter not being entitled 10 The
two months extra pay unless they enlisted after
April gl 1895 and before October Is. 1895 and were
,rice was honest ana faithful. So that. matter
United States volunteers and served IN The Philip
pie Ihss5eslon sCIts.-E a.c ,ti %
cations within the purview ot the decision.
states Volunteers are the 18th to the 18th regi-
ments Tinted states Volunteer Infantry. and The
Nth United States Nolunl Ger Cavalry. authorized
by the act OF Congress OF March z. 1929.
LONGER DAYS FOR IPT,OYEs-Array quar-
termaster errpsoyes in Nev--York and other places
VIII be obliged 20 work haff an hour longer each
DAY IN scco-6ance with the following circular,
which has been ISSUED by Qusrtermaster General
Humphrey:
all clerks and other civilian employees Of whatever
F,nde or class in TIE depots chief quarterTnastes
Office, and other Offices Of The QuaTterrasters de-
Tartnent al large. viii b. from a. N. TO 4:35
funcheon. whenoTar tho interests Of the govern
require IL. any quartermaster may. in HIS
Their extend the hours OF service OF any clerk or
osse Of extension. Il shall be without additional
ORDERS ISsCED-Ths following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY
Issu,--.a: colonsl WILLIAM PAUIioINe. ls;h In
.lssusenart Colonel LORENZO W. COOK. 2e;h IL
-staior CHARLES w PESRosE 1874 Infantry.
Major rsaIEus Z. HOWELL q 1sth Infantry.
Major JOHN STAFFORD. 20 10Th IHtsntry.
Ig.utenn-t Colonel WALTER s SCOTT. 18th Infantry.
70 il:h infantry: ;on Fort D. a Rus-
.ossss2n CASPER x CONRAD, r. IS Cavalry. sn1 FIRST
cisl euty with Jefferson Guard al Louisana Purchase
csstain WILLIAM e RIVERS. Cavalry from Cen
eTal staT corps, headquarters Manila; report %
Son .sTT4G q E oo Rs i'' "
ca.aIoin EDWARD J. WATERMAN I'm ca,Ilry. w:n
inclusive. rozs F'5rt sheridan Louis Tor special
Isoris,sna F>rrchsse Exposition.
Colonel 7. STEWART. artillery Major
Ta. s sr.-a aTss asts a board 70
i1e military rossrvstien ct Fort 1vet: for location
NAVY.
-aes,.aant A ~ MITCHELL. detached IN. Albatross:
% Mare Is,-nE examination for proanotiOn' hone
sAeuteaant y c. HA,SRAr5AS Detached naval training
sration San Frunc47co: TO the kIsatro-s
home await Orders
Pay rnsY.cso- e I, HEAP: o-.sched navy ward. Wash
Atlantic squadron.
ra.na-ser J H. MERRIAM. TO navy yurd washington
cable rom Rear Admiral Cooper. Asiatic Station.
Ms-cA So.
s4.uteaant y a. WILEY. the w'-oOnrin to command
xIoahipsnsn J. O. FISHER. n. Oregon; to the New
coHmaaa- ?, NOEL command TIE Wilmington: 30
Surgeon A. EDGAR. the wl-coasfn to n. Mon.dnock
Surgeon J. p. TRAyNoR. tbs Fronc to the
s,sstsut Surgeon C. n OMAN 'fonadnOc< 70
pzvrnssser = r-yFFE ,as Raleigh to the Mouacacok
psy,nsster J E HIGGINS. vIofsou-s
Assistant Psyrnestsr . il. COPE she Rainbow IN.
Brigade. cAvsie.