New-York tribune., 1904-10-06
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
IFpoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.


Washington. October .
OK TRACK OF CONNECTICUT NANDAL%-
The Navy Department officials believe trey are on
the track Of the man VINO tried 10 Damage inc
Connecticut The opinion prevails that ne i
workman former workman. and that ne was
actuated by grievance on account Of the trouoes
groRing Of me controversy with the laDot
uniau peoTle. The greatest mystery attaching 10
the affair is when and how the bolt was placed on
the sVavs. This could hardly have been done aiter
the WAYS were IN position without attracting I'M
mediate attention, since Il would have required
somewhat elaborate operation 70 drive 9otI In ai
etfoTs ne |sys " %ee Paoed an9 pern4Ps Poss5ble 10
trace the culprit. The work done board ship
would hardly attract the attention OF fellow work
men since a man engaged IN one Of the com
partrnents ~ The bottom Of the ship might do al
thort,les are able to ind reason fOr, the act
= possible.
GENERAL cHAFFEEs PRoBLEAIs.-The at
tpntiou Of General Chaf6ee. chief OF stan Of the
nr1nv has been called 10 the large number OF Of
hcers who are absent from their regiments He
has refused TO approve the recornme endaton OF the
head Of the Army War College for the detail OF
more than 4 limited number Of officers for duty at
Ehat institution. The reports show that eighteen
officers recently absent from one regiment and
81. yi,+ .ie - ~ i LII ,o9, i,1s,a ms
absence from their commands Of the commissioned
eral Chaffee will probably touclv on the subject in
70 the problem OF deseTiona of which he made
special study on his recent transcontinental fn-
Fpection tour with QuarterrnasteT General Humph-
SENTENCE COMMITTED FRS, Lieutenant
Thomas ". Gum, L. S. A. retired. was convicted
recently by martial Fort Sheridan. Illinois,
AZ duplicating his pay accounts and sentenced TO
dismissed The President to-day approved the md
unanimous reoommendation Of the court that elem
forfeiture OF the ofoers pay TO $40 q month Tor d
period Of one year
THE BALTIMoRFs NEW COMMANDER--An
order was issued az the Navy Department to-day
detaching Commander Nathan Sargent from duty
as member Of the General Board in this city. and
directing him 70 command the cruiser Baltimore
in the Suez Canal on her way TO the Asiatic
station. 20 replace the cruiser San Francisco as
st 1 Of s5 5e fro1 s Ta8c5sco abont the 9th
end 5oin his ship in Chinese waters
HERoIsM REwARDED.-A general order is in
preparation at the Navy Department awarding 10
Louis IIalling and Alexander Peters. boatswain's
mates OF the first class. each gold medal ana
gratuity Of 500 for their praseworthy conduct In
ieTnber Is on Alartha's Vineyard. in what because
of the prevailing high seas proved an 5;s ss
man. who was washed from the forecaste "hlie
getting up the anchor chain ard drowned
ORDERS IssUED-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Fret LIEUTENANT CLARENCE DEEMS. ~ from soth
20 iOsd Company. srtillerv-
Fsrst Lasutenant ROBERT J. ARNOLD. from 1880 %
Ssth Company. artillery
lieutenant Colonel LUIGI LoNIA artillery eorps from
General HOSPITAL. Hot sprngs. TO proper s'a1ion
NAVY
Commander NATHAN SARGENT. detached General
Board Washington: 20 COMMAND the Baltimore
lieutenant Commander ". P RUSH. additional duty as
inspector At Quincy
rAetenant Commander ssuT to navy yard. Nor
folk
Lieutenant Commander " H. Allen detached Naval
College: 10 navy yard. Boston
Lieutenant Commander ". B. cAPERToN. detached
Naval War College: 70 Fifteenth Lighthouse District
81. Louis. inspector
Iseurenant a MACARTHUR. detached yard Mare
Island the Ohio
Mashipnaan J. ". HAYWARD detached the Florida; to
the Ohio
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL. VESsELS-The fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have been reported TO
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
October THE Detroit AT San Juan: the Lebanon.
Bradford. the Pawree, a. aeneuSha Blight the Sat
urn. d Mare Island
October sThe FIoraa. from Tasier Sound for League
Island
October 4-rle Lawrence. from Norfolk for Tangier
Juan; the General Alava, from Che-Foo for Chemul-
20: The Cincinnati from Che-Foo for WoO-Sungi the
Mayaower. 1orta for Norfolk: the Nevada. from
Tengier Sound Norfolk
October bThe Aransas. from Isngisr Sound for Nor
folk; the Baltimore from Port SAID for Adsn-
MISCELLANEOUS.
Nevada. detached squadron, North Atlentic
feet 10 Naval Academy