New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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washington December "a
AMY OFFICERS ON THEIR METTLE@--'eii-
s,aI Ctaree the chief of staff. has stirreo ny 9
o-6nsnce officers by his estimate of their CORPS. Al
-a-t h.r,,s before the House Military Com
r,,,tee General Chafee told the CongressHe" 1Ir'
there would be little trouble about ge'ths my .I
Gers for ordnance duty If those fespchs4N'' " -
,auscattons of candidates were not determined 20
49,, ..Itst ,roressors' of ordnance officers Inc
sfscfsn, bas been received good natuTeoIy enough.
for n Is recognized that it is view heo W 80
officers throughout the service. There - .04.,S
chat candidates for places In the orcna.Ce NeP
,oen, are expected TO know 100 much considering
81. ter1pcrary period CT their duty in the corps
and the fact that they do not get profnop"h -
beug detailed ordnance duty Inc ehOt "a
General CroZieT. the chief OF ORDNANCE - "
have the law so changed that officers OF 'ie
line detailed 10 duty in his corps shall receive
while Sc serving. the pay Of the next highe'
grade This is considered : sufficient inducen.e4t
Tor line officers TO try for the places no" 4e"
OF none Of them ask for the detail or resPohu ~
the call for candidates to appear oefore Ihe GA
aiming board II Congress authorizes this II y
believed there VIII lie Inc offletrs WAC Can erT-s
the four years tour 81 duty ordnance oiIcefs;
In the mean lime the General stan IS , rScns for
settle the question OF the system OF s ~, me
the vacancies IN the staff corps 70 De hllee py t1c
most Importance to line officers for the reason son
that whenever infantry oinceT Is seisGfeo Iane
the lire and that when the cavalry gets estaI IN
instead Of the intanuy-as recently nappeheu Ia "a
lie section Of an inspector gelers!-theTe IS con-
side-sbie 6isaDE,ointTncrt IN the arm which was
expecting the assignment ne TlNa'is 10 .feesd
over situation which has arisen i5SS-aTS 49,
been expressed that the proportion o.. I'm
resentng the infantry. cavalry and ruileIE refs
be preserved On the otHer I',+-.t ~ barn-
Of the stan corps say they shoeu ,,LOt..si SAT-
Tered By any rule laid aowE by the 'ienel9I ' 1b
and that they must be depended on 70 ST. r n
C1iicers thew wish TO under them. lHsy II
sist that If they to be held resonSo pie l1L s6o
work Of their depart nents they shcIld i,' There
IS promise Of q big fight over the question
WATCHING sANTo DOMINGO-The cruiser
re4rott which is watching United States interests
q ssuto Domingo has left Porto Plata for Monte
Christi. where she will await the arrival OF the
Culgoa with supplies and a collier Win cosl.
ORDERS IssCED.-The following naval orders
have been Issued:
Captains E s PRIME. 7. H STEVENS and A B.
SPEyEFsS. commissioned.
IAeutenar; Il C MCFARLAND detached navy yard
Washington. January ,; 10 the Kearsarge.
lieutenant Commander Il. E. PARMENTEE, detached
the Adams. home and await orders
Surgeon a c. GRUNwEL detached the Dixie; to naval
Past assistant Surgeon r E. LEDBETTER, detached the
Lancaster: TO the Dixie
Pas Assistant Surgeon J. T. KENNEDY. to naval sta
ton. Guantanamo
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vEsSELs.-The fol-
lowing movements of vessels have been reported
60 the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
De-. ct. Tineey ar Norfo:k: the Scorpion etsHamp
Roads: the Detroit al Monte CIistl
SAILED.
Dec 22-The Gloucester from san Juan for Pensacola
CuIgoa from Barbados. for Fort he France; tbs De-
5roiJ from Porto Plata. for Monte CristL