New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-27
4RMT And NAVY NEWS.
[FRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

Washington, April &c.
SERVICE PROMOTIONS IN ARMY.-Retired
officers OF the army greatly interested in two
provisions OF the service appropriation bill. that
which promotes the veterans OF the Civil War and
that which enables the authorities to assign 10
active duty officers who on the retired list. II
is something Of surprise TO most Of those affected
to learn that the law providing for promotion
under the circumstances named requires nomina-
ton by the President and that the latter is per
United 20 exercise his discretion IN the matter OF
advancement. The War Department people are
now waiting for some sign Of the policy OF the
administration IN the matter OF selecting the Off
GERS who must possess creditable records in order
to gain promotion. This evidently means n record
IN the Civil War. and Il happen that officer
who has been tried for offences since that time
and whose record is not. strictly speaking. one o:
great credit NAV be advanced. One such instance
IS that OF the retired cavalry officer who has been
tried by court martial seven times all OF them
since the He was dismissed once and then
restored There is some curiosity to see what will
be done in his case II Congress adjourns be-
fore the nominations sent in this week the pro
motions cannot be made until next December un-
less. Of course there Is an extra session az the
Senate for that purpose There are so many officers
concerned and they DESTROYS Of getting the
advantage OF the new law that special effort may
be made to get the names before the Senate imme-
dately.
The incident OF detailing army retired officers 20
active duty will relieve the service in large measure
OF the necessity Of detaching officers from regi-
ments for duty in recruiting depots as military
attaches. STAFF duty and courts martial and
boards. Il is proposed employ in those capacities
only the younger officers Of the retired list as It IS
believed that the older officers are not especially
rest in the fact Of f nav and soyga ot the duty
assigned to ;his work.
PLANS FOR EUROPEAN CRU1sE-Raa- Al
n,tral Barker. commander in chief OF the Nor.b
Atlantic Station. telegraphed the Navy Department
to-day that he does not expect to leave Pensacola
with his squadron for the European cruise before
May >. The first stop will be made at Guantanamo
and thence the squadron. consisting OF the battle
ships kearsarEe, Alabama Maine and Iowa and
the cruisers olympia. baltimore and Cleveland will
Joined later by the Des Moines and the Mayfower.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and navy
orders have been issued:
ARMY.
First Lieutenant PATRICK W. Quincy. from Troop I
10 b. 9Th Cavalry.
FRS, Lieutenant ARCHIE MILLER from Troop r to I.
NAVY.
Lieutenant Commander NJ. A. ANDERSON. detached
eu'enant F E BEAITY detached Gouoes
Lieutenant Commander J. II. SEARS. detached Brooklyn
Lieutenant J, F. BABcocK detached Trurtun: homo
LAeutenan, c: n. RRADsHAw detached Machia.. to
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSEIS.-The fol-
lowing movements OF naval vessels have been re-
ported:
ARRIVED.
Apru 25-The Olympia at New-orIeans the Lawrence
Paducah the Vixen at Guantanamo.
April 2o-The Monterey Hong Kong the Nina New
York.
SAILED.
April 25-The Hist. from Newport New-Iondon: the
New-York and the Bennington from Acapulco for
Honolulu. the Gloucester from Domingo for
Culehra the Minneapolis Hampton Roads to
Pensacola or
April 2e-The San Francisco from Hong Kong for Ca
vite: the Nashville from Cape Girardeau. Mo for
Grand Tower: the Whippie from Galveston
Pensacola.