New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-13
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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signed from the navy and wish 70 return the
vice. He has uniformly reported adversely. there
tore, On bills OF this character sent him from the
rouse and Senate nava! committees. Some Of his
comments on the cases are interesting. and will
not be published IN Congressional documents. One
OF The cases the department has returned to the
Capitol With its mark OF dsapproval Is that OF DE-
francis 5 Nash who. after thirteen years service
II the naval medical corps. resigned in 1891 He
came oack as an acting surgeon In the war with
spain and the Surgeon General OF the Navy favored
'ne OH replacing Nash in his old place The chief
OF the Bureau OF Navigation says IL would estab-
hsh Dad precedent to return Or. Nash TO the
hAVai service Putting him on the active list Ia
his old place would not interfere with the promo
ton OF other officers. but it would interfere with
their precedence. which is OF value. The bureau
points out that while the medical corps is in need
OF surgeons. the resulting good Of appointing
surgeon to the list would not warrant the injury
done by establishing the precedent OF placing any
one on the navy list with high rank after having
resigned for personal reasons and remained out
OF the service for long period OF time. To this
Secretary Moody ADDS:
Dr. Nash has been out Of the service since No
Ne.nber 1881, when he voluntarily separated him
ser therefrom; II he shall be reappOinted to the
ne service. he will take precedence. with about
service covers period of more tban tTSntVdve
years. end after reaching the age Of sxty-two
WITH WITH the same advantages as his contemporaries
% not regard II equitable or as in the interest
o. the government that DR.. Nash should thus be
has not rendered. and therefore do not recommend
the passage OF the measure
AsIATIC FLEET IN FINE coNDrrroN.-csptain
Criel Seb-ee has arrived at San Francisco on the
steamer Siberia, from Yokohama He is on his
way here to report to the Secretary Of the Navy.
splendid condition.
THE RETURN OF THE KENTUCKY.-The flag
ship Kentucky. OF the United States Asiatio feet
Win si Rea "a admiral Rsbley D. Evans board
next. After being docked at tRat port The Vessel
Will return home.
TWO OFFICERS IN TRoUBI4E-Two artillery
officers stationed at Fort Monroe have been IN
trouble on account OF the absence without leave
OF one Of them, Lieutenant Jean s. Cakes. now
under trial by court martial The other officer
Lieutenant Charles + Donohue. is accused OF at
tempting TO shield Cakes in his absence by alleged
false entries on record book. with the idea OF
oeceivins General J. 2. Story, the present chief
Of artillery and at the time commandant o. tho
artillery post and school at Fort Monroe Tho
charge brought against Donohue was conduct I'M
becoming an officer and a gentleman. and this was
changed TO conduct 10 the prejudice Of good order
and military discipline. OF which charge the court
found him guilty and sentenced him to be repri-
manded- This sentence has been carried out By
General II. c. Corbin. tho reviewing authority who
says;
q. From en- examination Of the record Of the case
me department commander Is impressed with the
gravity Of the act committed IN making a false
wrong In ITSELF was misleading to his supsriors
and was practising a decention upon his com,
indicates a lack Of that high sense OF honor by
eoT de3y 0 le Of thS 6 mst De 9 S
offence was committed thouEhtlessy or careessly
viii be lesson to lieutenant Donohue dafing the
,smHper it, Of his ssSs AND and lead a% to sdoP
arrest
Lieutenant Cakes has been summoned before
another court at Fort Monroe Ills FIRST act was
to object to seven q the nine members forming
that tribunal There has Consequently been delay
In proceeding with the Inquiry.
CASE or LIEUTENANT PRATT-Ths case OF
Second Lieutenant Frank Pratt. lst Infantry. sta
toned at Fort Wayne. Detroit. has been received
by Judge Advocate General Davis for review pre-
aciion II is reported that he was sentenced 70 be
dismissed q charge Of duplicating his pay ac-
counts
THIRD INFANTRY FOR ALAsKA-Although
no final action has been taken. II Is practically
settled that the 30 Infantry viii relieve the Sth
Infantry from duty in Alaska soon as weather
conditions viii permit The 90 Infantry Is stationed
Tsclts ohio Tfis was tie reeirnent ordered 20 hold
Itself In readiness for service on the isthmus or
Panama
FIGHT OVER TITLES.-Line officers Of the
army are much wrought I'd over the way in which
the medical officers have undertaken 20 bring about
an increase IN their corps and the elevation Of the
rank Of Its officers. The text OF the BILL which
provides the reform and relief Of the vexatous stu
alton IN the medical department OF the army aDan-
dons The terms surgeon and assistant surgeon,
and designaies the officers by the military uuss %
colonel lieutenant colonel major and 50
forth. This departure from corps distinction IN
was. indeed the subject Of an animated discussion
in the sessions q General Stan in the consider
general The opinion is expressed that medlea! ON
GERS ~ the army. as wen as other oticers OF tle
special star corps should stick TO their distinctive
and descriptive titles. which mean something. and
which have always been highly priced by those
who have borne them IN the past Many or the
medical officers do not favor the surrender OF ther
professional title Tor the purely nnlltaIy one De
ievtrg that Il means more to be called ''surgeon
or doctor" than "oolorel' As one OF mem re-
marked to-day 1t is no special GisuuCIVh III
these days TO be known brigadier general. Tor
instance. and II is something 10 be surgeon gen
Cral or an assistant surgeon general SClL.e oiI,
GERS deplore the discussion which mas now, peen
provoked by the Incident, feeling that II Will lead
10 such disturbance OF service seIeHlty a.
nearly disrupted the naval commissioned personnel
I'm OF her years. The medical officers who are re-
sponsi5ic for the provision or titles say thdt
a. in,naired lev the fact they are known army
brethren OF the the. There indications that
i-re1ca viii he ,pnl;ed to defeat bill pTovid
tfonable feature IS not changed. Ihls seems re-
sr-scv,cr+ ~ The measure, hut the means OF XIII
irg hill numerous ana need not aWays De
ar2arent 10 those most interested In the defeat
NEW NAVAL. TORPEDO.-A Brooklyn firm Is
engaged in making for the navy new type OF tor
redo intended for use n the new submerged tor
,,e5o tubes to be Installed batleships and ar
nored cruisers. at an expense OF 1ooIt Sl,U.y ~
use and will have longer range and greater speed;
An attempt VIII be mace TO give u a Speeo OF
forty knots IN distance OF leo YARDS, IL IS eN-
pccted that the torpedo Will De ready Tor ulal az