New-York tribune., 1905-01-08
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
IFRoN THE TRIBUNE nue..r

.,-., s--r,-,, washington, January =
much objection in many quarters tbrouSbont ~
naval service TO the plan or the venera, 49,, g.
estabhsnitg reserve list made up OF officers who
have nor O@ea promoted TO next higher grade pre-
vious 10 reaching certain ages ALREADY ,ha ".
Department is in receipt OF obiectiors 80 -.
scheme ana In the effort 20 obtain legislation ~
the present session OF Congress the argt,rnept or
the opponents win De mat the plan increases IA an
abnormal way the retired list OF the nav, s,s -,
out OF the line OF promotion officers ,-ho -
earned the right to remain on active s,,,. -
they resch the retiring especially while tbe,-
are in physical condition which qualInes .ba,, g.
duty in the naval service on shore ana seoas
There has been much discussion OF the o,,Ast,o- /.
urernature retirement, or retirement INV sa,o,+s
IL is coming 20 be called. and the officers at
;ached TO the various ships and at the navy ynras
have been emphatic in their protests against anv
system which Will tend TO prevent their rearhinv
the highest grade in the service Ths onnos,t,on
has been strengthened by the fact that to-day ards
the stan officers lined Up with the line officers tha
former being included with the latter I'm the nI.
OF the general board. 1t is foregone ooucl,,s,or
that Mr. Morton will approve the boards scheme
he referred the question to Admiral Dewey and his
associates and intends TO the report In a snn
ciaI communication to Congress which he win
mike a few days
-FOUR ADDITIONS TO THE NAvY.-Four aa-
Htons viii soon be made 10 the navy three of
them being among the finest and strongest yasse,s
OF their class. The Colorado will be placed in com
mission at the League Island Navy Yard ON the
10Th. with Captain d. Kennedy in command The
West Virginia and the Pennsylvania VIII not he
FAR behind. and viii be commanded by Captains G
H. Arnold and Thomas Mclean. The torpedo boa+
Nicholson viii soon be placed in commission ar the
Nev-York yerd with Lieutenant ". S Miller I'm
command
A NAVAL CHAPLAIN DIsMIssED-Chanlsin
Joseph T. MacGrail has been dismissed from the
navy b. order OF the President. He was tried by
m he
OF scandalous conduct; Roman Catholic priest
VII be appointed in his place.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY
LAsgtsnaht Colonel HOBART K BAILEY. a5lh Infsntry:
S5P5sl5S5 EDMAED 3 y G CAREY Soth Infantry. and
rson ALPHA N CHASE ana First Lieutenant
tsIsd as examining board at Fort Rene
First Lieutenant ant STANLEY H. IooRD 18th Infantry: to
Major HUNTER LIGGETr assistant a6jutant general 20
sot Springs army and navy general hospital
Captain PATRIGk i II MULAx 9th Infantry trans
NAVY
lieutenant Commander a. NORTH. astacAsd the Ala
Lsutsnant R. S. DOUGLAS. detached tn. Franklin, to
Easirn Z 7. WINSTON. detached The Newport; home.
Psymsstsr D. Y. CHADWICK. navy yard. League
CHAPLAIN Z. ". SCOTT. detached til. Franklin; to tn.
Chaplain z. J BRENNAN. detached the Hartford: homo
await orders.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vEssELs.-Ths fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have been reported to
The Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
January 6-The Arethusa CuIebrs: the Baksly al
Newport the Chattanooga New-York.
January The Newark and Scorpion et Hampton
Roads the MacDonOugh al Sewalrs Point.
SAILED
January 6-The Hannibal Sur Cuie-
bra; the Arethusa from San Juan for CAl;ebra: the
Brutus from Che-FoO for Shanghai; the Texas from
AeW-forE for Hampton Roads; the Newark and tho
Scorpion from Norfolk for Hampton Roads; tho Mao
Donough from Norfolk for Sewalps Point.