New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-07
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
From The Tribune Bureau
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From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. September Z.
THE BoTHERSOME BUMPBOAT.-The
Navy Department is in quandary concerning
the recomm da ton for the expenditure or about
s. 600 OH the Ammen ram Katahdin. which has
been at the Lea que Island Navy Yard for years
and is destined TO fall 10 pieces at that naval
station since no one wants the ship whlch IS
Of no value 10 the government in any capaci'S'
Tho naval constructors and others have been
examining the ship with view 10 ascertanins
whether it is possible to convert her to a prac-
teal use but she is constructed for the puF-
pose Of ramming in naval engagement that
,bs removal of this principal characteristic would
oo.+ mora than the ship would be worth without
the novel structural function Of orfence- ~ Me'
realized early that the kataholn was d ldIlu Gt,o
and If was decided that as little as PossIo10
vould he done with the ship. the present TecO-iI
rnendation is made with view TO preNenC us
terioration but there are naval oIlceIs ~ 81 81
vi raoar6 an allotment OF the public fundS TOT
.ny s5cb n,,rpose as a wise and prudent en-
rlovr,ent Of them. 1t is believed in some qua
.ars tbat II would be better TO have the hdlah,
din fan TO pieces than that any funds for hdN d
repairs should be diverted 10 such an eH'IaNo
gance.
ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE.-One Of the
+ronbleso1r,e questions which the War Depart
pent has to settle periodically is that involving
the absence without leave Of enlisted men Inc
department IS adherins strictly 10 the pohcS
that a man who absents himself from military
INST without leave and who returns 70 duty anu
Is convicted of the offence after trial by court
martial must make good the time out OF ms
ferrr, of enlistment and this especially SO II ne
IS TO be considered in relation 10 pay. a recent
case of this sort was referred TO washington ny
General = D. Grant at Governors Island, where
a soldier had been absent only few days. II
was hoped by the enlisted man and his trlenos
that the rule might be broken in his case, but
the War Department has found IT inlpossl"e ~
make any change in the system
TIE TAGGART CASE.-The War Depart
unert is awaiting the determination of the Tag
CART divorce suit, now in progress at WOOSTER
Ohio before taking military action General
Miner. whose name has ben drawn into the case
nv the captains attorneys, has preferred formal
charges against Taggart. and q recommenda-
&C., ba~ hAe, made to the General Staff by the
rrooer officers that an inspector be detailed to
make q thorough examination of the testimony
no far taken. The General Staff has simply sus-
pended action on this recommendat0n ungn [ne
AUGMENTATION of the suit, but II will undouot-
odly be approved, and on the report to be SUD
fnifted by the inspector will hinge the depart,
Ynent's decision as to whether or not there shaii
n. court martial proceedings, in which not only
CAPTAIN Taggart but other officers whose names
have been drawn into the case. shall De placed
on trial
OPERATION ON ENSIGN WADE-In a tefe-
gram to the Navy Department to-day Rear Ao-
rairal McCaIla, connnandant Of the Mare Island
Navy Yard announced that having just unoer-
.one an operation for appendicitis, Ensign wade,
engineer officer Of the Bennington wouio , mol
he IN condition 10 stand trial for some tlfIs-
The court was to meet on September To-
ORDERS ISSUFD--The following army ana
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY,
o,sp.ain F1TzHUGH LEE. u. eth casaIr7 from san
to WasRnsts and fSE r6 6a6 un0ef
First ISRAEL o9s .5. "a T pm s8
Major WILLIAM G. GAMBRIIl. from Philippines to San
to Manila for assignment CAPTAIN FRANCIS g. IR-
entine. Francisco
5o Tor 54 a4 to Preside
Major WILLIAM oWES surgeon dstsea 9 ne R5
saehsst sNRf
Second Lieutenant GdLBER MELRoY 1Sth Infantry
NAVY.
Terror to command the Glacier
Commanders w. r. FUL14AM A GLEAvEs. COM
missioned.
Newark to command OF the Chicago,
staat n5D s5A6 o 555sS nc @ ss2n AZ
Lieutenant cemEandeIs ] H REID, z L BEACH r
+ & SGiToS ". c COLE and !, B, PATTON:
Lieutenant D ". wURTsRAUGH to Naval War College,
Lieutenant E. P JEssoP Francisco as assistant
inspector of machinery
Lieutenant ! r DEGREES. commissioned.
Passed Assistant Surgeon c. H Delaney. to the
Passed Assistant Payraster Il DE F MEL orders to
the Concord revoked; TO the Independence Mare
Passed Assistant Paynaster I T HAGNBR, detached
the Independence Marc Island. TO naval station
Honolulu
Asds.aa. Psy7nsster A s BROWN. detached naval
HAsssd Assistant Paynaster MAUPIN. commissioned
Assistant Psyraaster 3 R. WILSON, detached special
duty, Navy Department, TO the Concord
bewing movements of vessels have been reported
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
espt t,-rhe standish at New-Ynrk; the Colorado g.
Provtneetown; thu Dubuque at New-Iondon-
SAILED.
Nero from Monte Crtsti San Juan; tho Colorado
Provfncstown for Boston: the Pontiac from
New-York for Pruv1ncetown; the Leondas from
Frenchrnans Bay Lambert Point
Sept e-The Caesar from Grands Valencia for Mica
The wtppe placed out commission September S;
navy yard. Norfolk.
THE PRINTING OFFICE INQUIRY.
mart that the resignation of the Public Printer
had been requested by the President take effect
IN less than ten days Assistant Secretary Keep.
chairman of the committee which recently
rated the purchase of seventy-two typesetting
crimes for the Government Printing Office. after
ean.I+eSion ,ri+I1 cher Inerobere ~ +be corI,is
sion, has decided 10 communicate further with the
President before proceeding With the investigation