New-York tribune., 1905-11-15
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
tFrcm The Tribune Bureau
1U,sH,iy, -+or, NV


SECRETARY RONAPARTES PROJECT-Nayal
officers are keenIy interested in the recor1menda-
tfons upon which Secretary Bcnaparte is at work
respecting the Increase of the navy. He is known
to favor battleships and torpedo boats, and 1t IS
expected he will be influenced by the naval senU-
1nent which seems to be against any other
type of ships especially the old time commerce
destroyers and gunboats. 1t is held among some
of the Secretary's advisers that the service mas
enough of ships of the armored cruiser and the
gunboat class and evidence of this examples
given the policy sending to the navy yards
the ships of such types which are considered as no
longer available for duty. In nearly every case
where il has been question of the repair OF snip
of Of the intermediate type. the department.
has determined there shall be only such work done
as will prevent the vessel from deterioratns ana
no provision is made for restoring the ship for
Secretary he is likely to accept the view that the
service is sufficiently well equipped with gunnoaIs 5s
of the service shall be naintanIsed by nay,ng " nale
naval bill It is understood that Secretary Bona
parte. while he intends 70 follow Lhs Pol,cy, w" b
the general board.
MILITARY DUTY AT CORNEI4L.-Captain z.
A. Barton Sd Cavalry, who is on duty at Cornell
University as professor of military science. has
been receiving high praise from President Schuc-
man on account of his work Captain Barton has
Informed the War Department also that he has re-
ceived the heartiest support in his work from the
faculty and the whole student body. When he re-
turned last year to Cornell his alma mater. after
an absence of over thirteen years, he had some
misgivings about the success of carrying out the
duty to which he had been assigned at ithaca. He
was led believe that feeling of hostility existed
toward the military department; ana tnat ms tnis
not been single case of characterization the
without an exception. shown spirit of Willingness
gaary g2Id deparmen1 While the inembers Of fhe
faculty have received him with open arms: The
fl,aT arfy77
says Captain Barton. is an armory OF a suffictent
h2oT spaco e 20 Of fr the If not the e
Of the university.
DISAPPEARED FROM GOVERNORS ISLAND
The friends of Lieutenant F. l. Otis, of the army.
have about given up hope of hearing OF him again.
He has made his appearance at any army post,
as he was expected do shortly since he left Gov
ernor's Island six weeks ago. At the end of three
months his name will be dropped from the Army
Register deserter. If BY any chance ne reports
army officer is arrested he viii be brought
before court martial to answer the charge OF an
sence without leave and 20 defend himself against
the charge of duplication OF his pay accounts This
he is alleged to have done in San Francisco and IN
New-York. after his public complaint that n!s
wife srd his i've chiidren he has hitherto borne
sgd rss0r ana ne is ed o4aEnor STE5 sf fssnd
reported that he was not mentally resPonSInie S6 H
New-Yor This incident woqld gTo6aog 9e EN- i1
6icS e. OTIS has nieed lateI1
ARMY AND NAVY oRDERS-The following
army and navy orders have been issued;
ARMY
The following assignments Of officers of the ar-
lery corps. recently promoted, are announced:
CoIane! LUIGI Lieutenant Colonel ALBERT
s. CUMMINS, to coast artillery.
Major MIId.ARD 2. HARMON 20 Fort Hamilton FOR
temporary duty. thence assume command Fort CAS-
well.
FIRST Lieutenant CHARLES MAYOR 18th Cavalry
First LIEUTENANT HUGH DRUM to 2sd
Infantry.
Fsrx; Iasutsrant THOMAS W. BROWN esd Infantry.
9Th infantry.
First Lieutenant FREDERICK VAN s. CHAsEE<ERI4AIA.
Infantry, general hospital Preside OF san
Francisco for treatment.
NAVY
CAPTAIN K BORN retired detached yard Boston
"a nsysI station Negr-CTisans
MOVEMENTS OF yEssELs.-The following