New-York tribune., 1905-07-01
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
[rRom THE TRIBUNE BUREAU


Topeka and the Yankee, which form the naval
force at Santo Domingo TO be relieved by other
vessels as a possible. 1t is the intention OF
the Navy Department to compel no vessel to re-
main tropical station long enough to impair
the health Of the officers and crew. For this rea-
son the surgeons attached to the vessels in south
have been instructed to observe the con-
ance W With he rgd rules of These
are eharaeerstics which are not always Easy ;ys 70
ferent to the regulations adopted for their benefit
a I I s 10 BE By s
the Dubuque & The two latter of ssre ss well
as the larger vessels.
MAJOR CARRINGToN's PAY-some time ago
the Treasury Department decided that Major F. De
L. Darlington. Of the infantry, not entitled to
pay army officer so long as the sentence OF
life imprisonment imposed by civil court was
hanging over him. 1t is held that Darlington, who
Is charged with enbezzlement of Philippine FUNDS
ceased to be entitled to his pay army officer
when the civil authorities arrested him. While ne
was out on bail he ordered before military
Washington and is understood to be dismissed The
Secretary Of War recently protested to the ton
pointing out that army officer being tried by oy
epsf martial m & was S4 the nted aha o eag
ordered distance. and had the STATUS H of any any
courts having no relation to his position in the
army; The War Department has been advised that
and insists that Major Darlington is not entitled 10
pay. The case is without precedent
HURRIED SPENDING.-The practice of making
Of the remainder of the annual appropriation
before the expiration of the fiscal year was fol-
lowed last week in all the executive departments.
In the Navy Department the bureaus had hed
requisftons for large quantity of supplies of va
rious descriptions. There were about three nun hGa
dred classes in the schedules under wrica af s,rn
plies and accounts. The list included maGhiHeay mac t
oil. and miscellaneous supplies aa eneae e
bidders. A
temporarily transferred to the ad sd be- be-
verified. the contracts awarded ana ths III rdeT
e make s use Of the money which had appro
priated for the fiscal year just ended.
THE ARMY sWoRD-''f they (army oIhcers,
carry any sword they ought to carry sword that
thev can cut and thrust WITH" was comment
which President Roosevelt made In a letter 10 .,e
authorities of the War Department some rioh'iS
ago. To-day volumnous report. which discusses
every phase os the sword problem. was receiVeo Wy
Secretary Taft The comment OF the President re-
suited in the appointment of committee from 'ie
General Staff. This committee consulted the s"oiu
masters of the Military and Naval academies anu
obtained from General Crozier chief or orohaiieo'
his views on the subject. Several reconlInenua'iois
are made concerning the length of the SWORD anu
its general design to shape the principal o.o
of which is that the sword should not only oe
sharp throughout Its edge but sharp on It's reverse
side for eight inches from the point The senuInehl
Of the arny the report says is largely against the
use of any sword by officers in the field Experience
in the philippines has led to the Ts from the
Russo-Japanese War to the use OF the sworn; the
EoE nUweye f. not tbe WEAPON of the past In the
night attacks made in the Manchurlan c.nnpaosa pna
used and the committee says the losses , cue he be
c3d steen epown The board recommends the
tinuance of instruction in swordsmansaR at t ' nf
manual on sword fencing for the use OF lne army my
The recommendations Of the comnitree hI ar botb
thTusting and cutting weapon 1t is urged that
dsonnted officers and men being twntyseven
inches and that for mounted officers ana hieh
thrty-two inches long.
NAVAL TIREMENTS.-Secretary Morton To-
day approved the report of the board OF paVal OH
GERS which selected the officers who are to De re-
tired to create the vacancies necessary pnoer the
Nayo, Personnel act Fifty-seYen. officers from the
grade of captain down, have been named Ior re-
tirement The approval of the report was MT
last OFFICIAL @ act Ts We're FeP9fh5 Pwhheid Pendng
the receipt of the report at oyster Bay
ORDERS IssUED-The following army navy
and marine corps orders have been fssueoE
ARMY.
CAPTAIN JOSEPH FRAZIER 14h Infantry detailed
relieving gin GaPsa 6possao 70 his esneut Ne
Captain JOHN PAYNE retired deralea rag aSf eapain
IL
Captain WALTER cox assistant surgeon sHPH 5sqm FIT M
P0R1 FS assistant surgeon, will proceed to Phil
pP,np ,a',tsnant WILLIAM j. L. LYsTER. assistant
reon from Preside to Fort Mcintosh
Captain HENRY A: WEBER assistant surgeon from
Captain PERCY L. JONES' assistant surgeon u Toi'
Preble.
First Lieutenant JAMES BoURKE. assistant surgeon de-
f tailed member of board Army Building; NeNr-York
a5tan y to GY sTaln5n9 c NJ GoDFREY assistant
Captain sAMUEt Fort sTEahb nsaRbons assS''
First Lieutenant EDWARD cANFIELD. Jr. from Attn
to 109th Company. coast artillery.
First Lieutenant WILLIS VANCE from i@@d 10 4''n
Company, coast artillery
pany. coast artillery -
second Lieutenant JOHN PAGE from 121st to iosth
Company, coast artillery
NAVY.
,,s,tsnant G.. b. BRADSHAW. detached the Kentucky;
home
Passed pS,,a Assisfaat dssha' Engineer r. INA
PaymassE N WgESsHA NaaaTsFE detached the
ossaa Assistant Surgeon B. L. WRIGHT detached naval
hospital Pensacola home and await orders
seooRa eHfsHeafh SGcRh y & RlIa AND
appointed in marine corps
Cable from commander III chei' @Asialic hee1
Cavite June 9:
Lieutenant Commander L. BuRDIcK. detached cavtte
station; to the Cincinnati
1asuenant E. z POLLOCK, detached the Cincinnats; to
i1eVssi ceVite station
r,sn,snant R, D. WHITE. the Wisconsin. to
rasutsnant A. E WATSON detached Iawton: to the
-1''' Wisconsin.
Ensign A. A. PETERSON detached Mindoro; to the
Ensign e. E.Ssos s PARKER detached the oA'Hn's' to
Ensign F. C. MARTIN detached tho Dale: to the
sridahpman j. w. HAYWARD detached the Ohio; to the
Midshpman A CLAUDE. detached the Ohio: to the
,,,asnnman A. e. BRIsBIN. detached the Mohican; to