New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-06
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
From TINS Tribune Bureau


soon announce boards of visitors of the Military
Academy and the Naval Academy, and as usual
these boards will have no longer life than is neces-
sary for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Representa"SeS
and citizens-to spend week or ten DAYS a. AN
napoIis and West Point. There is some talk "a
having these boards OF more enduring eNstehce
and of making the composition permanent i''A
than temporary. 1t is held that IN some ca'00 ~
would be beneficial to the service, Eco ana better
chance what they needed from year " $S,
ton is now there is practically no continuity IN
the work Of the boards, and it is felt that 6ae6e re
impartial composition and outside OF service IN
1uences and prejudices to serve longer
ARMY MILEAGE BILLS.-The army Is in bad
way on account of lack of mileage. Despite the
attempt at economy in the travel or ofhcers anu
the strict rules which were laid down 10 limit sucA
travel to cases of necessity, there has been more
travel by Individual officers under orders entltnhg
them to mileage than ever before except IN time
of war. The expenditures on this account are
destined to exceed the year when there were large
army and militia manoeuvres in the East and west
and on which account loan of $4,000 was eX-
pended to pay the mileage for numerous officers
who travelled to and from the scene OF 0PeFa'lonS
economy exacted by the authorities There II
bring the annual expenditure of mileage for the
army in this fiscal year up to $50OOOO. some idea
by the fact that this week the chief paymaster Of
ree rec s4ooe on OF Jan9ary to meet the mileage
bills presented in the month He reported two
all remaining bills of the month will have to walt
course, interesting to army officers who will be
obliged to wait for some time for the settlement Of
their mileage accounts.
CONGRESS WANTS NAVAL PLANs-Naval Of
fcals greatly interested in proposition which
they have heard has met with approval in the
House Naval Committee, where some Of the mem
bers believed that the estimates for naval increase
should be accompanied by definite. IL not detail,
plans of the various types for which an appropri-
alton is asked. Hitherto there has been little or
positive character in the recommendations from the
Navy Department, and such lnIorInaIloh as mas
come to the committee has been OF an ln1orma!
be of Greater advantage if the estimates were
based on plans ih n d ea s5 ahe
preparation is asked. If this had been done In the
would have been such delay as has attended the
preparation OF final plans and the award Of con,
under way The same is true OF the naval Golfers,
OF which would be now under construction st
the navy yard at Brooklyn.
MEDAL OF HONOR AWARD.-Unusual interest
attaches to the summons to Washington Of Cap
tain James R, Church. Of the medical department
of the army. He comes here to receive medal
of honor for gallantry at Guasimas in June, 1898
when Captain Church was the medical officer with
the Rough Rider regiment On that occasion Cap
tain Church. at great peril to his own life rescued
wounded man beyond the firing line, an achieve
ment. OF course, which was quite out OF ms me h
pTesentaon Of tine Victoria cFoss in the Brts6
army a large percentage OF recipients have been
Dr. Church for this distinction in our army pleases
his associates In addition to that fact Captain Captain
medal of honor under the decision Of the President
be- made d With lc Formal and impressive ceremonial
The President in this case viii confer the medal
his former Rough Rider associate. Captain
wh9 Of q ceen a@ 9 d OF In U
yersy WaS tbs sC He as the
In December, 1898
oRDERs.-The following orders have been is
sued;
F1rs. Lieutenant ARTHUR NJ. FERGUSON. to i4th IN
pines to san Francisco
First g a. 5 Ay ysScsoSS IL 6s oS S Cavalry from
Captain HENRY. G. KEBNB 24th Infantry. having been
E3aaq on y Of d5aby
tirement Is announced.
A''35 lG G sWA4N ANRI and
x se4-! TAo44S HS5nEs Iisteasat
asd sIanhs boaFd 81 4 Fort Wag
First Lieutenant THOMAS j. FEALY. list Infantry, be-
fore board. Fort Wayne
NAVY.
Rear Admiral a " BAIRD retired detached State War
and Navy Department Building; to home.
Rear Am5 fsso a ss On 1 Fsef d INST
Acting Assistant Surgeon !. T MILLER appointed
MARINE CORPS
CAPTAIN HENRY W. CARPENTER. detached Mnneapolis
report to Brigadier General Commandant washington
Frst Ijeutenant ARTHUR J. o'LEARY. 10 marine bar
Island
second Lieutenant ARTHUR p. CRIST charge re-
crlittng district, Buffalo. vice Captain LOUIS McC
LITTLE, who will proceed TO marine barracks. Mar
ragansstt Bay.
MOVEMENTS OF VESsEIs.-The following
movements Of vessels have been reported TO the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
January tine Porter. the Dupont the Nicholson the
T3Iakely and the Rodgers Savannah; the Ifnceton
at San Pedro; the Celtic, at Bahia; the Illinois at
souri, at Hampton Roads, the Paducah at Puerto
Plata: the Boston, AoapucO the Texas. at ChaIleS
ton; the chicago at San Francisco.
SAILED.
Tenrary Tho Porter the Dupont the Nicholson. the
BIaleIy ana the Rodgers, from Port Royal for sa-
yannah; Monadnock. from Hong Kong for Santoh
the princeton, Santa Barbara for san Pedro me
NinneanoIis from Newport News. for Newly York; the
Hist from Newport Boston, the Maine, from New
York for North River; Hannibal, from Bal timore
for Roads; the Boston, from Acapulco lol
San Francisco the Uncas from Kingston Tor Colon
me Nevada, Port Royal for savannah
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