New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-17
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
rE-om IN. Tribune Bureau. ]


pay accounts and Of having been engaged in nu-
merous financial irregularities. The other Is Lieu
tenant s. s. Burbank. who goes to jail for fifteen
months. He married Filipino while on duty in
return to the United States. where he became en-
gagged to young woman He might have escaped
covered that Burbank had apparently made away
m NOM some o t 81 the company funds and obtained
mans mother and sister and the young woman 10
Washington the last week attempting to obtain ex-
eSuuve cieInency for the unfortunate man. The
REBUKE TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Roose-
Veit did not attend the graduating at the
Naval Academy last Monday for the reason that
ne wished 10 express his displeasure at the con-
Duct OF the midshipmen. He intended to Do present
on that occasion. deliver address TO the gradu-
ates and present to each his diploma Arr. Roose-
yelt concluded to show to the young at the
Naval Academy that their conduct and bearing IN
not meet with his appreciation. and he felt that
the graduation this year should not Partake OF the
years. and which Mr.. Roosevelt desires shall at
at Annapo TS.Ts Mss al some ehanc Is oR w
that even the Secretary Of the Navy would not
Guided that his absence would be a too pronounced
mark OF official reproof, and that II was not neces
sary under the circumstances to so that far
A HERO. But DEsERTER-A recruit Of the
army who Is Fort slocum. New-York. has
presented an interesting question which the off,
Gals of the War Department have had under
sideratton this week. The Il private IN
the 4sd Volunteer Infantry and served IN samar.
where IN April. 1900. he saved the life of his
ond lieutenant. He was recommended for
tifcate Of merit. but he could not be found when
the certificate issued on April /. 1902. Later.
so that a soldier who was recon1mended for Ger
tihcats Of merit could not receive 1t unless his
guished himself had been honorable. In the case
August. 1901. and deserted the next month. Last
October he was convicted Of desertion. and the
confinement and forfeiture Of pay. The question
was whether In view Of the army regulations the
extra pay which goes with it 1t is hnaIy held
Win Ts as ST Sb c6 nS n IN
to subsequent conduct The soldier will get his
certificate OF merit.
NAVY BUILT SHIP wINS.-Ths Connecticut,
which is being built under government auspices
at the navy yard In Brooklyn. Will probably
be completed before the sister ship LOuisl-
ana. under contract construction at Newport
News II has bean claimed all along by the
naval constructors that the Connecticut would
be finished first. and much interest has at
tached 10 the rivalry between the two ships, al
though the advantage OF time will be very slight
and the comparison Of cost will be difficult. since
with the work on the Connecticut Naval officers.
especially those in the corps OF construction. do
other will be convincing. that 1t win settle the
question which has prevailed all along regarding
the relative advantages OF building warships under
construction ana at government plants. On Janu-
airy the Connecticut at Brooklyn. was $3.50 per
cent A month later the connecticut was s5Is per
Tbs connecticut made remaSEabis pTos g ' the
last month. When completed she will have cost
the government about 10 per cent more than the
louisiana
WHOLESALE PUNIsHMENT-Tne military au-
hning the entire garrison at Fort Bliss Texas. to
Offset the damage wrought by some soldiers who
destroyed saloon near that post. It was i'm
possible TO ascertain the real culpris and the
gestion made that every soldier be assessed
pro rata General J. NJ. Lee who commands the
department in which Fort Bliss Ia situated ex-
pressed his disapproval OF the suggestion and said
that renewed effort should be made to find those
that all the soldiers should be taxed TO meet the
aid ho take pa in the a0Fy OF ts
IN this view of the injustice OF the wholesale
concurred The idea IS new one and Is Tecos
nized as possessing merit simply on the ground OF
asked to continue their Inquiry with the VIEW OF OF
dsternlinng definitely who is responsible. and fixing
ORDERS IssUED.-Ths following army and navy
orders have been issued:
ARMY.
seoond L4sgt.aAns ARTHUR d srpD Is, Infantry. to
tired list rank Of colonel
First Iaeutsnans WILLIAM A CASTLE 1ssh TO 9th
First Ilsut.nan, DANIEL E sHEAN. from eth to 18th
Infantry.
Inspector generals department. Phiiippines'
Mats. .s RaA .sb6o o saaI sG from Philippines to
general to lieutenant colonel Of infantry. announced
Resignation Of First Lieutenant RAYMOND ". HAIR
DENsERGH. &th Infantry accepted
NAVY.
IA.utsaans Commans.ET . ,, LLOYD 1r as'aehsd rh'
lieutenant Commander F. "; KELLOGG. detached
navy yard. Nsw-YOrk. 20 thu Indiana; home; walk
Mdshipmen T. p GLIDING r s. MDoNAL.D. H VI
COOLEY. J; n COLLINS and f b wooDWoRTd.
sfitshipraan r F. ROGERS. 70 Asiattc station.
Mdshiprn.n ". b DECKER ". DRAKE. n C. STIR
LING and A. 9. HICKS. 70 tho Maine.
Sites saa / 4 8 3 / a % y.
and NJ e MANLY to the KearsaTsc.
AdshiPppf1 r an. L L9 yA 70 III. 1o RoRr P
ERTY and R. L. WALKER, to the kentucky.
Aoe GaiTastou. M.1andTiS Esypt n'' ~ - '
Passed Assistant Surgeon F. soGAN astosd naval
Payrnaster g. O. sCHAFER. detached I,,hnian Canal
Commission! 70 Navy Department
MARINE CORPS.
Captain LOUIS @. NC. LITTLE detached marine bar
5asa marina maya guard on Il. hods sisn SaS 10 COM
Captain WADE I. JOLLY. held In to
Philippines
MOVEMENTS OF vESSELS.-The following
movements OF vessels have been reported 10 the
Navy Department;
ARRIVED.
Febrrsry l5-The Rocket Washington: thu Celtic
Monte Christi; tho Yankee at Guantanamo
SAILED.
February 18th. Columbia, from League IslRnf. for
Point; the Iowa, the Illinois the Alabama,
from for Guantanamo. Brooklyn.
Chattanooga ana The Galveston from Genoa, for
Naples; ths Yankee from Santiago de Cuba, for
Guantanamo
The Rhode Island commissioned Inst 20 navy yard