New-York tribune., 1906-06-13
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
From The Tribune Bureau.1

Washington June u.
NAVY MAY EMPLOY LAwYERs-As the result
OF decision rendered to-day by the Controller of
'he Treasury, Navy Department officials have been
renewed OF a great burden and the captain Of the
confer Alexander. stationed at Hong Kong. will
prooably sleep hereafter without disturbing night
mares In which Chinese jais have a. prominent
part The Controller has discovered that the Sec
retary OF the Navy may legally employ LAWYERS to
ueAehu the Alexander's captain against a $4,000
Aiiiabe suit instituted against him by the
Vi Chlhese junk which his vessel sank. AT first
~ "ds DeueVed that there was no authorization in
the statutes regulations for the emnlovment Of
legaI counsel In the case and II looked for time
DIS tloush the Golfers commander. If found guilty,
would be obliged TO go TO some Celestial workhouse
ana break rocks until he had earned the 100000
According TO the report received by the Secretary
of the Navy after the accident which oc-
CURED at Hong Kong. the captain and crew OF the
junk were to blame for the trouble AS the Junk
was afterward raised 1t is supposed that the owner
OF the craft demands the money for the scare his
crew mad for there was apparently great amount
of financial loss. THE Alexander was proceeding
slowly 10 an anchorage, says the official report Of
the accident, moving through the water at about
one knot an hour against the current, when her
captain observed Chinese junk crossing the bows
OF the collier, and under such circumstances of
wind. current and relative movements of the
sells as would have enabled her pass clear Of the
about. The captain of the collier seeing this i'm
mediatey reversed his engines but the Junk being
Of the steamer and was injured, Lines were thrown
and the junk. drifting against the current went
down when some distance astern. her crew having
the Alexander The junk has since been raised but
iier ''0 oii0ef Vi 'ne '0i-
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued
ARMY
Captain WILLIAM o. JOHNSON from 18th to 10th
Major EDWIN A ROOT. to 10th Infantry
Cs,.an JOHN DEWITT TO 9Th Infantry. Philippines
Captain CHARLES E. MORTON. 18th Infantry.
First Lieutenant GILBERT A. YoUNGBERG corps Of
ensneers . detailed IL to attend the % m Of the
Captain HARRY L HAwTHoRNEi artillery corps be
examination promotion.
Second Lieutenant CHARLES A HUNT. Infantry
from Presidio OF San Francisco. to proper station
FTancisco TO west POINT Military Academy
First Lieutenant GEORGE o. DUNCAN. from 18th to
First Lieutenant RICHARD M THOMAS from 14th to
Michie home and report TO surgeon general for an
/ Point Military Academy July l. for temporary duty
Dental Surgeon HUGO c. RIETZ, from Fort Sheridan
/ home and report to surgeon general for annument
NAVY
Lieutenant Commander ]. DOLE detached p from in
spection duty the Philadelphia. to the Washing
| Lieutenant Commander a H. ROBERTSON, detached
! from the Naval Academy 10 the Tennessee
Lieutenant Con mander H. H CALDWELL TO inspection
duty the Philadelphia
Lieutenant T. H MADISON. detached from the Franklin
TO the louisiana.
Lieutenant C. L. P. STONE. to the Franklin.
Midshipman O. c. F. DODGE. 70 the New Jersey
Psv Director s r. COLHOUN, detached from the navy
yard New York, July IA home settle accounts wait
orders.
Pay Inspector F T ARMS to navy yard. New York.
! July ID
Pavrnaster J NJ BROOKS, detached from the navy yard
Mare Island June q the navy yard, Puget Sound.
Pavnaster Il H. BALTHIs. detached from the navy
! yard Puget Sound. June 30, home. settle accounts
wal
Pissed Assistant Paymaster A. HovEY- KING, 10 the
navy yard Portsmouth. June 30
Lieutenant Commander c. W. TRACEY retired died at
| Brookine. June H.
MOVEMENTS OF vESSELS.-The following
! movements of vessels have been reported 10 the
! Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
/ Tune 1o-The Maine a navy yard. New York
Jnne 1.-THE Nero the Minneapolis the Des Mones and
the Denver at Annapolis; the Cleveland. al Hamp-
ton Roads the Yankton the navy yard, New York.
June l2--The IroGuois, at Midway.
SAILED.
June 1.-The Nicholson and Rodgers. from Norfolk
for