New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-13
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
PAY of Militiamen Engaged IN
UaH9uUreS.
Iron The Tribune Bureau. !

Washington. June l.
DECISION AGAINST ARMY PAY.-Members OF
the militia organizations all over the country and
especially those now on duty In the New YORK
Notifications will take kindly to the decision
which has been made to the effect that they may
exact period dsv9teS ~ rct,Is maneUvres or isld
instruction The paymaster general OF the army
militiaman his officer may properly receive the
an pay ~ t Tso1 b ' b cTis In the case
OF two Western militamen who were injured or
etnerWlse disabled al an enGanpment last summer
with the regular troops The men were treated
Tor nearly month in an army hospital ana tney
received pay for the number OF days they We're
ability was contracted in line OF duty. The Treas
ury Department authorities. however. who act on
The paymaster's accounts. disaIowed the payment
government. and. Of course, in turn obtain the
money from the mllitiamen. This Interpretation OF
M law WI ne regarded oy hdIIonI IT,.
as atoseher too strict since II does not take INTO
home and his usual OCCUPATION BY an accident or
illness contracted while on duty There is no an
peal from the decision
GENERAL GRANTS COMMENTs-For sons
time army officers have remarked that the COM
ments of Major General F. d. Grant. reviewing
authority In court martial cases. have been inter
esting. They have been candid and sometimes
pointed in their criticism Of military courts. and
the caustic rebUke of or two these military
bodies has created considerable excitement. 1t was
expected that sooner later, some one would uie
officer, who calls attention a general order which
recently appeared containing General Grants re-
non-commissicned officer In the course OF this
comment IL was remarked that a battalion COM
mander, whose name was given. had misused his
authority and had ignored the rights Of his sub.
ordinates 1t might have been just as effective X
The officers name had not been mentioned. put
leging that he had been made the subject OF
much sympathy for the appellant in this case but
for him It cannot undertake 10 rebuEe a depart
ment commander for his wording Of a court mar
tal review and it would be Improper. OF course. TO
require mat such reviewing authority snail proceed
along any TeSric5ed lines II is set forth however
department commanders may avoid mentioning ON
ton and serve the purposes Of review and comment
If the office and not ITS incumbent were indicated.
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders havsI
been issued;
ARMY
Colonel DANIEL. W. LOCKWOOD. corps Of engineers.
IN addition present duties detailed member light
house board. vice Colonel AMOS SrICKNEY. corps
Captsiu CHRISTOPHER COLLINS. assistant surgeon.
FRS, Ieu,eosn, JESSE: r HARRIS assistant surgeon.
rom Fort tssin.h2tne 20 Fort Worten
Assin6oine to Fort Fiasler,
First LIeutensut ERNEST . BINGHAM assistant sur
NAVY
Lieutenant H LANING detached Naval Academy: to
Lieutenant $ H. R DOYLE detached the Ksntuc<ys (:
Lieutenant I 4 WEAVER and Passed Assistant surseoa
Assistant ssIT N7i> u e ls799 E9 .5
fayrnasfHr D. V. CHADWICK. 70 additional duty
Passed Assislan 6 Hef31rcFrIE detached
Navy Department June % navy Washington.
taSSsf Assistant P7vWaSter r n. MCGEE I
naval station. Key West August l. home. ac-
orders
Assistant Paymaster K; r LI-PTON. detached Ian
caster June 80 % station. West August l.
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs following
movements of vessels have been reported to tbs
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
June S-The Sterling. Portsmouth. y
June 1.-THE r. titus. Hampton he Wolverine
al NusSegon- the Stewart and the B!skeIy Nor
folk, the Nero. at Newport News
SAILED.
June 1.-THE Brutus. from Lambert Point Hampton
Roads. the Wolverine. from LudinEtou Muskezon.
Mich the Talbot and the Manly from Annapolis for
q t'uEnk~epste the NayfOwer, Washington foe
navy yard New York. the stewart and the BlaSey.
from Hampton Roads for Norfolk Princeton.
Diego for Portland. via Francisco.
irgton and the Tennessee from Hampton Roads tor