The National tribune., 1889-11-14
ARMY Avn NAVY.

| Cofore issued In the Army nave DeeH maui VI
Angora goat-skins. and il has been found that
In tanning the chemicals and other substances
used have had an injurious effect upon the silk
thread used in sewing. Calf-skin, not being
dressed in the same manner as the Angora-
skin, will be utilized in the future. The
thread will not be as iniuriously affected In
calf as in the Angora gantlets.
Some misleading statements as to prospect
i've movements of artillery regiments have been
published. No such movement has been de-
cided upon, nor is q movement probable before
next Spring At that time 1t is not improbable
that the LIST and 9th Regiments may exchange
stations from the Division of the Pacific to the
Atlantic, and vice versa.
Secretary OF the Navy Tracy has awarded
the contract for building two OF the 2,OOO,ton
cruisers to tho Columbia Iron Works and Dry
Dock Co. of Baltimore, for the sum of $l,225,-
600. The third one has been awarded TO Har-
rison LOring, of Boston, at S674OO0.
Says Washington journal: Naval officers
are laughing at Admiral Walker who IL to
command the first squadron of reconstructed
| navy, because he recently had number OF
flags made for tho new cruisers and forgot |"
to have ~ stars put on them instead OF 80.
| Naval officers are doing nothing OF the KIND.
Admiral Walker knows very welI-and SO DO
all officers of the Navy, Army and treasury
| Departments-that flag with az or any more
than IS stars will not be legal United States
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STARS must and can DO very easily added TO our
| starry banner.
The following persons have been appointed
| Cadets at the West Point Military Academy:
Reuben Smith thurman, Houston, from the
| Fourth District of Mississippi; John Barnes
Jack, Peru. from the First District OF Nebraska.
James Wallace Broatch is alternate from this
District.
Acting Rear Admiral Walker, in command
of the Squadron Of Evolution, came to Washing
ton last week from New York to mako hnal
arrangements for the sailing of his fleet. As
now arranged the Chicago Boston. Atlanta and
| Yorktown will leave the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Nov. II about o'clock 8. M, and from there
they will go to Boston, and then will proceed
| TO Europe.
The United States sloop-of-war Saratoga
| which is to be used as o nautical school for tho
education of the youth of Pennsylvania who
desire TO enter the Navy, arrived at the League
Island Navy Yard Thursday afternoon. Com
mRnder Francis NJ. Green, who will be Super
intendent Of the school, was in command OF the
vessel
ARMY ORDERS.
A Board OF Survey has been ordered TO as
semble at the general depot of the Quartermas-
| ter's Department. st. Louis, Nov. - consisting
Of Mai John w. Barringer, Commissary OF Sub
| sistence: Capt Albert Il. kaufman, Sth Cav,
and First Lieut.. George H. Sands, 9th Cav The
Board is instructed TO inquire into, report upon
and fix the responsibility for the damaged aud
| unserviceable condition of certain clothing and
| equipage received at the Department from
| various military posts in the Division OF the
| Missouri, ard for which Capt. JAS. NJ. Marshall
| Assistant Quartermaster, is accountable. Capt.
II. +. T. Epstein, 2Ist Inf, has been detailed
| for temporary duty in connection with the
| establishment Of canteens at certain military
| posts east of the Mississippi River. He viii
| proceed first to David's Island, n. Y. The
| general court-martial convened at West Point
| Oct. 26 has been dissolved. Board has been
appointed 20 meet at Newport Barracks, KY,
/ 20 examine and report upon the suitability OF
the proposed sites for rifle range ut that point.
| Lieut.-Col .. q. Sawtelle, Deputy Quartermas-
| ter-General. is President of the Board. Tho
| following changes in the stations OF officers OF
the Subsistence Department have boon ordered:
Capt. Wm. l. Alexander (recently appointed)
| 10 report at Fortress Monroe, Va; Capt. VIM.
| II. Nash from Fortress Monroe 20 Vancouver
Barracks, Washington; Henry q. Sharpe from
Vancouver 20 Portland, Ore; Capt. Henry Is.
OsgOod recently appointed) 10 report at David o
Island. n. Y; Capt. Douglass M. Scott from
| David's Island to Omaha.
NAVY YARD AT LEAGUE BLAND, PHrLA-
pELPHIA.
The Board appointed last July TO report q
plan for the future development of League
Island Navy Yard, near Philadelphia, I'm ease
Congress concluded to order IL re0pencd, has
laid before Secretary Tracy the result Of It's
laborA Among other things the report says:
I" 1t is the opinion Of the Board that this Navy
Yard should possess all facilities and appliances
for building, equipping and repairing All kinds
Of naval vessels. IL Is also the opinion Of the
Board that this is proper place TO establish a
place for the manufacture OF great and small
gunG IL is proposed that the portion OF the
back channel east Of the causeway shall be
filled in aud used as a rife range, aud In con-
nection Herewith grounds for proving great
! | guns as Is now done near Annapolis, Md"
The total estimate for the complete develop
rnent Of the yard is 81, 565, 4S0 or that amount
$5.274 i55 the Board recommends should be
devoted 10 the work which should be first un.
dertaken-the basins and docks. The improve
ments contemplated by these estimates. with
those now existing, would give the yard
capacity for effective work equal 10 that Of the
best Of our other navy yards IL il recon-
mended that the appropriation for the FIRST year
be 81 $4,000.
Z THE WHEELS WILL SOON REvoLYE
The Administration has been very slow To-
about three months in making appointment
TO Office throughout the country but from
, preparations which are being made at tn,
] White House the indications are that larg'
batch Of appointments will soon be made. 81
that there will be little or no complaint mad,
when Congress assemblies. There are many
, patches Of papers in the White House files tina
have become soiIed and bedragged by reason
Of having been there all Summer and beinj
: handled at intervals These are now being re
bFiefed, aud there are more hopeful signs tina
, the wheels will soon begin TO go around again
: KEW APPoINTEEs.
The President made the following appoint
ments during the week
VIM. T. Hooper, 10 DO Collector of Custom
for the District Of Perth Amboy, N. J.
: William w. Bates, New York, 10 DO Commits
sioner of Navigation.
Trinidad Romero. to DO United States Mar
shall for New Mexico
CHAT ABOUT PEOPLE
Ex-President and Mrs. Cleveland arrived Ii
Washington On Wednesday afternoon, Nov. G
! and were the guests Of A. A. Wilson, ex- Unite'
States Marshal Of the District of Columbia dur
I | ing President Ceyeland's Administration. MI
: Cleveland aud his wife came 20 Washington b
I | witness the marriage ceremony between OK
Secretary Of State Bayard and Miss Clymel
which took place on Thursday last at the resi-
dence Of the brides mother. No. 1917 II stree
2 northwest Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland called q
q the White House and spent a very pleasan
s hour chatting with its new occupants.
VETERANS IN THE CITY.
4 Col. Charles +. Blnnt, Corps OF Engineers IRE
tlred) u. s. Army, arrived here last Saturda,
from his home Ia New York City TO spend tn
Winter, and has taken quarters at the HOte
: Arno, on Sixteenth street lie entered at Yves
! Point in 1912, and graduated in I846 ia tim
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